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Utah State's football team has been depleted quite a bit

I just finished reviewing the Utah State starters from last season (2022) and found that on offense and defense they had a total of 39 players who were starters last season.  Of those 39 players from the 2022 team only 15 are on the 2023 roster (right now).

Among the lost starters from 2022 are four of their five starters on the O-line, their starting RB and two of their three best wide receivers.  On defense they lost one of two starting cornerbacks, both defensive ends, two of three starting linebackers, the two safeties who started the most games last season and two Defensive tackles who started 7 games combined.

If that isn't having your starters depleted from one year to the next then I don't know what would.

2022 Utah State starters who are not on the 2023 roster:

OG - Weylin Lapuaho - Started all 13 games in 2022

OT - Alfred Edwards - Started 11 of 13 games in 2022

OC - Chandler Dolphin - Started 12 of 13 games in 2022

OT - Jacob South - Started 11 of 13 games in 2022

QB - Logan Bonner - Started 4 games in 2022

RB - Calvin Tyler, Jr. - Started all 13 games in 2022

WR - Brian Cobbs - Started all 13 games in 2022

WR - Justin McGriff - Started 12 of 13 games in 2022

TE - Ron Tiavuase - Started 1 game in 2022

WR - NyNy Davis - Started 1 game in 2022

QB - Bishop Davenport - Started 1 game in 2022

 

CB - Ajani Carter - Started 9 games in 2022

DE - Daniel Grzesiak - Started all 13 games in 2022

DE - Byron Vaughns - Started 9 games in 2022

LB - A. J. Vongphachanh - Started all 13 games in 2022

LB - Keleo Neves - Started 12 of 13 games in 2022

S - Gurvan Hall Jr. - Started 4 games in 2022

S - Hunter Reynolds - Started all 13 games in 2022

DT - Phillip Paea - Started 3 games in 2022

DE - Patrick Joyner - Started 4 games in 2022

S - Dominic Tatum - Started 4 games in 2022

CB - Andre Grayson - Started 6 games in 2022

DT - Tavian Coleman - Started 4 games in 2022

LB - Sione Moa - Started 1 game in 2022

 

The players listed here in Bold print are currently in the transfer portal or have signed to play for another team.

The 15 Utah State players on the 2022 team who are still on the 2023 roster (right now) are the following"

QB - Cooper Legas - Started 8 of the 13 games last season

OG - Wade Meacham - Started all 13 games last season

TE - Josh Sterzer - Started 11 of 13 games last season

WR - Klye Van Leeuwen - Started 3 games last season

OT - Cole Motes - Started 4 games last season

WR - Terrell Vaughn - Started 10 games last season

WR - Jalen Royals - Started 1 game last season

 

CB - Michael Anyanwu - Started 10 games last season

LB - M. J. Tafisi - Started 8 games last season

DT - Hale Motu'apuaka - Started 11 games last season

DT - Poukesi Vakauta - Started 6 games last season

DT - Seni Tuiaki - Started 1 game last season

LB - Omari Okeke - Started 1 game last season

S - Ike Larsen - Started 4 games last season

LB - Max Alford - Started 4 games last season

12 of these 39 Utah State starters from the 2022 season are in the transfer portal.  I'm going to go back to the first post here and highlight those 12 players here in a bit.

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The players who left via the transfer portal who have either committed to another school or have enrolled at another school are as follows:

QB - Davenport - Committed to South Alabama

CB - Carter - Committed to Baylor

WR - Davis - Committed to Univ. of Louisiana Monroe

CB - Tatum - Committed to Washington State

LB - Vongphachanh - ENROLLED at B.Y.U.

DE - Joyner - ENROLLED at Kansas

LB - Vaughns - Committed to Baylor

DL - Coleman - Committed to Texas State

OG - Lapuaho - ENROLLED at B.Y.U.

DE - Grzesiak - ENROLLED at Cincinnati