After a week off, it’s back to the gray turf for Eastern Michigan.
This Saturday, EMU (4-1 overall, 1-0 MAC) will take on the defending MAC champions Miami RedHawks (4-1, 0-1 MAC) as it tries to stay perfect on the brand-new Maxx Crosby Field at Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles are 2-0 in home stands against Jacksonville State (37-34, 2OT) and FCS-level St. Francis (36-0). EMU began conference play two Saturdays ago when it traveled to Kent State and came away with a victory (52-33), and that took the team into a bye week to prepare for its major home test.
The last time Eastern and Miami met, Eastern squeaked out a 13-12 victory in 2021. In 2017, EMU beat Miami 27-24 in Oxford, but Chuck Martin won the first two games over Chris Creighton in 2015 (28-13) and 2016 (28-15).
EMU’s weekly team notes include a published depth chart, which is shared below. As always, I’ve got players’ season-long snap count totals as well as the number of starts they’ve made this year.
Previous depth charts: Spring/Summer | UMass Week | Washington Week | Jax State Week | St. Francis Week | Kent State
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK
#15 Cole Snyder (5 starts at EMU, 34 career starts at Buffalo)
#10 Jeremiah Salem (fourth year, walk-on turned scholarship)
RUNNING BACK
#34 Delbert Mimms III (2 starts at EMU, transfer - NC State)
#23 Elijah Jackson-Anderson (1 career start at EMU)
#30 Deion Brown (second-year signee)
X RECEIVER
#8 Markus Allen (4 starts at EMU, transfer - JUCO/Wisconsin)
#7 Jamarien Wheeler (1 start at EMU, second-year JUCO)
Z RECEIVER
#3 Terry Lockett Jr. (6 starts at EMU)
#6 Zyell Griffin (7 career starts at UNLV)
H RECEIVER
#2 Oran Singleton (5 starts at EMU, incoming JUCO) / or / #5 TE Max Reese (4 career starts at EMU)
Y RECEIVER, TIGHT END
#83 Jere Getzinger (16 career starts at EMU)
#88 Blake Daniels (5 career starts at EMU)
#82 Hans Lillis (0 starts at Boston College)
LEFT TACKLE
#54 Blake Bustard (4 starts at EMU, 19 starts at Wayne State)
#72 Mack Indestad (1 career start at EMU)
#76 Chris Mayo (6 career starts at EMU)
LEFT GUARD
#63 Mickey Rewolinski (18 career starts at EMU)
#66 Daniel Warnsman (fourth-year signee)
CENTER
#75 Carson Lee (11 career starts at EMU)
#65 Nicholas Gallegos (third-year signee)
#67 Broderick Roman (5 career starts at EMU)
RIGHT GUARD
#74 Jez Janvier (2 career starts at EMU)
#73 Joshua Anderson (3 career starts at EMU)
RIGHT TACKLE
#73 Joshua Anderson (3 career starts at EMU)
#79 Everett Small (true freshman)
DEFENSE
LEO
#5 Justin Jefferson (15 career starts at EMU)
#97 Trey Laing (transfer - Indiana)
DEFENSIVE END
#45 Joey Zelinsky (14 career starts at EMU)
#85 Jefferson Adam (transfer - JUCO)
NOSE TACKLE
#9 Peyton Price (24 career starts at EMU)
#98 Donovan Green (transfer - Northwestern State)
#99 Melvin Swindle II (5 career starts at EMU)
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
#92 Dylan Shelton (5 starts at EMU, transfer - UIndy)
#93 Tyrell Martin (2 starts at EMU, transfer - Delaware State)
#90 Malik Tullis (second-year signee)
MIKE
#55 James Djonkam (2 starts at EMU, transfer - Arizona State)
#10 Zion Fonua (transfer - JUCO)
WILL
#21 J.T. Killen (4 starts at EMU, 26 career starts at Coastal Carolina)
#18 Ali Abdul-Barr (third-year signee)
ALPHA
#20 Luke Murphy (2 starts at EMU, transfer - Kent State)
#32 Kendric Nowling (2 career starts at EMU, sixth-year signee)
STAR
#7 Dramarian McNulty (3 starts at EMU - incoming JUCO)
#28 Jaivian Norman (2 career starts at EMU)
#24 Jaylyn Monds (true freshman)
CORNERBACK
#4 Daiquan White (16 career starts at EMU)
#12 Jaheim Jenkins (second-year JUCO transfer)
CORNERBACK
#22 Tyrelle Deener (1 start at EMU, transfer - Adrian College)
#15 Jordan Toney (2 starts at EMU, true freshman)
#31 Jesse Vasquez (1 start at EMU)
FREE
#3 Quentavius Scandrett (25 career starts at EMU)
#8 David Carter Jr. (3 career starts at EMU)
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTER
#30 Mitchell Tomasek
#33 Ryan Kingston
PLACEKICKER
#35 Jesus Gomez
#37 Kenyon Bowyer
LONG SNAPPER
#51 Mitchell Dietzel
#42 Quinn Kelly
KICKOFFS
#35 Jesus Gomez
#37 Kenyon Bowyer
#33 Ryan Kingston
KICK RETURN
#30 Deion Brown
#23 Elijah Jackson-Anderson
PUNT RETURN
#2 Oran Singleton
#5 Max Reese
HOLDER
#30 Mitchell Tomasek
#33 Ryan Kingston