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SMU started spring workouts Tuesday, and in addition to the seniors who finished their college careers in 2024, the roster has undergone a considerable makeover.

RETURNING PLAYERS WEARING DIFFERENT JERSEY NUMBERS
0: RB Derrick McFall (wore 20 last season)
1: DE Isaiah Smith (58)
2: WR Jordan Hudson (8)
5: TE Adam Moore (85)
9: DE Cameron Robertson (15)
12: S Isaiah Nwokobia (23)
14: QB Charlie Fiser (28)
40: LB Justin Medlock (8)

ELIGIBILITY REMAINING BUT NO LONGER ON ROSTER
RB Camar Wheaton
RB Rooster Knighton
WR Ashton Cozart
DE Omari Abor
WR Joey Bruszer
QB Maddox Fuller
TE Markus Schumacher
OL Hunter Ryan
OL Keaton Schultz
OL Reagan Gill
TE Davis Hawkins
DE Matt Baer

WALKED ON SENIOR DAY BUT STILL ON ROSTER
TE Stone Eby

NEWCOMERS
1: QB Ty Hawkins — IMG Academy
4: DT Terry Webb — Texas State
5: DE D.J. Warner — Kansas
6: Jeffrey M’ba — Purdue
8: DB Marcellus Barnes, Jr. — Syracuse
9: WR Jalen Cooper — Cibolo (Steele), Texas
10: DB Turen Polley — Duncanville HS
13: WR Daylon Singleton — DeSoto HS
15: DB La’Modrick Spencer — (Hutchinson CC
16: QB Tyler Van Dyke — Wisconsin
24: LB Mark Iheanachor — Los Angeles (Narbonne HS), California
24: RB CJ Johnson — Miami
25: DB Javion Holiday — Duncanville HS
33: LB Zakye Barker — East Carolina
34: DT Damarjhe Lewis — Purdue
48: LS Morgan Tribbett — Colorado State
49: LS Nolan Atkins — Flower Mound (Marcus), Texas
57: DE Trey Wilson — Baylor
60: OT Zion Nelson — Miami
63: OL Addison Nichols — Arkansas
64: OL Joshua Bates — Oklahoma
76: OL Drew Hill — Corona (Centennial), Texas
79: OL Siona Ma’u — New Mexico Military Institute
90: DE Jalen Shivers — Atlanta (South Gwinnett HS), Georgia
99: DL Eric Taylor — Mississippi State

I had assumed the RB room was going to be over crowded so Rooster and Camar moving on does not come as a big surprise. Hope their injuries are fully rehabbed and they can find playing time somewhere if that's what they want to do. In Wheaton's case, given his history of injuries I wonder whether he's thinking it's time to retire from playing this game?

I'm waiting to see an offensive lineman wearing a single digit.
Seems like every other position group wants them.

We need more big men. Two more for each side of the line.
We will watch the next few weeks and see what happens.

PonyPride - left off 9 Cooper wr - I bet he is in the rotation if not a starter

Bus we have 20 OL - 1 agree we might take 1 or 2 DL depending on how spring practice goes

Spring practice might lead to more guys jumping into the portal so there could be some more changes before fall camp. That's just the new way of life in college athletics with free agency

dalpony wrote:PonyPride - left off 9 Cooper wr - I bet he is in the rotation if not a starter

Good catch (and sorry, Jalen).
Fixed ... and thanks.

Two more departures, DB Alex Rodgers and OL Caleb Johnson.

LJ...

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