American college football season
The 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division.
On November 29, head coach Mike London resigned.[1] He finished at Virginia with a six year record of 27–46.
Last season
The 2014 Cavaliers finished with a record of 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division.
Roster
2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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C
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50
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Jackson Matteo
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Jr
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C
|
60
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John Pond
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Sr
|
C
|
68
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Eric Tetlow
|
So
|
C
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78
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R.J. Proctor
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Fr
|
FB
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41
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Connor Wingo-Reeves
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Jr
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FB
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47
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Vincent Croce (C)
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Sr
|
G
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62
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Sean Karl
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Jr
|
G
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63
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Ryan Doull
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Jr
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G
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65
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Ross Burbank (C)
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Sr
|
G
|
66
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Patrick Kidd
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Fr
|
G
|
70
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Steven Moss
|
RFr
|
G
|
71
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Jack McDonald
|
So
|
OT
|
52
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Grant Polk
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Fr
|
OT
|
61
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Trenton Jenkins
|
Fr
|
OT
|
64
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Jake Fieler
|
RFr
|
OT
|
67
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Jack English
|
So
|
OT
|
72
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Eric Smith
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Jr
|
OT
|
74
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Ryan Bischoff
|
Fr
|
OT
|
75
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Sadiq Olanrewaju
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Jr
|
OT
|
76
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Michael Mooney
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Jr
|
OT
|
77
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Jay Whitmire
|
Sr
|
QB
|
2
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Connor Brewer
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Jr
|
QB
|
3
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Corwin Cutler
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RFr
|
QB
|
6
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Nick Johns
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Fr
|
QB
|
7
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Joe Spaziani
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RFr
|
QB
|
11
|
Hunter Byrnes
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Fr
|
QB
|
15
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Matt Johns
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Jr
|
QB
|
18
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Andrew Mackay
|
So
|
RB
|
4
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Taquan Mizzell
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Jr
|
RB
|
5
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Albert Reid
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Jr
|
RB
|
10
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Jordan Ellis
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RFr
|
RB
|
22
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Daniel Hamm
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So
|
RB
|
25
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Chris Sharp
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Fr
|
RB
|
26
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Anthony Calloway
|
So
|
RB
|
30
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LaChaston Smith
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Jr
|
RB
|
33
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Olamide Zaccheaus
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Fr
|
TE
|
16
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Brendan Marshall
|
So
|
TE
|
44
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Tanner Cowley
|
Fr
|
TE
|
45
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Evan Butts
|
RFr
|
TE
|
86
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Charlie Hopkins
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Sr
|
TE
|
87
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Richard Burney
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Fr
|
TE
|
89
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Rob Burns
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Sr
|
WR
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1
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Warren Craft
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Fr
|
WR
|
8
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T.J. Thorpe
|
Sr
|
WR
|
9
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Canaan Severin (C)
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Sr
|
WR
|
14
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Andre Levrone
|
So
|
WR
|
17
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Kyle Dockins
|
Jr
|
WR
|
19
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Doni Dowling
|
So
|
WR
|
23
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Umar Muhammad-Wyatt
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RFr
|
WR
|
37
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Braedon Urie
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RFr
|
WR
|
81
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Jamall Brown
|
Jr
|
WR
|
82
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David Eldridge
|
Fr
|
WR
|
83
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Ben Hogg
|
RFr
|
WR
|
84
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Ross Gardner
|
RFr
|
WR
|
85
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Keeon Johnson
|
Jr
|
WR
|
88
|
Ryan Santoro
|
So
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
|
1
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Demetrious Nicholson
|
Sr
|
DB
|
2
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Kirk Garner
|
So
|
DB
|
5
|
Tim Harris
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Jr
|
DB
|
7
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Kareem Gibson
|
Fr
|
DB
|
11
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Divante Walker
|
Jr
|
DB
|
13
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Myles Robinson
|
Fr
|
DB
|
26
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Maurice Canady
|
Sr
|
DB
|
39
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Darious Latimore
|
RFr
|
DE
|
6
|
Darrious Carter
|
RFr
|
DE
|
31
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Chris Peace
|
RFr
|
DE
|
32
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Mike Moore
|
Sr
|
DE
|
34
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Kwontie Moore
|
Sr
|
DE
|
43
|
Trent Corney
|
Sr
|
DE
|
94
|
Naji Abdullah
|
Fr
|
DE
|
96
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Steven Wright
|
Fr
|
DT
|
9
|
Andrew Brown
|
So
|
DT
|
55
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David Dean (C)
|
Sr
|
DT
|
56
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Andre Miles-Redmond
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Jr
|
DT
|
57
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James Trucilla
|
Fr
|
DT
|
58
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Eli Hanback
|
Fr
|
DT
|
74
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John Tyson
|
Fr
|
DT
|
79
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Jack Babcock
|
So
|
DT
|
93
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Donte Wilkins
|
Jr
|
DT
|
95
|
Spencer Bibb
|
So
|
FS
|
3
|
Quin Blanding
|
So
|
FS
|
21
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Juan Thornhill
|
Fr
|
LB
|
15
|
C.J. Stalker
|
Fr
|
LB
|
22
|
Jahvoni Simmons
|
Fr
|
LB
|
27
|
Malcolm Cook
|
So
|
LB
|
29
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Eric Gallon
|
Fr
|
LB
|
30
|
Dominic Sheppard
|
Fr
|
LB
|
36
|
Gladimir Paul
|
Fr
|
LB
|
40
|
Reed Kellam
|
Fr
|
LB
|
41
|
Michael Guerci
|
RFr
|
LB
|
46
|
Sean Fitzgerald
|
Fr
|
LB
|
47
|
Tucker Gamble
|
RFr
|
LB
|
51
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Zach Bradshaw
|
Jr
|
LB
|
53
|
Micah Kiser
|
So
|
LB
|
54
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Cory Jones
|
RFr
|
LB
|
59
|
Mark Hall
|
Jr
|
LB
|
90
|
Austin Petty
|
Fr
|
S
|
20
|
CJ Epps
|
Fr
|
SS
|
16
|
Mason Thomas
|
Sr
|
SS
|
28
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Wilfred Wahee
|
Jr
|
SS
|
38
|
Kelvin Rainey
|
Jr
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
LS
|
42
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Tyler Shirley
|
So
|
LS
|
80
|
Connor Atkins
|
Fr
|
P
|
18
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Nicholas Conte
|
Jr
|
P
|
32
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James Coleman
|
Jr
|
P
|
93
|
Lester Coleman
|
RFr
|
P
|
98
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Trace Halpern
|
Fr
|
PK
|
14
|
Ian Frye
|
Sr
|
PK
|
91
|
Dylan Sims
|
Jr
|
PK
|
92
|
Andrew King
|
RFr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Jon Tenuta (Virginia, 1982)
Associate head coach for Defense/defensive coordinator/safeties
- Mike Archer (Miami (FL), 1976)
Associate head coach/linebackers
- Jappy Oliver (Purdue, 1978)
Defensive line
- Steve Fairchild (Colorado State, 1980)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Larry Lewis (Boise State, 1980)
Special teams coordinator/tight ends
- Chris Beatty (East Tennessee State, 1995)
Running backs
- Marques Hagans (Virginia, 2005)
Wide receivers
- Dave Borbely (DePauw, 1981)
Offensive line
- Chip West (Livingstone College, 1993)
Cornerbacks/recruiting coordinator
- Ryan Tedford (Sam Houston State, 1995)
Dir. of football training & player development
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: September 5, 2015
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Coaching changes
On December 14, 2014, offensive line coach Scott Wachenheim was named head coach of the VMI Keydets.[2] On January 6, 2015, Tom O'Brien officially retired.[3] Eight days later, Chris Beatty and Dave Borbely were hired as running backs and offensive line coaches, respectively, with Larry Lewis taking over responsibilities as tight ends coach.[4]
Depth chart
Defense [5]
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|
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SS
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Kelvin Rainey
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Wilfred Wahee
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⋅
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|
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|
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CB
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Demetrious Nicholson
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Darious Latimore
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⋅
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Offense [5]
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|
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LT
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LG
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C
|
RG
|
RT
|
Michael Mooney
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Jack McDonald
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Jackson Matteo
|
Ross Burbank
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Eric Smith
|
Jack English
|
John Pond
|
Ross Burbank
|
Sean Karl
|
Jay Whitmire
|
⋅
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⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
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TE
|
Charlie Hopkins
|
Evan Butts
|
Rob Burns
|
|
|
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QB
|
Matt Johns
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Conner Brewer
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Corwin Cutler
|
|
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Key reserves
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WR (F) Andrew Levrone
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WR (F) Kyle Dockins
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RB Jordan Ellis
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PR Taquan Mizzell
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KR Taquan Mizzell
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KR Ian Frye
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KO Ian Frye
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FB
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Vincent Croce
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Connor Wingo-Reeves
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LaChaston Smith
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