Over their last 7 games, the Bears have given up 13 turnovers. A native Houstonian, Sam graduated from the University of Houston. Im truly excited to see what the defense will accomplish in Leading receiver Tyquan Thornton is off to the NFL and No. 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. Preseason prognosticators that looked at 14 returning starters and picked the Bears to win the league are being punished for not understanding that Baylor losing six players to the NFL Draft 4 of them in the first first 3 rounds isnt something that can be replaced. Key stat to know: Baylors offensive line improvement from 2020 to 2021 was significant. Breakdown: Of course, Blake Shapen was going to make this list, but the Shreveport native should be well-known already. Baylor Football: 2022 Bears Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 7, 2022 Blake Shapen and the Bears are ranked No. A big physical front headlined by plus size nose tackle Siaki Ika isnt designed to compile stats, but to dominate the interior line of scrimmage and force runners to either collide into an interior wall or bounce wide on a rounded angle that allows easy clean up. Much like Morgan, he is stepping into an expanded role. 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 should once again field tough lines on both sides of the ball and an armory of speed. The strength of the offense lies up front. Devin Neal, who played 13 games last year, is also in the hunt. If youre talking about which team is the Big 12 favorite, Im going with Baylor because of what they have up front, the coach said. He returns the attention of major offensive line award voters. 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! Ranking 77th nationally in returning production, the Sooners are somewhat middle of the pack in the Big 12 in that category. A more consistent downfield and intermediate passing game will be the big difference., Added Aranda: (Shapens) ability as a thrower to read coverages, to anticipate looks his arm is strong, his delivery can be unique. There was a point in spring where you say, Hes one of the top guys on our team, just based on production, Aranda said. Besides Alabama or Georgia, I dont know whos got a better front scheme-wise than Baylor.. Only five scholarship players have entered the portal since August: Bohanon, Sneed, defensive lineman Josh Landry, former backup quarterback Jacob Zeno and safety Tyrone D. Brown. While Kansas State had six on both sides of the ball and added a transfer quarterback to fill one of the openings, Oklahoma State returns seven starters from the nations 53rd-best offense, according to SP+, including quarterback Spencer Sanders. 1 and in charge of moving the Bears forward on offense. The 6-7, 265-pound junior should build on his 2021, which included 29 tackles and three sacks in 11 games. Per PFF, Baylor QBs were pressured 35.2 percent of the time in 2020 (8th in the Big 12, 96th in the FBS) but only 29.1 percent of the time in 2021 (first in the conference, 45th nationally). I dont say it in an ugly way, I say it as thats probably where it is right now. If Shapen gets hurt this year, theyre (in trouble).. Redshirt freshman Devin Lemear graded out the highest of all the safeties this spring, Roberts said. The corners are unremarkable but have some size and are well schooled. Grimes also looks at fifth-year senior Mose Jeffery, sophomore Micah Mazzccua and redshirt freshman tackle Tate Williams as possible contributors. Doyle was second on the Bears defense with 90 tackles, adding 8.5 tackles for loss. Zeno (transferred to UAB) and Brown both entered the portal last September. Editors note:This ispart of a seriespreviewing Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams for the 2022 college football season. Ika made an immediate impact as a transfer from LSU, earning the 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award. It might be way too early for college football predictions, but before the rest of the country hits the field for spring ball, here are our early predictions for Power-5 conference champions in 2023. Perhaps the fog has never fully lifted as he was particularly ineffective as the season progressed against Kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. Ronnies smart, he cares a lot, hes a tireless worker, Aranda said. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports). Though none of those classes have been in the top 25, it doesnt mean they wont yield quality results. The secondary is being retooled with Christian Morgan providing the most veteran presence at safety. The arrival of four-star freshman Armani Winfield could be right on time. But Baylor also brings in 247Sports No. Baylor (6-7 in 2022) (Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire, Getty) The biggest reason to propel the Bears down these rankings is that Baylor ranks 100th nationally in It sets the tone for everything.. A returning starting quarterback in Dillon Gabriel is a good thing, and the Sooners have the No. The pass rush will be good, the run D will be great, and Monaray Baldwin is their best deep threat, but the young 165 pounder can struggle to get off of physical corners. Hes going to be filling some big shoes. Although Baylor lost four key defenders via the NFL Draft and five starters total, theres a lot to like about the unit, starting with the defensive line. Nobody has really stepped forward yet and said, Im the guy, and this is my job,' Grimes said. Both are expected to contribute immediately. 2020-21 Season-Ending Roster (bold denotes returning for 2021-22): F Flo Thamba (6-foot-10), G LJ Cryer (6-1), G/F Jordan Turner (6-8), G Adam Flagler (6-3), G/F Mark Vital (6-5), G Jared Butler (6-3), G/F Jackson Moffatt (6-7), F Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (6-8), G/F Matthew Mayer (6-9), G MaCio Teague (6-4), F Zach Loveday (7 Hes the smallest guy out there but maybe the toughest guy, Grimes said. Written by Brett Gibbons Brett is an avid sports traveler and former Division-I football recruiter for Bowling Green and Texas State. Posted on January 10, 2022. Hes watching closely, gauging whether the young players succeeding the departed stars will bring the same level of accountability. 2022 College Football Returning Production Rankings Team Ret. The plethora of linebacker options is a good problem to have, Aranda said. [Get a FREE 7-day trial of Inside Texas Plus!]. Devin Leary returns at quarterback and so does plenty of impactful players on defense. The wild card at linebacker is LSU transfer Josh White, who just arrived on campus this month. The returning starters are listed in every preseason magazine and cited in nearly any preview. Projected defensive starters: DE Lonnie Phelps DT Kenean Caldwell DT Caleb Sampson* DE Malcolm Lee* LB Taiwan Berryhill* LB Gavin Potter* LB Rich Miller Much of the fault is on Baylors second and third level defenders not hitting their run fits when runners spill wide. Bill Bender of Sporting News projectsthe Bears will face Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. They can probably look at the 20-13 Norristown loss where the Eagles made a goal line stand and a few kneel-downs to pull off the upset as a turning point, Enter Sonny Dykes, who took the short jaunt from Dallas, and SMU, to Fort Worth. Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. Baylor struggles to get an honest pass rush at times and they rely heavily on deceptive coverages on the back end to confound QBs and force sucker throws. 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. For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages. There are tangible questions that need answers, too. Remember, too, that while BYUs production numbers arent super high (middle of the Big 12 pack at No. But there are no proven backs with Smith and Trestan Ebner gone. So some regression to the mean could occur. Baylor football defensive tackle Siaki Ika and linebacker Dillon Doyle. Now hes the uncontested No. Sims is a staple of the Baylor offense and saw his production soar in 2021. Five different pass catchers have been 21-30 receptions and they dont have a true #1. I really felt we saw a different side of him, Grimes said. The school president and athletic director each signed 10-year extensions. Add in Oklahoma State ranking 101st in returning defensive production, and the Cowboys have some question marks. The 2021 class ranked 41st. Sophomore Monaray Baldwin starred in the Sugar Bowl with a 48-yard second-half touchdown run. You just dont typically see that kind of shift within a season. Sophomore Tony Anyanwu, whom Roberts said was the starting jack before foot surgery forced him to miss the season, will be in the mix, as well as redshirt freshman Jackie Marshall. 240 pound interior linebacker Dillon Doyle leads them in tackles and is also solid dropping into zone coverages (2 interceptions). Sam Khan Jr. is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football and recruiting primarily in Texas. Hill is among a number of players who could have breakout seasons in 2023. After a 12-2 season, a Big 12 championship and a Sugar Bowl win which could rank as the best season in school history there really arent those questions being asked now, he said. Its safe to expect him to continue performing at a high level as a blocker and as a lethal receiving threat for Shapen. It finished fourth in the Big 12 in total D and tenth in the nation in scoring defense, but the it was really, really good at was taking the ball away. Craig Sqwirl Williams, 5-foot-8, 173 pounds, has battled injuries but was healthy this spring. 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. With both coordinators back and all the returnees on the line of scrimmage, Baylor can figure it out. 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BYU wide receiver Keanu Hill makes a touchdown catch against Utah Tech at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. 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. And while the Cyclones are getting younger on defense, theres talent there and Iowa State boasts one of the Big 12s top defensive coordinators in Jon Heacock. Aranda recruited the 2020 four-star prospect while with the Tigers but left for Baylor before getting a chance to coach him. 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. In comparison to Baylors six returning starters, BYU has a clear advantage in this department as they return a colossal 19 players from last years already stacked team. Defense drove the Bears to the Big 12 title and if theres one thing Aranda can be counted on having, its a good defense. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have A '21 start against Baylor (461 passing yards and two scores and 70 rushing yards) showcased Morris' talent. But expecting TCU to reach the Big 12 title game again might be too much. Big TE Ben Sims is a chain mover, but 20 of his 30 catches happened in the first four games of the season. The Bears badly miss Jalen Pitre and JT Woods. Last year it was the Big 12 title. Longtime starter Charlie Brewer is off to Utah, but backups Jacob Zeno and Gerry Bohanon are around with a little time logged in. On the other side of the ball, West Virginia will need some of the younger players it has landed in recent classes to pan out sooner rather than later. Breakdown: Gabe Hall has come up in recent news as being one of college footballs top freak athletes, and its true. He knows a thing or two because hes seen a thing or two over the course of his collegiate career. before going out with a concussion. How will Shapen develop? Theyre certainly at their best running free on play action shots. The travel schedule is brutal for Baylor with trips to BYU, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas on tap. Breakdown: Another grizzled veteran, Morgan is stepping into a bigger role after playing alongside former Bear and current Los Angeles Charger JT Woods. Theyre veteran, older players and thats really where you want your leadership to come from. In the past four years, Baylor has more or less recruited at a top-40 level nationally. Michael Haag, Baylor athletics blogger. Morgan, the one returning starter in the group, will be deployed either at safety or star, depending on need. The 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year eats up two-to-three blocks and plugs up running lanes, giving the rest of the Baylor defense lots of flexibility and reduced stress. Ben Sims is the teams returning leader in receptions (31), receiving yards (361) and touchdown catches (six). But Texas Tech also just couldnt get healthy quarterback play with some downright awful injury luck at the position. It certainly helps that one of the offensive starters is Deuce Vaughn. The incoming Bears represent five different states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. The Bears average recruiting ranking from 2019-22, per the 247Sports Composite Rating, is 40.25. Another year in Venables defensive system couldnt hurt either, as Oklahoma struggled at times to be assignment sound on that side of the ball. Dont expect too big a slide, if any, overall. 2022 College Football Returning Production Rankings Team Ret. Its another to go from being a strength to being leaders. You can learn more about Pete by visiting his personal website: PeteMundo.com. The 2019 class, which ranked 35th, has nine of the 24 signees still with the team, but the retention rates in 2020 (17 of the 18 signees are still with Baylor) and 2021 (16 of 17) are superb. Returning starters (5): DT Cole Maxwell, NT Siaki Ika, WLB Matt Jones, MLB Dillon Doyle, S Christian Morgan. The 2021 season was no fluke. Related: Early 2022 Big 12 QB Preview and Rankings 3. The Bears match up well in some spots to Texas, but theyre a five loss team for a reason. #Baylor OL @grantmiller55 spoke highly of RB @TayeMcwilliams Thursday:I think hes like a little bit of a combination of both Abram and Trestan. Aranda had to replace three departures from his on-field staff. At jack, Baylors edge rusher, Garmon Randolph returns. Except for that group, every Baylor signing class since 2017 has ranked either fourth or fifth in the Big 12. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. It might be way too early for college football predictions, but before the rest of the country hits the field for spring ball, here are our early predictions for Power-5 conference champions in 2023. Returning that kind of experience should give Baylor the best offensive line in the Big 12, and possibly the country, in 2022. Starters Gabe Hall, Siaki Ika and Cole Maxwell and rotational linemen TJ Franklin, Chidi Ogbonnaya and Brayden Utley return. The OL is also stacked with returning starters and a few players who havent spent as much time in the trenches, so Im hoping that those who have led in the past: senior RG Sam Tecklenburg and C Jake Fruhmorgen will encourage the younger players to step up when theyre needed. The lowest-ranked class in that span, unsurprisingly, came in 2020 (49th), the transition class from former coach Matt Rhule to Aranda. They have 150+ combined starts in aggregate. Four of five starters return on the offensive line, and the entire defensive line two-deep is back. Gabe Hall (6-6, 300) is the best pass rusher of the group (3.5 sacks) but all three of them exist to dominate the run and own the line of scrimmage from tackle to tackle. On the move! Quinn Ewers should become more consistent in his second year as a starter, and getting a healthy Isaiah Neyor to catch passes next to Xavier Worthy could bring an impact newcomer who technically doesnt count as a newcomer. This year it could be the playoff by avoiding another loss like that pesky one against TCU. Despite the change, theres a sense of stability. . #Baylor RB @TayeMcwilliams on what its like behind a good O-line that returned so much talent:[Its] way easier, it makes life super easy. But there are worse bets to take than a Kansas State team with a returning starter at quarterback in Will Howard, playing behind the bulk of his offensive line returning. Remaining steady in the trenches should be a big help to the offense. 17 Baylor Bears football team kicks off week four with a Big 12 Conference showdown against the undefeated Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, 2022 They work really well together and dont necessarily need to physically dominate at the point of attack to make their outside zone system hum. But he questions the quarterback depth. LT Connor Galvin, RG Grant Miller, RT Kahlil Keith, and C Jacob Gall are all seniors who were eligible to return for another season in 2022. pic.twitter.com/zg3fJXYoU9, 2021 stats (Tulsa): 14.0 TFLs (led team, second in AAC), four sacks (second on team), one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. WACO, Texas Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda announced the signings of 20 student-athletes to the class of 2022 on Wednesday. Everybodys going to talk about Apu Ika, and rightfully so, but Gabe Hall is the real deal, he said. There is still veteran talent on the roster. Breakdown: McWilliams time on the turf was limited, as he played behind two NFL running backs in Trestan Ebner and Abram Smith. Defensively, Kansas brings back most of its pieces on the back end, but will need to hope a transfer class of defensive linemen can hit the ground running if the Jayhawks are to make major (and much-needed) improvements on that side of the ball. The players are responding well to him. Remember: this team went 1-6 in one-score games last year, including 0-6 in Big 12 play. By Michael Haag. One of the most important factors in a team's success in college football is its returning experience. When former outside linebackers coach Joey McGuire took the Texas Tech head coaching job in November, Aranda elevated quality control coach Caleb Collins. Whoever wins the quarterback job out of Tyler Shough and Donovan Smith has both starting experience and a high ceiling. Texas checks in at No. 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. Baylor returns four starters on the offensive line and has had five players return who have started at least eight games on the offensive line. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. He joins an elite group of established, veteran O-lineman that are hoping to pound the rock en route to another successful season. Everything theyre doing, I feel good about it, Roberts said. The Bears enter the season ranked No. Itll be giving up a soft edge (pretty unlikely) or second level defenders overrunning or being paralyzed by backfield candy (more likely) allowing Baylor runners a crease in the alley. But the defense let Houston down in a major way at times, including allowing 48 points to now-Big 12 foe Kansas, and will need to become more consistent in 2023. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Breakdown: There are so many other worthy names that could have made this list, but it felt wrong to exclude one of the best tight ends in Baylor football history. Note: the 3 Bear runners have combined for a healthy 41 total catches, but they average just over 7 yards per reception. 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. The Bears are allowing offenses to convert a healthy 45.4% of their 3rd downs this season and that simply doesnt marry well to Arandas larger philosophy. In the three games Shapen saw significant action Kansas State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State Shapen completed 71 percent of his passes and averaged 190 passing yards. He will put the ball in peril and he isnt shy about taking deep shots, even on 3rd and forever. Aranda stressed the need for reps among the candidates to get comfortable. With who they return upfront, expect the road-grading to continue in 2022. Matt Jones, who played all 14 games and was fifth on the team in tackles, will begin the year as Bernards successor at weakside linebacker. Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 19, 2022. Lorando Johnson, S Lorando Johnson likely wont declare in the 2023 NFL Draft cycle, but his name is one to keep in the memory banks. Try a week on us. March 1, 2023 12:56 pm CT. College football writers are taking notice of the Longhorns loaded returning roster. Offensively, the coach praised the scheme and the job offensive line coach Eric Mateos does. Each team's returning starter count comes from Athlon's look at the conference. Will Howard, Kansas State An injury to Adrian Martinez in mid-October opened the door for Anticipate Gall to be another invaluable piece to a stellar offensive line group. 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. The former Iowa Hawkeyes presence was shown even with Bernard on the squad, and hes beloved among his peers, so expect a big year from Doyle in 2022. Dykes inherits six offensive starters and seven defensive starters, and theres plenty of room for growth on both sides. The Bears rotated anywhere from six to eight linemen per game last season, and the returning talent gives defensive coordinator Ron Roberts a chance to do that again, with potentially an even higher level of play. The burst, football mind, physicality and speed that he has is gonna separate him, Aranda said. Its one thing to go from being a weakness to a strength, Grimes said. Players Im most excited to see in CFB - Pt 20Ben Sims - TE - BaylorSims was very productive on @BUFootball Big 12 championship run. The 2022 class, which includes 21 signees, finished 36th. This year the Bears are out to prove they can retain their crown by reloading instead of rebuilding. Baylors offensive line was one of thirteen finalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to the nations top offensive line in college football. 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. Jun 16, 2022 7:08 PM EDT The Baylor Bears offense had some serious turnover this spring, with quarterback Gerry Bohanon hitting the NCAA Transfer Portal in 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). "I thought football had to be part of it, somehow." Michael has covered Baylor football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and more. With the Wildcats tied for the fourth-highest number of returning starters, and some of the players that Kansas State has back, are the Wildcats in position to become a dark horse Big 12 candidate in a year where there are few true frontrunners? Powledge, a Huntsville, Texas, native who played fullback at Sam Houston, is also back in his Texas roots. 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. 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). 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. Aranda pointed to Fleeks and Baldwin as possibilities. LSUs Josh White will try to bolster the linebacker corps, which does return middle linebacker Dillon Doyle. He picked up All-Big-12 first-team honors and is now in pursuit of national recognition. Studying what Oklahoma and Kansas State did to them will be instructive. Defensively, the Texas DL will match up just fine against Baylors experienced offensive line. Cornerback Al Walcott and safety Christian Morgan, both returning starters, will also see time at star, Roberts said. Losing Deuce Vaughn and Felix Anudike-Uzomah arguably the Wildcats best player on offense and defense, respectively certainly hurts. Collins joined the Baylor staff in 2020 and spent three seasons with Aranda at LSU. It resulted in nine 100-yard performances and 1,621 rushing yards, the most in Baylor history. The slinger has proven he has an elite arm, and if the cards fall right, he is a legitimate contender for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Seven months removed from winning the national championship, Baylor could be good enough to reach the final game again this season. Its rare to see a combination of strength, speed and agility for someone with Halls frame. Roberts will evaluate multiple options there, including returning safety Lorando Johnson, who backed up Pitre last year. That was a full yard improvement over 2020, which was seventh in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally. Here's a look at each Big 12 team's returning starters for the 2022 season. On the line, starters at four positions return: left tackle Connor Galvin, center Jacob Gall, right guard Grant Miller and both right tackles, Khalil Keith and Gavin Byers. Jones missed spring with a foot injury, allowing Will Williams to get the first-team reps at weakside linebacker, and Roberts was encouraged by his development. Baylor has added two more super-seniors to the list of returning players, as defensive linemen Cole Maxwell and Chidi Ogbonnaya have announced that they will be back in 2022. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Returning Starters on Offense: 6 Offensive Coordinator Collin Klein, who was promoted to the position after a remarkable offensive output as the Wildcats Cumulus and the Big 12 are not affiliated with this website. 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