2022 Depth Chart

[NWHSUandSDSU]

Chris Rhodes into the portal.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Coach Stig said earlier this week in Sioux Falls that Chase Mason is out for the coming season but will have four seasons of eligibility remaining.

that really sucks!! really sad for chase!!!

that said, i would think that really makes it tough to think he is gonna play qb. next time he plays a football game it will basically be 4 years since he has played. that is a lot of development time and repetitions lost. not to mention if grono looks improved from the last time we saw him or even the same, you gotta think it is impossible to think someone takes the #1 qb job from him going into the following year

and you could say well chase has 4 years. maybe he will be willing to sit behind grono for a year and have 3 years to start. will he really risk another year of not playing and then maybe get injured again or something?? my guess if he is healthy, he is gonna want to be on the field even if that means a position besides qb. not to mention how long would he stay. school wise he will be a junior next fall

hope he can get healthy and stay healthy!! wish him all the best!!

the ability to stay healthy is something athletes have almost no control over (especially when you are talking about knee injuries, which often happen with minimal or no contact) and it has such a GIANT impact on their athletic careers and lives

[Jacked_Up]

Coach Stig said earlier this week in Sioux Falls that Chase Mason is out for the coming season but will have four seasons of eligibility remaining.

[JACKGUYII]

I see Daxon Lindholm has moved from running back to receiver.

[bigticket1]

Stig referenced a transfer linebacker during spring game broadcast. Has that player been identified?

Jason Freeman from Olivet Nazarene in Illinois. NAIA All-American.

[JACKGUYII]

Stig referenced a transfer linebacker during spring game broadcast. Has that player been identified?

[bigticket1]

OBVIOUSLY i know that we usually do not get a lot of info on these things! i would hope we all know that by now. i am fine with that!! but did anyone see or hear any more about this?

it seems that he would have not practiced the rest of spring no matter what. i feel like that has been pretty much the norm for quite a while. anything other than the most minor injury and they sit out spring practice, but any word on fall?

any other key guys that will be sitting out tomorrow?

did any of the incoming freshman arrive for spring? i know that is unusual but it has and does happen. or maybe the transfers?

In the WR video the team put out yesterday, Josh Davis said that Landon Wolf won't be fully cleared to go until June.

[LetsGoRabbits]

Zimmer at scrimmage confirmed that Mason suffered potentially severe non-contact knee injury and is in heavy brace.

OBVIOUSLY i know that we usually do not get a lot of info on these things! i would hope we all know that by now. i am fine with that!! but did anyone see or hear any more about this?

it seems that he would have not practiced the rest of spring no matter what. i feel like that has been pretty much the norm for quite a while. anything other than the most minor injury and they sit out spring practice, but any word on fall?

any other key guys that will be sitting out tomorrow?

did any of the incoming freshman arrive for spring? i know that is unusual but it has and does happen. or maybe the transfers?

[bigticket1]

I was told Chase Mason was seen walking around campus with a heavy limp and large knee brace. I believe he had a knee injury senior year of high school. “Didn’t look good”.

Zimmer at scrimmage confirmed that Mason suffered potentially severe non-contact knee injury and is in heavy brace.

[Mr_Tibbs]

Zimmer confirmed the Mason injury on Twitter. It’s not confirmed how severe it is yet. Feel bad for the kid and hope he can recover if it is something that will keep him sidelined this fall. What a bummer.

I am concerned about our depth at QB and on the O line. I’m also concerned because we can’t afford to use Gronowski in a running capacity the way we did in the spring season without a major risk of injury. But that running ability is what made our offense go.

[WestSideRabbit]

The cupboard is far from empty. As shared in another thread, I'm interested in the OL and the secondary. These are my early predictions. Spring ball will really determine a lot of the depth. There hasn't been a true "spring ball" in two years so this will be a chance for the coaches to really coach up the younger guys.

Offense Predictions

QB	RB	TE	TE	LT	LG	C	RG	RT	WR	WR	WR3
Gronowski	Davis	Kraft	Heins	Greenfield	McCormick	White	G. Miller	Donald	Janke	Janke	Wolf
Gibbs/Mason/Voss	Am. Johnson	Morgan	Seagren	Christensen	Lee	Beerntsen	Vibert/ Bloomenradar	Brown	Coons	Feldkamp	Bauer

Defense Predictions

DE	DT	DT	DE	Sam	Mike	Will	CB	CB	FS	SS
Winkelman	Sanders	DePriest	Terveer	Francl	Bock	Stallbird	Beanum	Gales	Reeder	Norblade
Keumogne/Brenner	Van Marel	Wolfcale-Holsten	Hicks/C. Johnson	Barnett/Mcgaughy	Shafer/Madison	Spalding/Kusler	Lofton	Arrell	Huether/Crockett	Durrance

I would really like to see Quinton Hicks return to his pass rush specialist role. His frame may just be to small to be a fulltime DE. Drop the weight and just focus on getting the QB like he did as a freshman.

Update out of spring ball: Gus Miller has moved to center. Beerntsen playing RG. White is no longer on the roster. Depth is a bit of concern across the OL. Sounds like Rudy Voss has been impressive at QB so far. Mark is no doubt QB1 but Rudy has separated himself from the others.

Stallbird is staying at SAM and Spalding is getting first team snaps at WILL. Crockett is no longer on the roster but Huether will be pushing Reeder for the starting job. Obviously, Brian Williams will be in the rotation at defensive tackle (his transfer wasn't announced when I created my depth chart). Jason Freeman will also factor in somewhere in the LB group.

[goon]

I remember sitting at that game thinking, "Wow, this is the first of four years of Gibbs vs. Lance." Little did we know it would be the only Marker game for either of them.

If i recall, many of the NDSU fans were like, dang, they got the better QB. Sports are crazy that way. Never take anything for granted.

[mnjackrbt]

feel so bad for him and his injuries. He had such a promising future. I blame it on NDSU since thats when he got hurt.....Hopefully he finds a good fit and can recover. How good he was on the sidelines from what I hear he probably could have a future in coaching.

I remember sitting at that game thinking, "Wow, this is the first of four years of Gibbs vs. Lance." Little did we know it would be the only Marker game for either of them.

[goon]

According to Jackrabbit Illustrated, Gibbs is in the portal. Figured something was up when he didn't get mentioned in the QB preview video posted a few days ago.

feel so bad for him and his injuries. He had such a promising future. I blame it on NDSU since thats when he got hurt.....Hopefully he finds a good fit and can recover. How good he was on the sidelines from what I hear he probably could have a future in coaching.

[bigticket1]

According to Jackrabbit Illustrated, Gibbs is in the portal. Figured something was up when he didn't get mentioned in the QB preview video posted a few days ago.