Totally. Might be cool to see him on the APP someday

I would love to watch that! I think they would all bounce off each other really well :-)

He does a good job and from the limited content of his that I've consumed, he's been pretty spot on and loves what he does.

I agree with his projection. Top 4 seed, anywhere between 11-1 and 9-3 seems about right.

Samuel Akem had Brock on his podcast before the Montana State game.last year.

Anyone go to the scrimmage today? Anything interesting?

I went for the beginning portion. Offense had some good plays even though they were sitting out Gbatu it seemed. Run game had some pops specifically with Mateo Perez. Defense still felt like it won the day with multiple sacks and tackles for loss and a pick I believe by Richardson.

Who seem to be the top contenders in the secondary besides Cofield and Richardson?
If Rex isn't ready to play in first game, who plays?

Haven't looked, but any news of Aggies or former Aggies getting NFL camp invitations? I saw that Idaho State WR Shulikov got invited to the Raiders' rookie camp. He certainly gashed us a bit last season.

I'd bet Hayden John from Idaho and Teeg Slone are next to Rex. Cam Totton in mix too when healthy

Cal Poly WR Michael Brisco signed with Seattle.

QB Cole Payton of NDSU went to the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round, with the 178th overall pick.

SDSU has 4-5 guys getting a shot.

from the couple practices I attended in spring it was pretty consistently Hayden John, Will Fowler and Teeg Slone with Rex out. Ultimately who knows because as the coaches have been saying spring is about "building dependable depth" so maybe a lot more reps going to younger players to both save older players and allow younger ones to be prepared of injuries happen.

John will be a senior who never redshirted. Fowler and Slone will be a redshirt juniors. All are probably academic year seniors. So not younger guys.
A guy we didn’t hear mention of in the Spring, Marquis Bell, made an impressive interception while wearing a cast for a wrist injury and then broke his forearm making a pass break up. He started five games last year before the injury with some good stats. He was playing corner for us but apparently was a safety at Liberty. Anyone know if he scrimmaged this Spring? He is a senior next year.

Eli Simonson mini camp invite, New England Patriots. Scholar baller.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXnXaC0CdKj/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Good for Eli.
He overcame a bunch of coincidences that lowered his public profile. The Davis spreadsheet used for stats wasn't consistent with the roster and identified his number with another player, so the box scores for an entire year didn't have Eli's name in it. They made a press release announcing the 2023 All-Big Sky Academic Team both on the Davis site and in the Big Sky Conference site, announcing an award to someone else earned by Eli's play. The erroneous stats showed well into the 2024 season that Eli had not seen any action in 2023. For his final year Eli wasn't listed on the Spring roster so the 2025 season previews didn't expect Eli to return and he missed publicity for being a returning two year every game starter, preseason all american etc.

How is it possible that Sports Information, the Associate AD who oversees football, and the Ass AD for External Relations blew this - over multiple years?

On top of all this, I believe it was noted here repeatedly. Is it possible without all of these lapses he would have been invited to more pre-draft combines?

I doubt it affected his draft combine invitations but it affected the Davis teams marketability. Having a Nebraska player who spent three seasons in their program and never see the field transfer here and start every game for three years should have been celebrated. Instead his success was blacked out. Who knows, there might have been another player who would have taken a short drive west on I-80.

Does he have the physical attributes (physical scores) scouts desire?

That whole Sports Info/marketing deal for Simonson is rough to hear. That sounds like something that would happen at a JUCO or NAIA program, not a Big Sky/Mountain West program. If those mistakes are fact, that is embarrassing.

As for his physical attributes, if he's truly 6'6" and has wingspan, then yes, he has that. Is he quick enough and athletic enough? Not sure, I didn't watch him close enough like that. 295 is light. Typically, a Left Tackle is more in the 315-320 range, while a Right Tackle is a bit heavier. There are outliers in both directions I'm sure, but 295 is not far from where they'd want him and they can build him up if the athletic ability translates. If he has a hard time putting on weight, it will be an issue. I wish him all the best, he was by far the best OL in the unit last season and has a shot.

Post-Spring Ball analysis, prognostications, concerns:

-Not-so-bold prediction to lead it off: QB1 will be Cleeland. Unless Eason can get/stay healthy and comes into camp with guns blazing, QB2 will be Kollock.
-Running game will be impressive and explosive early. Look for huge outputs against three of the first four opponents. Fisher will be spectacular, but the others (Acia, Walsh, et al) will have big nights along the way.
-Whatever happened to Boogey Sylvester?
-Receiver group is talented and almost two-deep. I like the versatility and different skill sets this room brings.
-OL will be outstanding in running blocking. There were too many sacks reported by Sailor Gabe and others for my liking during spring. They (coaches) need to figure out ways to hold up better in play action protection, which was sometimes an issue in 2025.
-Biggest area of concern heading into Fall Camp 2026: no, not the LT... it's the Tight End group. Young, inexperienced, maybe one guy ready for primetime (Pohlman). This does not include WIlliams, and there is no guarantee that he returns as the same guy. I pray that he does because he seems like a leader and was a stud in '24. Fortunately, a soft early schedule will allow the younger guys like Houseworth and Kutsishvili (yes, I am looking at the roster) to get some quality reps and keep developing.

-DL is deep, solid, and it sounds like they're going to be productive. Big, fast, nasty. Big things ahead!
-LBs projected to be Porter and Sievers. Did the depth develop behind them at a rate to be contributors in the fall?
-Love the starting Corners and projected Safeties.
-Biggest area of concern: Depth at Cornerback. Do we have a true #3 and #4 there.

-Kicking game: sounds like the guys actually doing the punting and kicking are better than last season. Check. Won't notice the Long Snapper unless he screws up.

Overall, the Ags look like a pre-season Top 5 team in FCS heading into the 2026 season. Elite at Tailback, Wide Receiver, overall Offensive Line skill, and at every Defensive position. Big things ahead, Go Ags!

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Re “ Whatever happened to Boogie Sylvester?” I think most of the players who had season ending injuries last year participated on a limited basis if at all. Maybe someone can list the guys who did play.
Williams?
Totton?
Sylvester?
Bell?
Carrillo?
Garretson?

Etc. There could be as many as 10

“ -Running game will be impressive and explosive early. Look for huge outputs against three of the first four opponents. Fisher will be spectacular, but the others (Acia, Walsh, et al) will have big nights along the way.”

Agreed on impressive and explosive but don’t forget Matteo. He was really impressive during spring camp and it looks like he’s bulked up. Plough praised his leadership and performance during spring camp.

Funny, I went through the roster a couple times and felt like I was missing a Running Back. Good catch, and yes, he's a dude!

FCS Football Central has a ranking of contenders with returning “contributors” based on the percentage that return. Doesn’t count transfers.
Davis is fourth overall, and returns the second highest percentage on defense behind only UTRGV..
Montana State edges Davis out by claiming the third spot overall. I attribute this to Montana State’s tendency to play a lot of people in blowouts, of which they had a bunch. Plough is conservative in playing guys who aren’t proven, and Davis didn’t have many blowouts.
Article link

Big Matteo fan. Hope he has a great year. Real davis guy

williams broken foot while rehabbing MCL surgery
Totton still coming back from ACL
Sylvester hamstring I'm pretty sure, will be fine for season
Bell will be fine for season
Carrillo shoulder will be fine for season
Garretson shoulder will be fine for season

Damn...Williams has had such bad luck with injuries! He's been through a lot and I'd love to see him get healthy enough to have a great season. He's one of the team leaders IMO.

Anything on RB Aden Jackson? He looked like a beast in HS two years ago.