New 2023 spring roster is out

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- 03/16/2023 at 1:28 PM #186991
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  utetastic
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  Roster is on Utahutes.com
  People that are not on the 2023 roster that were on the last 2022 roster:
  Graduated or moved to NFL:
  Stone Azarcon S
  Braeden Daniels OT
  Mohamoud Diabate LB
  Jaylen Dixon WR
  Solomon Enis WR
  RJ Hubert S
  Devin Kaufusi DT
  Logan Kendall TE
  Dalton Kincaid Clark Phillips CB
  Transfer Portal:
  Ethan Calvert LB
  Clayton Isbell S
  Paul Maile OL
  Andrew Mata’afa LB
  Malone Mataele CB
  Landon Morris TE
  Jordan Noyes K
  Ricky Parks RB
  Mason Tufaga LB
  Tyler Wegis DE
  Others:
  Jonathon Johnson (walk-on RB)
  Masaki Kudo (walk-on WR)
  Hunter Lotulelei OL
  Shuhei Mitsumoto (Walk-on LB)
  Fua Pututau DT
  Tennessee Pututau DT
  
  I hadn’t heard anything about Hunter Lotulelei, so that was a surprise to me. I had heard rumors about both Fua Pututau and Tennessee Pututau retiring because of injury.
  
  New People on the 2023 roster not on the 2022 roster:
  Transfer Portal:
  Miles Battle CB
  Cole Becker K
  Logan Fano DE
  (Levani Dumoni in not on the roster yet)
  (Emery Simmons in not on the roster yet)
  Return Missionaries:
  Solatoa Moeai OL
  Nate Ritchie S
  (Sione Fotu in not on the roster yet)
  2023 Recruits:
  Owen Chambliss LB
  Spencer Fano OL
  Jonathan Hall S
  Mack Howard QB
  Mikey Matthews WR
  Other Walk-ons, transfer and new
  Cade Baker WR
  Justice Brusatto SN (Idaho State)
  Brigden Craig TE (Nevada)
  Colter Dawson TE (BYU)
  Jacob Edmonds OL
  Vou Fitisemanu LB (Snow College)
  Austin Francis S (Snow College)
  Franky Jacobsen WR (Utah State)
  Taka Lautaha DT
  Alfredo Lira RB
  Hunter Schroeder RB
  Jamarcus Smith RB
  Braxton Turner DT (Georgetown)
  Preston Viehweg S
  Daniel Wood RB
  
  Miki Suguturaga is listed as a TE (was a DE)
  Tao Johnson is listed as a CB (was a WR)
- 03/16/2023 at 3:44 PM #186998
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  chinngiskhaan
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  Miki is a TE??? That is shocking. Dude played well at DE.
  - 03/16/2023 at 7:41 PM #187007
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    Central Coast Ute
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    Could just be for spring. I guess we’ll see.
  - 03/16/2023 at 8:48 PM #187014
    
    AZUTE
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    Utah is loaded at DE and after the transfer of Morris and TE recruiting not going the way they had planned this move was necessary.
    
    He will assume the hybrid blocking TE/FB role that Logan Kendall played so well last season
- 03/16/2023 at 7:42 PM #187008
  
  Central Coast Ute
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  Lots of good people leaving. This is the first I’ve heard of Ricky Parks. Too bad he couldn’t Crack the rotation but that RB room is DEEP
  - 03/17/2023 at 12:17 PM #187027
    
    2008 National Champ
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    Parks entered the portal on Jan 5 and I believe he is still there. Didn’t get much print with all of the Rising speculation
- 03/16/2023 at 8:44 PM #187013
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  Charlie
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  With the portal being what it now is, many athletes will have limited interest in being left off the 2 Deep chart for 2 years. The better teams will see players leave the bench for more opportunity on lessor teams. Lessor teams will see starters leave for an opportunity to see what they can do in higher play. That will suggest all teams lose players. In the past we have not been losing starters to better teams. Mataele started games earlier but may have been looking at upcoming competition as he looked to regain his starting spot. Maile was a starter but may have been looking at upcoming competition to solve poor shotgun snaps. I am not sure there are transfers that we are on the negative side with given where the team is. Of more interest is what will be happening in the CB room.
  
  I am going to miss watching Kendall make block in the backfield.
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