Welcome to Wyoming Football: Chisom Ifeanyi
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 | Chisom Ifeanyi
YEAR | Graduate
HT/WT | 6' 4", 250
HOMETOWN | Langhorne, Pa.
POSITION | Defensive end
JERSEY NUMBER | 52
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Florida Atlantic
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY | One
NOTABLE | From Paradise to Laradise, Chisom Ifeanyi comes to Laramie after one season at Florida Atlantic where he tallied 22 tackles, five for loss and 3.5 sacks. The Pennsylvania product began his college career at Shippensburg University, a Division-II school in his home state. There he registered 12.5 sacks in two-plus seasons, including 5.5 during his final season in 2023. Ifeanyi suffered a broken ankle during his redshirt freshman season that cost him nearly the entire season. When he began his collegiate career, he weighed just 200 pounds. Now, he's tacked 50 more onto his 6-foot-4 frame. Tulsa and Coastal Carolina also offered the graduate transfer this offseason.
QUOTABLE | "Chisom is a player whose best days are ahead of him. Although he did a terrific job for us this year at defensive end, he continues to grow physically and as a football player and person. Starting in our program as a defensive back, he switched around a couple different positions until he found a home at defensive end where he had a productive year for us. In addition to having a lot of upside as a football player, Shippensburg is getting a great student," Neshaminy High School coach Steve Wilmot said on signing day back in 2019.
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