Looking at MAC opponent recruiting before 2022

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I took some time to review how many players our opponents are utilizing that came before the 2022 class. A few things come to mind:

- Every team has at least 2 starting OL and 2 starting DL (most have 3 or more).

- Every team has at least 7 starters.

- Add “excluding Kent” to the statements above.

- NIU has done the best job of retaining players.

- 2022 is not listed, but the majority WMU’s most productive players come from 2022 and before. Taylor is currently the beneficiary of the previous staff’s recruiting.

- This isn’t to serve as an excuse for losing, but does reflect how far behind the roster was when Moorhead took over.

- Our OL isn’t elite, but they also haven’t been bad in MAC play. Makes me wonder how much better the OL would be had the overall recruiting and development been better under the previous staff.

- An asterisk has been placed beside players that have started at least half the games this season. The other players listed are backups that see significant snaps.
 

Akron

DE - Adler *

S - D. Lewis *

 

Ohio

OL - Atkinson *

OL - Titsworth *

OL - Weatherspoon *

DE - Weaver *

DT - Henderson *

DT - Mayfield

LB - Taylor *

CB - Parodie *

 

Bowling Green

RB - Patterson

RB - Stewart *

RB - Johnson *

TE - Gazarek *

OL - Padgett *

OL - Roberts *

OL - Wollschlaeger *

ED - Porter

ED - Rosser *

ED - Saad *

DT - Brown *

DT - Hawkins *

LB - Horne *

S - Day

S - McGary * 

 

WMU

RB - Abdus-Salaam

WR - Dieudonne *

WR - Sambucci *

TE - Bosma *

OL - Gideon *

OL - Hofer *

OL - Sherwin *

OL - West * 

DE - Lee *

DE - Walker *

DT - Nelson *

LB - Bonnema

NB - Roberson *

S - Wofford *

 

EMU

TE - Getzinger

OL - Janvier *

OL - Rewolinski *

OL - Roman *

DE - Evans

DE - Jefferson *

DT - Price *

S - Carter *

S - Scandrett *

 

Buffalo 

RB - Henderson *

WR - Cuff

OL - Doty *

OL -Polizzi *

OL - Shepard *

ED - Bazile 

DT - Folsom

DT - Souza *

DT - Wolo *

LB - Dolac *

NB - McNair * 

S - Fuqua *

 

NIU

QB - Hampton *

RB - Brown *

WR - Rudolph *

TE - Lampe

TE - Tewes *

OL - Buss *

OL - Champe *

OL - Lippe *

OL - Schooley

OL - Zschernitz *

DE - Davis

DE - Oppong

DE - Williams *

DT - Haberman *

DT - O’Malley *

DT - Taylor

LB - Dolphin *

NB - Prophete *

CB - Byrd *

S - Valcarcel *

 

Kent

WR - Floriea * 

DE - Harmon *

LB - Johns *

S - Branch *

 

Toledo

QB - Gleason *

RB - Stuart *

WR - Newton *

OL - Fouty *

OL - Spoth *

DT - Alexander * 

DT - Butler *

DT - Carter

DT - Poynter 

LB - Barrow *

LB - Bolden *

LB - Ragin *

S - Hook *