Welcome to Wyoming Football: Tyson Deen
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 | Tyson Deen
YEAR | Freshman
HT/WT | 5' 10", 165
HOMETOWN | San Antonio, Texas
POSITION | Cornerback
JERSEY NUMBER | 31
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Southwest High School
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | Four
NOTABLE | Tyson Deen, who enrolled early at UW, capped his high school career with 274 tackles, 98 of which came during his senior campaign. He also added seven interceptions and forced five fumbles during his tenure at Southwest. A two-way star, Deen also rushed for more than 1,500 yards and found the end zone 24 times. He was selected to the San Antonio Sports All-Star Game. The three-star defender committed to the Cowboys last December.
QUOTABLE | "He's as physically talented of a corner as what we've had here, period, in the five years I've been here. Hips, speed, jumping, physicality, I mean, he's not the biggest guy right now, but at heart and in his own mind, he wants to rip your throat out. I love that part about him," -- Jay Sawvel on the rookie corner midway through spring camp
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