Notes on the 2023 Stanford Football Personnel grid:
1. Once again, the grid lists players by class year and not eligibility.
2. To the 2022 Stanford Football Personnel grid, I have added 34 players.
a. The 27-person incoming “CardClass23,” except for OG Zak Yamauchi and walk-on OLB Carter Davis, both of whom will join the team in 2025 after serving two-year church missions
b. Three players returning from layoff
==> Rising 5th year CB Zahran Manley, who retired after the 2021 season (I thought), in which he played four games, but returns to the team for 2023, presumably on scholarship
==> Rising senior walk-on OLB Kiersten Lee, who also retired after the 2021 season, having never appeared in any games, also returns for the 2023 season
==> Rising sophomore walk-on ILB Anson Pulsipher, who returns from his two-year church mission
c. Seven transfer student-athletes
==> Rising junior OT Trevor Mayberry (Penn)
==> Rising 5th year OT Alec Bank (Harvard)
==> Rising junior ILB Gaethan Bernadel (FIU)
==> Rising sophomore RB Ryan Butler (Princeton)
==> Rising junior QB Justin Lamson (Syracuse)
==> Rising 5th year ILB Spencer Lytle (Wisconsin)
==> Rising sophomore walk-on LS Peyton Warford (Northwestern)
Note: Mayberry, Bernadel, and Butler played significantly as freshmen and sophomores, so do not have a redshirt seasons. Bank and Lytle have two years of eligibility remaining due to redshirts plus COVID season voids.
d. One new (true) walk-on
==> Rising sophomore walk-on RB Kenaj Washington, who is small
3. From the 2022 Stanford Football Personnel grid, I have removed 39 players; those who regularly started marked in bold.
a. Seven scholarship players declaring for the NFL draft (all but one with eligibility remaining); NFL draft status and teams will added parenthetically
1) Four fifth-year players
==> WR Michael Wilson (3rd, Zona)
==> WR Brycen Tremayne (UDFA, DC)
==> CB Ethan Bonner (UDFA, Fins)
==> S Kendall Williamson [eligibility exhausted] (7th, Bears)
2) Two seniors
==> WR Elijah Higgins (6th, Fins)
==> CB Kyu Blu Kelly (5th, Ravens)
3) One junior
==> QB Tanner McKee (6th, Philly)
b. Nineteen players who transferred or are seeking a transfer; new schools added parenthetically.
1) Two fifth-year players
==> ILB JMF (Indiana)
==> ILB Ricky Miezan (Virginia (lacrosse))
2) Thirteen seniors
==> WR Colby Bowman (Utah State)
==> OT Walter Rouse (Oklahoma)
==> OG Jake Hornibrook (Duke)
==> C Drake Nugent (Michigan)
==> Edge Aeneas DiCosmo (Vandy)
==> Edge Stephen Herron Jr. (Louisville)
==> ILB Levani Damuni (Utah)
==> CB Nicolas Toomer (Indiana)
==> CB STM (Purdue)
==> S Jonathan McGill (SMU)
==> P Ryan Sanborn (Texas)
==> TE Bradley Archer (Indiana)
==> OG Barrett Miller (Cal)
3) Three juniors
==> OT Myles Hinton (Michigan)
==> C Drake Metcalf (UCF)
==> Edge Duke Reeder (Cornell (lacrosse), non-scholarship at Stanford)
4) One sophomore
==> DL Jacob Katona (Vandy, non-scholarship at Stanford)
5) One freshman
==> RB Arlen Harris (Iowa State); Harris left the team back in October, so he had already been removed from the grid
c. Two players who have exhausted their eligibility
==> S Patrick Fields (5th year, non-scholarship)
==> Edge Thunder Justice Keck (6th year, non-scholarship)
d. Two players graduating (with eligibility remaining) [note: these are projections only; should they want to continue playing and if they were invited back, any of these players could return for a fifth year, though if they are a walk-on it would be on their own dime if they do not receive a scholie]
==> FB Jay Symonds (5th year)
==> ILB Jason Kaul (senior walk-on)
e. Nine players retiring from football
==> OT Kenji Swanson (freshman)
==> CB Brandon Jones (junior)
==> RB Caleb Robinson (junior walk-on)
==> OT Jason Amsler (sophomore walk-on)
==> C Will Gibson (sophomore walk-on)
==> RB Danny McFadden (sophomore walk-on)
==> TE Donovan Jones (freshman walk-on)
==> C Max Kalny (junior walk-on)
==> DL Kaz Melzer (freshman walk-on)
4. Positioning
a. There are three position switches.
==> Rising junior Mitch Leigber is now back at S after his half-season sojourn at RB last season.
==> Rising junior Caleb Ellis has moved from CB to S.
==> Rising junior walk-on Evan Jackson is now listed at WR; apparently, he played at that position last season, though he was listed as a CB.
b. There is no FB in Troy Taylor's offensive system. There were only two remaining FBs on the roster:
==> Rising junior Shield Taylor has moved to TE
==> Rising sophomore walk-on Jacob Lowe has moved to RB. (Last year, Lowe was also listed as a LS, but no longer.)
c. After our brief dalliance with a 4-3, we have returned to a 3-4 defense. All remaining players listed at "Edge" last year are now listed as OLB on the official roster, with one exception:
==> Rising junior walk-on Aristotle Taylor is now listed at DL
d. The official roster does not designate specific positions for any offensive linemen. I have kept OL players at their positions in the grid to help us discern depth, pipeline, and possible starting combinations, though the grid designation of specific players will likely change as positions are determined by the coaching staff.
5. The grid is fluid. Players projected to graduate or transfer could return, transfers could join, or players could retire. I will update the grid as decisions are made.
6. When a player is rostered at two positions, I have listed them according to the position named on the front side of the slash. For instance, if a player is rostered as offensive tackle/guard, I have listed them as a tackle. The only exception to this is the Devery Hamilton Rule, according to which, if a player ends up getting more playing time at the position named at the backside of the slash, they are considered rostered at that position; e.g., if a tackle/guard ends up playing guard, I switch them to guard in the grid.
7. I have removed all injury designations, though I realize that some players are still injured. I have kept other positional responsibility designations when the player is returning.
8. You will note that I have projected starters marked for some positions based on past starts or various projections. I will adjust once position status clears.
9. As always, I appreciate any corrections or input.
-m.
1. Once again, the grid lists players by class year and not eligibility.
2. To the 2022 Stanford Football Personnel grid, I have added 34 players.
a. The 27-person incoming “CardClass23,” except for OG Zak Yamauchi and walk-on OLB Carter Davis, both of whom will join the team in 2025 after serving two-year church missions
b. Three players returning from layoff
==> Rising 5th year CB Zahran Manley, who retired after the 2021 season (I thought), in which he played four games, but returns to the team for 2023, presumably on scholarship
==> Rising senior walk-on OLB Kiersten Lee, who also retired after the 2021 season, having never appeared in any games, also returns for the 2023 season
==> Rising sophomore walk-on ILB Anson Pulsipher, who returns from his two-year church mission
c. Seven transfer student-athletes
==> Rising junior OT Trevor Mayberry (Penn)
==> Rising 5th year OT Alec Bank (Harvard)
==> Rising junior ILB Gaethan Bernadel (FIU)
==> Rising sophomore RB Ryan Butler (Princeton)
==> Rising junior QB Justin Lamson (Syracuse)
==> Rising 5th year ILB Spencer Lytle (Wisconsin)
==> Rising sophomore walk-on LS Peyton Warford (Northwestern)
Note: Mayberry, Bernadel, and Butler played significantly as freshmen and sophomores, so do not have a redshirt seasons. Bank and Lytle have two years of eligibility remaining due to redshirts plus COVID season voids.
d. One new (true) walk-on
==> Rising sophomore walk-on RB Kenaj Washington, who is small
3. From the 2022 Stanford Football Personnel grid, I have removed 39 players; those who regularly started marked in bold.
a. Seven scholarship players declaring for the NFL draft (all but one with eligibility remaining); NFL draft status and teams will added parenthetically
1) Four fifth-year players
==> WR Michael Wilson (3rd, Zona)
==> WR Brycen Tremayne (UDFA, DC)
==> CB Ethan Bonner (UDFA, Fins)
==> S Kendall Williamson [eligibility exhausted] (7th, Bears)
2) Two seniors
==> WR Elijah Higgins (6th, Fins)
==> CB Kyu Blu Kelly (5th, Ravens)
3) One junior
==> QB Tanner McKee (6th, Philly)
b. Nineteen players who transferred or are seeking a transfer; new schools added parenthetically.
1) Two fifth-year players
==> ILB JMF (Indiana)
==> ILB Ricky Miezan (Virginia (lacrosse))
2) Thirteen seniors
==> WR Colby Bowman (Utah State)
==> OT Walter Rouse (Oklahoma)
==> OG Jake Hornibrook (Duke)
==> C Drake Nugent (Michigan)
==> Edge Aeneas DiCosmo (Vandy)
==> Edge Stephen Herron Jr. (Louisville)
==> ILB Levani Damuni (Utah)
==> CB Nicolas Toomer (Indiana)
==> CB STM (Purdue)
==> S Jonathan McGill (SMU)
==> P Ryan Sanborn (Texas)
==> TE Bradley Archer (Indiana)
==> OG Barrett Miller (Cal)
3) Three juniors
==> OT Myles Hinton (Michigan)
==> C Drake Metcalf (UCF)
==> Edge Duke Reeder (Cornell (lacrosse), non-scholarship at Stanford)
4) One sophomore
==> DL Jacob Katona (Vandy, non-scholarship at Stanford)
5) One freshman
==> RB Arlen Harris (Iowa State); Harris left the team back in October, so he had already been removed from the grid
c. Two players who have exhausted their eligibility
==> S Patrick Fields (5th year, non-scholarship)
==> Edge Thunder Justice Keck (6th year, non-scholarship)
d. Two players graduating (with eligibility remaining) [note: these are projections only; should they want to continue playing and if they were invited back, any of these players could return for a fifth year, though if they are a walk-on it would be on their own dime if they do not receive a scholie]
==> FB Jay Symonds (5th year)
==> ILB Jason Kaul (senior walk-on)
e. Nine players retiring from football
==> OT Kenji Swanson (freshman)
==> CB Brandon Jones (junior)
==> RB Caleb Robinson (junior walk-on)
==> OT Jason Amsler (sophomore walk-on)
==> C Will Gibson (sophomore walk-on)
==> RB Danny McFadden (sophomore walk-on)
==> TE Donovan Jones (freshman walk-on)
==> C Max Kalny (junior walk-on)
==> DL Kaz Melzer (freshman walk-on)
4. Positioning
a. There are three position switches.
==> Rising junior Mitch Leigber is now back at S after his half-season sojourn at RB last season.
==> Rising junior Caleb Ellis has moved from CB to S.
==> Rising junior walk-on Evan Jackson is now listed at WR; apparently, he played at that position last season, though he was listed as a CB.
b. There is no FB in Troy Taylor's offensive system. There were only two remaining FBs on the roster:
==> Rising junior Shield Taylor has moved to TE
==> Rising sophomore walk-on Jacob Lowe has moved to RB. (Last year, Lowe was also listed as a LS, but no longer.)
c. After our brief dalliance with a 4-3, we have returned to a 3-4 defense. All remaining players listed at "Edge" last year are now listed as OLB on the official roster, with one exception:
==> Rising junior walk-on Aristotle Taylor is now listed at DL
d. The official roster does not designate specific positions for any offensive linemen. I have kept OL players at their positions in the grid to help us discern depth, pipeline, and possible starting combinations, though the grid designation of specific players will likely change as positions are determined by the coaching staff.
5. The grid is fluid. Players projected to graduate or transfer could return, transfers could join, or players could retire. I will update the grid as decisions are made.
6. When a player is rostered at two positions, I have listed them according to the position named on the front side of the slash. For instance, if a player is rostered as offensive tackle/guard, I have listed them as a tackle. The only exception to this is the Devery Hamilton Rule, according to which, if a player ends up getting more playing time at the position named at the backside of the slash, they are considered rostered at that position; e.g., if a tackle/guard ends up playing guard, I switch them to guard in the grid.
7. I have removed all injury designations, though I realize that some players are still injured. I have kept other positional responsibility designations when the player is returning.
8. You will note that I have projected starters marked for some positions based on past starts or various projections. I will adjust once position status clears.
9. As always, I appreciate any corrections or input.
-m.