The 2013 Numerical Roster

Written by Drew Roberts, et al.

90s

98 Alec Dhaenens

true freshman tight end 6 foot, 3 inches, 232 pounds Fruitland, Idaho When 2014 rolls around, a subsequent redshirt may be unnecessary if

Dhaenens is as good as advertised—and all early indications are that he

is.

Alec Dhaenens // Christopher Santini

97 Austin Silsby

true freshman defensive end 6 foot, 3 inches, 219 pounds Kuna, Idaho No Countdown. Sorry, Austin.

Austin Silsby

96 Elliot Hoyte

Redshirt freshman defensive lineman 6 foot, 4 inches, 275 pounds Tavistock, England Hoyte, the son of Nigel Hoyte—a former world league player for the Lon-

don Monarchs—has grown up around the American game, even in the

land of soccer and cricket.

Elliot Hoyte // Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

94 Sam McCaskill

redshirt freshman defensive end 6 foot, 3 inches, 240 pounds Eugene, Oregon McCaskill already reminds me a lot of Shea McClellin...heck, they even share the same initials...and if he can play close to McClellin's level, we'll halt our Sam Ukwuachu lamentations with a quickness.

Sam McCaskill // Owen Hart, wrestler

93 Brennyn Dunn

redshirt freshman tight end 6 foot, 3 inches, 220 pounds Preston, Idaho Dunn walked on last season after a stellar career at Napoleon Dynamite stomping grounds, Preston High. I scoured for football stats for Dunn, but couldn't find any...suffice it to say he's quite an athlete, winning the 4A state high jump crown in 2012 and finishing 2nd in the 110 hurdles.

Brennyn Dunn // Shute from Vision Quest

92 Kamalei Correa

true freshman defensive end 6 foot, 2 inches, 244 pounds Honolulu, Hawaii Ex-Hawaii coach Greg McMackin so coveted Correa that he extended an offer to him when he was barely 15.

Kamalei Correa // Tedy Bruschi

91 Jackson Reed

redshirt freshman tight end 6 foot, 4 inches, 226 pounds Boise, Idaho A little-known loophole actually makes anyone named "Jackson" a part-owner of Jackson's Food Stores. Next time you see Reed, ask him for a free Slurpee.

Jackson Reed // Henry Rollins

90 Justin Taimatuia

Junior defensive tackle 6 feet, 281 pounds American Samoa Taimatuia is a big time JC-transfer and can compete for playing time from day one.

Justin Taimatuia // Michael Lose, former Bronco

89 Connor Peters

Junior tight end 6 foot, 4 inches, 250 pounds Antioch, California An interesting development will be Peters' possible double-duty at full-back, which I think he could handle quite well as long as his 6'5" frame doesn't obstruct Joe Southwick's view too badly.

Connor Peters // Block-Up (strong blocker)

88 Jake Roh

True freshman tight end 6 foot, 2 inches, 210 pounds Scottsdale, Arizona ESPN's recruiting service likens Roh's game to that of Brian Finneran, an All-American at Villanova and NFL journeyman, most recently with the Atlanta Falcons.

Jake Roh // young Jared Leto

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87 Gabe Linehan

Senior tight end 6 foot, 4 inches, 238 pounds Banks, Oregon Linehan's lineage hails from the land up North (the school who shall not be named). Thankfully, Linehan didn't follow in the steps of his father and uncles. Linehan was a standout quarterback and linebacker at his small Oregon high school

Gabe Linehan // Sunshine, Remember the Titans

86 Kyle Sosnowski

Redshirt junior tight end 6 foot, 2 inches, 238 pounds Boise, Idaho Three time All-SIC and two time All-Idaho while he played at Capital High. Holds the school record for interceptions (he played a lot of safety (huge safety, right?!) while at Capital)).

Kyle Sosnowski // Gabriel Iglesias

85 Holden Huff

Redshirt sophomore tight end 6 foot, 5 inches, 236 pounds Rocklin, California I think Huff continues his upward progression this season and starts off the year like he finished the last. I'd expect at least 6 receiving TDs out of him and somewhere near 400 receiving yards if he and Southwick can stay on a similar wavelength.

Holden Huff // Justin Timberlake

84 Jake Hardee

Redshirt sophomore tight end 6 foot, 3 inches, 241 pounds Boise, Idaho I'm glad that Hardee has found a niche with the team and am sure that with a little more perseverance, he'll be placed on scholarship—lord knows we're rooting for all walk-on, but the local ones get special consid-eration.

Jake Hardee // Brian Scalabrine

83 Tanner Shipley

True freshman wide receiver 6 feet, 182 pounds Wilsonville, Oregon Shipley actually verbally committed to BYU (twice) before coming to his senses and signing with the Broncos in February. He scheduled official visits on back-to-back weeks to BYU and Boise State

Tanner Shipley // Paul Walker

82 Thomas Sperbeck

True freshman wide receiver 6 feet, 174 pounds Carmichael, California Sperbeck was named MaxPreps' All-Sac-Joaquin Section First Team as an athlete, and led his squad in rushing, tackling, passing, and scoring as a senior. Not bad.

Thomas Sperbeck // Michael Fassenbender

81 Dallas Burroughs

Junior wide receiver 5 foot, 8 inches, 171 pounds Meridian, Idaho Featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in June 27th issue. Shattered 25 year-old 100m record at state track meet by posting a wind-legal 10.34 time—also one of the nation's best on the year.

Dallas Burroughs // Ice Man

80 D.J. Dean

True freshman wide receiver 6 feet, 187 pounds Eagle, Idaho Dean was a two-way standout for the Eagle Mustangs, and his contribu-tions to the squad were recognized with the 5A SIC Player of the Year award in 2011.

D.J. Dean // young James Woods

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79 Avery Westendorf

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 5 inches, 292 pounds Meridian, Idaho Westendorf figures to provide depth at the tackle spot, which is where most 6'5", 300-pound teenagers end up eventually.

Avery Westendorf // Aaron Paul

78 Charles Leno

Redshirt senior offensive lineman 6 foot, 4 inches, 295 pounds Oakland, California Charles Leno might not be the guy you'd expect to draw comparisons to All-Pro offensive tackle Ryan Clady, but that's exactly what many are say-ing about the big, athletic lineman.

Charles Leno // Biz Markie

77 Spencer Gerke

Redshirt senior offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 303 pounds Boise, Idaho Nickname: “Beef Gerke.” Almost went with “Turkey Gerke,” but I've heard he's not that good at bowling.

Spencer Gerke // Liev Schriber

76 Jake Broyles

Redshirt senior offensive lineman 6 foot, 5 inches, 286 pounds Henderson, Nevada Broyles considered Brown, Princeton, UNLV, and Fresno State,

Jake Broyles // Scooter

75 Eli McCullough

True freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 5 inches, 271 pounds Boise, Idaho I think McCullough will be a force at (presumably) tackle when his red-shirt season is up—the kid has a big frame, good footwork/athleticism and is a tenacious blocker.

Eli McCullough // Seth Rogen

74 Archie Lewis

True freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 275 pounds Rancho Cucamonga, California

Archie conversion chart: 1.15 Archie Mannings = 1 Archie Lewis, 1.3 Archie Bunkers = 1 Archie Lewis, 2 Archie Andrews = 1 Archie Lewis, 1500 Archie Lewises = 1 St. Louis Arch

Archie Lewis // Demarcus Lawrence

73 Travis Averill

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 296 pounds Anaheim, California Averill's versatility makes him one of the more intriguing players on the Boise State O-line, and I think he may get a taste of multiple positions in camp and once the season starts before the coaching staff will know just where to line him up for good.

Travis Averill // That one guy from that one thing

72 Marcus Henry

Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 285 pounds Bellevue, Washington He has yet to start a game on the offensive line, and his first could be emotional: Week One, Boise State plays just a few miles south of his hometown of Bellevue, Washington.

Marcus Henry // Chow Yun Fat

71 Rees Odhiambo

Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman 6 foot, 4 inches, 307 pounds Mansfield, Texas The former Kenyan sprinter bulked up a bit (like, a lot a bit) and donned his first football uniform his junior year of high school.

Rees Odhiambo // husky Seal

70 Steven Baggett

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 285 pounds Arlington, Texas Last season, Baggett was listed as 6'3" (same as this year), but his weight was a paltry-for-a-lineman 225 lbs. This season he's a more robust 275 and is close to the sweet spot for a D-1 lineman.

Steven Baggett // Andy from Parks and Rec

69 Tyler Horn

Junior defensive lineman 6 foot, 5 inches, 265 pounds Meridian, Idaho When Tyler's somewhat large family comes to the games, they always make them sit with the band because they do, in fact, make up the Horn section. /rimshot

Tyler Horn // Ryan Dinwiddie

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66 Mario Yakoo

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 323 pounds San Diego, California After verbally committing to UCLA after his junior year, Yakoo and the Bruins decided to part ways late in the recruiting game. Luckily, his rela-tionship with Coach K was strong enough that Boise State added him only weeks before signing day.

Mario Yakoo // neckbeard Johan Hill

65 Matt Paradis

Redshirt senior offensive lineman 6 foot, 3 inches, 300 pounds Council, Idaho Is Paradis the most underrated player on the Boise State football team? Possibly. Then how did the Mountain West, purveyors of strange deci-sions, come to put him on their first-team all-offense? Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Matt Paradis // San Dimas F’ball guy

62 Chris Tozer

Redshirt senior offensive lineman 6 foot, 4 inches, 319 pounds San Jose, California Only Mario Yakoo tips the scales more than Tozer, which has become a point of contention between the two as they battle for bragging rights.

Chris Tozer // Bluto

61 James Meagher

True freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 2 inches, 286 pounds Oakland, California No Countdown. Sorry, James.

James Meagher

60 Kellen Buhr

Redshirt freshman offensive lineman 6 feet, 285 pounds Boise, Idaho His stature was probably a big reason he flew under the recruiting radar and right into the hands of Bronco coaches who have turned similar ath-letes into all-conference performers.

Kellen Buhr // Jerry from Heavyweights

50s

59 Mason Hampton

True freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 2 inches, 266 pounds Meridian, Idaho No Countdown. Sorry, Mason.

Mason Hampton

58 Robert Ash

Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle 6 foot, 3 inches, 291 pounds Elk Grove, California Ash is majoring in supply chain management, which likely makes him the only college football player on earth to do so (the rest are majoring in business or communications with a minor in ballroom dancing)

Robert Ash // Clarence Clemons

56 Dustin Kamper

Redshirt senior linebacker 6 foot, 1 inch, 216 pounds Meridian, Idaho I have a lot of respect for a kid who can tough out the grind of a football career for 5+ years, let alone 5+ years as a walk-on and non-starter. Life ain't easy as a scout team/special teams player.

Dustin Kamper // Jack Nicholson

55 Tutulupeatau Mataele

Junior defensive tackle 6 foot, 3 inches, 280 pounds West Valley, Utah Deuce Mataele arrives on the blue as one of the more highly-rated Junior College transfers in school history.

Deuce Mataele // Carlton

54 Mat Boesen

True freshman linebacker 6 foot, 4 inches, 213 pounds Torrance, California Won four-straight Bay League championships in wrestling.

Mat Boesen // Clay Matthews

53 Beau Martin

Redshirt junior defensive lineman 6 foot, 2 inches, 271 pounds Denver, Colorado Martin will be reunited with his cousin Tennessee Martin when he visits Bronco Stadium on September 7th.

Beau Martin // Michael Chiklis

52 Andrew Tercek

True freshman offensive lineman 6 foot, 1 inch, 279 pounds San Antonio, Texas All-MWC center Matt Paradis is a senior, and will vacate his slot at the end of this year. Tercek will need to prepare to be the man as soon as January rolls around, and I have a sneaking suspicion he's up to the task.

Andrew Tercek // Rex-kwon-do

51 Ben Weaver

Redshirt freshman linebacker 6 feet, 233 pounds Klein, Texas He figures to start the season backing up junior middle linebacker Blake Renaud, himself a highly-thought-of freshman linebacker back in the day.

Ben Weaver // Tedy Bruschi (again)

50 Nick Terry

True freshman defensive tackle 6 foot, 3 inches, 271 pounds Elk Grove, California Terry chose the Broncos over offers from Cal Poly, Cal, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, Oregon State, SJSU, UNLV and Washington State.

Nick Terry // young Vin Diesel

49 Darien Barrett

Redshirt freshman defensive end 6 foot, 2 inches, 255 pounds Inglewood, California By way of U-turn. Barrett was apparently all set to sign with San Diego State (he'd verballed) but spurned the Aztecs after taking a late trip to The Blue™. How late? About 3 days before LOI day...close call.

Darien Barrett // Waldo Geraldo Faldo

48 Kharyee Marshall

Redshirt senior defensive end 6 foot, 2 inches, 240 pounds Phoenix, Arizona

The only store that Marshall will shop at is Marshalls, which makes grocery shopping extremely difficult.

Kharyee Marshall // Daryl Mitchell

40s

47 Brandon Brown

True freshman defensive back 5 foot, 11 inches, 192 pounds Phoenix, Arizona No Countdown. Sorry, Brandon.

Brandon Brown

46 Kevin Keane

Junior longsnapper 6 feet, 211 pounds Moorpark, California Reserve duties plagued Keane in 2012, but there's a good chance Keane will get plen-

ty of playing time this season. On the other hand though, the Broncos don't exactly

punt often, so his time may still be somewhat limited.

Kevin Keane // Paul Walker (again)

45 Travis Saxton

Redshirt junior linebacker 6 foot, 1 inch, 214 pounds Star, Idaho Saxton earned just two varsity football letters at Eagle High, but he definitely made

them count—racking up a ridiculous 270 tackles between his junior and senior sea-

sons with 4 INTs and 6 forced fumbles.

Travis Saxton // Taylor Lautner

44 Darren Lee

True freshman linebacker 6 foot, 1 inch, 221 pounds Susanville, California Following a return from an LDS mission, if Lee can't ascend the depth chart, Boise State may use the redshirt on him, meaning he would gradu-ate from school at a ripe old Chris Weinke age.

Darren Lee // Josh Groban

43 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe

Redshirt senior defensive tackle 6 foot, 3 inches, 300 pounds Amsterdam, Netherlands He made great strides last year and, as evidenced by his mug being plas-tered on the side of Bronco Stadium, has gained the trust of the coaching staff.

Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe // Einstein

42 Matt Cota

True freshman longsnapper 6 foot, 1 inch, 197 pounds Eagle, Idaho No Countdown. Sorry, Matt.

Matt Cota

41 Dan Goodale

Redshirt senior placekicker 5 feet, 10 inches, 196 pounds Boise, Idaho Goodale walked on the Boise State football team (sauntered on, really) after a stellar prep career at Boise's Timberline High School.

Dan Goodale // Zod

40 Armand Nance

True sophomore defensive tackle 6 feet, 288 pounds Houston, Texas as a recruit his weight was listed as 230lbs or 238lbs depending on which site you like. Last year, he weighed in at 273lbs. Now, he's up to 290lbs. Talk about packing on the weight and... it's for a purpose: TO STOP THE RUN!

Armand Nance // Chris Webber

30s

39 David McKinzie

True freshman wide receiver 6 feet, 165 pounds Frisco, Texas No Countdown. Sorry, David.

David McKinzie

38 Corey Bell

Junior linebacker 5 foot, 11 inches, 210 pounds Boise, Idaho Originally slated to grayshirt, the coaching staff decided to bring him to campus in the fall of 2011 to redshirt but quickly earned his way onto the field, burning his redshirt midway through the season.

Corey Bell // Matt Kaiserman

38 Aaron Baltazar

True freshman running back 5 foot, 10 inches, 215 pounds Chula Vista, California Originally a Washington commit, Baltazar eventually came to his senses and signed with the Broncos, turning down scholarship offers from Cincin-nati, San Diego State, and UCLA.

Aaron Baltazar // Sean Kingston

37 Ebo Makinde

Redshirt senior safety 5 foot, 10 inches, 185 pounds Phoenix, Arizona Football isn't everything (just kidding, yes it is); academics can be high-lights, too. Makinde has been a three-time conference All-Academic Team person

Ebo Makinde // Kenny from the Cosby Show

36 Tyler Gray

Sophomore linebacker 6 foot, 4 inches, 228 pounds Templeton, California I expect Gray to play in or start every game this year and should improve his tackle totals and takeaways. I think we can all agree that it's a good thing he never boarded that plane to Hawaii (decommitted).

Tyler Gray // Brendan Fraser

35 Charles Bertoli

Redshirt freshman running back 5 foot, 11 inches, 200 pounds St. Helena, California He posted a 4.05 second mark in the pro agility drill and 38.5 inches in the vertical jump, placing third and fourth on the squad respectively.

Charles Bertoli // Jeremy Renner

34 Kirby Moore

Redshirt senior wide receiver 6 foot, 3 inches, 208 pounds Prosser, Washington o player in high school football history has caught more touchdown pass-es than Kirby Moore. Let that sink in for a minute. Kirby Moore's 95 TD passes at Prosser High School is fully 12 more than the previous record

Kirby Moore // Shaggy

34 Promise Amadi

Redshirt sophomore defensive back 5 foot, 9 inches, 185 pounds Ontario, California Per NCAA regulations, Amadi will be sitting out the 2013 season after transferring from Hawai'i. He will provide some depth in the defensive backfield while working on the transition from wide receiver.

Promise Amadi // Magic Johnson

33 Gabe Perez

True freshman defensive end 6 foot, 4 inches, 226 pounds Placentia, California

The STUD hybrid position was recently made famous on The Blue by Shea McClellin,

so Perez has big shoes to fill...but don't all incoming freshman?

Gabe Perez // Freddie Prinze, Jr.

32 Jonathan Brown

Redshirt senior linebacker 5 foot, 10 inches, 206 pounds Alameda, California It looks like 2012 2013 is the year for Jonathan Brown. We may or may not have said that last year (HINT: we did!), but it looks like the year of the rhinoceros will be Brown's time to shine.

Jonathan Brown // Carmelo Anthony

31 Andrew Pint

Redshirt freshman linebacker 6 feet, 221 pounds Highlands Ranch, Colorado How'd he get to The Blue™? By tackling, tackling, tackling. Pint was an all-state first teamer at Valor Christian accounting for 85 tackles, leading his team to a state championship and a 14-0 record as a senior.

Andrew Pint // Ron Perlman

30 Jonathan Moxey

True freshman cornerback 5 foot, 9 inches, 175 pounds West Palm Beach, Florida After Moxey inked with Boise State, however, recruiting interest picked up a bit, as is the norm. Miami sniffed around. Luckily, this kid's an OKG.

Jonathan Moxey // Robinson Cano

29 Deon’tae Florence

Redshirt junior safety 5 foot, 9 inches, 167 pounds Largo, Florida Florence will have every opportunity to compete with Douglas and Deayon for a starting spot, and he'll have every chance to be caught from behind by guys like Cleshawn Page and Chaz Anderson. Such is life in Bronco Land.

Deon’tae Florence // Drayton Florence

28 Tyler Rausa

Sophomore placekicker 5 foot, 8 inches, 190 pounds Murrieta, California Rausa had a strong spring and continued to impress throughout fall camp but Goodale was just better. As is life.

Tyler Rausa // Michael Frisina

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28 Dillon Lukehart

Redshirt sophomore safety 6 feet, 207 pounds Eagle, Idaho Lukehart was a nowadays ultra-rare "Idaho de-commit" as he first jumped on a Vandal offer not knowing if the more coveted Bronco scholly would materialize—it did, and he dropped the Vandals like hot rocks.

Dillon Lukehart // Rick Schroder

27 Jay Ajayi

Redshirt sophomore running back 6 feet, 220 pounds Plano, Texas Last year, with Ajayi relegated to DJ Harper underling, he at times out-shone the starter...and that's saying a lot because Harper had a great sen-ior year.

Jay Ajayi // bulldozer

26 Sean Wale

Redshirt freshman punter 6 foot, 1 inch, 185 pounds La Habra, California Even with Senior Trevor Harmon on the team, Wale could very well claim the starting gig as the Bronco punter... assuming Coach Pete still believes in punting this season.

Sean Wale // Matt Damon

26 Devan Demas

Redshirt freshman running back 5 foot, 8 inches, 172 pounds Houston, Texas He could be for this offense what Jeremy Avery was for the offenses of the Kellen Moore era.

Devan Demas // Omar Epps

25 Christopher Santini

Redshirt freshman linebacker 5 foot, 11 inches, 205 pounds San Jose, California Santini is one of those guys like Doug Martin was - too good to keep off the field, but too versatile to know exactly where to put him.

Christopher Santini // Ricky Martin

24 Taylor Loffler

Redshirt sophomore safety 6 foot, 3 inches, 212 pounds Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Loffler's new look is more about function than style. In the offseason, he's been playing bass in a Three Dog Night tribute band.

Taylor Loffler // Woody Harrelson

23 Derrick Thomas

Redshirt junior running back 6 feet, 208 pounds Pittsburg, Texas Thomas's best statline of 2012 at junior college came in the playoff open-er against Garden City (not Garden City, Idaho, I'm pretty sure) where he went off for 115 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries. Butler won 58-17, so yeah, maybe it was Garden City Idaho's football team.

Derrick Thomas // Djimon Hounsou

22 Chanceller James

Redshirt freshman safety 6 foot, 1 inch, 205 pounds Spring Valley, California To have the honor of wearing Doug Martin's famous #22 jersey, James had to run through a brick wall...or, what Doug Martin calls "light calis-thenics"

Chanceller James // Luke Cage

21 Cameron Hartsfield

True freshman cornerback 5 foot, 9 inches, 188 pounds Allen, Texas I don't know if Hartsfield will play this year, but with the lack of proven depth at the corner position, he has about as good a chance as anyone else.

Cameron Hartsfield // Kevin Hart

21 Jack Fields

Sophomore running back 5 foot, 9 inches, 195 pounds El Paso, Texas as a senior, rushing for a crazy 2,478 yards and 25 TDs, with a "healthy" 8.85 YPC average. For his senior season heroics, Fields was named the El Paso Times MVP and the I-5A co-MVP as well as picking up second team all-state honors.

Jack Fields // Joe Frazier

20 Terrell Johnson

Junior wide receiver 5 foot, 9 inches, 174 pounds Montgomery, Alabama We're about a week into Fall Camp and I've already read several accounts of Johnson's in-practice heroics and that's several more accounts than I've read about some incumbent starters.

Terrell Johnson // Riddick Bowe

20 Tanner Vallejo

True freshman linebacker 6 foot, 1 inch, 217 pounds Grass Valley, California I can see him stepping in right away and contributing; maybe not a lot, but a contributor nonetheless, probably on special teams. Kind of like Blake Renaud during his freshman year.

Tanner Vallejo // Drillbit Taylor kid

19 Taylor Pope

Redshirt freshman wide receiver 6 feet, 178 pounds La Quinta, California Pope might just have been TOO athletic for his own good. In an age where athletes are awarded for specializing in one sport, Pope stuck to football, basketball, and track throughout his prep career, excelling at all of them.

Taylor Pope // Michael Cera

19 Mercy Maston

Junior cornerback 5 foot, 11 inches, 196 pounds Bakersfield, California A down year for CB experience is an up year for JC transfers. That means that Maston finds himself in the catbird seat, as it were

Mercy Maston // Sammy Davis Jr.

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18 Aaron Burks

Redshirt senior wide receiver 6 foot, 3 inches, 205 pounds Grand Prairie, Texas Burks is slotted in behind Matt Miller, which means everything and noth-ing at the same time. Miller will obviously get a bulk of the reps, but with how often the Broncos are subbing in receivers, Burks shouldn't have a hard time being targeted this year

Aaron Burks // Usher

17 Geraldo Boldewijn

Redshirt senior wide receiver 6 foot, inches, 220 pounds Amsterdam, Netherlands from an athletic standpoint there's nothing Boldewijn doesn't possess. He's fast and quick, tall and lanky, can jump like a kangaroo, and gallop like a gazelle. He is a "prototypical" wide receiver.

Geraldo Boldewijn // Clarence Seedorf

16 Dionza Blue

True freshman cornerback 5 foot, 11 inches, 186 pounds North Hollywood, California

Career Highlights: Decomitting from Fresno State.

Dionza Blue // BSU baller Ryan Watkins

16 Joe Southwick

Redshirt senior quarterback 6 foot, 1 inch, 202 pounds Danville, California In total, during his first season as the starter, Southwick threw for 2,730 yards and 19 TDs, and the Broncos won 11 games. Not bad for a guy who isn't Kellen Moore.

Joe Southwick // Elijah Wood

15 Ryan Finley

True freshman quarterback 6 foot, 3 inches, 186 pounds Phoenix, Arizona Finley probably has 6 inches on Nick Patti but weighs 10 lbs. less. Tim So-cha has some work to do or he'll be our first QB to ever be sacked by a stiff breeze.

Ryan Finley // stick

14 Trevor Harman

Redshirt senior punter 6 foot, 3 inches, 211 pounds Beaverton, Oregon Ahh kickers...can't live with'em, can't live without them (until I'm finished with my lifelike pneumatic kicking cyborg).

Trevor Harman // Beaker

14 Troy Ware

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver 6 foot, 2 inches, 188 pounds Oceanside, California what has Ware shown in the eyes of select media types and not the pay-ing members of Bronco Nation? Great hands, crisp routes, physicality, leaping ability...all the stuff you'd want to see from a wide receiver.

Troy Ware // Harry Lennix

13 Richard Hoppe

True freshman quarterback 5 foot, 10 inches, 153 pounds St. Helena, California No Countdown. Sorry, Richard.

Richard Hoppe

13 Blake Renaud

Junior linebacker 6 foot, 2 inches, 243 pounds Concord, California the most impressive part of Renaud's season was that he carried The Hammer on FIVE separate occasions. That's not just special teams excel-lence...that's special teams dominance.

Blake Renaud // Brian Urlacher

11 Shane Williams-Rhodes

Sophomore wide receiver 5 foot, 6 inches, 157 pounds Spring, Texas Williams-Rhodes has a different kind of speed. It's not the 4.2 speed of Aaron Burks, it's a wirey, jittery kind of speed that makes you miss.

Shane Williams-Rhodes // Demetrius Johnson

10 Jeremy Ioane

Redshirt junior safety 5 foot, 10 inches, 190 pounds Honolulu, Hawaii Fresno State's Derron Smith and L.J. Jones have been getting recognized as the best safety duo in the Mountain West. But let's get real people, we all know how Fresno State handles expectations. Expect Ioane and Thompson to stand out as the best duo in the league, if not the country.

Jeremy Ioane // Duke Kahanamoku

10 Jamel Hart

Redshirt freshman running back 5 foot, 9 inches, 195 pounds West Covina, California I love the idea of both Bertoli and Hart as special teams demons. Both are stocky, strong and can run. Might as well be running headlong into kick and punt returners, right?

Jamel Hart // Usher (again)

9 Grant Hedrick

Redshirt junior quarterback 6 feet, 202 pounds Independence, Oregon The real questions about Hedrick will surface circa January 2014, maybe after a BCS bowl and hopefully not after a Vegas Bowl, when the Boise State season ends and the Next Great Quarterback Competition begins.

Grant Hedrick // Kevin Dillon

8 Nick Patti

Redshirt freshman quarterback 5 foot, 10 inches, 196 pounds Orlando, Florida As a senior, Patti was a finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year honors and for Florida's "Mr. Football" award and was named the 8A Flor-ida Player of the Year.

Nick Patti // Drew Roberts

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8 Demarcus Lawrence

Redshirt junior defensive end 6 foot, 3 inches, 245 pounds Aiken, South Carolina the only drawback of Lawrence's year will be his inevitable jump up draft boards, so don't be surprised if 2013 is the last we see Mr. Lawrence on The Blue™.

Demarcus Lawrence // Charlie Murphy

7 Joe Martarano

True freshman linebacker 6 foot, 2 inches, 234 pounds Fruitland, Idaho Drafted by Phillies in 13th round of MLB draft.

Joe Martarano // Lou Gehrig

6 Chaz Anderson

Redshirt freshman cornerback 5 foot, 10 inches, 176 pounds Los Angeles, California Luckily for Bronco Nation, Mr. Anderson has some family ties to Boise State which made his recruitment period short and sweet. You see, Bryan Douglas is Anderson's cousin.

Chaz Anderson // Robert Prince

5 Donte Deayon

Sophomore cornerback 5 foot, 9 inches, 151 pounds Rialto, California He was Boise State's No. 3 cornerback when the season ended, and all the Broncos did between now and then was lose the two guys in front of him. Douglas will be back to fill the No. 1 corner role (knee willing), so the opportunity is there for Deayon to be a full-time starter at No. 2.

Donte Deayon // Larenz Tate

4 Darian Thompson

Redshirt sophomore safety 6 foot, 1 inch, 200 pounds Lancaster, California I believe the old saying goes, "when Coach Pete closes one door, he opens another", right? Well Pete and the Boise State administration slammed the door pretty hard on budding star Lee Hightower in 2012, but Thompson waltzed right through the side entrance.

Darian Thompson // rapper Yankee Daddy

3 Cleshawn Page

Junior cornerback 5 foot, 8 inches, 179 pounds Los Angeles, California This has been a position in the past (cough-TCU-cough) where the Bron-cos have struggled, and Page's 4.2 speed will undoubtedly be an incredi-ble asset.

Cleshawn Page // Nas

2 Matt Miller

Redshirt junior wide receiver 6 foot, 3 inches, 222 pounds Helena, Montana If you assume another 60-catch season for Miller, he will finish 2013 at No. 3 or No. 4 on the career list, and barring an early exit to the pros, he'll return for his senior season with a very makeable gap between him and No. 1.

Matt Miller // /Ted Cassidy

1 Bryan Douglas

Redshirt junior cornerback 5 foot, 9 inches, 178 pounds Los Angeles, California Last offseason, Douglas was a little-known-of what’s-his-face who dared

to wear coveted jersey No. 1. This season, knee willing, Douglas will be

Boise State’s go-to corner.

Bryan Douglas // Michael Jordan

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