Welcome to Wyoming Football: Elvin Ampofo
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 | Elvin Ampofo
YEAR | Freshman
HT/WT | 6' 0", 155
HOMETOWN | Aurora, Colo.
POSITION | Safety
JERSEY NUMBER | N/A
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Eaglecrest High School
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | Four
NOTABLE | Elvin Ampofo was tabbed the 15th-best prospect in the state of Colorado and earned a three-star rating out of high school. He tallied 90 total tackles out of the secondary at Eaglecrest, including 51 solo stops. He racked up 164 tackles during his prep career, which is an average of more than eight per game. The all-conference and all-state selection also picked off four passes. North Dakota State also offered Ampofo.
QUOTABLE | "He's another guy that, again, has played some corner, played some safety. He's a guy that we look at as probably somebody who's going to play in the safety/ nickel room. He's long, lean, fast, explosive and has a high football IQ. This guy, whenever our coaches went to go see him and watch him play live, is just a really vocal, locked-in leader -- alpha player. And, again, for a guy that is light right now, he's got a frame to put on a good amount of weight. He's physical even at the size he's at right now. We know where he can be in the future, and excited about it," -- Former UW Director of Player Personnel Kirby O'Meara on signing day
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