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Boise State is already in California right now, preparing to move past the BYU game by taking on a resurgent San Jose State. San Jose has been...well, not good (to put it extremely charitably) the last few years, but this year they find themselves in the midst of a downright average year at 4-4. However, in the case of the Spartans, ‘average’ is a great thing as they had only won three games in their previous two seasons, combined. They also have themselves a legitimately good quarterback in Josh Love that is not only the best QB in the conference with that last name, but might just be one of the best Mountain West QBs in general. With that information as a backdrop, let’s get into the personnel that will be counted on to ensure that the Broncos don’t experience a letdown in San Jose...
WIDE RECEIVER (X)
16 John Hightower, Sr.
1 Octavius Evans, Jr.
WIDE RECEIVER (H)
6 CT Thomas, Jr. -OR-
2 Khalil Shakir, So.
WIDE RECEIVER (Z)
81 Akilian Butler, RsSr.
82 Stefan Cobbs, RsFr.
18 Billy Bowens, RSFr.
LEFT TACKLE
76 Ezra Cleveland, RsJr.
73 Nick Crabtree, RsJr.
LEFT GUARD
77 John Molchon, RsSr.
Dallas Holliday, RsFr.
CENTER
67, Garrett Larson, RsSr.
55 Kekaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez RsFr.
RIGHT GUARD
79 Eric Quevedo, RsSr.
68 Jake Stetz, RsSo.
RIGHT TACKLE
70 John Ojukwu, RsSo.
69 Garrett Curran, RsFr.
TIGHT END
85 John Bates, RsJr.
5 Garrett Collingham, RsSr.
47 Matt Pistone, RsSr.
88 Tyneil Hopper RsFr.
Quarterback
19 Hank Bachmeier, Fr.
10 Chase Cord, RsSo.
9 Jaylon Henderson, RsSr.
RUNNING BACK
34 Robert Mahone, RsJr.
21 Andrew Van Buren, So.
24 George Holani, Fr.
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE END
93 Chase Hatada, Sr.
54 Matt Locher, RsSr.-OR-
40 Jabari Watson, RsJr.
NOSE TACKLE
98 Sonatane Lui, Sr.
57 Emmanuel Fesili, Jr. -OR-
90 Scale Ihegion, So.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
55 David Moa, 6YSr.
62 Scott Matlock RsFr.
STUD (STAND UP END)
99 Curtis Weaver, RsJr.
38 Demetri Washington, RsFr.
MIDDLE LINEBACKER
25 Benton Wickersham, Jr.
48 Bruno DeRose, RsJr.
WILL LINEBACKER
44 Riley Whimpey, Jr.
3 Brandon Hawkins RsFr.
NICKEL
28 Kekaula Kaniho, Jr.
20 Roman Kafentzis, RsSo.
CORNERBACK
26 Avery Williams, RsJr.
8 Markel Reed, Fr.
SAFETY
10 Kekoa Nawahine, Sr.
33 JL Skinner, Fr.
SAFETY
4 DeAndre Pierce, RsJr.
21 Tyreque Jones, RsSo.-OR-
5 Evan Tyler, RsSr.
CORNERBACK
15 Jalen Walker, RsJr.
22 Tyric LeBeauf, RsFr.
SPECIAL TEAMS
KICKER
36 Eric Sachse, RsSr.
46 Joel Velazquez, RsJr.
PUNTER
46 Joel Velazquez, RsJr.
36 Eric Sachse, RsSr.
SNAPPER
52 Daniel Cantrell, RsSo. -OR-
50 Nicholai Pittman, Sr.
HOLDER
28 Kekaula Kaniho, Jr.
KICKOFF
46 Joel Velazquez, RsJr.
KICK RETURNER
16 John Hightower, Sr.
26 Avery Williams, RsJr.
PUNT RETURNER
26 Avery Williams, RsJr.
2 Khalil Shakir, So.
Notable Changes
It might be apparent to you that there is actually nothing different about the official depth chart. This one looks exactly like the one that was distributed to the media prior to the last game. Against BYU, Chase Cord ultimately started despite Hank Bachmeier being listed higher on the depth chart. All signs point to Hank being back to full strength for this week.
Something else to keep an eye on is the fact that Rob Mahone is currently the player listed first on the depth chart at running back, despite an injury that kept him out of most of the BYU game. In a real twist of irony, however, the running back that has the most production in the Bronco backfield, George Holani, is actually listed behind Mahone and Andrew Van Buren on the depth chart. So, we’ll see how that plays out.
Any other observations you’d like to contribute? If so, please let us know in the comments!