Those No Longer With Us

I do believe there was a caveat to what Rhule said. Something along the lines of being productive where they were.

Those for which the grass wasn't much greener (though, to be fair, some might have been told they should look elsewhere):
WR Jaidyn Doss (Kansas) - did not appear in a game
OT Grant Seagren (OK St.) - back in the portal
K Nico Ottomanelli (Sam Houston State) - one onside kick and two other kicks for the year
DL David Borchers (Western Illinois) - no longer on the roster
TE Ian Flynt (NC St.) - appeared in two games, no catches
WR Jaylen Lloyd (OK St) - appeared in two games, back in the portal
OT Xander Ruggeroli (AZ St) - did not appear in a game
OT Jacob Hood (Nicholls St) - played one game
WR Isaiah McMorris (MO St) - 1 catch for 13 yards
DE Brodie Tagaloa (Sacramento St) - played one game
DE James Williams (Florida St) - 19 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, back in the portal
WR Malachi Coleman (Minnesota) - 5 catches, 83 yards, back in the portal

Not as bad:
DE D'Andre Barnes (Utah State) - appeared in 11 games, mostly on special teams
WR Hardley Gilmore (back to Kentucky) - 28 catches, 313 yards, 1 TD
WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (South Dakota State) - 10 catches, 131 yards, returned punts and kicks
WR Daevonn Hall (UNK) - 11 catches, 202 yards, 3 TDs
CB Syncere Safeeullah (Tennessee St) - 17 tackles, 3 PBUs

Worked out well:
WR Alex Bullock (South Dakota St) - caught 71 passes for 944 yards and 5 TDs
P Jack McCallister (Purdue) - punted 50 times for a 43.2 average, second-team All-B1G
TE Ismael Smith Flores (UT-Rio Grande Valley) - 20 catches for 244 yards and 6 TDs
RB Dante Dowdell (Kentucky) - 112 carries for 560 yards, 3 TDs
S Koby Bretz (South Dakota State) - 47 tackles, 4.5 TFLs
TE Nate Boerkircher (aTm) - 19 catches, 198 yards, 3 TDs
TE Arik Gilbert (Savannah St) - 19 catches for 258 yards, 1 TD
CB Dwight Bootle (Charlotte) - 38 tackles in 11 games
DE Kai Wallin (Oregon St) - 17 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack
OLB Princewill Umanmielen (Ole Miss) - 34 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, 8 sacks
QB Daniel Kaelin (Virginia) - 30/52, 339 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
LB Stefon Thompson (Florida State) - 37 tackles, 3.5 sacks
DT Vincent Carroll-Jackson (UConn) - 28 tackles, 1 TFL, back in the portal
DE Jimari Butler (LSU) - 24 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 sacks
LB Mikai Gbayor (NC via Missouri) - 39 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack
 
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