Washington State Cougars football: Who’s in and Who’s out – The portal speaks
Outbound
Washington State had more than their share of players leave the program since 2022 started. Among them are some key losses:
- QB: Jayden de Laura (Arizona), Victor Gabalis
- RB: Peni Noulu (Northern Iowa)
- WR: Billy Popsil (Colorado School of Mines), Carter Kamana, Joey Hobert
- OL: Brian Greene (Michigan State), Syr Riley
- DL: Sam Carrell (Texas Tech)
- Edge: Willie Taylor III (Eastern Kentucky), Marquise Freeman, Nicholas Sheetz, Carter Carlson
- LB: Micah Lopez
- DB: Jacob Skobis
- LS: Tyler Williams
- K: Andrew Boyle (Oregon), Lucas Dunbar Jr.
Analysis
Obviously, the biggest loss is de Laura. He has all the skills to be a top collegiate quarterback. Unfortunately, his inconsistency was often his undoing. Maybe he gets himself together at Arizona and fulfills his potential. The Cougs will see what’s become of him up close on November 19 when they travel to Tucson for the second-to-last game of the season.
Don’t underestimate the loss of center Brian Greene. It’s a brand new line, and he could have been the veteran glue to hold it together. Now that responsibility falls to his backup, Konnor Gomness.
Although he hadn’t played yet, it would have been nice to see what Sam Carrell could do for the Washington State Cougars defensive line. As for the rest, while the mass departures will hurt WSU’s depth, Dickert can replace those who left.
Jayden de Laura mentions the “sky is the limit” once the Arizona QBs and WRs are in sync with the routes. pic.twitter.com/ynuqdTFNXU
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) April 9, 2022