Defensive tackles

[PonyPride]

The interior of the defensive line will have a different look in 2016. Gone is Zach Wood, who now is in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys.

Back from last year's roster: Mason Gentry, Deon Green, Zelt Minor, Keyfer Roberts, Chris Biggurs

Additions: J.T. Williams, Ken McLaurin, Pat Jones (who could play DE), Jalen Lynch

Newest addition: graduate transfer Terry Ayeni

Listed last year (on Iowa State roster) at 6-2 / 270

Has lived in Nigeria, Canada, England, New York ... Played just one year of high school football (played mostly soccer) ... Was named the No. 8 strongside defensive end in the country while playing at New Mexico Military Institute ... No. 9 strongside defensive end per 247sports.com ... transferred in 2014 to Iowa State, choosing the Cyclones over offers from West Virginia, South Florida, New Mexico and Northern Illinois ... missed 2014 season after tearing ACL in offseason workouts

http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5755

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/ ... i/8270815/

[Digetydog]

If you google him, you get a link to his mug shot. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/ ... /25669253/

I assume he is a walk on because he doesn't appear to have layer a down at Iowa State after transfering in from a Juco.

[BUS]

Well, we need the help. Hope that that aggression come out on the field AND not in normal life.

Best to out DT's as they are the anchor of the D.

[West Coast Johnny]

Well, we need the help. Hope that that aggression come out on the field AND not in normal life.

Best to out DT's as they are the anchor of the D.

Imagine the [deleted]-storm if Baylor tried to bring in a transfer with a similar arrest. Don't know why SMU would let him walk-on.

[PK]

Well, we need the help. Hope that that aggression come out on the field AND not in normal life.

Best to out DT's as they are the anchor of the D.

Imagine the [deleted]-storm if Baylor tried to bring in a transfer with a similar arrest. Don't know why SMU would let him walk-on.

Sort of like your quarterback last year punching a cop. Street fight/bar fight is one thing...[deleted] happens...punching out or raping a woman is quite another thing. Baylor can explain that I'm sure.

[East Coast Mustang]

WCJ trolling again. I remember when some TCU DE beat the [deleted] out of some frat kids last year...I think GP let him suit up a few games later

[Pony Boss]

There is no decency in Fort Worth

[gostangs]

There is one really average private school though...

I find it funny a fan of the school that gave that reprobate QB Paschall 18 chances with the law wants to criticise this move.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Good to hear!

I was afraid this topic was about the defense making a tackle in practice.

[RGV Pony]

Goes back a lot farther than that. Ryan Tucker back in the 90s

[PonyFan]

The best part of this thread is the increase in depth at the position.

[gostangs]

Agree PF. It feels llike a weakness is now a strength. If the freshman LB's can get on the fiield quickly I think we may be heading the right direction on defense.

[West Coast Johnny]

WCJ trolling again. I remember when some TCU DE beat the [deleted] out of some frat kids last year...I think GP let him suit up a few games later

I don't hold it against either player. TCU has had its share of knuckleheads that got in trouble. Of course there is a big difference between having a player that is already on your roster get in trouble and letting a player with a violent disciplinary history at another school walk on at your university. Its what Art Briles did.

[leopold]

Imagine the [deleted]-storm if Baylor tried to bring in a transfer with a similar arrest. Don't know why SMU would let him walk-on.

1. Nobody at Baylor or Nationally would have given a rats-ass if those kids had gone to class, made grades and stayed out of trouble, regardless of how they performed on the field. There's plenty of room on rosters and in classrooms for second chances at a lot of schools, so long as they act right.

1a. Art Briles would be the HC of Baylor right now if he had done what DigetyDog did, which is take five seconds out of his life and GOOGLE THE NAME to find out why a FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN had been kicked off Boise State's team. But, no, Art took the chickenblank way out and and tried to say that he didn't know about the kids past, didn't know about his issues, that Peterson didn't *sniff* tell him that he wasn't a *sniff* fine young man.

2. As far as us getting a DLineman goes

[Stallion]

We've got numbers at least of Defensive Lineman physically capable of contributing. I say keep em fresh-run them in and out unless someone takes the job. Several have been injury prone in their careers but they have some talent if healthy. Actually that group rates pretty highly from a recruiting perspective on an AAC team