If he can avoid making mistakes, the Cougars should be physical enough a trait BYU has shown in recent matchups with Big 12 teams to at least compete. The Horned Frogs suffered a surprising collapse last year, particularly defensively, that ushered in changes at the highest levels. He knows a thing or two because hes seen a thing or two over the course of his collegiate career. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Shapen can be very sharp in the play action game, but he tends to fixate on his first read and defenses that deny him quick decisions can turn him over and get to him in the pocket. The good is that Brent Venables may be just the coach to deal with that kind of roster turnover and has already drawn rave reviews for the way hes circled the wagons and begun building culture. Web2021-22 Baylor Bears Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 27-7 (14-4, 1st in Big 12 MBB ) Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll Coach: Scott Drew More School Info Big 12 Reg Season Champ Baylor (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Game Log Starters On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will take over a lot of the running duties with the potential to really be successful as a one-two punch. Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew Named Coach Wooden Keys to Life Award Winner, Iowa States Ashley Joens, Oklahomas Madi Williams Named Finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award, Niners GM John Lynch Updates Brock Purdys Status, Surgery Timeline, Oklahoma TE Brayden Willis Announces 2022 Return, K-State Promotes Collin Klein to Offensive Coordinator. Guess you have to call 2022 a disappointment for Coach Billy Hawthorne entering his sixth season in 2023 off a .500 season when 16 starters returned including four OLers and a TE. The QB will also be working with a rebuilt receiving corps. The clearest strength of the Baylor offense is an OL that represents the 2nd most seasoned unit in college football. Hes long and has some quickness, but hes a one trick finesse pony. AJ McCarty is ready to contribute at corner and Chateau Reed may be the most talented of Baylors corners, Roberts said. His confidence started to grow.. By Matt Severance Updated: Dec 27, 2021 10:49AM PST . This 67 edge JACK Garmon Randolph leads them in sacks with 4.5 on the season. Breakdown: Gabe Hall has come up in recent news as being one of college footballs top freak athletes, and its true. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Zach Boyden-Holmes, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: David Stacy/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports). Cumulus and the Big 12 are not affiliated with this website. Early spring success has Texas filling fans with hope, Judge rules in favor of Michael Irvin in request for expedited evidence in $100M lawsuit, Mike McCarthy calls taking over play-calling most fun Ive had as Cowboys coach, PK winners! Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. Theyre veteran, older players and thats really where you want your leadership to come from. Still, he said, players wondered: Why are we doing this? [Get a FREE 7-day trial of Inside Texas Plus!]. To fill the void, Aranda hired former Nevada assistant Ronnie Wheat. Tay McWilliams is the top returning player at running back and he had just 181 yards on 17 carries last year. 2021 stats: Six sacks (second most), 7.0 TFL, 17 total tackles. But he questions the quarterback depth. Daniel Green has been among the Big 12s best linebackers when healthy, and hell try to shore up a defense that ranks 94th in returning production, but was sprinkling through some of the younger players over the course of the season. But perhaps the single biggest reason to believe in Oklahoma: When we looked at how teams fared in one-score games, the Sooners went 0-5 (0-4 in the article, then lost a one-score bowl game). Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 19, 2022. After a 2-7 debut during a season impacted by COVID-19, the head coach pulled his team together to win the Big 12 for the first time since 2014, going 12-2 with a victory in the Sugar Bowl to cap things off. The Waller native is set for another huge year, playing alongside some of the nations best D-lineman, who are good candidates to be on this list. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at left tackle. In run blocking in 2020, the Bears averaged 1.4 yards per rush before first contact, which was last in the Big 12 and 111th in the FBS. Why is Baylor the potential favorite to win its second consecutive Big 12 title? This is a let it hang out game and Sark and PK should expect Dave Aranda to go for it on 4th down until Texas punishes them for it. After a 2-7 No one is going to underestimate the Bears this time around and that could mean dropping unexpected games en route to a 7-5 record. The sample sizes are small, but also very promising for Morris. Redshirt freshman Devin Lemear graded out the highest of all the safeties this spring, Roberts said. 2022 Baylor Football Preview. Following that group is a young trio: redshirt freshman Cisco Caston, true freshman Devyn Bobby and third-year sophomore Mike Harris. That includes competition for incumbent quarterback Blake Shapen and likely plug-and-play starters on the offensive line for the Bears. The Cowboys came within inches of the Big 12 championship last year, and are tied with two other schools with 12 returning starters. (Kevin Jairaj / USA Today), Baylor linebacker Dillon Doyle finished second on the team in tackles with 90 and second with 8.5 tackles for loss. Theres talent on hand, particularly at quarterback where the Mountaineers added USC and Georgia transfer JT Daniels, giving West Virginia its most talented signal-caller in years. Oklahoma State actually topped our Big 12 power rankings at one point, then by years end, the Cowboys might have legitimately been the Big 12s worst team. Brennan Armstrong entered the 2022 season as one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the ACC but had the lowest completion percentage of his career as a starter. Baylor football is riding high after the program attained its first 12-win season, highlighted by a Big 12 Championship and Sugar Bowl win. Starters Gabe He was an All-Big-12 honorable mention in 2021 and will look to prove he deserved more than that with a big 2022. Defensively, the Texas DL will match up just fine against Baylors experienced offensive line. Nobody has really stepped forward yet and said, Im the guy, and this is my job,' Grimes said. Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. Sophomore Blake Shapen leads the Bears offense and hes had an inconsistent season, playing pretty well up to the West Virginia game where he had over 300 yards passing at halftime! Texas has to press their advantages here and not concede confidence building throws to Shapen. Its one thing to go from being a weakness to a strength, Grimes said. Shapen showed promise in his two starts last year, the regular-season finale versus Texas Tech and the Big 12 championship win over Oklahoma State. The tricky part will be actually defending the title with Oklahoma State still rolling, Oklahoma with their own defensive guru at the helm and Texas strengthening. Safety Christian Morgan is an experienced starter (leads them in INTs with 3) and physical SPARQ freak and smallish safety Devin Lemear has traits, but hes too inexperienced. Copyright 2017-22 Heartland College Sports. Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. STAR Al Walcott is of the Big Nickel variety (6-2, 220) and he can be exploited if Texas can hunt formations to put him 1 on 1 in the slot. Ronnies smart, he cares a lot, hes a tireless worker, Aranda said. But Baylor also brings in 247Sports No. Dave Aranda enters Year 3 in Waco in considerably better shape than last year, with a Big 12 Championship in the trophy case. Add in Oklahoma State ranking 101st in returning defensive production, and the Cowboys have some question marks. Breakdown: Of course, Blake Shapen was going to make this list, but the Shreveport native should be well-known already. Now the Jayhawks are bringing back a number of those players who took their lumps in a winless season. Breakdown: In the middle, all eyes are on Dillon Doyle for the 2022 season. Find more Baylor coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. He is the sports editor for the school's student newspaper, the Baylor Lariat. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Much like Morgan, he is stepping into an expanded role. The Bears do lose starting left guard Xavier Newman-Johnson, who had 36 career starts and earned Pro Football Network First-Team All-American Honors in 2021. Another year in Venables defensive system couldnt hurt either, as Oklahoma struggled at times to be assignment sound on that side of the ball. Oklahoma and Texas will loom in the second half of the season but the Oct. 1 matchup with Oklahoma State could be the early indicator of what the Bears are capable of. Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. After losing eight players to the NFL over the summer, Baylor football will be forced to replace some big-time athletes from a 2021 Big 12 championship squad. For there to be an ascent, there has to be a descent first. Offensively, John Rhys Plumlee headlines a group that ranks 78th in returning offensive production, but may be more ready to hit the ground running with a strong group of wide receivers and Plumlees ability to impact games with his legs as well. And that would typically seem to indicate some regression. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Kansas State Athletics Media Relations). Ben Sims is the teams returning leader in receptions (31), receiving yards (361) and touchdown catches (six). The Big 12 Conference lays claim to two of the top five small forwards in the country. Baylor has been one of the least active teams in the transfer portal nationally. The next group of schools Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and TCU lost two starters. Craig Sqwirl Williams, 5-foot-8, 173 pounds, has battled injuries but was healthy this spring. Blake Shapen rode an excellent performance in the Big 12 title game to the starting job this spring, unseating Gerry Bohanon, who has since transferred and is now the starter at USF. 2021 stats: 183 rushing yards (fourth on team), two rushing TDs (T-third on team). #Baylor OL @grantmiller55 spoke highly of RB @TayeMcwilliams Thursday:I think hes like a little bit of a combination of both Abram and Trestan. Will that be enough for the Cyclones to overcome the leagues lowest returning starter count? Baylor Bear Insider One of seven returning starters from a 31-20 Baylor team, sophomore infielder Tre Richardson didn't like that aching feeling last May when the Bears were the "first team out" when the NCAA Regional selections were announced. 8 national ranking last fall and has Pac-12 title and CFP aspirations in 2023. Replacing some of the losses on defense will be a bigger challenge, though Joey McGuires first year saw the Red Raiders play with physicality and toughness on that side of the ball, and Texas Tech added four defenders through the transfer portal, including three players up front. A year ago, Dave Aranda sensed his team still having doubts. And the unit got a boost in the offseason, when Baylor landed Tulsa defensive tackle transfer Jaxon Player, a Waco, Texas, native and two-time All-AAC selection. Diminutive Richard Reese (908 yards, 14 tds, 5.2 per carry) and Sqwirl Williams (530 yards, 4 tds, 5.8 per carry) are the speed component while 245 pound Qualan Jones (403 yards, 7 tds, 5.5 per carry) brings the pain. Aranda said Baker has done wonders with the receiving corps and called it probably the most improved group of the spring. He joins an elite group of established, veteran O-lineman that are hoping to pound the rock en route to another successful season. The 6-5 Baylor Bears represent one of the most physical teams that Texas has seen this season, but meeting the other teams physicality hasnt been a problem for the Longhorns. There was a point in spring where you say, Hes one of the top guys on our team, just based on production, Aranda said. 2021 stats: 91 tackles (second most), 8.5 TFL (second most), scored two offensive TDs (rushing and receiving). He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. The average sack allowed by the Baylor line in 2021 took 4.6 seconds from snap to sack, the second-longest average in the FBS. They have 150+ combined starts in aggregate. Sophomore quarterback Baylor Romney, brother of wide receiver Gunner Romney, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not return to the Cougars in 2022. 21 transfer class, the third-best in the Big 12. Another opposing coach agrees that Baylors offensive and defensive lines will be the strength and expects the Bears to be a contender to return to the Big 12 championship game. Prod. The defense could improve, and the cupboard is far from bare in Fort Worth, where Sonny Dykes will get back his original starting quarterback in Chandler Morris, who should sling the ball to Alabama transfer JoJo Earle, among others. Were winning every day. Everybodys going to talk about Apu Ika, and rightfully so, but Gabe Hall is the real deal, he said. Texas safeties and linebackers cant get caught up in trash and must fit the cutback lanes. Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. The Bears have been a strong Big 12 road team, compiling a 3-1 record, and their play style and experience tends to travel well. Baylors departing players registered 1,579 points, 512 rebounds, and 234 steals/blocks in the 2020-2021 season; those numbers rank 11th, 49th, and 7th in the country among non-returning players. Hes a great athlete, good blocker, and can get involved in the vertical pass game. But when looking at what most Big 12 teams lose and the Longhorns ranking second in the conference in returning production (according to ESPNs Bill Connellys measurements), a Texas team that finished a game out of the Big 12 Championship Game probably makes for the best bet. They were turnover magnets and sure tacklers that were instrumental in the Bears getting off of the field on 3rd downs. In the return game, Baylor lost Ebner, a third-round pick and the Big 12 special teams player of the year. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. Im truly excited to see what the defense will accomplish in Almost a third of the league has less than 10 returning starters, and seven of the Big 12's teams have 12 or fewer. He scored two offensive touchdowns (rushing and receiving) versus BYU. He covered the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl and multiple Texas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Waco. The biggest piece were moving through right now is probably just immaturity, Aranda told The Athletic. Theres still plenty of talent in H-Town, and the offense still has enough pieces to cause havoc (the young receiving corps could be particularly nasty). Dont be surprised either if five-star linebacker Anthony Hill bullies his way onto the field either; hes that good. Explosive Florida State running back transfer Treshaun Ward is among the Big 12s most exciting transfer additions, and hell join DJ Giddens in making sure the Wildcats can still run the ball. Gavin Holmes is the senior statesman of the group, but after dropping 210 yards against West Virginia, hes had 84 yards receiving total over the last five games. In a classic good news, bad news situation, Houston ranks 24th nationally in returning offensive production, but 119th in returning defensive production. When the Bear running game hits it rhythm, its a lot of fun to watch and loading up the box can actually make things worse for the run defense. Each team's returning starter count comes from Athlon's look at the conference. Matthew Powledge, Baylors former safeties and special teams coach, joined Dan Lannings staff at Oregon in December. The Baylor Bears are riding a wave of momentum after a 21-7 victory over Ole Miss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and this announcement just makes things all the better down in Waco. Sixth-year senior Gavin Holmes has starting experience but has endured multiple injuries in his career. Flahertys reasoning: While the team loses plenty on the defensive side, the Wildcats return Will Howard and all five offensive linemen. That has turned each team's returning starter count into one of the most panned metrics heading into a given season. Both are expected to contribute immediately. True freshman Kyron Drones might be a factor in the fall camp battle for the open gig. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. "We got married in Katy, Texas, about a mile from the high school stadium," he said. But West Virginia also ranks 89th in returning offensive production nationally, and doesnt really make up for it on the defensive side, where the Mountaineers are 49th. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. Five different pass catchers have been 21-30 receptions and they dont have a true #1. Baylor is the 45th ranked defense by FEI advanced statistics and while they allow only a reasonable 5.3 yards per play, offenses that are able to solve their disguised coverages and avoid turnovers will move the ball. Baylor had a backloaded schedule in terms of difficulty and theyre on a two game slide after being obliterated by Kansas State 31-3 and then losing a heartbreaker to TCU by one point in which they outplayed (an injured-riddled) TCU for most of the game. Theres a lot to like about what the Golden Knights are building defensively for the future, and the good news is that with UCF ranking 43rd in returning defensive production, those younger players wont be needed immediately. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. A lot of Longhorn offensive success will rest on Sarks ability to scheme up run game solutions on a short week. The Wolfpack will be competing in the ACC during the 2022 season. Whoever wins the job should have plenty of talent to utilize, but will need the offensive line to come together. The good news? 2022 Sugar Bowl odds: Baylor starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon expected to return from injury vs. Ole Miss Baylor should have starting QB Gerry Bohanon available off injury for Saturday's Sugar Bowl matchup vs. Ole Miss. If Johnson is at star, then Walcott will play corner and vice versa. Its safe to expect him to continue performing at a high level as a blocker and as a lethal receiving threat for Shapen. UW, of course, finished an 11-2 season with a No. WebVisit ESPN to view the latest Baylor Bears news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 2022 Team Leaders. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and No other Bear tight end has caught as many touchdowns as his nine career scores. The Horns need Quinn Ewers to throw the ball capably within the construct of a run first offense. 19 in the nation, good for second in the Big 12 Conference. WebBaylors special teams will be in good hands with junior punter Issac Power and freshman kicker Isaiah Hankins returning.

Breaking down the five best futures bets, picks, and predictions for the 2022 season. If Shapen gets hurt this year, theyre (in trouble).. Jahdae Barron and Ryan Watts have the potential to shut down Baylors receivers if Dshawn Jamison or Terrance Brooks can bring it on the other side. 10:00 AM on Aug 5, 2022 CDT. The Bears have been in the conference title game two of the past three years and have six double-digit win seasons and three Big 12 championships since 2011. So some regression to the mean could occur. Baylor had the most players of any team in the state of Texas chosen in the 2022 NFL Draft (six) and those recruits came from the 2017 and 2018 classes, which ranked 40th and 29th, respectively. 2021 stats: Started all 14 games at center. We did some decent things last year at times, but we were just inconsistent, Grimes said. After losing eight players to the NFL over the summer, Baylor football will be forced to replace some big-time athletes from a 2021 Big 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. And with seven of 11 starters returning on defense, the Red Raiders could bow up on that side of the ball with increased experience and the toughness that McGuire is attempting to instill. You dont have to worry about a lot of things that you usually have to worry about. #SicEm, 2021 stats: 29 tackles, six pass breakups (led team), two tackles for loss. Longtime starter Charlie Brewer is off to Utah, but backups Jacob Zeno and Gerry Bohanon are around with a little time logged in. The Cougars are the top-ranked newcomer here, though whether that plays out will likely depend on whether Kedon Slovis can re-find some of the magic he showed a few years back at USC. The lowest-ranked class in that span, unsurprisingly, came in 2020 (49th), the transition class from former coach Matt Rhule to Aranda. If Alabama transfer Amari Kight can be part of an offensive line that keeps Plumlee upright, UCF could surprise and finish much higher than this. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Ive watched them go through stretches where theyre utterly dominated by aggressive corner and nickel play. A number of transfers doesnt hurt either. Ranking 77th nationally in returning production, the Sooners are somewhat middle of the pack in the Big 12 in that category. Theyre certainly at their best running free on play action shots. The arrival of four-star freshman Armani Winfield could be right on time. He played pretty well against TCU, so maybe hes on the rebound. Posted on January 10, 2022. To replace receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, who joined Marcus Freemans staff at Notre Dame, Aranda hired former Buffalo and Marshall receivers coach Dallas Baker. Try a week on us. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. The Red Raiders rank 31st in returning offensive production but could also stand to get a full season from Tyler Shough, which would likely lead to improvement on that end. Venables defensive bonafides will be put to the test with a talented, but young, group that brings back four defensive starters. The 2022 class, which includes 21 signees, finished 36th. 124 nationally: 121st on offense and 107th on defense, are stepping up in conference AND are doing so while replacing head coach Luke Fickell, who went who went 53-10 over the last five years. Arandas second season in charge could hardly have gone more perfectly. Web2020-21 Baylor Bears Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 28-2 (13-1, 1st in Big 12 MBB ) Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll Coach: Scott Drew More School Baylor took a bold step by not only reopening the quarterback competition after its historic season, but opting for its 2021 backup, Blake Shapen, over starter Gerry Bohanon. Returning starters on offense: 7 Quarterback Spencer Sanders returns and brings 35 career starts with him. A Big 12 championship game record 17-straight completions is one way to get into the spotlight, but thats just what Shapen did. This article was first published in the Cougar Those returning starters include seven on offense and seven on defense, and while the Bears will be looking to replace some fairly irreplaceable players, Baylor The Buffs have just five returning starters on defense, and their offensive line still isnt ready to compete with the top programs in the Pac-12, let alone the entire country. Sling it, Shape >> @BShapen @kelseyjohnsonjr #SicEm | #PersonOverPlayer pic.twitter.com/ItRAKelqx2. Baylor ranked 10th in the country and first in the Big 12 in rushing offense in 2021, averaging 219.3 yards per game, leading the way to a Big 12 Championship. before going out with a concussion. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Aranda recruited the 2020 four-star prospect while with the Tigers but left for Baylor before getting a chance to coach him. The No. Heres the thing on the Red Raiders: Like TCU, the Red Raiders were undefeated in one-score games in the regular season. Projected defensive starters: DE Lonnie Phelps DT Kenean Caldwell DT Caleb Sampson* DE Malcolm Lee* LB Taiwan Berryhill* LB Gavin Potter* LB Rich Miller Finding another Terrel Bernard or Jalen Pitre on defense is a tall task. 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