EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl 2022 Program

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics

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Welina mai me ke aloha

Aloha!

Na ka Po‘e Hana o EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, ko kākou Kōmike Ho‘okō, ko kākou Mea Kāko‘o ‘Ahahuina a me nā Mea Kāko‘o, ‘o ko‘u ‘olu‘olu kēia i kāu komo ‘ana mai i Ke Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex a me ka EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl.

He ho‘omaika‘i no nā kime pōpeku ‘elua, ‘oia ho‘i ka Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders a me ka San Diego State Aztecs i kā lāua koho ‘ia ‘ana i pā‘ani i ke kau muli. Welina nō kākou iā lāua kulanui a me ko lākou mau kāko‘o i Hawai‘i nei. Mana‘o paha, ‘a‘ohe wahi keu a ka maika‘i ma mua o Honolulu i Kēkēmapa!

Ma o nā kōkua, nā kāko‘o, a me ke kaiaulu nei, ua lilo ‘o EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl i hana ma‘a mau i ka wā ho‘oilo no ka lehulehu o ESPN a ho‘oulu i ka ha‘aheo o MADE IN HAWAI‘I, PLAYED IN HAWAI‘I.

Kāko‘o ino ke kaiaulu iā EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, a hau‘oli mākou i ka kōkua ‘ana aku i ia kaiaulu. I ka makahiki holo‘oko‘a, ho‘oulu kālā ‘o Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation no nā hui manawale‘a like ‘ole. Ma hope mai o ka ho‘okumu o EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, hau‘oli mākou i ka hā‘awi ‘ana i ho‘okahi miliona kālā a ‘oi i nā hui manawale‘a o Hawai‘i nei. I kēia makahiki, hau‘oli hou mākou e hā‘awi aku i $110,000 a ‘oi i nā hui manawale‘a like ‘ole i ka ‘aha ma ka pā‘ani a me $100,000 e kōkua i nā kumu o Hawai‘i ma ko lākou mau lumi papa, me ka ho‘oma‘ama‘a kumu, a no ka mālama kumu.

Mahalo nui nō i nā mea nānā a me nā kōkua i ka noho kahua pā‘ani. Na lākou e ‘ike i ka le‘ale‘a i ka nānā ‘ana i ka pā‘ani pōpeku kulanui ki‘eki‘e ma ke kahua pā‘ani aku.

Mahalo hou no kāu kāko‘o ‘ana mai i EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl a e nanea i kēia hanana ‘oli‘oli!

Aloha Kalikimaka!

Daryl Garvin

Ke Po‘o Ho‘okō, EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl

Hawaiian translation by Kaipo Tam. Mahalo Kaipo for your invaluable assistance.

BRADLEY MOTOOKA Director of Operations

Welcome

Aloha!

On behalf of the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl Staff, our Executive Committee, our Corporate Sponsors and Volunteers, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex and the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl.

Congratulations to two outstanding teams, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the San Diego State Aztecs on their selection to play in the postseason. And, we welcome both schools and their supporters to Hawai‘i. We think you’ll find that there is no better December destination than Honolulu, Hawai’i!

Through the year-round efforts and support of our fans and the local community, the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl has become a holiday tradition reaching millions of ESPN viewers across the country and embodying the MADE IN HAWAI‘I, PLAYED IN HAWAI‘I spirit.

The community has been so supportive of the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl, and we are pleased to give something back to the community. Throughout the year, the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation has raised funds for charities. Since the bowl’s inception, we have had the privilege to grant more than a million dollars, primarily to Hawai‘i-based charities. This year, we are pleased to grant more than $52,000 to various organizations during our in-game ceremony plus an additional $100,000 to assist local teachers in their classrooms, with teacher training, and for teacher retention.

I would especially like to thank our fans in the stands who recognize the thrill of watching the highest levels of college football in person.

Again, thank you for your support of the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, and enjoy this exciting event!

Aloha Kalikimaka!

Daryl Garvin Executive Director, EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl

GAY SHINBARA Event Manager

TRINA SILVA Ticket Manager

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2002

Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Hawai’i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

MVPs : Lynaris Elpheage (Tulane) Justin Colbert (Hawai‘i)

2003 (3OT)

Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

MVPs : Timmy Chang (Hawai‘i) Jackie Battle (Houston)

2004

Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MVPs: Timmy Chang (Hawai‘i) Chad Owens (Hawai‘i) Darrell Hackney (UAB)

2005 (OT) Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

MVPs: B.J. Mitchell (Nevada) Brandon Marshall (UCF)

2006

Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MVPs: Colt Brennan (Hawai‘i) Jason Rivers (Hawai‘i) Ryan Torain (Arizona State)

2007

East Carolina 41

Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

MVPs: Chris Johnson (East Carolina) Jeremy Avery (Boise State)

RESULTS

2008

Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Hawai‘i 21

MVPs: Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame) Golden Tate (Notre Dame) Aaron Bain (Hawai‘i)

2009

SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MVPs: Kyle Pardon (SMU) Kevin Basped (Nevada)

2010

Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 MVPs: Damaris Johnson (Tulsa) Greg Salas (Hawai‘i)

2011

Southern Miss . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MVPs: Cordarro Law (Southern Miss) Lampford Mark (Nevada)

2012

SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MVPs: Margus Hunt (SMU) Davante Adams (Fresno)

2013

Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Boise State 28

MVPs: Rashaad Reynolds (Oregon State) Matt Miller (Boise State)

2014

Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Fresno State 6

MVPs: Driphus Jackson (Rice) Brian Nordstrom (Rice) Carl Mickelsen (Fresno State)

2015

San Diego State 42 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MVPs: Dakota Gordon (San Diego State) Zack Edwards (Cincinnati)

2016

Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 35

MVPs: Dru Brown (Hawai‘i) Richie James (Middle Tennessee)

2017

Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

MVPs: Marcus McMaryion (Fresno State) Steven Dunbar (Houston)

2018

Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Hawai‘i 14

MVPs: Jaylon Ferguson (Louisiana Tech) Kendall Hune (Hawai‘i)

2019

Hawai‘i 38

BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MVPs: Cole McDonald (Hawai‘i) Zach Wilson (BYU)

JOSH GREEN, M.D. Governor State of Hawai‘i

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAI‘I

On behalf of the people of Hawai‘i, I warmly welcome the players, fans, and organizers of the 2022 EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl to the new Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

I am thrilled that the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl is being held once again in its 21st iteration this Christmas Eve, giving schools, athletes, and fans alike the gift of post-season play.

This year’s EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl features two top Division 1 college football teams: San Diego State University Aztec Warrior from the Mountain West Conference and the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders from Conference USA. Both teams have demonstrated their skill and dedication throughout the last season. I am certain that, like past years, this game will be an exciting one. I hope millions of ESPN viewers across the country will have fun joining with local and visiting fans to cheer on the players in one of our islands favorite holiday traditions.

Mahalo to Easy Post, the title sponsor of the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, and to all local and national sponsors for supporting this great event, made and played in Hawai‘i, and enjoyed by those both near and far.

I also thank the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation, which continues to serve our islands’ keiki and which has raised over $1.6 million for charity since its inception. I invite visiting teams and families to experience all that Hawai‘i has to offer, and hope fans of both teams enjoy the game.

To the teams, best of luck, and to all, Happy Holidays.

Josh Green Governor, State of Hawai‘i

MESSAGE

FROM THE MAYOR OF HONOLULU

Mele Kalikimaka a me Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou!

It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest aloha to everyone attending the 2022 EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl at the University of Hawai‘i T.C. Ching Athletic Complex.

Honolulu is honored to host this year’s game between Middle Tennessee State University and San Diego State University. Congratulations to these talented teams on competing in this nationally-televised bowl game on Christmas Eve. The EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl brings valuable recognition to the schools and rewards the athletes with an opportunity for postseason play.

Mahalo to EasyPost, ESPN and the sponsors for presenting this competition, which allows our community to share the beauty of O‘ahu with millions of viewers across the country. We deeply appreciate the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation’s generous support of nonprofit organizations in our community.

On behalf of the people of the City and County of Honolulu, I extend best wishes to everyone for an entertaining day of football, and for a happy holiday season.

RICK BLANGIARDI Mayor City and County of Honolulu

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Middle Tennessee State University, situated at the geographic center of the state in Murfreesboro, is a comprehensive university that embraces its role as a preferred destination for Tennessee undergraduates while expanding its reach nationally and internationally through signature programs and select master’s and doctoral programs.

Located about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, the university occupies more than 1,000 acres in in Murfreesboro, including a 515-acre main campus. MTSU is composed of eight undergraduate colleges, with about 200 majors or degree programs available in its 39 departments and schools. The College of Graduate Studies offers about 100 master’s and specialist’s programs and nine doctoral degrees.

Many of MTSU’s programs have earned national and, sometimes, international recognition for excellence. Recently designated as a R-2 Carnegie research doctoral university, MTSU features signature disciplines in accounting, aerospace, recording industry, equine studies, teacher training, industrial/organizational psychology, mechatronics (applied engineering), nursing and concrete and construction industry management. The Princeton Review in 2023 included MTSU on its list of the nation’s top 388 colleges and universities, the fourth consecutive year the institution has received such recognition.

With an enrollment of more than 20,000 students, MTSU has been recognized for offering the greatest return on investment in Tennessee higher education. It is the No. 1 provider of college graduates to the greater Nashville economy; the second-largest producer of college graduates in the state; and the top producer of low-income (Pell Grant-eligible) graduates in Tennessee (in all, over 40% of MTSU’s undergraduate population

receives Pell aid). MTSU’s standing as a destination of choice for firstgeneration students and its long success in helping underserved students overcome obstacles often posed by tuition and fees are well established. MTSU is also the No. 1 choice of the state’s transfer students.

More than 90% of MTSU students are from the state of Tennessee. The university serves students from every county in Tennessee, as well as students from almost every state and 67 foreign countries. MTSU’s full-time undergraduate tuition and fees annually remain the lowest of the state’s three largest universities.

The university’s athletics department fields 17 Division I teams in men’s and women’s sports as a member of Conference USA. Individually, Blue Raider athletes excel in the classroom, meeting or exceeding NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) requirements in all 17 sports.

MTSU is led by Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, its tenth president, who has presided over one of the most remarkable periods of growth and progress in the institution’s more than 110 years of service. Since McPhee’s presidency began in 2001, the university has been successful in completing more than $1.3 billion in improvements in academic, athletic and campus facilities.

Those new facilities include the $40-million, 90,000-square-foot building for its School of Concrete and Construction Management; a $40-million, 91,000-square-foot Academic Classroom Building for the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, and the $147-million Science Corridor of Innovation, which includes the 250,000-square-foot Science Building and the renovation of existing Wiser-Patten and Davis science buildings. Since McPhee’s arrival, MTSU has been successful in raising admission standards, which resulted in an increase in enrollment of high-ability students. He has overseen the addition of about 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, two colleges, and about 20 institutes and centers.

Heading into the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl on Christmas Eve, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have ridden a roller coaster of a season that has seen incredible program highs mixed in-between stretches of adversity.

The 2022 season started in the valley for MTSU, with a 44-7 loss in the season opener at James Madison that saw a new-look back seven be challenged early on defense, while an offensive line returning only one starter was challenged by a veteran Dukes front. The Blue Raiders responded immediately, however, grabbing their first road win of the season at Colorado State, 34-19, leading by as many as 34 points against the rebuilding Rams. Safety Tra Fluellen earned the Blue Raiders’ first defensive touchdown of the year on the game’s first play from scrimmage, intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown.

Middle Tennessee returned home to take care of business against an old in-state foe, trouncing Tennessee State of the FCS Ohio Valley Conference 49-6 in the team’s home opener for the 2022 season. Frank Peasant continued his strong start to the season at running back, rushing for 122 yards and three touchdowns against the Tigers.

Heading down to Coral Gables as 26.5 point underdogs, MTSU had its work cut out facing the No. 25 Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium but quickly showed the entire country what they were made out of,

turning two early defensive takeaways into a 10-point Blue Raider lead. By the time DJ England-Chisolm ran un derneath a 71-yard touchdown pass to give MTSU a 17-3 advantage, all of college football took notice. Highlighted by a 98-yard touchdown catch from England-Chisolm, the Blue Raiders stunned Miami 45-31 for the program’s first ever win over a team ranked in the AP Top 25.

Unfortunately for Middle Tennessee, the next three weeks would prove to be the valley at the bottom of that incredible peak. Facing the three teams picked in the top three spots in the preseason Conference USA poll, injuries and just getting beat on the field set MTSU’s sky high ambitions back. Losses to UTSA (45-30), at UAB (41-14) and WKU (3517) quickly pushed Middle Tennessee down the C-USA standings. The open date the weekend of October 22 could not have come at a better time.

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Using that time to get healthy and make adjustments, MTSU’s Air Raid offense and aggressive defense traveled west to the Mountain Time Zone and started it’s climb from that valley, scoring a 24-13 victory at UTEP to get a win on the board in Conference USA play. Chase Cunningham tossed three touchdowns against the Miners, all to different receivers, while Jakobe Thomas earned his first collegiate interception in just his second career start at safety.

An in-game injury to Cunningham in Ruston, La. would challenge the Blue Raiders once again, losing their next game on the road at LA Tech, 40-24, dropping the Blue Raiders’ record to just 4-5, needing to win two of their last three games just to make a bowl in 2022. Nick Vattiato stepped up for Cunningham the next week against Charlotte, navigating MTSU to a 24-14 victory on a frigid day at Floyd Stadium.

Concluding the season with C-USA’s two Florida schools, Middle Tennessee dominated on senior day against FAU, trouncing the Owls 49-21 behind a five touchdown, 448-yard day in the air from Cunningham, in addition to a dominant defensive front recording five sacks. Bowl eligibility secured, MTSU picked up their seventh win of the season on the road at FIU, as Thomas secured two interceptions late, one for a touchdown, to ease past the Panthers 33-28, as the Blue Raiders closed the season winning four of their last five games, while also becoming the first ever team to defeat all three Miami area FBS programs in a single season.

On Monday, November 28, Middle Tennessee accepted an invitation to the Hawai’i Bowl to take on the Mountain West Conference representative San Diego State Aztecs. Both teams enter the Christmas Eve contest 7-5 on the year.

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RICK STOCKSTILL: A TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP

Winning on the field, off the field and having a first-class football program from top to bottom is the goal of any university at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics. That is exactly what Middle Tennessee has as a result of the leadership of head coach Rick Stockstill.

In his 17th season at the helm of the Blue Raiders, Stockstill is the fourth-longest tenured coach in the country and third-longest in MT history. An abbreviated list of his numerous achievements and accolades includes:

• Six-time Coach of the Year (2006 SBC, 2009 co-SBC, 2018 C-USA, 3-time TSWA)

• 2018 C-USA East Division champions

• 2006 Sun Belt co-champions

• 2009 New Orleans Bowl, 2017 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl and 2021 Bahamas Bowl champions

• 108 wins, third all-time in program history

• Ranks 6th nationally in most wins by an active FBS coach all coming at the same school

• 10 bowl appearances and bowl eligible 12 times

• Two NCAA awards for APR success (2011, 2012)

The 2022 campaign was one filled with streaks but Stockstill’s leadership led Team 108 into postseason play. The Blue Raiders started 3-1 that included the program’s first-ever win over a Top 25 program when it upset No. 25 Miami in Coral Gables. After three tough losses, MTSU won four of its last five to make its way into the Hawai‘i Bowl.

Along with a pandemic, the 2021 season was filled with adversity but Stockstill’s Blue Raiders simply found a way. Faced with using their fourth string quarterback, the Blue Raiders won five of their last seven games including the Bahamas Bowl.

The leader of the Blue Raiders was crowned the 2018 C-USA Coach of the Year and the TSWA Coach of the Year after winning the East Division title and making the C-USA Championship game. MT advanced to the New Orleans Bowl for its school-record fourth straight post season appearance.

Stockstill and the Blue Raiders went to Montgomery, Alabama and took down Arkansas State for the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl championship in 2017, the first time in program history they played in bowl games in three successive seasons. It was also the seventh bowl game for MT under Stockstill’s guidance and second win, joining the 2009 New Orleans Bowl title.

The bowl game victory came after a tough season in which the Raiders were hampered with numerous injuries, including to quarterback Brent Stockstill and wide receiver Richie James. But, Coach Stockstill and his blue-clad men weren’t strangers to pulling a feat while injured. In 2016, the Blue Raiders earned an 8-5 record, their third in five seasons, and berth in the Hawaii Bowl even after the team lost a handful of receivers before the season and Brent Stockstill midway through. They still placed five players on the C-USA First Team and Ty Lee on several Freshman All-American lists.

The first of the four-year bowl streak came in 2015, when MT held a 7-6 record and Popeyes Bahamas Bowl berth. The Blue Raiders had to show a tremendous amount of grit to become bowl eligible, winning all four games in November.

Prior to the three years finishing in bowl games, Stockstill led Middle Tennessee to three straight second-place finishes in the C-USA East Division from 2012-14, including a berth in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in 2013 against Navy.

Some regard the 2012 season as his best coaching job after leading the Blue Raiders to the nation’s biggest win improvement from the previous year. They won just two games in 2011, but Stockstill turned the 2012 MT squad around, finishing with an 8-4 record that included an FBS school-record five road wins. They also received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll three straight weeks, another school record, and upset ACC Coastal Division Champion Georgia Tech. Along the way, he produced a Freshman All-American, eight all-conference players and a national offensive player of the week.

The two-win 2011 campaign was preceded by two straight seasons with bowl appearances, the first time MT had ever accomplished that feat. Before falling to Miami (OH) in the 2010 GoDaddy.com Bowl, Stockstill and the Blue Raiders experienced maybe the best season in school history at the Division I-A level in 2009. They won a school FBS-record 10 games and finished ranked 33rd nationally in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, and Stockstill was named Sun Belt Co-Coach of the Year prior to beating Southern Miss 42-32 in the New Orleans Bowl, MT’s first bowl victory at the FBS level. A total of 11 players earned all-conference honors that year, including Co-Defensive Player of the Year Chris McCoy and quarterback Dwight Dasher, who earned New Orleans Bowl MVP honors and became just the fourth player in NCAA history to pass for more than 2,500 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.

The 10-win season in 2009 matched the win total for MT in the two years prior, Stockstill’s second and third campaigns as head man of the Raiders. Those followed a big first year for Stockstill, when in 2006 he took his first Middle Tennessee squad to the Motor City Bowl, its first FBS bowl appearance, after being named Co-Sun Belt champions with a 6-1 league record. He was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.

Throughout his 17-season tenure, Stockstill has also shown a commitment to academics. The Blue Raiders have registered a Graduation Success Rate of 95 percent the last three years and all scores have ranked in the top five nationally among all FBS schools. Stockstill and his wife, the former Sara Fleischman, have a son, Brent, a daughter, Emily, and a granddaughter, Skye.

No Name Pos 89 Yusuf Ali WR 25 Bryce Bailey WR 61 J’Shun Bodiford OL 96 Kasey Bonds DT 45 Jai’Brian Bouye CB 24 Darius Bracy RB 99 Jordan Branch DT 28 Malachi Burns WR 69 Brody Butler LS 4 Johnathan Butler LB 52 Muaaz Byard LB 36 Justus Chadwick PK 15 Jacob Coleman TE 57 Marley Cook DT 16 Chase Cunningham QB 8 Devyn Curtis LB 35 Jalen Davis LB 93 Vincent Dinkins DL 34 Christian Dixon LB 54 Connor Dougherty LS 18 James Douglas LB 97 Quindarius Dunnigan DE 95 Tyrece Edwards DT 42 Da’Shawn Elder LB 74 Ethan Ellis OL 3 DJ England-Chisolm WR 21 Joe Ervin RB 56 Seth Falley OL 70 Tyler Falvey OL 9 Jordan Ferguson DE 43 Trevon Ferrell WR 17 Tra Fluellen S 40 Drew Francis LB 18 Stone Frost QB

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No Name Pos 68 Carson Garrison LS 2 Izaiah Gathings WR 64 Jacqui Graham OL 47 Jamison Greenway WR 71 Conner Griffin OL 78 Mateo Guevara OL 25 Tylus Hancock S 38 ZaBrien Harden DE 41 Raquon Hartley LB 81 Mitchell Howell WR 91 Parker Hughes LB 59 Jacob Jackson LB 23 Jalen Jackson CB 22 Chris Johnson CB 73 Karter Johnson OL 63 Wilson Kelly OL 0 Richard Kinley DE 58 Dylan Kling LB 67 Cooper Koch OL 83 Jaylin Lane WR 4 Kyle Lowe QB 26 Emmanuel Mann CB 28 De’Arre McDonald S 94 Ralph Mency DE 84 Elijah Metcalf WR 31 Aran Mohamad-Ali HB 29 Jalen Montgomery RB 11 Marvae Myers S 26 Jerron Newson WR 88 John Ojelabi WR 62 Jordan Palmer OL 33 Decorian Patterson CB 24 Scott Payne PK 36 Frank Peasant RB 79 Sterling Porcher OL

No Name Pos 7 Zeke Rankin PK 44 Jalen Rayam LB 6 Preston Rice QB 12 DJ Riles QB 32 Timar Rogers LB 1 Teldrick Ross S/CB 77 Keylan Rutledge OL 55 Jahlil Ryles OL 72 Morgan Scott OL 37 James Shellman IV CB 13 Javonte Sherman WR 92 Damonte Smith DT 19 A’Varius Sparrow RB 65 Justice Spates OL 6 Deidrick Stanley II CB 31 Deonte Stanley CB 49 Jorden Starling DE 51 Nash Stidham LB 82 Taharin Sudderth DE 86 Jeremy Tate, Jr. WR 53 Trenton Taylor-Ricker OL 30 Jakobe Thomas S 38 Miles Tillman P 87 Marquel Tinsley WR 5 Bud Tolbert WR 80 AJ Toney WR 13 Kyle Ulbrich P 11 Nicholas Vattiato QB 85 Jaylen Ward WR 39 Terry Wilkins RB 48 Caden Williams HB 75 Jamari Williams OL 7 Zaylin Wood DT 10 Ja’Kerrius Wyatt DT

Foundation

The Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation was formed to provide support to Hawai‘i based non-profit organizations. Since its inception in 2002, the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation has awarded more than 1.6 million dollars in cash to local charities and millions of dollars in tickets to military personnel, first-responders, and Hawai‘i non-profits. In 2022, the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl, through the Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation and

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE NUMERICAL ROSTER

POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

DE 6-2 238 r-So. 3 Memphis, TN/Lausanne HS

1 Teldrick Ross S/CB 5-10 190 r-Jr. 2 Macon, GA/Jones County HS

2 Izaiah Gathings WR 6-4 222 Sr. 1 Statesville, NC/Gardner-Webb

3 DJ England-Chisolm WR 5-7 150 Jr. 3 Moncks Corner, SC/Berkeley HS

4 Johnathan Butler LB 6-0 217 Sr. 2 Sumter, SC/Highland CC

4 Kyle Lowe QB 5-10 193 Fr. 0 Collierville, TN/Fayette-Ware HS

5 Bud Tolbert WR 6-2 190 Jr. 0 Water Valley, MS/Jones College

6 Deidrick Stanley II CB 5-8 197 So. 1 Miami, FL/Miami Central HS

6 Preston Rice QB 6-2 230 r-Sr. 0 Waynesboro, TN/Murray State

7 Zaylin Wood DT 6-1 280 r-So. 2 Bowdon, GA/Heard County HS

7 Zeke Rankin PK 5-8 192 So. 1 Alcoa, TN/Alcoa HS

8 Devyn Curtis LB 6-2 237 r-Fr. 2 Nashville, TN/Brentwood Academy

9 Jordan Ferguson DE 6-2 271 r-Sr. 4 Atlanta, GA/Cartersville HS

10 Ja’Kerrius Wyatt DT 6-3 270 r-Sr. 3 Prattville, AL/Autauga Academy

11 Nicholas Vattiato QB 6-1 187 So. 1 Plantation, FL/University School

11 Marvae Myers S 6-0 191 r-So. 1 West Orlando, FL/Oak Ridge HS

12 DJ Riles QB 6-0 197 Fr. 0 Columbus, GA/Carver HS

13 Kyle Ulbrich P 6-0 202 r-Sr. 3 Mentor, OH/Valparaiso

13 Javonte Sherman WR 6-2 195 r-Fr. 0 Valdosta, GA/Valdosta HS

15 Jacob Coleman TE 6-4 222 r-Fr. 0 Chesterfield, VA/East Carolina

16 Chase Cunningham QB 5-11 188 r-Sr. 3 Knoxville, TN/Knoxville Catholic HS

17 Tra Fluellen S 6-2 205 Jr. 1 Gilmer, TX/Houston Baptist

18 Stone Frost QB 5-10 206 r-So. 0 Decaturville, TN/Riverside HS

18 James Douglas LB 6-1 211 So. 0 Fort Worth, TX/Cisco College

19 A’Varius Sparrow RB 5-9 184 r-Fr. 0 Orlando, FL/West Virginia

21 Joe Ervin RB 5-8 177 r-So. 0 Rock Hill, SC/Kansas State

22 Chris Johnson CB 5-10 186 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Riverdale HS

23 Jalen Jackson CB 6-2 180 r-So. 2 Tampa, FL/Bloomingdale HS

24 Darius Bracy RB 5-10 214 r-Sr. 0 Mobile, AL/Central Michigan

24 Scott Payne PK 5-11 178 r-So. 2 Signal Mountain, TN/Signal Mountain Middle HS

25 Bryce Bailey WR 5-9 172 r-Fr. 0 Cochran, GA/Bleckley County HS

25 Tylus Hancock S 6-1 193 Jr. 0 Marietta, GA/FSU

26 Emmanuel Mann CB 6-0 177 So. 0 Columbus, GA/Hutchinson CC

26 Jerron Newson WR 5-9 153 r-Fr. 0 West Palm Beach,FL/Oasis HS

28 Malachi Burns WR 6-3 202 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Missouri Western

28 De’Arre McDonald S 6-1 200 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Cincinnati

29 Jalen Montgomery RB 5-9 161 r-Fr. 0 Columbia, SC/Cardinal Newman School

30 Jakobe Thomas S 6-2 199 r-Fr. 0 Tullahoma, TN/Tullahoma HS

31 Deonte Stanley CB 6-2 195 r-So. 1 Dillon, SC/Latta HS

31 Aran Mohamad-Ali HB 6-0 227 r-So. 0 Antioch, TN/John Overton HS

32 Timar Rogers LB 6-2 213 r-Fr. 0 Deland, FL/Mississippi State

33 Decorian Patterson CB 6-0 193 r-Jr. 3 Ocala, FL/Leesburg HS

34 Christian Dixon LB 5-10 220 r-Sr. 0 Charlotte, NC/Towson

35 Jalen Davis LB 6-1 204 r-So. 2 Kingsland, GA/Camden County HS

36 Frank Peasant RB 5-10 198 So. 2 Pensacola, FL/Escambia HS

36 Justus Chadwick PK 6-1 183 Fr. 0 Tullahoma, TN/Tullahoma HS

37 James Shellman IV CB 6-0 196 So. 0 Savannah, GA/Islands HS

38 ZaBrien Harden DE 6-3 237 r-Fr. 0 Swainsboro, GA/Swainsboro HS

38 Miles Tillman P 5-11 197 r-Fr. 0 Huntsville, AL/Sparkman HS

39 Terry Wilkins RB 5-7 176 r-Fr. 0 Memphis, TN/Fairley HS

40 Drew Francis LB 6-2 226 So. 2 Knoxville, TN/West HS

41 Raquon Hartley

LB 6-1 196 r-So. 1 Saluda, SC/Saluda HS

Da’Shawn Elder LB 6-2 223 r-Fr. 0 Watkinsville, GA/Virginia Tech 43 Trevon Ferrell WR 5-9 164 Fr. 0 Atlanta,GA/Cedar Grove HS 44 Jalen Rayam

42

LB 6-0 217 r-Jr. 0 Alabaster, AL/UAB 45 Jai’Brian Bouye CB 5-11 174 r-Fr. 0 Waco,TX/La Vega HS 47 Jamison Greenway WR 5-7 165 Jr. 0 Nashville, TN/Donelson Christian Academy 48 Caden Williams HB 6-0 235 Fr. 0 Buford, GA/Buford HS 49 Jorden Starling DE 6-4 263 r-Jr. 3 Chattanooga, TN/McCallie School 51 Nash Stidham LB 5-9 194 Fr. 0 Medina, TN/South Gibson Co. HS 52 Muaaz Byard

LB 6-0 239 Fr. 0 York, PA/Dematha Catholic HS 53 Trenton Taylor-Ricker OL 6-5 260 Fr. 0 Elizabethton, TN/Elizabethton HS

NO NAME

54 Connor Dougherty

55

Jahlil Ryles

56 Seth Falley

POS HT WT CL EXP

HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

LS 6-3 288 Fr. 0 Franklin, TN/CPA

OL 6-1 303 r-Jr. 2 Phenix City, AL/Central HS

OL 6-4 297 Jr. 0 Haysville, KS/Butler CC

57 Marley Cook DT 6-1 306 r-So. 2 Water Valley, MS/Water Valley HS

58 Dylan Kling

59 Jacob Jackson

61

J’Shun Bodiford

62 Jordan Palmer

63 Wilson Kelly

64 Jacqui Graham

65 Justice Spates

67 Cooper Koch

68 Carson Garrison

69 Brody Butler

LB 5-11 199 Fr. 0 Lake Mary, FL/Bishop HS

LB 5-11 211 Jr. 0 Smyrna, TN/Sewanee

OL 6-4 289 r-So. 0 Montgomery, AL/NE Miss. CC

OL 6-0 297 Sr. 2 Santa Clarita, CA/College of the Canyons

OL 6-0 307 r-Fr. 0 Danville, KY/Boyle County HS

OL 6-5 270 r-Jr. 1 Montgomery, AL/East Central CC

OL 6-3 255 r-Jr. 0 Pacoima, CA/College of the Canyons

OL 6-2 300 Fr. 0 Spring Hill, TN/Summit HS

LS 6-0 204 r-Fr. 0 Buford, GA/Buford HS

LS 5-11 218 So. 2 Homewood, AL/Homewood HS

70 Tyler Falvey OL 6-4 303 r-Jr. 1 Altamonte Springs, FL/Lake Brantley HS

71 Conner Griffin OL 6-1 304 r-Fr. 0 Gray, GA/Jones County HS

72 Morgan Scott OL 6-4 294 r-Fr. 0 Germantown, TN/Coffeeville CC

73 Karter Johnson OL 6-5 301 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS

74 Ethan Ellis

OL 6-6 300 Jr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Coffeyville CC

75 Jamari Williams OL 6-3 307 r-So. 0 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Arizona

77 Keylan Rutledge OL 6-3 307 Fr. 0 Royston, GA/Franklin County HS

78 Mateo Guevara OL 6-3 310 Fr. 0 Flowery Branch, GA/Cherokee Bluff HS

79 Sterling Porcher OL 6-3 301 So. 0 Sumpter, SC/Iowa Western

80 AJ Toney WR 5-7 178 Jr. 0 Birmingham, AL/Samford

81 Mitchell Howell WR 5-10 185 So. 0 Lake Orion, MI/Siena Heights

82 Taharin Sudderth DE 6-4 236 r-Fr. 0 Alcoa, TN/Alcoa HS

83 Jaylin Lane WR 5-8 183 So. 2 Clover, SC/Clover HS

84 Elijah Metcalf WR 5-10 165 r-Fr. 0 Charlotte, NC/Mallard Creek HS

85 Jaylen Ward WR 6-1 211 Fr. 0 Bessemer, AL/Thompson HS

86 Jeremy Tate, Jr. WR 6-5 259 r-Jr. 0 Columbus, MS/Memphis

87 Marquel Tinsley WR 6-2 188 r-So. 2 Morganfield, KY/Daviess Co. HS

88 John Ojelabi WR 5-10 184 r-Jr. 0 Anaheim, CA/Golden West

89 Yusuf Ali WR 5-9 183 r-Sr. 3 Detroit, MI/Maplewood HS (TN)

91 Parker Hughes LB 6-2 205 r-Fr. 0 Elizabethton, TN/Elizabethton HS

92 Damonte Smith DT 6-3 284 r-Fr. 0 Savannah, GA/Island HS

93 Vincent Dinkins DL 6-1 280 r-Fr. 0 Acworth, GA/Kell HS

94 Ralph Mency DE 6-2 252 So. 1 Jacksonville, FL/Robert E. Lee Senior HS

95 Tyrece Edwards DT 6-2 278 r-Fr. 0 Knoxville,TN/West HS

96 Kasey Bonds DT 5-8 280 Fr. 0 Bolivar, TN/Bolivar Central HS

97 Quindarius Dunnigan DE 6-3 240 r-So. 1 Chattanooga, TN/McCallie HS 99 Jordan Branch DT 6-0 276 r-Jr. 3 Maury City, TN/Crockett County HS

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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

San Diego State University is a major public research institution that provides transformative experiences for its more than 36,000 students.

SDSU offers bachelor’s degrees in 96 areas, master’s degrees in 84 fields and doctorates in 23 areas, with additional certificates and programs at regional microsites. San Diego State ranks as the No. 1 California State University in federal research support, as one of the top public research universities in California.

In addition to academic offerings at the San Diego State main campus, SDSU Imperial Valley, SDSU Georgia, and SDSU Global Campus offers online training, certificates and degrees in areas of study designed to meet the needs of students everywhere. Students participate in transformational research, international experiences, sustainability and entrepreneurship initiatives, internships and mentoring, and a broad range of student life and leadership opportunities.

San Diego State is committed to inclusive excellence and is known for its efforts in advancing diversity and inclusion. SDSU is nationally recognized for its study abroad initiatives, veterans’ programs and support of LGBTQA+ students, as well as its powerhouse Division I athletics program.

About 50 percent of SDSU’s undergraduate and graduate students

are students of color. The university resides on Kumeyaay land and was most recently recognized as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). San Diego State is also a long-standing Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

The university’s rich campus life and location offers opportunities for students to lead and engage with the creative and performing arts, career and internship opportunities with SDSU’s more than 491,000 living alumni, and the vibrant cultural life of the greater San Diego and U.S.- Mexico region.

Academic Strength

San Diego State University continues to gain recognition as a leader in higher education. It ranks No. 68 among public universities and in the top 150 overall of U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of America’s Best Colleges.

SDSU’s undergraduate international business program ranks No. 8 in the nation, and its undergraduate business and engineering programs rank in the top 100 of U.S. News and World Report’s list. The College of Education is No. 50 in the country and No. 7 in California. Individual graduate programs ranked in the top 50 include rehabilitation counseling (No. 4), public health (No. 23), speech and language pathology (No. 25), audiology (No. 29) and physical therapy (No. 49).

San Diego State University is a hub of student invention and innovation, led by the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center and our ZIP Launchpad. Forbes magazine ranked SDSU No. 23 on its list of America’s Most Entrepreneurial Universities, while U.S. News and World Report ranked SDSU’s entrepreneurship program No. 21 among the nation’s public universities and Fortune ranked the university among the top 25 most entrepreneurial in the nation.

SDSU is nationally recognized for sending 92 students abroad as Fulbright Scholars since 2005.

San Diego State University students are graduating at record high rates across all seven colleges, and SDSU now ranks No. 9 nationally in graduation rate performance, based on U.S. News & World Report’s most recent college rankings. This top rank for graduation rate performance acknowledges the university’s success in serving students of many different economic, racial, ethnic and gender affiliations.

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There were high expectations coming into the 2022 season following a year which San Diego State went 12-2 with its most wins in program history, played in the 2021 Mountain West Championship game and finished ranked 25th in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

The Aztecs, however, had to replace 12 starters and the 2021 Ray Guy Award winner, including nine players drafted or currently in the NFL.

SDSU struggled out of the gate, starting 2-3 with road losses at eventual back-to-back Pac-12 champion Utah and eventual MW runner-up Boise State, and its home opener at Snapdragon Stadium to an upstart Arizona. The two victories for San Diego State in September were a 38-7 win over FCS program Idaho State and a 17-14 triumph over eventual MAC champion Toledo.

Head coach Brady Hoke, however, made some coaching and personnel changes, moving associate head coach Jeff Horton to offensive coordinator and adding former Aztec great Ryan Lindley to coach the quarterbacks, and switching third-string safety Jalen Mayden to quarterback.

The results were immediate as Mayden threw for 322 yards in a 16-14 win over Hawai‘i after SDSU entered the game with 328 total passing yards through its first five contests.

Following the 2-3 start, San Diego State went 5-2 the rest of the way in the reg ular season, including a three-game win streak to start November and clinch its 13th straight season with at least a .500 record (12 winning seasons, one .500 campaign).

Jack Browning became the Aztecs’ second straight punter/kicker/ kickoff specialist to be named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year as SDSU has now won the award in five of the last eight tries since 2015.

Jonah Tavai was named a first-team Pro Football Focus All-American with Browning garnering sec ond-team accolades.

Tavai and Browning also were first-team all-MW picks as San Diego State’s seven first-team selections were the most in the league for a fourth straight year, while the 16 overall nods matched a program record (2001).

Jordan Byrd, the first FBS player with at least one rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown, kick

return touchdown and punt return touchdown in the same season since Temple’s Isaiah Wright in 2018 and just the second MW player in league history (also former Aztec Rashaad Penny in 2017), became the first SDSU player to make a MW first team at both kick returner

Caden McDonald made the all-MW first team for a third consecutive season, joining former San Diego State great Kirk Morrison (2002-04) as the only linebackers in league history (since 1999) to make three all-MW first teams.

Patrick McMorris landed on his second straight all-conference first team, becoming just the second SDSU safety to make two all-MW first teams, joining Will Demps from 2000-01.

BRADY HOKE: CONTINUING EXCELLENCE

Wrapping up his third season of his second stint as head coach at San Diego State, Brady Hoke has continued what he started in his first time around on The Mesa.

Taking over in 2009 for a program which hadn’t had a winning season or bowl game appearance since 1998, it took Hoke just two years to turn the outlook of San Diego State football around. The Aztecs went 9-4 in 2010, highlighted by a 35-14 over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.

The win started a stretch of 13 consecutive .500 seasons (12 winning, one .500) for SDSU, including a program-record 12 victories in 2021 and another bowl appearance this year.

Last season, Hoke guided San Diego State to a 12-2 record and a No. 25 national ranking in the final Associated Press poll of a historic 2021 campaign, capped by a 38-24 victory over No. 24 UTSA in the Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl. SDSU also found itself among the College Football Playoff Rankings for the first time in program history, cracking the top 25 on all six occasions last season. For his efforts, Hoke garnered Mountain West Coach of the Year accolades for the second time in his career.

Over his three years and second stint with San Diego State, the Aztecs have a league-high 46 all-conference selections, including a program-record-tying 16 this year and a league-high seven firstteam picks.

Hoke is 36-23 (.610) now in his fifth season at SDSU. Hoke ranks fourth all-time at San Diego State in winning percentage (.610) and seventh in victories (36).

The only active college coach to lead three different FBS programs (Ball State, Michigan and SDSU) to an 11-win season and one of only two coaches overall since 1996 (also Urban Meyer with Utah, Florida

and Ohio State), Hoke has amassed 38 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level including 14-plus seasons as a FBS head coach at San Diego State (2009-10, 2020-), Michigan (2011-14) and Ball State (2003-08).

Hoke has received conference coach-of-the-year recognition in three different leagues as a head coach while posting an 101-81 overall record.

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No Name Pos 76 Dean Abdullah OL 42 Brady Anderson LB 38 Jaylon Armstead RB 30 Lucky Avinger RB 17 Noah Avinger CB 4 Liu Aumavae QB 74 Drew Azzopardi OL 2 Keshawn Banks DL 3 Cedarious Barfield S 21 Chance Bell RB 60 Cade Bennett OL 35 Martin Blake RB 12 Dallas Branch CB 53 Barrett Brennan LB 52 Daelin Brooks LB 13 Jack Browning K/P 37 DJ Bryant S 48 Adonis Brown CB 5 Braxton Burmeister QB 34 Eric Butler S 15 Jordan Byrd RB 31 Sam Camposeco RB 20 Sheldon Canley II RB 31 Davaughn Celestine S 64 Tyson Chavez LS 23 Kenan Christon RB 61 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson OL 9 Kyle Crum QB 97 Darrion Dalton DL 29 Cam Davis RB 84 Darius De Los Reyes WR 41 David Delgado K 75 Ryan Dirksen OL 45 Wyatt Draeger DL 27 D’Andre Edwards WR

2022

SAN DIEGO STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No Name Pos 29 Arnold Escano CB 51 Zyrus Fiaseu LB 39 Garret Fountain DL 26 Nick Gardinera RB 22 Max Garrison S 86 Ronald Gilliam WR 26 Joshua Goynes S 94 Aaron Greene TE 49 Cameron Harpole TE 62 Jonathan Harrison OL 96 Ryan Henderson DL 56 DJ Herman LB 24 Josh Hunter S 37 Darius Hyde WR 69 Mason Ianni DL 98 Avory Iosefa-Hart DL 21 Chris Johnson CB 70 Christian Jones OL 44 Vai Kaho LB 65 Laakea Kapoi OL 88 Jacoby Kelly WR 43 Seyddrick Lakalaka LB 20 Jatavious Magee S 78 Rambo Mageo OL 13 Hassan Mahasin WR 32 Dez Malone CB 57 Darrell Masaniai LB 45 Jesse Matthews WR 18 Jalen Mayden QB 54 Caden McDonald LB 55 Cooper McDonald LB 27 Isaiah McElvane S 87 Gus McGee TE 33 Patrick McMorris S 68 Thomas Mirabella OL 59 Keion Mitchell DL

No Name Pos 85 Josh Nicholson WR 10 Tobin O’Dell QB 90 Daniel Okpoko DL 30 Dominic Oliver DL 11 Brionne Penny WR 73 Ramsey Qishta OL 16 DJ Ralph QB 49 Zechariah Ramirez K/P 81 Mark Redman TE 92 Jarrett Reeser K 40 Kristien Reyes S 82 Jay Rudolph TE 16 Cassius Savage WR 14 Tyrell Shavers WR 83 Mekhi Shaw WR 46 Michael Shawcroft LB 77 Josh Simmons OL 95 Nassir Sims DL 80 TJ Sullivan WR 7 Lucky Sutton RB 89 Logan Tanner TE 66 Jonah Tavai DL 91 Justus Tavai DL 93 Dylan Taylor DL 67 Kyle Trombley OL 10 Noah Tumblin CB 72 Alama Uluave OL 63 Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli OL 40 Mikey Welsh WR 41 Phillippe Wesley II WR 19 Kyron White S 47 Trey White LB 35 Jelani Whitmore CB 36 New Zealand Williams LB 50 Ryan Wintermeyer LS 79 Joey Wright OL 56 Tiger Yu OL

A CELEBRATION OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Bowl Season is one of the greatest and longest running traditions in American sports, taking place in late December and running through New Year’s Day, and has been college football’s post-season for over 100 years. It promotes the grand tradition of the bowl system and its endearing value to student-athletes, highlighting the broader university and college communities, including spirit squads, marching bands, athletic staff and fans. Bowl Season spotlights the distinctiveness of each of the bowl games along with their histories and traditions and their proud communities — embracing and honoring the bowl experience for present and future generations.

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2022

SAN DIEGO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER

POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

2 Keshawn Banks DL 6-4 255 Sr. 4L Rio Rancho, N.M. (Rio Rancho High)

3 Cedarious Barfield S 5-11 195 Sr. 3L El Paso, Texas (El Dorado High)

4 Liu Aumavae QB 6-3 205 Fr. HS Waldorf, Md. (Timpview High (Utah))

5 Braxton Burmeister QB 6-1 205 Sr. TR La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day/Virginia Tech)

7 Lucky Sutton RB 6-1 210 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic High)

9 Kyle Crum QB 6-3 205 Fr. HS Norco, Calif. (Norco High)

10 Tobin O’Dell QB 6-2 200 Fr. HS La Puente, Calif. (Bishop Amat High)

10 Noah Tumblin CB 6-2 185 Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Mira Mesa High)

11 Brionne Penny WR 6-3 205 Jr. SQ Norwalk, Calif. (Narbonne High)

12 Dallas Branch CB 5-11 180 Sr. 2L Redondo Beach, Calif. (Salesian High/Long Beach City College)

13 Jack Browning K/P 5-11 190 Sr. 1L Lakeside, Calif. (West Hills High/Grossmont College)

13 Hassan Mahasin WR 5-10 175 Fr. HS Daly City, Calif. (Serra High)

14 Tyrell Shavers WR 6-6 210 Sr. 1L Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville High/Mississippi State)

15 Jordan Byrd RB 5-9 170 Sr. 4L Albuquerque, N.M. (Manzano High)

16 DJ Ralph QB 6-2 195 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic High)

16 Cassius Savage WR 6-1 175 So. SQ Buena Park, Calif. (Western High)

17 Noah Avinger CB 6-1 190 So. 1L Cerritos, Calif. (Servite High)

18 Jalen Mayden QB 6-3 220 Sr. SQ Garland, Texas (Sachse High/Mississippi State)

19 Kyron White S 5-11 210 Jr. 2L Fort Worth, Texas (Arlington High)

20 Sheldon Canley II RB 5-10 165 Fr. HS Lompoc, Calif. (Lompoc High)

20 Jatavious Magee S 6-1 205 Fr. RS Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way High)

21 Chance Bell RB 5-10 200 Sr. 4L Burbank, Calif. (John Burroughs High)

21 Chris Johnson CB 6-0 170 Fr. HS Eastvale, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt High)

22 Max Garrison S 5-10 185 Fr. HS Pasadena, Calif. (St. Francis HS)

23 Kenan Christon RB 5-10 185 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif. (Madison High/USC)

24 Josh Hunter S 5-9 175 Fr. HS Temecula, Calif. (Mater Dei High)

26 Nick Gardinera RB 5-10 200 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch High)

26 Joshua Goynes S 5-10 185 Fr. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran High)

27 D’Andre Edwards WR 6-5 205 Fr. HS Nanuet, N.Y. (Nanuet Senior High)

27 Isaiah McElvane S 6-0 195 Jr. 2L San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian High)

29 Cam Davis RB 5-8 175 Fr. RS Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff High)

29 Arnold Escano CB 5-10 175 So. TR San Diego, Calif. (Olympian High/Southwestern College)

30 Lucky Avinger RB 6-1 210 Sr. SQ Cerritos, Calif. (La Habra High/Fullerton College)

30 Dominic Oliver DL 6-3 230 Fr. RS San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian High)

31 Sam Camposeco RB 5-9 195 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker High)

31 Davaughn Celestine S 6-0 190 Jr. 1L Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado High)

32 Dez Malone CB 6-2 200 So. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Edison High)

33 Patrick McMorris S 6-0 210 Sr. 3L Santa Ana, Calif. (Santa Ana High)

34 Eric Butler S 6-1 180 Fr. HS Corona, Calif. (Centennial High)

35 Martin Blake RB 5-6 205 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Canyon Springs High)

35 Jelani Whitmore CB 6-0 175 So. SQ Rialto, Calif. (Carter High)

36 New Zealand Williams LB 6-2 205 Fr. RS Carson, Calif. (St. Bernard High)

37 DJ Bryant S 6-0 185 Fr. RS Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro High)

37 Darius Hyde WR 6-1 195 Jr. TR Atwater, Calif. (Atwater High/Modesto High)

38 Jaylon Armstead RB 5-11 220 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Serra High)

39 Garret Fountain DL 6-4 250 Jr. 2L Turlock, Calif. (Turlock High)

40 Kristien Reyes S 5-10 195 Jr. HS Tracy, Calif. (Tracy High/Laney College)

40 Mikey Welsh WR 5-10 165 Fr. HS Servite, Calif. (Servite High)

41 David Delgado K 5-10 165 Jr. SQ San Diego, Calif. (Hilltop High)

41

Phillippe Wesley II WR 6-0 190 Fr. RS Grandview, Mo. (St. Bernard High (Calif.))

42 Brady Anderson

43

Seyddrick Lakalaka

44 Vai Kaho

LB 6-2 230 So. 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty High)

LB 6-1 235 Sr. 4L Kalihi, Hawaii (Punahou High)

LB 6-1 230 Jr. 2L Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue High)

45 Wyatt Draeger DL 6-4 265 Jr. 2L Reno, Nev. (Reno High)

45 Jesse Matthews

46 Michael Shawcroft

47

Trey White

48 Adonis Brown

WR 6-0 190 Sr. 3L San Diego, Calif. (Christian High)

LB 6-2 220 Sr. 3L San Diego, Calif. (Helix High)

LB 6-1 225 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Eastlake High)

CB 6-0 185 Sr. SQ Westlake, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep/Texas Tech)

NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL

49 Cameron Harpole

49

Zechariah Ramirez

50 Ryan Wintermeyer

51 Zyrus Fiaseu

52

Daelin Brooks

53 Barrett Brennan

54

Caden McDonald

55 Cooper McDonald

56 DJ Herman

56

Tiger Yu

57 Darrell Masaniai

59

Keion Mitchell

60 Cade Bennett

TE 6-4 235 Fr. RS Prosper, Texas (Prosper High)

K/P 5-10 150 Fr. HS Upland, Calif. (Upland High)

LS 6-1 220 So. 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Cactus Shadows High)

LB 6-0 230 Fr. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Liberty High)

LB 6-4 205 Fr. HS Annapolis, Md. (Broadneck High)

LB 6-3 225 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad High)

LB 6-3 235 Sr. 4L Haslet, Texas (Northwest High)

LB 6-3 240 Jr. TR Haslet, Texas (Northwest High/Washington)

LB 6-2 225 Fr. RS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman High)

OL 6-4 330 Fr. HS San Mateo, Calif. (Junipero Serra High)

LB 6-2 220 So. SQ Honolulu, Hawaii (St. Louis School)

DL 6-4 250 Fr. RS Framingham, Mass. (Framingham High)

OL 6-3 315 So. TR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep/Oklahoma State)

61 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson OL 6-6 310 Jr. 1L Inglewood, Calif. (Narbonne High)

62 Jonathan Harrison

63 Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli

64

65

Tyson Chavez

OL 6-5 325 So. 1L Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad High)

OL 6-4 320 Fr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Mater Dei High)

LS 6-2 235 Fr. HS San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills High)

Laakea Kapoi OL 6-4 310 Fr. HS Makakilo, Hawaii (St. Louis High)

66 Jonah Tavai DL 6-0 290 Sr. 3L Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa High/El Camino College)

67 Kyle Trombley

68

Thomas Mirabella

OL 6-5 290 Jr. SQ Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda High)

OL 6-4 300 So. SQ Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo High)

69 Mason Ianni DL 6-4 200 Fr. HS Palm Desert, Calif. (Xavier Prep high)

70 Christian Jones OL 6-9 320 Fr. RS San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo High)

72 Alama Uluave

OL 6-2 305 Sr. 4L Laie, Hawaii (Punahou High)

73 Ramsey Qishta OL 6-3 300 Fr. HS La Verne, Calif. (Damien High)

74 Drew Azzopardi

75 Ryan Dirksen

OL 6-5 315 Fr. HS Pacifica, Calif. (Junipero Serra High)

OL 6-6 295 So. TR Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic High/Butte College)

76 Dean Abdullah OL 6-4 260 So. TR Antelope, Calif. (Antelope High/American River College)

77 Josh Simmons

OL 6-6 305 Fr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Helix High)

78 Rambo Mageo OL 6-5 320 Fr. HS Laie, Hawaii (Cathedral Catholic High (Calif.))

79 Joey Wright

OL 6-5 305 So. SQ Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue High)

80 TJ Sullivan WR 6-0 205 Sr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel High)

81 Mark Redman

TE 6-6 250 Jr. TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar High/Washington)

82 Jay Rudolph TE 6-4 245 Jr. 2L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon High)

83 Mekhi Shaw WR 5-10 175 So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch High)

84 Darius De Los Reyes WR 5-9 175 So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln High)

85 Josh Nicholson WR 6-0 175 Fr. RS Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie High)

86 Ronald Gilliam WR 6-2 200 So. SQ Compton, Calif. (Serra High)

87 Gus McGee TE 6-5 245 Fr. RS Newburyport, Mass. (Christopher Columbus High (Fla.))

88 Jacoby Kelly WR 6-3 210 Fr. HS Compton, Calif. (Loyola High)

89 Logan Tanner TE 6-3 235 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (St. Pius X High)

90 Daniel Okpoko DL 6-5 255 Sr. 1L Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (St. Joseph’s High)

91

Justus Tavai DL 6-3 290 Sr. TR Inglewood, Calif. (Mira Costa High/Hawai’i)

92 Jarrett Reeser K 5-10 205 Fr. TR Canyon Country, Calif. (Canyon High)

93 Dylan Taylor DL 6-3 245 Jr. SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral High)

94 Aaron Greene TE 6-4 255 So. 1L Prescott, Ariz. (Prescott High)

95 Nassir Sims DL 6-2 280 Jr. 1L Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge High)

96 Ryan Henderson DL 6-3 260 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Goodyear High)

97 Darrion Dalton DL 6-3 265 Fr. RS Apple Valley, Minn. (Saguaro High (Ariz.))

98 Avory Iosefa-Hart DL 6-5 235 Fr. RS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral High)

Coaching Staff

Brady Hoke

Jeff

Hunkie

Savai’i Eselu Tight Ends

Mike Goff Offensive Line

Kyle Hoke Safeties

Ryan Lindley

Demetrius Sumler

Quarterbacks

Cornerbacks

Adam Hall Assistant Athletic Director for Strength & Conditioning

Gary Bernardi Offensive Analyst

Ruben Pena

Director of Operations

Daniel Bleske Graduate Assistant

Ryan Krum Graduate Assistant

Mike Linehan Graduate Assistant

Donnel Pumphrey Graduate Assistant

Chris Jurek Assistant Strength & Conditioning