Wyoming Football: Jersey Numbers the New Guys are Wearing

LARAMIE -- Are jersey numbers even all that important?

Well, according to many Wyoming fans, No. 17 should be encased in glass forever and not to be worn again, especially by a quarterback.

Bad news for those folks.

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Evan Svoboda, who is busy making the full-time transition from signal caller to tight end this offseason, will still don those digits this fall during his final collegiate season. So will nickelback Malique Singleton, just like he did last year ... and the year before that.

Jay Sawvel inked 17 transfers this winter, including 12 on the defensive side of the football. We all knew a massive overhaul was coming for that unit, which lost both starting safeties -- Wyett Ekeler and Isaac White -- and linebackers -- Shae Suiaunoa and Connor Shay.

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Cornerback Tyrecus Davis is gone, too. So are edge rushers Ethan Day (North Texas), Sabastian Harsh and Braden Siders (West Virginia). Nose tackle Jaden Williams is also now at Kentucky.

There are also a few early-arriving rookies on campus like wideout Deion DeBlanc, edge rusher Axel Ramazani, cornerback Tyson Deen and, the state's top recruit, quarterback Mason Drube of Gillette.

So, what numbers are these guys wearing this spring?

2 - Eric Richardson - Wide receiver - Junior - Northwest Missouri State*

3 - Deion DeBlanc - Wide receiver - Frosh - Houston, Texas

5 - Terron Kellman - Running back - Junior - Charlotte*

5 - Brayden Wilson - Defensive end - Senior - Weber State*

7 - Mason Drube - Quarterback - Freshman - Gillette, Wyo.

9 - Jackson Holman - Wide receiver - Sophomore - Arizona*

9 - Brayden Johnson - Linebacker - Senior - Oklahoma Baptist*

12 - Desmon Hearns - Safety - Junior - Southern Illinois

14 - BJ Inmon - Cornerback - Sophomore - Snow College*

14 - Landon Sims - Quarterback - Sophomore - East Central Comm. College (Miss.)

21 - Justin Taylor - Safety - Sophomore - Wisconsin*

22 - Jaden DaCosta - Safety - Sophomore - Portland State*

25 - Brooklyn Cheek - Safety - Redshirt Frosh. - Cal*

25 - Houssam Eddine El Alaoui - WR/ Kicker - Redshirt Frosh. - CasaPanca, Morocco#

31 - Tyson Deen - Cornerback - Frosh. - San Antonio, Texas

34 - Esaia Bogar - Defensive end - Junior - Riverside City College*

37 - Jacob Owens - Safety - Redshirt Frosh. - Phoenix, Ariz.#

42 - Ethan Stuhlsatz - Linebacker - Senior - Lindenwood (Kan.)*

61 - Zach Potter - Defensive line/ OL - Sophomore - Toledo#

77 - Josiah Petaia - Offensive line - Sophomore - Long Beach City College*

90 - Aneesh Vyas - Defensive tackle - Grad. transfer - Bucknell*

91 - Dawan Martin - Defensive end - Senior - Youngstown State*

# Indicates walk-on

* Indicates transfer

All numbers courtesy of Wyoming's official roster

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