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FRESNO
STATE BULLDOGS
2013
College Football Preview
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| OFFENSE
- 8 |
------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 8 |
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| KEY
LOSSES |
| OFFENSE:
Robbie Rouse-RB, Rashad Evans-WR, Matt
Hunt-OG, Richard Helepiko-OG/OT, Dean
Victor-WR, Quentin
Breshears-K |
| DEFENSE:
Anthony
Williams-DE, Travis Brown-LB, Tristan
Okpalaugo-LB, Shawn Plummer-LB, Phillip
Thomas-S, Andrew Shapiro-P |
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QB
Derek Carr |
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| Quarterback
/ Receiver |
| Derek
Carr, brother of NFL quarterback
David Carr, is an NFL
quarterback playing in
college today according
to coaches that have faced
him. His 28 of 32 passing
game for 452 yards versus
Air Force late in the
season led opposing head
coach Troy Calhoun, a
former NFL assistant,
to acknowledge as much.
The Mountain West Offensive
Player of The Year will
have all of his receivers
back making for some potent
combinations.
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| Running
Back / Right Offensive Tackle |
There
has to be some concern
in regards to the ground
game. Running Back Robbie
Rouse was responsible
for nearly 75% of the
rushing yards. The only
other option with experience
as a Bulldog will be sophomore
Marteze Walker who only
managed 174 yards as a
frosh. The Hawai'i Bowl
on Christmas Eve demonstrated
how this offense can fall
completely to pieces if
a right tackle doesn't
learn how to pass protect.
SMU destroyed Carr that
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DB
Derron Smith |
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| FRESNO
STATE 2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| OFFENSE |
| QB |
Derek
Carr-Sr (6-3, 218) |
Greg
Watson-Jr (5-10, 209) |
| RB |
Marteze
Waller-So (5-11, 214) |
Josh
Quezada-Jr (5-11, 214) |
| WR |
Isaiah
Burse-Sr (6-0, 187) |
Greg
Watson-Jr (5-10, 209) |
| WR |
Davante
Adams-So (6-2, 212) |
Aaron
Peck-So (6-3, 211) |
| WR |
Josh
Harper-Jr (6-1, 184) |
Dillon
Root-So (6-0, 190) |
| TE |
Marcel
Jensen-Sr (6-6, 270) |
Riley
Barnes-Jr (6-3, 261) |
| OT |
Austin
Wentworth-Sr (6-5, 306) |
Josh
Tremblay-Jr (6-5, 284) |
| OG |
Bo
Bonnheim-So (6-2, 295) |
Travis
Harvey-RFr (6-5, 334) |
| C |
Lars
Bramer-Sr (6-5, 282) |
Mike
Saenz-Sr (6-5, 312) |
| OG |
Cody
Wichmann-Jr (6-6, 311) |
James
Le'au-Sr (6-1, 310) |
| OT |
Justin
Northern-So (6-5, 285) |
Alex
Fifita-So (6-4, 307) |
| K |
Blake
Dunn-Sr (5-9, 172) |
Garrett
Swanson-So (6-0, 213) |
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| FRESNO
STATE 2013 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| DEFENSE |
| DE |
Nikko
Motta-Sr (6-2, 279) |
Todd
Hunt-So (6-3, 261) |
| NG |
Tyeler
Davison-Jr (6-2, 304) |
Maurice
Poyadue-So (6-3, 280) |
| DE |
Andy
Jennings-Sr (6-2, 275) |
Ben
Letcher-Sr (6-2, 243) |
| OLB |
Donavon
Lewis-Jr (6-2, 239) |
Ejiro
Ederaine-So (6-3, 220) |
| MLB |
Karl
Mickelson-Jr (6-0, 229) |
Jeremiah
Toma-Sr (6-0, 235) |
| MLB |
Kyrie
Wilson-So (6-2, 228) |
Patrick
Su'a-Sr (6-1, 239) |
| OLB |
Brandon
Hughes-RFr (6-3, 212) |
Nat
Harrison-Sr (6-2, 233) |
| CB |
Shannon
Edwards-So (5-11, 190) |
Jamal
Ellis-RFr (5-11, 176) / Sean
Alston-Jr (5-10, 192) (inj) |
| CB |
L.J.
Jones-Sr (5-10, 201) |
Treshon
Broughton-Fr (6-0, 170) |
| S |
Derron
Smith-Jr (5-11, 200) |
Dalen
Jones-RFr (6-1, 193) |
| S |
Charles
Washington-So (5-11, 200) |
Rodney
Mathews-Jr (6-0, 208) |
| P |
Garrett
Swanson-So (6-0, 213) |
Colin
McGuire-Fr (5-10, 183) |
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| QUICK
TAKES |
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- Fresno
State could have been a Top 25 preseason
team, but the shocking 43-10 Hawai'i
Bowl beatdown at the hands of a
mediocre SMU chilled the process.
Looking back the 2012 Bulldogs really
made a living off of poor Mountain
West teams losing to every worthy
team on the schedule (Oregon, Boise
State and Tulsa). All three of those
teams are on the schedule again.
The Bulldogs will have to beat one
of them this time around to be taken
seriously.
- Quarterback
David Carr could have come out early
for the NFL and could have been
drafted in the later rounds. This
is a guy who threw 511 passes and
managed 4,104 yards in the 2012
process. He caught absolute fire
in November with this spread offense.
Don't be surprised if David Carr
sneaks up to become one of the better
quarterbacks in this coming winter's
draft discussions. He has a very
strong arm, but doesn't play particularly
well when pressured.
- Carr's
favorite target is NationalChamps.net
Preseason All-American Davante Adams,
who amassed 102 receptions for 1,312
yards. Carr has dumped the ball
to 14 different receivers and they
are all coming back.
- One
of the big keys to this offense
will be trying to replace talented
workhorse running back Robbie Rouse.
He alone represented the ground
game last year. The combination
of replacements Waller and Quezada
are each good enough to handle the
workload on their own, but no way
they match the playmaking numbers
Rouse produced.
- The
offensive line isn't huge and it
had a massive problem protecting
Carr at times. The Hawai'i Bowl
was horrendous as that game literally
made SMU defensive end Margus Hunt
a top rate NFL prospect. Coaches
really need to locate a right tackle
and fast.
- Make
no mistake, the pass defense is
one of the best in the nation. It
starts with the nation's ninth ranked
sack unit which returns all three
starters led by All-Conference selections
Davisson and Jennings.
- Gone
will be Jim Thorpe Award finalist
Phillip Thomas at safety. But safety
Derron Smith is just as capable.
Smith was the team's second best
tackler and picked off six passes.
Both corners return. Fresno State's
20 interceptions was the country's
third best total.
- From
a talent standpoint Fresno State
may be the best team in the Mountain
West.
- The
players have rallied around coach
Tim DeRuyter and his staff in their
first year guiding the program.
There is talent to go with the attitude.
Things are looking up again in The
Valley.
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FRESNO
STATE 2013 SCHEDULE
Aug.
29 - Rutgers
Sept. 7 - Cal Poly
Sept. 14 - at Colorado
Sept. 20 - Boise State
Sept. 28 - at Hawai'i
Oct. 5 - at Idaho
Oct. 19 - UNLV
Oct. 26 - at San Diego State
Nov. 2 - Nevada
Nov. 9 - at Wyoming
Nov. 23 - New Mexico
Nov. 29 - at San Jose State |
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