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The first turnaround week of the season is here. After months and months and months of waiting for the first football game of the year to be played, it’s time to finally stop thinking about the first game of the season and look ahead to the next one.
That’s the beauty of Mondays this time of year.
San Jose State (0-1) becomes the second-ever California-based school to come to Rynearson Stadium, less than a week after it hosted its first-ever game with a squad from the Golden State.
SJSU also comes to Ypsilanti as the one team fans know for being on the losing end of some historically important games for Eastern Michigan (1-0). EMU beat SJSU in the only two games against one another, both in bowl games. The first came in 1987 when EMU still used Hurons as a mascot. The other time came four years ago, in 2022, in a long-awaited Potato Bowl victory.
EMU opened this week with an updated depth chart in its game notes packet ahead of the game scheduled for Friday night. Below are the updates
Previous team depth charts: Preseason | Game 1 vs. Sac State |
OFFENSE
Bold = listed starter(s)
Italics = First-year freshman or transfer.
Notes:
O-LINE: LT Tyler Brumfield exited the Sacramento State game via injury, but the coaching staff isn’t immediately expecting him to miss playing time.
O-LINE PT. 2: Along with Brumfield, four total new transfers made their first starts with EMU last game: LG Guzzy Kayed, RG Cole Dellinger, and RT Tyler McMillan.
RUNNING BACK: Amareon Blue made his first career start last week.
Quarterback
#1 Noah Kim (13 career starts with EMU/1 this year)
#12 Jace Stuckey (0/0)
#10 Brogan McCaughey (0/0)
Running back
#15 Amareon Blue (1/1)
#24 Joey Mattord (1/0)
#28 Braydon Bennett (0/0)
X Receiver
#2 Nick Devereaux (11/1)
#86 Dalin Wilkins (0/0)
Z Receiver
#5 Harold Mack (5/1)
#85 Kozy Isaac (0/0)
#11 Antonio Floyd (0/0)
H Receiver
#3 Benson Prosper (3/1)
#89 Carl Jean-Bart (0/0)
Y Tight End
#9 Joshua Long (11/1)
#88 Tanner Lemaster (0/0)
#14 Armaad Sharp (0/0)
Left Tackle
#71 Tyler Brumfield (1/1)
#70 Samuel Adjin (0/0)
#77 Cole Powell (0/0)
Left Guard
#55 Guzzy Kayed (1/1)
#78 Dennis Strey Jr. (0/0)
Center
#65 Nicholas Gallegos (10/1)
#52 Richardo Wourman (0/0)
#56 Chad Troxler (0/0)
Right Guard
#72 Cole Dellinger (1/1)
#78 Dennis Strey Jr. (0/0)
#76 Nily Taylor (0/0)
Right Tackle
#68 Tyler McMillan (1/1)
#70 Samuel Adjin (0/0)
#77 Cole Powell (0/0)
DEFENSE
Notes:
JUCO DE: Hector Gonzalez and Jefferson Adam both ruled out last week; incoming transfer Mark Debiak (Butler C.C.) makes an appearance on the depth chart behind Carter Evans.
SAFETY: Donmiel Rogers, who wore #0 for the season opener, is removed from the depth chart while incoming transfer Davion Williams (Charleston Southern, FCS) makes an appearance as a backup boundary safety to Jason Marshall. Sophomore Tylan Boykin also makes an appearance as a backup to Juan Salas at free safety.
CORNER: Rayquan Adkins, a first-year transfer from Iowa Western C.C. and Cincinnati, made his first start last week as Caleb Coley sat out with injury.
Defensive End
#33 Carter Evans (14/1)
#44 Mark Debiak (0/0)
Defensive Tackle
#5 Makhi Gilbert (5/1)
#55 Javon Thomas (0/0)
Nose Tackle
#58 Peyton Christian (1/1)
#99 Warren-Stevens Tayou (0/0)
Maxx End
#54 Quincy Byas (4/1)
#88 Ronn Hardin (1/0)
#43 Marvell Eggleston (0/0)
Mike Linebacker
#3 Barry Manning (15/1)
#51 Elgin McDuffey (0/0)
Will Linebacker
#11 Zach Mowchan (10/1)
#40 Bryce Eliuk (2/0)
Bandit Safety
#13 Jason Marshall (5/1)
#9 Davion Williams (0/0)
Star Safety
#6 Bryce Llewellyn (14/1)
#8 Jaivian Norman (10/0)
Free Safety
#4 Juan Salas Jr. (7/1)
#10 Tylan Boykin (0/0)
Cornerback
#25 Rayquan Adkins (1/1)
#16 Caleb Coley (4/0)
Cornerback
#17 Caleb Dobbs (4/1)
#7 Jordan Toney (3/0)
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SPECIAL TEAMS
Punter
#39 Daniel Hull
#38 Van Krisiloff
Kicker
#46 Rudy Kessinger
#33 Adam Samaha
Long Snapper
#42 Jack Kautz
#43 Reeves Taylor
Kickoffs
#37 Nathan Dibert
#33 Adam Samaha
Kick Return
#2 Nick Devereaux
#3 Benson Prosper
Punt Return
#4 Quinn Fracassi
#5 Harold Mack
Holder
#39 Daniel Hull
#38 Van Krisiloff
