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BOISE
STATE BRONCOS
2013
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OFFENSE
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------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
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KEY
LOSSES |
OFFENSE:
D.J. Harper-RB, Dan Paul-FB, Mitch Burroughs-WR,
Chris Potter-WR, Chandler Koch-TE, Joe
Kellogg-OG, Michael Ames-OG, Brenel
Myers-OT, Michael Frisina-K |
DEFENSE:
Michael
Atkinson-NT, Darren Koontz-DT, Greg
Grimes-NT, Tommy Smith-LB, J.C. Percy-LB,
Jamar Taylor-CB, Jerrell Gavins-CB,
Dextrell Simmons-NB, Sam
Ukwuachu-DE (transferred), Lee
Hightower-SS |
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WR
Matt Miller |
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Receiver
/ Defensive End |
Nine
receivers caught a dozen
or more passes in 2012.
Most of them are back
as are most of the backups.
This is a deep receiving
crew. Boise State ranked
7th nationally in the
sack department. Defensive
ends Demarcus Lawrence
and Tyler Horn are back
to harass opposing quarterbacks.
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Linebacker
/ Cornerback |
A
completely new set of
linebackers in this nickel
base defense need to be
found. Tommy Smith and
J.C. Percy were dominating
tacklers. Cornerbacks
Jamar Taylor and Jerrell
Gavins had much to do
with the great success
of this pass defense.
Replacing them will be
a crucial experiment this
off-season. |
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DE
Demarcus Lawrence |
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BOISE
STATE 2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
OFFENSE |
QB |
Joe
Southwick-Sr (6-1, 202) |
Grant
Hedrick-Jr (6-0, 200) |
RB |
Jay
Ajayi-So (6-0, 215) |
Derrick
Thomas-Jr (6-0, 207) / Jamal
Wilson-So (5-11, 238) (FB) |
WR |
Matt
Miller-Jr (6-3, 218) |
Aaron
Burks-Sr (6-3, 200) |
WR |
Kirby
Moore-Sr (6-3, 206) |
Geraldo
Boldewijn-Sr (6-4, 215) |
WR |
Shane
Williams-Rhodes-So (5-6, 158) |
Dallas
Burroughs-Jr (5-8, 171) |
TE |
Gabe
Linehan-Sr (6-4, 238) |
Holden
Huff-So (6-5, 221) |
OT |
Charles
Leno-Sr (6-4, 294) |
Rees
Odhiambo-So (6-4, 309) |
OG |
Spencer
Gerke-Sr (6-3, 297) |
Mario
Yakoo-RFr (6-3, 320) |
C |
Matt
Paradis-Sr (6-3, 293) |
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OG |
Jake
Broyles-Sr (6-5, 299) |
Travis
Averill-RFr (6-3, 292) |
OT |
Rees
Odhiambo-So (6-4, 309) |
Steven
Baggett-RFr (6-3, 275) |
K |
Dan
Goodale-Jr (5-10, 193) |
Tyler
Rausa-So (5-8, 191) |
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BOISE
STATE 2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
DEFENSE |
DE |
Demarcus
Lawrence-Jr (6-3, 244) |
Beau
Martin-Jr (6-2, 258) |
NT |
Ricky
Tjong-A-Tjoe-Sr (6-3, 303) |
Armad
Nance-So (6-0, 290) |
DT |
Tyler
Horn-Jr (6-5, 264) |
Tutulupeatau
Mataele-Jr (6-3, 280) |
DE |
Khayree
Marshall-Sr (6-2, 240) |
Darien
Barrett-RFr (6-2, 233) |
MLB |
Blake
Renaud-Jr (6-3, 249) |
Dustin
Kamper-Sr (6-1, 232) |
WLB |
Tyler
Gray-So (6-4, 223) |
Travis
Saxton-Jr (6-1, 220) |
CB |
Donte
Deayon-So (5-9, 151) |
Deon'tae
Florance-Jr (5-9, 171) |
CB |
Bryan
Douglas-Jr (5-9, 170) |
Cleshawn
Page-Jr (5-8, 173) |
SS |
Darian
Thompson-So (6-1, 201) |
Taylor
Loffler-So (6-3, 212) |
FS |
Jeremy
Ioane-Jr (5-10, 189) |
Ebo
Makinde-Sr (5-10, 179) |
NB |
Corey
Bell-Jr (5-11, 208) |
Jonathan
Brown-Sr (5-10, 215) |
P |
Trevor
Harman-Sr (6-3, 207) |
Sean
Wale-RFr (6-1, 183) |
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QUICK
TAKES |
- This
could be the year for senior quarterback
Joe Southwick. He finished the 2012
regular season playing his best
football. This offensive line also
does a good job protecting Joe.
After sitting behind and watching
legendary Kellen Moore handle the
position it's now his turn to take
a swipe at a magical Boise State
run.
- The
Broncos understandably leaned on
the run game more with a new quarterback.
Gone is 1,000-yard rusher D.J. Harper
but young sophomore Jay Ajayi brings
an explosive power element to the
table and a 6.9 yards-per-carry
average.
- Receiver
Matt Miller has more catches than
any Bronco over the past two season.
He is a possession-type guy who
moves the chains. This may not be
the highest rated set of receivers
on an individual basis, but there
is plenty of quality route runners
to choose from.
- History
has shown that no matter how many
people Boise State brings back,
this team is geared to play with
anyone while racking up impressive
won-loss records. Head Coach Chris
Petersen has done more with lesser
experienced teams compared to the
one he will have under his tutelage
for 2013. The defense certainly
has some questions that need answered
given the personnel loses but this
is still a typical triumphant Boise
State team. Ignoring them as a Top
25 entity would be an insult.
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BOISE
STATE 2013 SCHEDULE
Aug.
31 - at Washington
Sept. 7 - UT-Martin
Sept. 13 - Air Force
Sept. 20 - at Fresno State
Sept. 28 - Southern Miss
Oct. 12 - at Utah State
Oct. 19 - Nevada
Oct. 25 - at Brigham Young
Nov. 2 - at Colorado State
Nov. 16 - Wyoming
Nov. 23 - at San Diego State
Nov. 30 - New Mexico |
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