Welcome to Wyoming Football: Jonathan Pearcy

LARAMIE -- Wyoming, once again, has welcomed nearly 50 new faces to the roster this offseason.

Transfer portal era, am I right?

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Jay Sawvel again made a list of 10 "keepers" last December, heading into free agency. Running back Samuel "Tote" Harris was, no doubt, high on that list. So were defensive tackles Dante Drake and Jayden Williams. The Cowboys' third-year head coach also wanted to hang on to players like tight end Jake Wilson, wideout Deion DeBlanc, nickel corner Desman Hearns and offensive tackles Rex Johnsen and Braylon Jenkins, among others.

Mission accomplished. All are back for another round on the high plains.

The team did lose its top-four outside targets, including leading receiver Chris Durr Jr., who is now at Maryland. Two impact cornerbacks also hit the open market. Tyrese Boss is at Arizona. Markie Grant headed west to former conference rival Utah State.

Wyoming will also have a new quarterback under center, snagging William and Mary graduate transfer Tyler Hughes, who has one season of eligibility remaining. The hope is he'll right the ship at that spot, keeping the seat warm for Gillette's Mason Drube.

The Cowboys also reloaded in the offensive backfield and at the line of scrimmage, adding 1,000-yard rusher Markell Holman and interior linemen Chandler Donaway, Jason Maciejcak and Jeremiah Katt.

You'll read all about those guys, along with 20-plus freshmen, in this summer series: Welcome to Wyoming football.

NAME | Jonathan Pearcy

YEAR | Freshman

HT/WT | 6' 3", 305

HOMETOWN | Liberty, Mo.

POSITION | Offensive line

JERSEY NUMBER | N/A

PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Liberty High School

YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | Four

NOTABLE |  Jay Sawvel and Co. didn't talk about Jonathan Pearcy on national signing day. Why? He was still making the decision whether to play baseball or football at the college level and had yet to ink on the dotted line. If the staff did talk, they would've likely talked about how the 305-pound offensive lineman capped his senior season at Liberty High School with 96 knock-down blocks in 32 quarters of action and didn't allow a single sack en route to being named his conference's offensive player of the year. On the diamond, the all-state performer hit nearly .400 and struck out just eight times in 234 career at bats. Now you can see his dilemma. He also starred on the hardwood. Pearcy was named the No. 25 prospect in Missouri, per 247sports. He was the third-ranked interior lineman in the state, too, according to the recruiting website. He fielded 17 offers in the offseason, including from FBS programs like Central Michigan and Army. A whole host of Ivy League schools came calling, too.

QUOTABLE | "Pearcy moves well, is aggressive and consistently executes his assignments. His athletic ability and strength will be something that defenses will struggle to deal with," -- Liberty & Kearney Football Preview 2025.

WELCOME TO WYOMING SUMMER SERIES:

* LB - Anthony Beavers Jr.

* S - Jett Vincent

* WR - Justin Popovich

* QB - Tyler Hughes

* CB - Junus McGraw

* RB - Markell Holman

* CB - Logan Mackey

* S - Travis Franklin Jr.

* WR - Jayden Williams

* LB - Karson Butts

* S - Da'Marion Brownlee

* CB - Kendall Griffin

* RB - Diore Hubbard

* DE - Jack Dunkley

* S - Therman 'Boogie' Williams

* LB - Mason Wright

* DT - Ja'Quan Redfern

* DT - Tanielu Maafala-Barbasa

* DE - Thaddeus Gianaris

* OG - Chandler Donaway

* C - Jason Maciejczak

* OL - Grant Lott

* OL - Jeremiah Katt

* TE - Tyler Siddons

* DE - Donnie Wingate

* LS - Nathan Curry 

* S - Nathanial Watson

* RB - Ryken Banks

* LB - Dante Bruley

* DT - MacGregor Byers

* OL - Pierce Decker

* TE - Colin Ford

* LB - Boston Gable

* OL - Jackson Garrett

* WR - Jarell Gary

* QB - Taylor Hasselbeck

* DE - Beck Haswell

* DT - Xavier Jackson

* TE - Ishmael Muhammad

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