Football | 8/14/2013 10:33:00 AM
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ESU FOOTBALL QUARTERBACK/WIDE RECEIVER PREVIEW
Monday began a five part series of position breakdowns for the Hornet football team. Wednesday features the quarterbacks and receivers while the defensive secondary will be the feature on Thursday.
QUARTERBACKS
Record setter Tyler Eckenrode has graduated, opening the competition between returners Brent Wilson (So./Ponca City, Okla.) and Corben Jones (Fr.-RS/Yukon, Okla.) in camp. Wilson saw action in nine games as a true freshman in 2012. He was three for four for 70 yards and a touchdown over his last three games after earning Oklahoma Coaches Association Class 6A All-Star honors at Ponca City HS. He threw for 2,747 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior. Jones redshirted last season following an All-State career at Yukon HS. He threw for 1,999 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior and had over 7,000 career passing yards for Yukon HS. Ty Reasnor (Fr./Cashion, Okla.) earned first-team Class A All-State honors as he threw for 3,562 yards and 48 touchdowns with just three interceptions to lead Cashion HS to a 13-1 record as a senior.
12 Ty Reasnor QB 6'2 180 Fr.-HS Cashion, Okla. Cashion HS
13 Corben Jones QB 6'1 205 Fr.-RS Yukon, Okla. Yukon HS
15 Brent Wilson QB 6'0 183 So.-1L Ponca City, Okla. Ponca City HS
Terrance Deener QB 5'10 170 Fr.-TR Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield HS
RECEIVERS
Whoever comes out on top of the quarterback battle will have seven of the top nine receivers back from last year led by Ray Ray Davis (Sr./Indian Trail, N.C.), a two-time All-MIAA pick. A big receiver with a knack for making catches in traffic, Davis has 111 catches for 1,439 yards in his first two seasons with the Hornets. He is a versatile athlete and threw a touchdown pass in the Kanza Bowl. Austin Willis (Jr./Topeka, Kan.) caught 26 passes last season for 326 yards. Also a member of the Hornet track team, he has shown big play potential with a 74 yard touchdown grab to give Emporia State the lead at Southwest Baptist last season. Kavaski Ervin (So./Mesquite, Texas) played at both receiver and corner back last season and will start the year on the offensive side of the ball. He was the only Hornet to have a rush of over 25 yards and a reception of over 40 yards last season. Mitchell Foote (Fr.-RS/Enid, Okla.) was impressive during his redshirt season. He was a first-team All-State selection and is Enid HS's all-time leader with 102 receptions for 1,552 yards and 19 touchdowns in his career. He had 49 catches for 760 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior.
6 Kavaski Ervin WR 5'9 174 So.-1L Mesquite, Texas Mesquite HS
7 Drake Smithton WR 5'9 190 So.-1L Woodward, Okla. Woodward HS/Oklahoma State
10 Mitchell Foote WR 6'3 185 Fr.-RS Enid, Okla. Enid HS
11 Ray Ray Davis WR 6'1 205 Sr.-2L Indian Trail, N.C. Sun Valley HS/Hutchinson CC
16 Dyland Walker WR 6'3 205 So.-SQ Schertz, Texas Clemens HS/Eastern New Mexico
19 Charlston Johnson WR 5'11 178 Sr.-1L Mesquite, Texas Mesquite North HS
25 Austin Willis WR 5'10 180 Jr.-2L Topeka, Kan. Shawnee Heights HS
80 Kory Lonberger WR 5'10 170 Jr.-SQ Minneapolis, Kan. Minneapolis HS/McPherson College
81 Logan Clothier WR 6'3 194 So.-1L Topeka, Kan. Topeka HS
82 Anthony Buffalomeat WR 6'2 180 Fr.-RS Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence HS
83 Joe Wietharn WR 5'11 193 So-SQ Clay Center, Kan. Clay Center HS
85 DeWayne Sanford WR 6'3 200 Fr.-RS Lawton, Okla. MacArthur HS
Deonte Robinson WR 5'6 160 Fr.-HS Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS
Daniel Williams WR 6'3 175 So.-TR DeSoto, Kan. DeSoto HS/Graceland
Emporia State will look to build on last year's ten win season and Kanza Bowl win with 14 returning starters and a total of 20 players that have started at least one game. Preseason All-Americans Chris Poston and Jordan Sanders anchor the defense while four of five starters return on the offensive line.
The Hornets will open the season on Thursday, September 5 at Ft. Hays State.
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