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2016 Stampeding Through The Roster

Our annual countdown of the USF football roster, starting 99 days before the first game with player #99 and continuing down to #1.

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USF Football Freshman Stampede: The Offense

It's time to start meeting the true freshmen on USF football's 2016 roster. Today, the six new offensive players.

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Only Darius Tice Days Until USF Football Season

Today’s other #13 returns for his last year as the third head in USF’s three-headed running back monster.

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Only Tajee Fullwood Days Until USF Football Season

One of USF’s two #13s will continue on special teams and picks up a bigger role on defense this year.

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Only Deangelo Antoine Days Until USF Football

One of USF’s #14s will have to keep waiting his turn at wide receiver.

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Only Vincent Jackson Days Until USF Football

#15 was one of Willie Taggart's prize recruits in 2014. USF's defensive line may need him to live up to that hype in 2016.

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Only Donovan Geter Days Until USF Football Season

#16 has plenty of height, but also plenty of competition at wide receiver.

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Only Tyler Pippens Days Until USF Football Season

One of USF’s two #17s looks for a way on the field in his first year on the active roster.

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Only Jaymon Thomas Days Until USF Football Season

#18 finds himself in the middle of a three-way battle to be USF’s starting strong safety.

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Only Ronnie Hoggins Days Until USF Football Season

#19 was USF’s best freshman last year and quickly nailed down a starting corner spot. How will he top it in 2016?

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Only Devin Abraham Days Until USF Football Season

#20 is looking to bounce back after missing most of spring and regain his starting spot in the USF secondary.

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Only Khalid McGee Days Until USF Football Season

#21 played a backup role as a true freshman and looks like a key member of USF's secondary in the future.

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Only Hassan Childs Days Until USF Football Season

#22 is trying to overcome an injury that cost him his 2015 season and get back into USF's secondary.

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Only Mazzi Wilkins Days Until USF Football Season

#23 should continue seeing lots of action in USF’s secondary and special teams units.

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Only Johnny Ward Days Until USF Football Season

#24 prepares for his senior year as a valuable role player in USF's secondary.

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Only Cameron Gergley Days Until USF Football Season

Unsigned out of high school, #25 is starting to find a niche in the USF lineup.

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Only Mike Ford Days Until USF Football Season

This former #26 might be the biggest what-if story in USF football history.

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Only Austin Hudson Days Until USF Football Season

#27 is back home after a year in Wisconsin, looking to make an impact on defense or special teams.

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Only Trevon Sands Days Until USF Football Season

This elusive #28 is finally on the roster, but he might struggle to get on the field because of USF’s depth at running back and wide receiver.

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Only C.J. Garye Days Until USF Football Season

There’s very little to pick from at #29, but this recently graduated player saw plenty of action in a USF uniform.

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Only Jalen Spencer Days Until USF Football Season

#30 got his most extensive playing time as a Bull last year, but is still stuck on the periphery of USF's defense.

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Only Jay Mize Days Until USF Football

This former #31 and O.G. member has been just as successful off the field as he was on it.

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Only Carlton Williams Days Until USF Football

This isn't the #32 you might have expected to see today, but it's someone who we should remember much more than we do.

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Only Cecil Cherry Days Until USF Football Season

#33 made the move to USF after a very short stay at Texas. He's highly touted, but can he unseat Auggie Sanchez to get on the field?

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Only Malik Dixon Days Until USF Football Season

#34 makes his college debut this year by jumping into a crowded race for USF’s strong safety job.

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Only Emilio Nadelman Days Until USF Football Season

#35 moves into his second year as the Bulls’ starting kicker, and he should be plenty busy again in 2016.

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Only Nate Godwin Days Until USF Football Season

#36 enters his fourth year as a starter and takes over as the leader of USF's secondary.

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Only Nate Ferguson Days Until USF Football Season

#37 has definite talent and a strong pedigree -- but then so does everyone ahead of him on the depth chart.

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Only ZAYBREION GUNTER Days Until USF Football

#38 may not have much of a role on the field, but he's one of our favorites.

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Only Trent Shaw Days Until USF Football Season

#39 offers a lot of size at defensive back, but playing time may be out of reach this year.

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Only Riley Sheehan Days Until USF Football Season

Haven't heard of USF's #40? You might find out who he is pretty quickly.

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Only Brent Gordon Days Until USF Football Season

USF's other #41 comes into 2016 as the Bulls' starting punter.

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Only Greg Reaves Days Until USF Football Season

We don't know much about one of the #41s on the roster, but he has a very similar story to a high school teammate we met earlier.

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Only D'Juan Brown Days Until USF Football Season

This former #42 wasn't a big star in the USF secondary, but he played a sizable role helping USF transition from an FBS independent to a BCS conference.

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Only Auggie Sanchez Days Until USF Football Season

Last year, #43 quietly had one of the best statistical seasons of any USF linebacker ever. He enters 2016 as arguably the Bulls' best defender.

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Only Vassay Marc Days Until USF Football Season

#44 was one of the O.G. and often gets forgotten about when people start reminiscing about those early USF football teams.

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Only Andrew Hill Days Until USF Football Season

#45, a walk-on defensive back, is still looking to get on the field for the first time.

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Only Eric Briggs Days Until USF Football Season

The other #46 on the roster is only listed on the depth chart, but that's good enough for us.

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Only Shannon Smith Days Until USF Football

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Only Jordan Acham Days Until USF Football Season

#47 is another transfer from Stetson looking to contribute for USF this season, and there's a pretty clear path for him to get on the field.

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Only Spencer Adkinson Days Until USF Football

We haven't seen #48 yet in his USF career. Maybe we can at least get a cameo this year?

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Only Chris Robinson Days Until USF Football Season

Today we revisit a player who had a huge hand in the Bulls' late-2000s heyday.

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Only Devon Jones-Stewart Days Until USF Football Season

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Only Stephen Nicholas Days Until USF Football Season

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Stampede Extra: In Memoriam

We take a moment to remember the USF football alumni who are no longer with us.

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Only Danny Thomas Days Until USF Football Season

#53 got some playing time as a true freshman last year, but with so much depth at his position it may be hard for him to get more.

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Only Nico Sawtelle Days Until USF Football Season

#54 joins the active roster this season and finds an uphill climb for regular playing time.

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Only Josh Black Days Until USF Football Season

An injury-riddled season and spring practice have us wondering where this #55 fits into USF's defensive plans.

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Only Juwuan Brown Days Until USF Football Season

After completing a position change in the spring, #56 looks ready to finally see some playing time this year.

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Only Nigel Harris Days Until USF Football Season

There aren't many players who can call themselves four-year starters on USF's roster right now, but #57 is one of them.

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Only Dylan Rutledge Days Until USF Football Season

#58 doesn't even have a bio on USF's official website. Let's get to know him a little bit.

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Only Alex Salvato Days Until USF Football Season

#59 is a player who might be very happy if you never heard his name called during a game.

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Only Bruce Hector Days Until USF Football Season

#60 made the most of his time in the defensive tackle rotation last year.

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Only Dominique Threatt Days Until USF Football

#61 is back as USF's starting right guard and ready to help Marlon Mack rewrite the school record book.

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Only Sampson Genus Days Until USF Football Season

The former #62 with one of USF's football best-ever names is another two-way standout.

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Only Michael Smith Days Until USF Football Season

Finally back to this year's roster, #63 is another promising underclassman making his way up the depth chart.

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Only Jacob Sims Days Until USF Football Season

Our #64 went from walk-on to three-year starter on the offensive line, and along the way he lived the lineman's ultimate dream.

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Only Ryan Schmidt Days Until USF Football Season

This #65 proved to be one of the best transfers USF football has ever had.

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Only Derrick Sarosi Days Until USF Football Season

We've written about this #66 a few times before, but he's worth profiling again.

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Only Anthony McKenzie Days Until USF Football

#67 is some really slim pickings historically, but one player wore it with distinction.

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Only Michael Galati Days Until USF Football Season

#68 finds himself at the center of the Gulf Coast Offense this season.

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Only Cameron Campbell Days Until USF Football

#69 hasn't been too #nice to the players who have worn it. Can today's player buck the trend?

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Only Glen Bethel Days Until USF Football Season

#70 finally gets to join USF from junior college in 2016 and will add some extra depth to the Bulls' offensive line.

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Only Matt Huners Days Until USF Football Season

With no current #71, let's look back at the best offensive lineman on the best USF teams to date.

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Only Brooks Larkin Days Until USF Football Season

#72 joins the active roster this season after sitting out a redshirt year.

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Only Jeremi Hall Days Until USF Football Season

If anything happens to either of USF's starting guards, #73 is an experienced replacement.

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Only Cameron Ruff Days Until USF Football Season

This year #74 moves to a new position on the offensive line and steps up to a starting role.

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Only Kofi Amichia Days Until USF Football Season

#75 comes into the season as USF's most important offensive lineman.

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Stampede Bonus: Richard Clebert

Meet a well-known #76 from the past who is still the all-time USF football weightlifting champion.

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Only Reilly Gibbons Days Until USF Football Season

You won't see #76 suit up for the Bulls anymore, but he's still part of the team.

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Only Marcus Norman Days Until USF Football Season

Eleven weeks to go until kickoff - let's meet #77, another offensive lineman set to make his college debut this year.

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Only Billy Atterbury Days Until USF Football

#78 is the first offensive lineman we've met on this year's roster.

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Only Levi Newton Days Until USF Football Season

With no current #79, we go into the history books for a three-year starter on USF's offensive line.

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Only Ryan Hintze Days Until USF Football Season

The second #80 on USF's roster is also The Most Interesting Man In USF Football.

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Only Trevor Steinke Days Until USF Football Season

There are two #80s on this year's roster, and one mystery to piece together. Who is Trevor Steinke?

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Stampede Bonus: Ryeshene Bronson and Sliding Doors

We need to talk about a play Ryeshene Bronson made against Syracuse last year. Things might be very, very different for USF football right now if it hadn't happened.

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Only Ryeshene Bronson Days Until USF Football

#81 does a lot of dirty work for USF's offense, but he also made one of the prettiest plays of last season.

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Only Jordan Reed Days Until USF Football Season

#82 is another player fighting to stand out on the crowded wide receiver depth chart.

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Only Marquez Valdes-Scantling Days Until USF FB

After sitting out his transfer season, #83 is ready to burst onto the scene for USF.

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Only Alex Mut Days Until USF Football Season

#84's been at USF for a long time and he's done just about everything except get on the stat sheet.

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Only Elkanah Dillon Days Until USF Football Season

From what we saw of #85 last year, it looks like he's more than ready to step up to a starting role.

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Only Stanley Clerveaux Days Until USF Football

Injuries have prevented #86 from appearing in a USF game, but it shouldn't be too much longer.

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Only Rodney Adams Days Until USF Football Season

#87 had the single best receiving season in USF history last year. What can he do for an encore?

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Only Austin Aikens Days Until USF Football Season

The only player to follow Willie Taggart from Western Kentucky to USF is #88 on our countdown.

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Only Mitchell Wilcox Days Until USF Football

The first offensive player on our countdown should see his first action in a USF uniform this year.

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Only Jason Pierre-Paul Days Until USF Football

There's no #90 on the roster, and there's no way we would choose anyone except USF's most decorated NFL player.

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Only Keith McCaskill Days Until USF Football

No one wears #91 on USF's roster (yet). When we come to an unused number, we'll pick someone who used to wear it and profile them to keep the countdown going.

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Only LaDarrius Jackson Days Until USF Football

#92 on our countdown is one of two JUCO teammates on USF's defensive line.

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Stampede Bonus: Lee Roy Selmon Jr.

There's a #93 on the 2016 roster, but let's stop for a minute and profile USF's most well-known #93.

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Only Daniel Awoleke Days Until USF Football Season

#93 received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and returns to help anchor the interior of USF's defensive line and special teams units.

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Only Kirk Livingstone Days Until USF Football

Another day, another talented defensive line newcomer at #94.

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Only Marlon Gonzalez Days Until USF Football

After a redshirt year, #95 is another talented newcomer with a chance to play early on USF's defensive line.

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Only Eric Mayes Days Until USF Football Season

It's been a long road to this season for #96 on the countdown. Is he finally ready to contribute?

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Only Nicolas Munera Days Until USF Football Season

Will we see #97 on the field this season?

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Only Mike Love Days Until USF Football Season

#98 on our countdown is part of the wide-open race for playing time at defensive end.

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Only Kevin Bronson Days Until USF Football

Back for year... hell, I don't know, it's our roster-themed countdown to the start of football season. We start, of course, with #99.

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