University of Arizona's offensive line is in bad shape. After kicking one kid off who was expected to be a stud, greyshirting Keenan Walker because of an ACL, and losing Carter Wood for the year, here's what they're looking at as far as probable starters:
6-8, 320 RsJr Freddie Tagaloa at RT or LT- 7 starts for Cal in 2013, sat out last year due to transfer
6-3, 290 RsJr Zach Hemmila at LG or C- has never started.
6-2, 280 Sr Cayman Bundage at LG or C- 25 straight starts at G, may have to change positions because of Wood's injury
6-7, 300 RsSoph Jacob Alsadek at RG- 11 starts last year
6-5, 300 RsSR Lene Maiava at LT or RT- 7 career starts at three different positions on the OL
Behind them they have:
RsJr T.D. Gross, has never started
RsSr Aiulua Fanene, has never started. Is a 24 year old convert from DL to OL
RsSr Kaige Lawrence, who has never appeared in a game.
RsSr David Catalano, a grad transfer walk-on DL to OL convert who has never started a game.
RsSoph Gerhard de Beer, who has never appeared in a game.
RsFr Layth Friekh, appeared in one game last year on special teams but still granted a redshirt
RsJr Chase Hanlon, a 24 year old Navy vet and JuCo transfer walk-on who is 6-4, 270, but is listed at 188 pounds on their roster.
Jr Jack Kness-Knezinskis, a JuCo walk-on
and finally
Seven redshirt or true freshmen, several of which are walk-ons.
They are guaranteed to start at least one player this year who has never started a game at the D1 level, and if anyone gets hurt, they have ZERO experienced options off the bench.
6-8, 320 RsJr Freddie Tagaloa at RT or LT- 7 starts for Cal in 2013, sat out last year due to transfer
6-3, 290 RsJr Zach Hemmila at LG or C- has never started.
6-2, 280 Sr Cayman Bundage at LG or C- 25 straight starts at G, may have to change positions because of Wood's injury
6-7, 300 RsSoph Jacob Alsadek at RG- 11 starts last year
6-5, 300 RsSR Lene Maiava at LT or RT- 7 career starts at three different positions on the OL
Behind them they have:
RsJr T.D. Gross, has never started
RsSr Aiulua Fanene, has never started. Is a 24 year old convert from DL to OL
RsSr Kaige Lawrence, who has never appeared in a game.
RsSr David Catalano, a grad transfer walk-on DL to OL convert who has never started a game.
RsSoph Gerhard de Beer, who has never appeared in a game.
RsFr Layth Friekh, appeared in one game last year on special teams but still granted a redshirt
RsJr Chase Hanlon, a 24 year old Navy vet and JuCo transfer walk-on who is 6-4, 270, but is listed at 188 pounds on their roster.
Jr Jack Kness-Knezinskis, a JuCo walk-on
and finally
Seven redshirt or true freshmen, several of which are walk-ons.
They are guaranteed to start at least one player this year who has never started a game at the D1 level, and if anyone gets hurt, they have ZERO experienced options off the bench.
