2017 Offensive Depth Charts
Two-Deep As of 08.02.2017
LT Collin Conner 6-5 309 Jr, Dillon Radunz 6-6 287 RFr
LG Bryce Messner 6-3 291 Sr, Zack Ziemer 6-4 299 Sr
C Tanner Volson 6-4 301 Jr, Karson Schoening 6-5 297 RFr
RG Austin Kuhnert 6-4 304 Sr, Zach Kubas 6-4 283 RFr
RT Zack Johnson 6-6 312 So, Luke Bacon 6-5 299 Jr
TE Connor Wentz 6-3 250 Sr, Jeff Illies 6-3 235 Sr
QB Easton Stick 6-2 221 Jr, Cole Davis 6-3 215 Sr
FB Brock Robbins 6-1 246 So, Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 So
RB Lance Dunn 5-9 211, Bruce Anderson 5-11 216 Jr
WR RJ Urzendowski 6-0 200 Sr, Dallas Freeman 6-1 197 Jr
WR Darrius Shepherd 5-11 186 Jr, Dimitri Williams 5-11 191 Jr
Depth as of 08.02.2017
OC
OG Josh Howlesos 6-5 293 RFr, Jack Albrecht 6-5- 278 RFr, Ben Hecht 6-5 277 RFr
OT Cordell Volson 6-6 299 RFr, Erik Olson 6-5 277 Sr
TE Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 So, Nate Jensen 6-6 245 Jr, Matt Anderson 6-4 247 So
QB Henry Van Dellen 6-4 226 RFr, Noah Sanders 6-2 210 So
FB Zak Kuntz 6-2 249 RFr
RB Adam Cofield 5-11 205, Demaris Purifoy 6-1 197 So, Ty Brooks 5-9 180 So
WR Cordell Pimienta 6-0 177 So, Desmond Cain 5-10 185 Jr, Daniel Polansky 6-0 190 Sr, Victor Kizewski 6-0 192 RFr, Sean Engel 6-5 208 RFr, Trevor Heit 5-9 177 RFr, Cole Jacob 6-1 193 RFr
True Freshmen
OC Zach Willis 6-4, 305
OG Nash Jensen 6-4 349
OT
TE Austin Avery 6-3 241, Costner Ching 6-3 249, Cody Mauch 6-4 234, Noah Gindorff 6-6 249, Josh Babicz 6-6 225 Fr
QB Henry Van Dellen 6-4 226 RFr, Holden Hotchkiss 6-3 191 Fr, Noah Sanders 6-2 210 So
FB Zak Kuntz 6-2 249 RFr
RB Adam Cofield 5-11 205, Demaris Purifoy 6-1 197 So, Ty Brooks 5-9 180 So, Seth Wilson 5-10 189 Fr
WR Christian Watson 6-3 186, Andy Voyen 6-2 196, Peter Isais 5-11 170, Carson Yaggie 6-2 196, Brant Bohmert 5-11 179
NDSU has never had more depth at TE, that's for sure. And there is starter material in the WR list too.
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I saw some Oklahoma drills on twitter last year and one guy just totally kicked everyone's ass. It was so dominating I had to check the number and sure enough it was Bryce Messner. Now he's way bigger.
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I'm thinking "The Bruce" will have a huge year!!
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I split out the true freshmen...
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You know, seeing it on paper makes me more excited. The big question is can Easton make a jump in the passing game, and even if he does not, can our OC put together a game plan where his legs are an absolute weapon. (I love to tell big NFL fans that when they say Wentz is a good scrambler, I tell him the current QB is even better.....)
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As is the case with ALL Bison fans, I'm praying for no major injuries.
But..........it's comforting to know that the depth across the board makes me confident that the "next man up" philosophy will be solid.
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You know, seeing it on paper makes me more excited. The big question is can Easton make a jump in the passing game, and even if he does not, can our OC put together a game plan where his legs are an absolute weapon. (I love to tell big NFL fans that when they say Wentz is a good scrambler, I tell him the current QB is even better.....)
The funny thing about Stick is he really wasn't a scrambler last year. His runs were almost all designed runs. He actually didn't do a good job last year when his first read wasn't there actually scrambling and making something happen either with his legs or his arm (Elway Young). It was almost like he felt he needed to stay in the pocket rather than just create. I am hoping he makes that jump and becomes a QB that is a scrambler that can make things happen with both his arm and legs. This can be done by moving him outside the pocket and giving him those options.
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The funny thing about Stick is he really wasn't a scrambler last year. His runs were almost all designed runs. He actually didn't do a good job last year when his first read wasn't there actually scrambling and making something happen either with his legs or his arm (Elway Young). It was almost like he felt he needed to stay in the pocket rather than just create. I am hoping he makes that jump and becomes a QB that is a scrambler that can make things happen with both his arm and legs. This can be done by moving him outside the pocket and giving him those options.
With the alleged more athletic OL maybe they'll go with some slide protection, allowing Stick to potentially escape the pocket more easily. Also, the new OC used several designed QB runs at MSU last year. We saw some of those in Spring Game.
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Snowgoose
The funny thing about Stick is he really wasn't a scrambler last year. His runs were almost all designed runs. He actually didn't do a good job last year when his first read wasn't there actually scrambling and making something happen either with his legs or his arm (Elway Young). It was almost like he felt he needed to stay in the pocket rather than just create. I am hoping he makes that jump and becomes a QB that is a scrambler that can make things happen with both his arm and legs. This can be done by moving him outside the pocket and giving him those options.
Different kind of offense, but essentially like what Gubrud did against us last year for EWU.
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With the alleged more athletic OL maybe they'll go with some slide protection, allowing Stick to potentially escape the pocket more easily. Also, the new OC used several designed QB runs at MSU last year. We saw some of those in Spring Game.
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Of course, the opposite of all of this is we can't have Stick get killed, either.....he is not that big of a guy.