Updated Depth Chart.

[99Bison]

OFFENSE
Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown
LT 52 Michael Arndt 6-6 1/2 315 Jr. LaMoure, N.D.
78 Paul Cornick 6-5 295 So. Orono, Minn.
LG 76 Keith Buckman 6-5 320 Sr. Belfi eld, N.D.
66 DJ McGregor 6-1 1/2 318 Jr. Warren, Minn.
C 63 Aus� n Richard 6-1 1/2 319 So. Fargo, N.D.
73 Joe Lund 6-1 287 RFr. Bloomington, Minn.
RG 65 Ryan Foster 6-2 1/2 304 Sr. Eleva, Wis.
68 Ty Beckius 6-3 1/2 287 RFr. Mahnomen, Minn.
RT 75 Gerry Ebel 6-6 1/2 316 Sr. Yankton, S.D.
61 Will Bri� 6-2 290 So. Minneapolis, Minn.
TE 82 Ma� Veldman 6-6 3/4 252 So. Becker, Minn.
87 Thor Brown 6-4 258 Sr. Fall Creek, Wis.
OR 84 Landon Smith 6-2 234 Jr. Dickinson, N.D.
QB 18 Nick Mertens 6-1 222 Sr. East Grand Forks, Minn.
3 Jose Mohler 5-11 177 RFr. Cardiff , Calif.
FB 46 Lee Vandal 6-0 242 Jr. Rolla, N.D.
33 Drew Hushka 6-0 242 Jr. Fargo, N.D.
HB 2 Pat Paschall 5-11 1/2 198 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.
23 Ma� Voigtlander 5-11 1/2 215 So. Lino Lakes , Minn.
WR 1 Shamen Washington 5-6 1/2 148 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
85 Garry Williams 5-11 172 Jr. Humble, Texas
WR 81 Warren Holloway 6-1 188 So. Houston, Texas
14 Titus Mack 5-9 168 Jr. New Britain, Conn.

DEFENSE
Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown
LE 90 Garre� Johnson 6-4 260 So. Chaska, Minn.
98 Sco� Stoczynski 6-2 244 So. Hoff man Estates, Ill.
DT 70 Ma� hew Gratzek 6-2 278 Jr. Argyle, Minn.
95 Ma� Phillips 6-4 276 Jr. De Pere, Wis.
NG 99 Michael Fairbairn 6-2 1/2 304 Sr. LaGrange, Ill.
94 Yuen Taufete’e 6-0 295 Sr. Pago Pago, Amer. Samoa
RE 92 Coulter Boyer 6-4 255 So. Hurley, S.D.
86 Jared Hines 6-4 1/2 250 Sr. Ellsworth, Wis.
WLB 26 Ma� Ki� elson 5-11 216 Sr. Velva, N.D.
58 Alex Yaggie 5-11 216 So. Thief River Falls, Minn.
MLB 44 Preston Evans 5-11 220 So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
43 Eddie Beson 6-2 225 RFr. Appleton, Wis.
SLB 56 Brandon Jemison 6-1 199 Fr. Fargo, N.D.
8 D.J. McNorton 5-9 1/2 201 So. Channelview, Texas
LCB 6 Richard Bowman 5-8 1/2 170 Sr. Houston, Texas
31 Brendin Pierre 5-9 152 Fr. Miramar, Fla.
SS 15 Kyle Belmont 5-10 1/2 196 Jr. Ba� le Lake, Minn.
36 Cyrus Lemon 5-10 1/2 196 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn.
FS 7 Daniel Eaves 6-0 1/2 194 So. Harvey, Ill.
9 Josh Horner 5-8 184 RFr. Fargo, N.D.
RCB 32 Derrius Colvin 5-9 1/2 175 Jr. South Holland, Ill.
4 Josh Gatlin 6-1 198 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

SPECIALISTS
Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown
P 19 John Prelvitz 6-2 205 Jr. Roseau, Minn.
LS 50 Jeff Cur� s 6-3 235 Sr. New Hope, Minn.
PK 27 Shawn Bibeau 5-11 1/2 218 Sr. White Bear Lake, Minn.
39 John Obarski 5-9 243 Sr. Burnsville, Minn.
H 19 John Prelvitz 6-2 205 Jr. Roseau, Minn.
PR 1 Shamen Washington 5-6 1/2 148 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
KR 1 Shamen Washington 5-6 1/2 148 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
8 D.J. McNorton 5-9 1/2 201 So. Channelview, Texas

Avg. Weight Off . Line 301
Avg. Weight Backs 220
Avg. Weight Receivers 168
Avg. Weight Def. Line 274
Avg. Weight LB 212
Avg. Weight DB 184

[westnodak93bison]

the LB crew is way to light and inexperienced for the MVC.

[westnodak93bison]

So what happened with the LB recruiting? We have 2 Lbs on NFL rosters and the 3rd got a shot with the Vikes and we cant recruit some adequate replacements with immediate impact knowing these three are gone to the NFL? WTF! I'm not sure what to think of this staff. I was told first hand from a "positions" coach a couple years ago that Willie Mack Garza was/is the best coach on the staff. I think we lost the best coach to TN.

[OldBison]

So what happened with the LB recruiting? We have 2 Lbs on NFL rosters and the 3rd got a shot with the Vikes and we cant recruit some adequate replacements with immediate impact knowing these three are gone to the NFL? WTF! I'm not sure what to think of this staff. I was told first hand from a "positions" coach a couple years ago that Willie Mack Garza was/is the best coach on the staff. I think we lost the best coach to TN.

If he was so good, why is there no depth at LB? A TFr starting due to the starter being injuried and a RB who has never played the position moved over after another injury? Sounds like Mack dropped the ball coordinating the recruitment of defensive players to me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

What about DBs? A So FS and a RFr as the back up, no Jr or Sr. Backups to a Sr and Jr at CB, who are not performing particularly well, are backed up by a TFr and a JUCO. Courtney Mitchell no where to be found on the depth chart. I would argue the talent and depth at CB and FS is marginal, at best. SSs are in good shape since Belmont would be normally a Sr and Lemon a Jr with Ollman as a TFr, but basically the DB has significant lack of depth in 3 of 4 positions. Mack was the DB coach as well as the DC, looks like he dropped the ball in recruiting here also.

The DL is pretty solid and has some depth, but the rest of the D is definitely lacking in depth. Mack may have been a great coach on the practice field and perhaps even on game day, but I am not convinced he produced a very good recruiting record while here otherwise there wouldn't be so many holes and defense wouldn't be struggling so much this season.

I would argue if you can't recruit the athletes it doesn't matter how good a coach you are, your team is going to suffer the consequences due to a lack of talent if you don't recruit the players who can play in the first place. :smh: :smh: :smh: :smh:

[steelbison]

If he was so good, why is there no depth at LB? A TFr starting due to the starter being injuried and a RB who has never played the position moved over after another injury? Sounds like Mack dropped the ball coordinating the recruitment of defensive players to me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

What about DBs? A So FS and a RFr as the back up, no Jr or Sr. Backups to a Sr and Jr at CB, who are not performing particularly well, are backed up by a TFr and a JUCO. Courtney Mitchell no where to be found on the depth chart. I would argue the talent and depth at CB and FS is marginal, at best. SSs are in good shape since Belmont would be normally a Sr and Lemon a Jr with Ollman as a TFr, but basically the DB has significant lack of depth in 3 of 4 positions. Mack was the DB coach as well as the DC, looks like he dropped the ball in recruiting here also.

The DL is pretty solid and has some depth, but the rest of the D is definitely lacking in depth. Mack may have been a great coach on the practice field and perhaps even on game day, but I am not convinced he produced a very good recruiting record while here otherwise there wouldn't be so many holes and defense wouldn't be struggling so much this season.

I would argue if you can't recruit the athletes it doesn't matter how good a coach you are, your team is going to suffer the consequences due to a lack of talent if you don't recruit the players who can play in the first place. :smh: :smh: :smh: :smh:

GREAT POINTS!!!!

[X-Factor]

DJ McNorton as a strongside LB backup? did I miss something?

[steelbison]

DJ McNorton as a strongside LB backup? did I miss something?

nope. From what I understand he will be in on passing situations.

[yippie]

DJ McNorton as a strongside LB backup? did I miss something?

He is playing the strongside i'm assuming to cover the tight end.

[Bison06]

If he was so good, why is there no depth at LB? A TFr starting due to the starter being injuried and a RB who has never played the position moved over after another injury? Sounds like Mack dropped the ball coordinating the recruitment of defensive players to me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

What about DBs? A So FS and a RFr as the back up, no Jr or Sr. Backups to a Sr and Jr at CB, who are not performing particularly well, are backed up by a TFr and a JUCO. Courtney Mitchell no where to be found on the depth chart. I would argue the talent and depth at CB and FS is marginal, at best. SSs are in good shape since Belmont would be normally a Sr and Lemon a Jr with Ollman as a TFr, but basically the DB has significant lack of depth in 3 of 4 positions. Mack was the DB coach as well as the DC, looks like he dropped the ball in recruiting here also.

The DL is pretty solid and has some depth, but the rest of the D is definitely lacking in depth. Mack may have been a great coach on the practice field and perhaps even on game day, but I am not convinced he produced a very good recruiting record while here otherwise there wouldn't be so many holes and defense wouldn't be struggling so much this season.

I would argue if you can't recruit the athletes it doesn't matter how good a coach you are, your team is going to suffer the consequences due to a lack of talent if you don't recruit the players who can play in the first place. :smh: :smh: :smh: :smh:

Maybe I missed something, but how is Coach Garza to blame for our recruiting woes? The fact is that he is and was an amazing football coach and to blame our lack of depth at linebacker on him is laughable. So many things go into great recruiting in college football. It's the job of the university, the athletic department and also the football coaching staff to impress a recruit enough to want to come to Fargo. I find it interesting when a coach becomes known as a "great recruiter". I look at this as being similar to being a good salesman. Yes you can be a great salesman, but it makes you considerably better to be selling a great product. Everything that a recruit sees from a university plays into their decision, not just the actions of one man. Let's not blame our lack of depth on one man, it's a team effort here fellas.

[Tatanka]

Updated depth chart?

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