UTEP MINERS UTEP at NM State | 7:30 p.m. MT | Saturday, Aug. 28 | Aggie FOOTBALLMemorial Stadium | Las Cruces, N.M.

GAME 1 at NM STATE UTEP (0-0) MINERS Head Coach: Dana Dimel (Kansas State, 1986) Career Record: 35-66 (9th season) Record at UTEP: 5-27 (4th season) Home: 0-0 | Road: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0

TUNE IN AT NM STATE (0-0) TV: KVIA-ABC 7 AGGIES Adam Young (PxP) Head Coach: Doug Martin (Kentucky, 1985) Danny Knee (Analyst) Career Record: 52-117 (16th season) Record at NM State: 23-64 (9th season) Home: 0-0 | Road: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 RADIO: ESPN 600 El Paso Jon Teicher (PxP) Mike Perez (Analyst) MINERS Mando Medina (Sideline) AT A GLANCE » OPENING WITH THE AGGIES The Miners are opening their season versus NM State for the first time since 2016, and are kicking off the campaign in Las COACHING STAFF Cruces for the first time since 2005. Overall UTEP is 5-3 when opening the season against its I-10 rival (3-1 home, 2-2 away), with wins in five of the last six season openers versus the Aggies. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. MT on Saturday. The game will be Dana Dimel, Head Coach streamed live on KVIA-ABC7 and can also be heard on ESPN 600 El Paso. Dave Warner, Offensive Coord./QBs Bradley Dale Peveto, Defensive Coord./LBs » SILVER SPADE & BRASS SPITTOON UP FOR GRABS Aaron Price, Special Teams Coord. The winner of the annual matchup between UTEP and NM State will take home a pair of traveling trophies. The older of the two is known as the Silver Spade. It is a replica of an old prospector’s shovel found in an abandoned mine in the Organ Mountains Matt Wallerstedt, Assoc. HC/Defensive Line near Las Cruces and has been traded between the schools since 1955. A second trophy is officially titled the Mayor’s Cup, but is Josh Brown, Secondary/Safeties * commonly referred to as the Brass Spittoon and was added in 1982. Trevin Wade, Cornerbacks » STARTING IT OFF ON THE ROAD Barrick Nealy, Running Backs UTEP is kicking off a campaign on the road for the first time since 2017, and for the first time under coach Dana Dimel. The -Min Scotty Ohara, Pass Game Coord./WRs ers are 8-31-2 when opening a season away from home, with the last victory coming at NM State, 38-22 in 2016. Theron Aych, Inside Wide Receivers * » IT’S HERE ALREADY??? Mike Simmonds, Offensive Line The Aug. 28 start to the 2021 season ties the earliest in school history. The Miners also opened the 2008 season on Aug. 28 at * Indicates in the booth Buffalo. UTEP is 6-4 all-time in games during the month of August (4-0 home, 2-4 road).

TABLE OF CONTENTS » RIVALRY RENEWED UTEP and NM State are facing off for the first time since the 2019 season after the Aggies did not play any games during the fall Media Information 2 of 2020. The scheduling quirk means the Miners and Aggies are playing back-to-back games in Las Cruces for the first time since Rosters 3-4 1988-89. UTEP is trying to snap a three-game losing streak versus NMSU, its longest since a four-game skid from 1992-95. The Depth Chart 5 Miners’ last victory over NM State was on Sept. 3, 2016 in El Paso, 28-22. Their last win at NMSU was on Sept. 19, 2015, 50-47 in overtime. Game Notes 6-9 Head Coach Dana Dimel 10-12 » ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2020 Game Recaps 13 UTEP will play a school-record sixth consecutive game away from El Paso at NM State. After playing at home in two of their first 2020 Statistics 14-17 three contests in 2020, the Miners were on the road for their last five matchups versus ULM, La Tech, Charlotte, UTSA and North 2020 Start Chart 18 Texas. Prior to this season, the Miners had never played more than five consecutive road games in their history. Game-by-Game Stats 19-20 Single-Game Highs 21-22 SERIES BREAKDOWN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SERIES INFORMATION Anna Claire Thomas (Primary) Overall: UTEP leads, 57-38-2 Assistant A.D./Communications El Paso: UTEP leads, 38-17-1 Email: [email protected] Las Cruces: NM State leads, 21-19-1 Neutral: No Meetings Drew Bonney (Secondary) First Meeting: NM State won, 19-0, in Las Cruces (1914) NM State won, 44-35, in Las Cruces (2019) Associate Director/Communications Last Meeting: Streak: NMSU, 3 Email: [email protected] THE VENUE Mark Brunner (Tertiary) Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium Associate Director/Communications Capacity: 30,343 Email: [email protected] Surface: FieldTurf SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2021

@ NM STATE BETHUNE-COOKMAN @ BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO OLD DOMINION* @ SOUTHERN MISS* LA TECH* @ FAU* UTSA* @ NORTH TEXAS* RICE* UAB* Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 10 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Las Cruces, N.M. El Paso, Texas Boise, Idaho El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas Hattiesburg, Miss. El Paso, Texas Boca Raton, Fla. El Paso, Texas Denton, Texas El Paso, Texas Birmingham, Ala. KVIA-ABC7 ESPN3 FS1 ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ ESPN 3/+ 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA GAME 1: UTEP at NM STATE

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Practice Practice Practice Practice No Availability UTEP GAME DAY No Availability 9-11 a.m. 9-11 a.m. 9-11 a.m. 9-11 a.m. POSTGAME Press Conference UTEP Football Coach Dimel and 2:30 p.m. MT with Dana Dimel select players will Radio Show be available follow- 6-7 p.m. ing the conclusion Holiday Inn El Paso of the game. West - Sunland Park

MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCES MEDIA INFORMATION Head coach Dana Dimel will meet with the media at 2:30 p.m. MT every Monday prior to a COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM game in the Hall of Champions at the Larry K. CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and UTEP Football. Durham Center. Audio and video of each press Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and conference will be emailed out to media on more for UTEP, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login information will be dis- Monday afternoons. tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password at collegepressbox.com. DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY PRACTICE COVERAGE The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the UTEP football team. In addition to Monday’s press conference, Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests UTEP student-athletes and coaches are available should be made to UTEP Assistant Athletic Director/Communications Anna Claire Thomas at for interviews following practice on Tuesday, least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Anna Wednesday and Thursday of game week. All in- Claire Thomas for any changes in the schedule. terview requests must be directed to the UTEP Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours Monday: UTEP’s weekly press conference starts with statements from head coach Dana Dimel beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. MT every Monday prior to a game. in advance. Please send all requests via email to [email protected]. Monday-Thursday: Practice will be held from 9-11 a.m. Coaches and players are available fol- lowing the conclusion of practice. COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY Members of the UTEP coaching staff are Friday and Sunday: No availability. available during the designated days and times throughout the year. Select players are also avail- Saturday: Postgame availability only. Head coach Dana Dimel and select student-athletes will be able during the designated days and times. available for interviews following the conclusion of the game. The UTEP locker room, home or away, is CLOSED to the media at all times.

SOCIAL MEDIA For games in El Paso, all UTEP postgame press conferences will be held after each game fol- UTEP fans can access the most in-depth in- lowing a 10-minute cooling off period. No in-person interviews will be allowed on the field with formation regarding all the University’s programs players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Dimel and select players will be through social media opportunities available on- available in the press conference following games. line. CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL COACHES’ TRANSCRIPTS Twitter – Members of the UTEP Athletic Com- Conference USA schools will submit transcripts of weekly press conferences each week to munications department will be tweeting CollegePressBox.com. throughout the year with the latest news and in- game score updates. To follow them, simply find them on Twitter. INTERVIEW REQUESTS @UTEPFB – Direct reports from football All interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance and practices, games and more. must be submitted to Anna Claire Thomas at [email protected].

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Gerard Joseph DE 6-5 250 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Dobie HS 39 William Rodriguez LB 5-10 200 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Austin HS 1 Verenzo Holmes S 5-11 190 R-Jr. TR Grovetown, Ga./NW Mississippi CC 40 Gavin Baechle K/P 6-2 175 Jr. 3L McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS 1 Tyrin Smith WR 5-10 180 So. TR Cibolo, Texas/Cisco College 41 Robert Cervantes TE 6-1 210 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 2 Justin Garrett WR 6-1 200 R-Sr. 2L Compton, Calif./Cerritos College 42 Deylon Williams DE 6-2 260 Jr. 1L Smyrna, Tenn./Independence CC 2 Tyson Wilson S 5-11 170 R-So. 1L McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS 42 Michael Young FB 5-8 220 R-Fr. RS Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage HS 3 Reynaldo Flores WR 6-0 205 R-Jr. 3L El Paso, Texas/Ysleta HS 43 Julian Lopez TE 6-1 250 R-Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS 3 Ty’reke James S 5-11 200 R-Jr. 1L Richmond, Calif./Contra Costa College 43 Osaiasi Taueli LB 6-2 225 Fr. HS Mesa, Ariz./Mesa HS 4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 220 R-Sr. 3L Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS 44 Elijah Robinson LB 6-2 225 Fr. 1L Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill HS 4 Jerome Wilson Jr. LB 6-3 220 R-Fr. 1L Etiwanda, Calif./Etiwanda HS 45 Quincy Montgomery DE 6-2 220 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Porter HS 5 Willie Eldridge RB 5-11 195 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Cy Ranch HS 45 Trent Thompson TE 6-2 250 Jr. 3L Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS 5 Dy’vonne Inyang S 6-1 180 Sr. 2L Missouri City, Texas/Kilgore College 46 Connor Villalpando LS 6-0 185 Fr. HS Roswell, N.M./Goddard HS 6 Jacob Cowing WR 5-11 170 So. 2L Maricopa, Ariz./Maricopa HS 47 Wyatt Dyer TE 6-5 255 Fr. HS Aubrey, Texas/Aubrey HS 6 Gary Theard LB 6-3 230 Jr. 1L Upland, Calif./Chaffey College 48 Blake Thompson DT 6-1 285 R-Jr. 1L Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS 7 Calvin Brownholtz QB 6-2 210 R-So. 2L Carmichael, Calif./Jesuit HS 49 Mark Ramos K 5-8 180 R-Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 7 Kelton Moss DT 6-2 315 Jr. 1L Jonesboro, La./Kilgore College 50 Tevita Tafuna DT 6-1 265 R-Fr. TR East Palo Alto, Calif./San Mateo JC 8 Miles Banks WR 6-1 165 R-Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas/Blinn CC 52 Xavier Simmons LB 6-1 210 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS 8 Torey Richardson CB 6-0 190 So. TR Tomball, Texas/Blinn JC 54 Steven Hubbard OL 6-3 335 Jr. 1L Aldine, Texas/Kilgore College 9 Isaiah Bravo QB 6-3 195 Sr. 0L West Covina, Calif./Cerritos College 54 Keenan Stewart DT 6-2 305 R-So. 1L Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Iowa Western CC 9 Dallas Burke S 6-1 205 So. TR Los Alamitos, Calif./Long Beach City College 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL 6-4 310 R-Jr. 1L Castroville, Texas/Tyler Junior College 10 Tyrice Knight LB 6-2 240 R-So. 1L Lakeland, Fla./Independence CC 56 Jeremy Flores DE 6-3 220 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Ysleta HS 10 JaKolby Longino QB 6-3 195 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS 57 Roshaun Thomas DE 6-3 245 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 11 Jadrian Taylor DE 6-1 240 Jr. 1L Lufkin, Texas/Kilgore College 58 Pedro Escobar LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 11 Khalil Warfield WR 6-2 205 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas/Antonian College Prep 59 Otis Pitts OL 6-5 345 So. TR Grand Prairie, Texas/Cisco College 12 Gavin Hardison QB 6-3 205 R-So. 1L Hobbs, N.M./NMMI 60 Joseph Immediato OL 6-5 310 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS 12 Trejon Hugue S 6-2 180 So. TR Mansfield, Texas/Cisco College 62 Cameron Cooper OL 6-5 280 R-Fr. RS Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS 13 Dennis Barnes CB 5-11 170 Jr. 1L Jefferson City, Mo./Fort Scott CC 63 Jeremiah Byers OL 6-5 315 R-Fr. 1L Austin, Texas/L.C. Anderson HS 13 Joshua Sloan P 5-11 180 Fr. 1L Melbourne, Australia/ProKick Australia 65 Jagves Garnett OL 6-6 360 Jr. TR Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Ellsworth CC 14 Connor Helsius LB 6-0 215 Jr. 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Mt. San Antonio 66 Justin Mayers OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. 1L Frisco, Texas/Reedy HS 14 Zach Rodriguez QB 6-3 180 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/El Paso HS 67 Robert Mervin OL 6-3 340 R-Jr. 1L Dumfries, Va./Hutchinson JC 15 Walter Neil Jr. CB 5-10 180 Sr. TR Lawton, Okla./Kansas State 68 Zuri Henry OL 6-5 300 Jr. 3L Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS 15 Jonathan Patrick Jr. WR 6-0 170 R-So. 0L Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS 70 Michael Flood OL 6-6 305 Fr. HS Maricopa, Ariz./Maricopa HS 16 Devon Daich TE 6-4 230 Jr. TR Aptos, Calif./Cabrillo College 71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL 6-3 305 R-So. 1L El Paso, Texas/Del Valle HS 16 Tyler Williams S 6-1 190 Fr. HS Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph HS 72 Tucker Dunbar OL 6-4 290 Jr. TR Folsom, Calif./American River College 17 Nick Ast WR 6-5 220 Jr. TR Cimarron, Kan./Kansas State 73 Bobby DeHaro OL 6-4 310 R-Jr. 3L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 17 Breon Hayward LB 6-1 230 R-Sr. 1L Houston, Texas/Marshall 74 Azizi Henry OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS 18 John Burris III CB 6-0 170 Fr. HS Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite Horn HS 75 Andrew Meyer OL 6-5 295 R-So. 2L San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 18 Kevin Hurley QB 6-4 230 So. TR Walnut, Miss./NE Mississippi CC 76 Darta Lee OL 6-3 315 R-Sr. 2L Alief, Texas/Kilgore College 19 Mike Malewitz WR 6-1 195 R-So. TR Grand Rapids, Mich./Bowling Green 77 Ian James OL 6-5 275 Fr. HS Aubrey, Texas/Aubrey HS 19 Deshaun Trotter CB 6-3 202 Jr. 1L Henderson, Nev./Sacramento City College 78 Jaime Perales OL 6-2 290 R-Jr. 1L El Paso, Texas/Cathedral HS 20 Tre’Vion Ballard CB 5-11 180 Jr. TR Los Alamitos, Calif./Cerritos College 79 Elijah Klein OL 6-5 295 R-So. 2L Mt. Baldy, Calif./Upland HS 21 Justin Prince S 5-10 200 R-Jr. 1L Inglewood, Calif./Long Beach City College 80 Jostein Clarke WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. TR Prosper, Texas/Tyler JC 22 Ronald Awatt RB 6-0 205 R-Jr. 2L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS 81 Jeremiah Ballard WR 6-4 205 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Dobie HS 22 Josh Caldwell CB 6-0 170 R-Sr. 3L Long Beach, Calif./Cerritos College 82 Jacob Trim LS 6-1 215 R-Fr. RS Leander, Texas/Tom Glenn HS 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6-3 245 R-So. 2L Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor HS 83 Josh Farr WR 6-0 180 Jr. TR Carmichael, Calif./Sierra College 23 Penny Baker WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. TR Austin, Texas/TCU 84 Luke Soto TE 6-6 255 R-So. TR Tehachapi, Calif./Bakersfield College 24 McKel Broussard S 6-0 190 R-Fr. 1L Sherman Oaks, Calif./Notre Dame HS 85 Andrew Stokes TE 6-1 260 Jr. 0L El Paso, Texas/Hanks HS 25 Joe Hagopian S 5-11 175 So. TR Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento City College 86 Lucas Flores WR 6-2 175 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Ysleta HS 25 Jalen Joseph WR 5-10 195 R-Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 87 Zach Fryar TE 6-3 245 So. 1L Venice, Fla./NMMI 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 5-7 175 R-Sr. 4L Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS 88 Mister Chavis WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS Maricopa, Ariz./Maricopa HS 26 Josh Dobbins CB 6-2 180 Fr. HS Colleyville, Texas/Heritage HS 89 Juan Camacho TE 6-6 225 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Bowie HS 27 Davis Burns S 6-1 185 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Coronado HS 91 Michael Ike DE 6-3 270 Fr. HS Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson HS 28 Darius Baptist S 6-0 190 Jr. TR Hutto, Texas/Hardin-Simmons 92 Dante Granados DT 6-1 250 R-Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS 29 James Neal LB 6-1 220 So. TR Paris, Texas/Tyler JC 93 Troy Torres DT 6-0 281 So. TR El Paso, Texas/Texas 30 Cal Wallerstedt LB 5-11 230 R-So. 0L Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge HS 94 Jalen Rudolph DT 6-2 285 R-Fr. 1L Baton Rouge, La./Junipero Serra HS 31 Carrington Mitchell CB 6-0 180 R-Fr. RS Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 97 Josh Ortega DT 6-3 270 R-Sr. 3L El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 31 James Tupou FB 5-10 235 Jr. 3L Allen, Texas/ Allen HS 98 Fernando Reyes DT 6-2 280 R-Fr. RS Anthony, Texas/Anthony HS 32 Ilijah Johnson CB 5-11 180 Fr. HS Maricopa, Ariz./Maricopa HS 99 Sione Tonga’uiha DT 6-1 285 Fr. 1L Tempe, Ariz./Tempe HS 33 Deion Hankins RB 6-0 215 R-Fr. 1L El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS 33 Dresden McIver-Brown DT 6-0 285 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas/Veterans Memorial HS 34 Kiante Liggins LB 6-1 210 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 35 Forest McKee FB 6-1 245 Sr. 3L Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS 35 Brady Wolfe S 6-1 190 Fr. HS Wolfforth, Texas/Frenship HS 36 Caden Herr S 6-0 193 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo HS 37 Angelo Tejada LS 5-10 215 Fr. 1L Converse, Texas/Judson HS 39 Josh Hancock LS 5-10 180 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Coastal Christian Homeschool

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS Dana Dimel – Head Coach (4th Season) Praise AMAEWHULE Ah-Ma-Who-lay Trejon HUGUE Hue-Gee Dave Warner – Offensive Coordinator/QBs Bradley Dale Peveto – Defensive Coordinator/LBs Ronald AWATT A-watt DY’VONNE INYANG Davy-On In-Yang Aaron Price – Special Teams Coordinator Gavin BAECHLE Beck-lee TYRICE Knight Tie-Reece Matt Wallerstedt – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line TRE’VION Ballard Treh-Vee-On Mike MALEWITZ Mal-uh-witts Josh Brown – Secondary/Safeties Dallas BURKE Burr-KEY TEVITA TAFUNA Tuh-VEE-tuh Tuh-Foo-nuh Trevin Wade – Cornerbacks Barrick Nealy – Running Backs Robert CERVANTES Sir-vahn-tez Angelo TEJADA Tay-hah-duh Scotty Ohara – Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers JOSTEIN Clarke Joss-Teen SIONE TONGA-UIHA See-on-ee Tonga-who-uh Theron Aych – Inside Wide Receivers Bobby DEHARO Duh-har-oh Tristin TUIALUULUU Two-ah-lu-lu Mike Simmonds – Offensive Line Dante GRANADOS Gruh-nah-dose James TUPOU Two-poe Ryan Metz – Quality Control James Bain – Graduate Assistant (Offense/Special Teams) Joe HAGOPIAN Huh-GO-pee-an Connor VILLALPANDO Villa-pan-doe Tramaine Thompson – Graduate Assistant (Offense) Deion HANKINS Hane-kins QUARDRAIZ Wadley Quad-drays Ryan Alexander – Graduate Assistant (Defense) AZIZI Henry Ah-zee-zee DEYLON Williams DAY-lonn Seth Newsome – Graduate Assistant (Defense) ZURI Henry Zur-ee

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6-3 245 R-So. 2L Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor HS 76 Darta Lee OL 6-3 315 R-Sr. 2L Alief, Texas/Kilgore College 17 Nick Ast WR 6-5 220 Jr. TR Cimarron, Kan./Kansas State 34 Kiante Liggins LB 6-1 210 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Andress HS 22 Ronald Awatt RB 6-0 205 R-Jr. 2L Lubbock, Texas/Frenship HS 10 JaKolby Longino QB 6-3 195 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas/Hightower HS 40 Gavin Baechle K/P 6-2 175 Jr. 3L McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS 43 Julian Lopez TE 6-1 250 R-Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Chapin HS 23 Penny Baker WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. TR Austin, Texas/TCU 19 Mike Malewitz WR 6-1 195 R-So. TR Grand Rapids, Mich./Bowling Green 81 Jeremiah Ballard WR 6-4 205 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Dobie HS 66 Justin Mayers OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. 1L Frisco, Texas/Reedy HS 20 Tre’Vion Ballard CB 5-11 180 Jr. TR Los Alamitos, Calif./Cerritos College 33 Dresden McIver-Brown DT 6-0 285 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas/Veterans Memorial HS 8 Miles Banks WR 6-1 165 R-Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas/Blinn CC 35 Forest McKee FB 6-1 245 Sr. 3L Las Cruces, N.M./Oñate HS 28 Darius Baptist S 6-0 190 Jr. TR Hutto, Texas/Hardin-Simmons 67 Robert Mervin OL 6-3 340 R-Jr. 1L Dumfries, Va./Hutchinson JC 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL 6-4 310 R-Jr. 1L Castroville, Texas/Tyler Junior College 75 Andrew Meyer OL 6-5 295 R-So. 2L San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 13 Dennis Barnes CB 5-11 170 Jr. 1L Jefferson City, Mo./Fort Scott CC 31 Carrington Mitchell CB 6-0 180 R-Fr. RS Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 9 Isaiah Bravo QB 6-3 195 Sr. 0L West Covina, Calif./Cerritos College 45 Quincy Montgomery DE 6-2 220 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Porter HS 24 McKel Broussard S 6-0 190 R-Fr. 1L Sherman Oaks, Calif./Notre Dame HS 7 Kelton Moss DT 6-2 315 Jr. 1L Jonesboro, La./Kilgore College 7 Calvin Brownholtz QB 6-2 210 R-So. 2L Carmichael, Calif./Jesuit HS 29 James Neal LB 6-1 220 So. TR