Looking at roster, the turnover is amazing. Gophs should have 70 players in 2018 that they didn't have for much of Big Ten season in 2017.
Counting guys who were redshirted, guys who sat out due to transfer, guys who were injured, and the new recruits.
12 DBs:
Aune, Josh DB 6-2 200 FR St. Paul, Minn. (Highland Park HS)
23 Beck, Adam DB 6-2 185 RS FR Richmond, Texas (George Ranch HS)
16 Durr, Coney DB 5-10 191 JR Baton Rouge, La. (Dutchtown HS)
17 Estes, Rey DB 6-0 163 RS FR East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS)
44 Fuller, Tommy DB 5-10 190 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
Sapp III, Benny DB 6-1 180 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Eden Prairie HS)
Smith, CJ DB 6-1 180 FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher HS)
Smith, Terell DB 6-1 180 FR Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)
40 Strazzanti, Alex DB 6-2 194 RS FR Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)
31 Thomas, Kiondre DB 6-0 188 RS SO Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS)
6 Williamson, Chris DB 5-11 191 SR Gainesville, Ga. (Florida)
11 Winfield Jr., Antoine DB 5-10 204 JR The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)
11 D-line guys:
Ahanotu, Mayan DL 6-4 250 FR Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep)
3 Gibson, Jerry DL 6-3 260 RS SR Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS)
91 Hickcox, Noah DL 6-4 280 RS FR Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Central Catholic HS)
69 Mafe, Boye DL 6-4 232 RS FR Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS)
Okonji, Abi DL 6-3 245 FR Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)
95 Otomewo, Esezi DL 6-6 240 RS FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)
30 Reigelsperger, Alex DL 6-4 255 FR Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS)
75 Robinson, Malcolm DL 6-3 290 RS FR Massillon, Ohio (Washington HS)
97 Silver, Royal DL 6-3 292 RS JR Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)
98 Smith, O.J. DL 6-2 309 RS SR Bossier City, La. (Alabama)
Teague, Elijah DL 6-3 295 FR South Holland, Ill. (Marist HS)
a kicker:
33 Ryerse, Grant K / P 6-2 203 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge HS)
6 linebackers:
50 Anderson, Danny LB 6-0 212 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
5 Guthrie, Trenton LB 6-3 217 RS FR Northville, Mich. (Northville HS)
Oliver, Braelen LB 6-0 215 FR Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)
28 Rush, Thomas LB 6-3 225 FR Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS)
57 Russell, Joe LB 6-2 194 RS FR Shoreview, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS)
Sori-Marin, Mariano LB 6-3 235 FR Mokena, Ill. (Providence Catholic HS)
15 olinemen:
77 Andries, Blaise OL 6-5 313 RS FR Marshall, Minn. (Marshall HS)
Beier, Austin OL 6-4 275 FR Toledo, Ohio (St. John's HS)
66 Boe, Nathan OL 6-4 275 FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS)
63 Bursch, Nathan OL 6-5 255 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)
71 Davis, Ben OL 6-4 274 RS SO Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS)
Dickson, Jason OL 6-6 300 JR Corona, Calif. (Diablo Valley CC)
51 Dunlap Jr., Curtis OL 6-5 370 FR Jacksonville, Fla. (IMG Academy)
78 Faalele, Daniel OL 6-9 400 FR Melbourne, Australia (IMG Academy)
Norton, Grant OL 6-8 260 FR Camdenton, Mo. (Camdenton HS)
55 Rousemiller, Eric OL 6-4 310 RS FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South)
65 Ruschmeyer, Axel OL 6-4 281 RS FR Hutchinson, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic HS)
75 Sassack, Kyle OL 6-7 283 RS FR Pontiac, Mich. (Notre Dame Prep HS)
60 Schmitz, John Michael OL 6-4 286 RS FR Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor HS)
62 Weyler, Jared OL 6-4 296 RS SR Dayton, Ohio (Centerville HS)
York, Jack OL 6-6 300 FR Dallas, Texas (First Baptist Academy)
6 QBs:
5 Annexstad, Zack QB 6-3 215 FR Norseland, Minn. (IMG Academy)
13 Morgan, Tanner QB 6-2 205 RS FR Union, Ky. (Ryle HS)
19 Pickerign, Samuel QB 6-4 224 RS FR Alpharetta, Ga. (Minnehaha Academy)
14 Roste, Jaran QB 6-3 234 RS FR Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS)
30 Santaga, Jon QB 6-1 192 RS FR Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame De La Baie Academy)
7 Viramontes, Vic QB 6-1 215 SO Riverside, Calif. (Riverside CC)
6 RBs:
23 Brooks, Shannon RB 6-0 213 SR Atlanta, Ga. (Pickens HS)
33 Delich, Mike RB 5-11 217 RS FR Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)
Edmonds, Nolan RB 5-11 200 FR Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)
30 Ibrahim, Mohamed RB 5-10 205 RS FR Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS)
31 London, Dominik RB 5-9 200 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge HS
Williams, Bryce RB 6-0 200 FR Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney HS)
3 TEs:
49 Paulson, Jake TE 6-4 258 RS FR Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy)
Spann-Ford, Brevyn TE 6-7 245 FR St. Cloud, Minn. (Technical HS)
98 Witherspoon, Clayton TE 6-4 235 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
10 WRs:
81 Annexstad, Brock WR 6-2 198 RS FR Norseland, Minn. (IMG Academy)
3 Autman-Bell, Chris WR 6-1 193 RS FR Kankakee, Ill. (Bishop McNamara HS)
Bateman, Rashod WR 6-2 200 FR Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS)
82 Douglas, Demetrius WR 6-0 181 SO Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS)
Gibson, Erik WR 6-3 190 FR Detroit, Mich. (MLK HS)
27 Gossage, Paul WR 6-3 175 RS JR Mokena, Ill. (Eastern Illinois)
Manns, Jornell WR 5-11 190 FR Mansfield, Ohio (Mansfield St. HS)
26 Thompson, True WR 6-4 200 RS SO Plymouth, Minn. (Iowa Western Community College)
83 Van Dyne, Harry WR 6-5 185 RS FR Stilwell, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)
87 Van Dyne, Yale WR 6-3 205 RS SO Overland Park, Kan. (University of Iowa)
36 returning players who weren't being redshirted, weren't injured:
four DBs:
34 Shenault, Antonio DB 5-11 192 SR Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park HS)
27 Swenson, Calvin DB 6-1 209 RS SO Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna HS)
7 Handy-Holly, Ken DB 6-2 202 SO Jackson, Ala. (Jackson HS)
26 Harris, Justus DB 5-10 174 SO Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)
six D-linemen:
46 DeLattiboudere, Winston DL 6-3 247 RS JR Baltimore, Md. (Howard HS)
92 Devers, Tai'yon DL 6-4 229 JR Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely HS)
19 Moore, Gary DL 6-4 287 RS SR Mobile, Ala. (Murphy HS)
59 Novak-Goar, Connor DL 6-2 280 RS SO Eden Prairie, Minn. (Iowa Western C.C.)
90 Renner, Sam DL 6-4 259 RS JR Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove Senior High)
87 Umlor, Nate DL 6-5 269 SO Allendale, Mich. (Allendale HS)
two kickers:
38 Carpenter, Emmit K 6-0 199 RS SR Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon HS)
37 Mack, John K 6-0 193 RS SO Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)
six linebackers:
41 Barber, Thomas LB 6-1 233 JR Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong HS)
36 Cashman, Blake LB 6-2 235 SR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
45 Coughlin, Carter LB 6-4 245 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
20 Huff, Julian LB 6-0 225 SR Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS)
21 Martin, Kamal LB 6-3 229 JR Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville HS)
43 Schoenfelder, Bailey LB 6-3 225 RS SO Huron, S.D. (Huron HS)
one snapper:
25 Jordahl, Payton LS 6-2 230 RS SR Perham, Minn. (Perham HS)
five o-linemen:
61 Dovich, Bronson OL 6-5 298 RS JR Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)
73 Greene, Donnell OL 6-7 320 RS SR Marietta, Ga. (Coffeyville C.C.)
64 Olson, Conner OL 6-5 297 RS SO Monticello, Minn. (Monticello HS)
58 Oseland, Quinn OL 6-6 305 RS JR Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin HS)
70 Schlueter, Sam OL 6-6 298 RS SO Victoria, Minn. (Mayer Lutheran HS)
two punters:
47 Herbers, Jacob P 6-2 215 RS JR Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview HS)
34 McElfresh, Logan P 6-1 214 RS SR Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS)
one QB
17 Green, Seth QB 6-4 229 RS SO Woodbury, Minn. (Allen HS)
two RBs
28 Femi-Cole, Jonathan RB 6-0 228 RS JR Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (St. Andrew's College)
1 Smith, Rodney RB 5-11 210 RS SR Jonesboro, Ga. (Mundy's Mill HS)
three TEs
44 Beebe, Colton TE 6-3 268 RS JR Kansas City, Kan. (Piper HS)
42 Kieft, Ko TE 6-4 250 RS SO Sioux Center, Iowa (Sioux Center HS)
85 Witham, Bryce TE 6-4 257 RS JR Grand Rapids, Mich. (West Catholic HS)
five WRs:
18 Geary, Clay WR 5-10 191 RS SO Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South HS)
25 Howard, Phillip WR 5-11 187 RS SO Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper HS)
6 Johnson, Tyler WR 6-2 190 JR Minneapolis, Minn. (North HS)
89 Morse, Matt WR 6-1 198 RS JR Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley HS)
8 Williams, Mark WR 6-0 195 RS SO Gainestown, Ala. (Jackson HS)
Counting guys who were redshirted, guys who sat out due to transfer, guys who were injured, and the new recruits.
12 DBs:
Aune, Josh DB 6-2 200 FR St. Paul, Minn. (Highland Park HS)
23 Beck, Adam DB 6-2 185 RS FR Richmond, Texas (George Ranch HS)
16 Durr, Coney DB 5-10 191 JR Baton Rouge, La. (Dutchtown HS)
17 Estes, Rey DB 6-0 163 RS FR East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS)
44 Fuller, Tommy DB 5-10 190 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
Sapp III, Benny DB 6-1 180 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Eden Prairie HS)
Smith, CJ DB 6-1 180 FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher HS)
Smith, Terell DB 6-1 180 FR Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)
40 Strazzanti, Alex DB 6-2 194 RS FR Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)
31 Thomas, Kiondre DB 6-0 188 RS SO Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS)
6 Williamson, Chris DB 5-11 191 SR Gainesville, Ga. (Florida)
11 Winfield Jr., Antoine DB 5-10 204 JR The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)
11 D-line guys:
Ahanotu, Mayan DL 6-4 250 FR Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep)
3 Gibson, Jerry DL 6-3 260 RS SR Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS)
91 Hickcox, Noah DL 6-4 280 RS FR Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Central Catholic HS)
69 Mafe, Boye DL 6-4 232 RS FR Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS)
Okonji, Abi DL 6-3 245 FR Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)
95 Otomewo, Esezi DL 6-6 240 RS FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)
30 Reigelsperger, Alex DL 6-4 255 FR Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS)
75 Robinson, Malcolm DL 6-3 290 RS FR Massillon, Ohio (Washington HS)
97 Silver, Royal DL 6-3 292 RS JR Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)
98 Smith, O.J. DL 6-2 309 RS SR Bossier City, La. (Alabama)
Teague, Elijah DL 6-3 295 FR South Holland, Ill. (Marist HS)
a kicker:
33 Ryerse, Grant K / P 6-2 203 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge HS)
6 linebackers:
50 Anderson, Danny LB 6-0 212 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
5 Guthrie, Trenton LB 6-3 217 RS FR Northville, Mich. (Northville HS)
Oliver, Braelen LB 6-0 215 FR Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)
28 Rush, Thomas LB 6-3 225 FR Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS)
57 Russell, Joe LB 6-2 194 RS FR Shoreview, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS)
Sori-Marin, Mariano LB 6-3 235 FR Mokena, Ill. (Providence Catholic HS)
15 olinemen:
77 Andries, Blaise OL 6-5 313 RS FR Marshall, Minn. (Marshall HS)
Beier, Austin OL 6-4 275 FR Toledo, Ohio (St. John's HS)
66 Boe, Nathan OL 6-4 275 FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS)
63 Bursch, Nathan OL 6-5 255 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)
71 Davis, Ben OL 6-4 274 RS SO Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS)
Dickson, Jason OL 6-6 300 JR Corona, Calif. (Diablo Valley CC)
51 Dunlap Jr., Curtis OL 6-5 370 FR Jacksonville, Fla. (IMG Academy)
78 Faalele, Daniel OL 6-9 400 FR Melbourne, Australia (IMG Academy)
Norton, Grant OL 6-8 260 FR Camdenton, Mo. (Camdenton HS)
55 Rousemiller, Eric OL 6-4 310 RS FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South)
65 Ruschmeyer, Axel OL 6-4 281 RS FR Hutchinson, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic HS)
75 Sassack, Kyle OL 6-7 283 RS FR Pontiac, Mich. (Notre Dame Prep HS)
60 Schmitz, John Michael OL 6-4 286 RS FR Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor HS)
62 Weyler, Jared OL 6-4 296 RS SR Dayton, Ohio (Centerville HS)
York, Jack OL 6-6 300 FR Dallas, Texas (First Baptist Academy)
6 QBs:
5 Annexstad, Zack QB 6-3 215 FR Norseland, Minn. (IMG Academy)
13 Morgan, Tanner QB 6-2 205 RS FR Union, Ky. (Ryle HS)
19 Pickerign, Samuel QB 6-4 224 RS FR Alpharetta, Ga. (Minnehaha Academy)
14 Roste, Jaran QB 6-3 234 RS FR Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS)
30 Santaga, Jon QB 6-1 192 RS FR Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame De La Baie Academy)
7 Viramontes, Vic QB 6-1 215 SO Riverside, Calif. (Riverside CC)
6 RBs:
23 Brooks, Shannon RB 6-0 213 SR Atlanta, Ga. (Pickens HS)
33 Delich, Mike RB 5-11 217 RS FR Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)
Edmonds, Nolan RB 5-11 200 FR Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)
30 Ibrahim, Mohamed RB 5-10 205 RS FR Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS)
31 London, Dominik RB 5-9 200 RS FR Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge HS
Williams, Bryce RB 6-0 200 FR Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney HS)
3 TEs:
49 Paulson, Jake TE 6-4 258 RS FR Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy)
Spann-Ford, Brevyn TE 6-7 245 FR St. Cloud, Minn. (Technical HS)
98 Witherspoon, Clayton TE 6-4 235 RS FR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
10 WRs:
81 Annexstad, Brock WR 6-2 198 RS FR Norseland, Minn. (IMG Academy)
3 Autman-Bell, Chris WR 6-1 193 RS FR Kankakee, Ill. (Bishop McNamara HS)
Bateman, Rashod WR 6-2 200 FR Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS)
82 Douglas, Demetrius WR 6-0 181 SO Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS)
Gibson, Erik WR 6-3 190 FR Detroit, Mich. (MLK HS)
27 Gossage, Paul WR 6-3 175 RS JR Mokena, Ill. (Eastern Illinois)
Manns, Jornell WR 5-11 190 FR Mansfield, Ohio (Mansfield St. HS)
26 Thompson, True WR 6-4 200 RS SO Plymouth, Minn. (Iowa Western Community College)
83 Van Dyne, Harry WR 6-5 185 RS FR Stilwell, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)
87 Van Dyne, Yale WR 6-3 205 RS SO Overland Park, Kan. (University of Iowa)
36 returning players who weren't being redshirted, weren't injured:
four DBs:
34 Shenault, Antonio DB 5-11 192 SR Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park HS)
27 Swenson, Calvin DB 6-1 209 RS SO Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna HS)
7 Handy-Holly, Ken DB 6-2 202 SO Jackson, Ala. (Jackson HS)
26 Harris, Justus DB 5-10 174 SO Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)
six D-linemen:
46 DeLattiboudere, Winston DL 6-3 247 RS JR Baltimore, Md. (Howard HS)
92 Devers, Tai'yon DL 6-4 229 JR Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely HS)
19 Moore, Gary DL 6-4 287 RS SR Mobile, Ala. (Murphy HS)
59 Novak-Goar, Connor DL 6-2 280 RS SO Eden Prairie, Minn. (Iowa Western C.C.)
90 Renner, Sam DL 6-4 259 RS JR Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove Senior High)
87 Umlor, Nate DL 6-5 269 SO Allendale, Mich. (Allendale HS)
two kickers:
38 Carpenter, Emmit K 6-0 199 RS SR Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon HS)
37 Mack, John K 6-0 193 RS SO Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)
six linebackers:
41 Barber, Thomas LB 6-1 233 JR Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong HS)
36 Cashman, Blake LB 6-2 235 SR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
45 Coughlin, Carter LB 6-4 245 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)
20 Huff, Julian LB 6-0 225 SR Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS)
21 Martin, Kamal LB 6-3 229 JR Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville HS)
43 Schoenfelder, Bailey LB 6-3 225 RS SO Huron, S.D. (Huron HS)
one snapper:
25 Jordahl, Payton LS 6-2 230 RS SR Perham, Minn. (Perham HS)
five o-linemen:
61 Dovich, Bronson OL 6-5 298 RS JR Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)
73 Greene, Donnell OL 6-7 320 RS SR Marietta, Ga. (Coffeyville C.C.)
64 Olson, Conner OL 6-5 297 RS SO Monticello, Minn. (Monticello HS)
58 Oseland, Quinn OL 6-6 305 RS JR Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin HS)
70 Schlueter, Sam OL 6-6 298 RS SO Victoria, Minn. (Mayer Lutheran HS)
two punters:
47 Herbers, Jacob P 6-2 215 RS JR Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview HS)
34 McElfresh, Logan P 6-1 214 RS SR Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS)
one QB
17 Green, Seth QB 6-4 229 RS SO Woodbury, Minn. (Allen HS)
two RBs
28 Femi-Cole, Jonathan RB 6-0 228 RS JR Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (St. Andrew's College)
1 Smith, Rodney RB 5-11 210 RS SR Jonesboro, Ga. (Mundy's Mill HS)
three TEs
44 Beebe, Colton TE 6-3 268 RS JR Kansas City, Kan. (Piper HS)
42 Kieft, Ko TE 6-4 250 RS SO Sioux Center, Iowa (Sioux Center HS)
85 Witham, Bryce TE 6-4 257 RS JR Grand Rapids, Mich. (West Catholic HS)
five WRs:
18 Geary, Clay WR 5-10 191 RS SO Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South HS)
25 Howard, Phillip WR 5-11 187 RS SO Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper HS)
6 Johnson, Tyler WR 6-2 190 JR Minneapolis, Minn. (North HS)
89 Morse, Matt WR 6-1 198 RS JR Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley HS)
8 Williams, Mark WR 6-0 195 RS SO Gainestown, Ala. (Jackson HS)
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