Welcome to Wyoming Football: Cade Brook
LARAMIE -- Wyoming has welcomed nearly 50 new faces this offseason.
Transfer portal era, am I right?
Jay Sawvel knew a rebuild on defense was in order after losing both starting linebackers and safeties, along with leaders like Jordan Bertagnole and DeVonne Harris. The departures of Wrook Brown, Sabastian Harsh and Keany Parks only magnified things.
The second-year head coach got busy, inking a dozen transfers on that side of the ball on February's traditional signing day and adding three more since the annual spring game.
On offense, the damage was limited.
Yes, running back Harrison Waylee is now at Virginia. Young wideout Justin Stevenson is a Utah Ute now, too. But if you ask Sawvel, he kept the players he wanted on offense, beginning with quarterback Kaden Anderson.
Three of the Cowboys' top linemen -- Jack Walsh, Caden Barnett and Wes King -- are also back. So is tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, wide receivers Chris Durr Jr. and Jaylen Sargent, along with leading rusher Sam Scott.
So, without further ado, let's spent the summer meeting the new players that litter this 2025 roster:
NAME | Cade Brook
YEAR | Freshman
HT/WT | 6' 3", 225
HOMETOWN | Aurora, Colo.
POSITION | Defensive end
JERSEY NUMBER | N/A
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Cherokee Trail High School
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | Four
NOTABLE | The former 3-star prospect from the Denver Metro Area tallied 150 career tackles at Cherokee Trail, including 10 for loss. He tallied 10 sacks during his senior campaign. The multiple All-State selection was heavily recruited by Washington State and the Cowboys' Border War rivals, Colorado State.
QUOTABLE | "Cade is a guy who is a good football player, good numbers, but he is honestly a better football player than anything. You would guess by even looking at him, looking at the numbers, he's another guy that you watch the game film and he is just non-stop. He was probably one of the most annoying guys at camp for offensive linemen. He's just physical, high motor, tough kid. He's the guy that will run down a play 50 yards from the opposite side of the field, when most defensive linemen would never do that ... He fits the culture of the program," -- Former UW Director of Player Personnel Kirby O'Meara said on last December's signing day
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