Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x
42. FCGG - Grady Thompson - Dubuque 3x
43. NCF - Jared Berry - Trinity, CT. 1x
44. Greek - Nathan Richardson - Olivet 3x
45. Ronk - Jackson Bowman - Coe 3x

Round 10
46. Ronk - Kanyon Bryte - Coe 3x
47. Greek - Christian Winn - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
48. NCF - Ben Robinson - Scranton 3x
49. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson 1.5x
50. Nescac1 - Myles Barnette - Gustavus 1x

Round 11
51. Nescac1 - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan 1x
52. FCGG - Ethan Fauss - Emory 1x
53. NCF - Braylen Salters - Guilford 3x
54. Greek - Will Stuckey - St Norbert 3x
55. Ronk - Porter Kretschman - Olivet 3x

Round 12
56. Ronk - Conner Schipper - Olivet 3x
57. Greek - Kellon Smith - Denison 3x
58. NCF - AJ Harris - Emory 1x
59. FCGG - Tyson Henderson - Chris Newport 1x
60. Nescac1 - Tanner Overby - Willamette 3x

Round 13
61. Nescac1 - Tim Mulvey - Babson 1.5x
62. FCGG - Zyir Baskerville - Chris Newport 1x
63. NCF - Logan Murphy - Babson 1.5x
64. Greek - Travis Stickney - Hampden-Sydney 3x
65. Ronk - Caleb Franze - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 14
66. Ronk - Anujan Tennathur - Willamette 3x
67. Greek - Cal Krohn - Stevens Point 2x
68. NCF - Jared Townsley - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
69. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX) 1.5x
70. Nescac1 - Peter Moye - Hampden-Sydney 3x

Round 15
71. Nescac1 - Dev Williams - Williams 3x
72. FCGG - Sawyer Butler - Franciscan 3x
73. NCF - Tugg Bizelle - Hampden-Sydney 3x
74. Greek - Brandon Beck - Oshkosh 3x
75. Ronk - Will Bronson - Trinity(TX) 1.5x

Round 16
76. Ronk - Dean Balo - Trinity(TX) 1.5x
77. Greek - Jayden Thomas - DeSales 3x
78. NCF - Malcolm Hodges - Randolph-Macon 1x
79. FCGG - PJ Scalisi - RPI 3x
80. Nescac1 - Collin Madson - Whitewater 1.5x

Round 17
81. Nescac1 - Alex McLeary Brown - NYU 1.5x
82. FCGG - Nasir Luna - Johns Hopkins 2x
83. NCF - Elijah Farrington - Mount Union 2x
84. Greek - Jayson McGhee - Oswego St 3x
85. Ronk - Steven Bradley - Oswego St 3x

Round 18
86. Ronk - Yechiel Stewart - RPI 3x
87. Greek - Justin Molen - WPI 2x
88. NCF - Kyan VanderWoude - Wheaton (Il) 3x
89. FCGG - Lane Thomann - Millikin 3x
90. Nescac1 - Shane Crissman - Mary Washington x1

Round 19
91. Nescac1 - Theo Rocca - WashU x1
92. FCGG - Zay Brown - Monmouth 3x
93. NCF - Nate Bledsoe - WPI 2x
94. Greek - Corey Thompson - St. Thomas 1x
95. Ronk - Kullen Robinson - Hood 1x

Round 20 (HALF WAY THERE)
96. Ronk - Jude Huseby - Hood 1x
97. Greek - Nathan Kongolo - St. Thomas 1x
98. NCF - Billy Feeks - RPI 3x
99. FCGG - Tanner Tedesco - Union 3x
100. Nescac1 - JJ Semanko - Augsburg x3

Round 21 (of 40)
101. Nescac1 - Connor Amorosi - W&L x3
102. FCGG
103. NCF
104. Greek
105. Ronk

I noticed that Trinity's super-hyped D1 transfer QB last year, who ended the season third on the depth chart, is not on their preliminary roster.  A good reminder that D1 pedigree is often overrated and, notwithstanding the no-D4 quips, the athletes we already have on hand in NESCAC are generally pretty darn good!

Trinity does look absolutely stacked, with a massive group of very accomplished seniors and grad students leading the way.  Really curious to see how much damage whoever emerges from what should be a hyper competitive league season will do against the rest of the country. 

Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x
42. FCGG - Grady Thompson - Dubuque 3x
43. NCF - Jared Berry - Trinity, CT. 1x
44. Greek - Nathan Richardson - Olivet 3x
45. Ronk - Jackson Bowman - Coe 3x

Round 10
46. Ronk - Kanyon Bryte - Coe 3x
47. Greek - Christian Winn - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
48. NCF - Ben Robinson - Scranton 3x
49. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson 1.5x
50. Nescac1 - Myles Barnette - Gustavus 1x

Round 11
51. Nescac1 - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan 1x
52. FCGG - Ethan Fauss - Emory 1x
53. NCF - Braylen Salters - Guilford 3x
54. Greek - Will Stuckey - St Norbert 3x
55. Ronk - Porter Kretschman - Olivet 3x

Round 12
56. Ronk - Conner Schipper - Olivet 3x
57. Greek - Kellon Smith - Denison 3x
58. NCF - AJ Harris - Emory 1x
59. FCGG - Tyson Henderson - Chris Newport 1x
60. Nescac1 - Tanner Overby - Willamette 3x

Round 13
61. Nescac1 - Tim Mulvey - Babson 1.5x
62. FCGG - Zyir Baskerville - Chris Newport 1x
63. NCF - Logan Murphy - Babson 1.5x
64. Greek - Travis Stickney - Hampden-Sydney 3x
65. Ronk - Caleb Franze - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 14
66. Ronk - Anujan Tennathur - Willamette 3x
67. Greek - Cal Krohn - Stevens Point 2x
68. NCF - Jared Townsley - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
69. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX) 1.5x
70. Nescac1 - Peter Moye - Hampden-Sydney 3x

Round 15
71. Nescac1 - Dev Williams - Williams 3x
72. FCGG - Sawyer Butler - Franciscan 3x
73. NCF - Tugg Bizelle - Hampden-Sydney 3x
74. Greek - Brandon Beck - Oshkosh 3x
75. Ronk - Will Bronson - Trinity(TX) 1.5x

Round 16
76. Ronk - Dean Balo - Trinity(TX) 1.5x
77. Greek - Jayden Thomas - DeSales 3x
78. NCF - Malcolm Hodges - Randolph-Macon 1x
79. FCGG - PJ Scalisi - RPI 3x
80. Nescac1 - Collin Madson - Whitewater 1.5x

Round 17
81. Nescac1 - Alex McLeary Brown - NYU 1.5x
82. FCGG - Nasir Luna - Johns Hopkins 2x
83. NCF - Elijah Farrington - Mount Union 2x
84. Greek - Jayson McGhee - Oswego St 3x
85. Ronk - Steven Bradley - Oswego St 3x

Round 18
86. Ronk - Yechiel Stewart - RPI 3x
87. Greek - Justin Molen - WPI 2x
88. NCF - Kyan VanderWoude - Wheaton (Il) 3x
89. FCGG - Lane Thomann - Millikin 3x
90. Nescac1 - Shane Crissman - MWU x1

Round 19
91. Nescac1 - Theo Rocca - WashU x1
92. FCGG
93. NCF
94. Greek
95. Ronk

Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x
42. FCGG - Grady Thompson - Dubuque 3x
43. NCF - Jared Berry - Trinity, CT. 1x
44. Greek - Nathan Richardson - Olivet 3x
45. Ronk - Jackson Bowman - Coe 3x

Round 10
46. Ronk - Kanyon Bryte - Coe 3x
47. Greek - Christian Winn - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
48. NCF - Ben Robinson - Scranton 3x
49. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson 1.5x
50. Nescac1 - Myles Barnette - Gustavus 1x

Round 11
51. Nescac1 - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan 1x
52. FCGG - Ethan Fauss - Emory 1x
53. NCF - Braylen Salters - Guilford 3x
54. Greek - Will Stuckey - St Norbert 3x
55. Ronk - Porter Kretschman - Olivet 3x

Round 12
56. Ronk - Conner Schipper - Olivet 3x
57. Greek - Kellon Smith - Denison 3x
58. NCF - AJ Harris - Emory 1x
59. FCGG - Tyson Henderson - Chris Newport 1x
60. Nescac1 - Tanner Overby - Willamette 3x

Round 13
61. Nescac1 - Tim Mulvey - Babson 1.5x
62. FCGG - Zyir Baskerville - Chris Newport 1x
63. NCF - Logan Murphy - Babson 1.5x
64. Greek - Travis Stickney - Hampden-Sydney 3x
65. Ronk - Caleb Franze - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 14
66. Ronk - Anujan Tennathur - Willamette 3x
67. Greek - Cal Krohn - Stevens Point 2x
68. NCF - Jared Townsley - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
69. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX) 1.5x
70. Nescac1 - Peter Moye - Hampden-Sydney 3x

Round 15
71. Nescac1 - Dev Williams - Williams 3x
72. FCGG - Sawyer Butler - Franciscan 3x
73. NCF - Tugg Bizelle - Hampden-Sydney 3x
74. Greek - Brandon Beck - Oshkosh 3x
75. Ronk - Will Bronson - Trinity(TX) 1.5x

Round 16
76. Ronk - Dean Balo - Trinity(TX) 1.5x
77. Greek - Jayden Thomas - DeSales 3x
78. NCF - Malcolm Hodges - Randolph-Macon 1x
79. FCGG - PJ Scalisi - RPI 3x
80. Nescac1 - Collin Madson - Whitewater 3x

Round 17
81. Nescac1 - Alex McLeary Brown - NYU 1.5x
82. FCGG
83. NCF
84. Greek
85. Ronk

Ok so after all the talk of explosive offenses I did some digging and it really is unprecedented how much offensive firepower is returning to the league (well, at least outside of that first COVID year):

17 of the top 20 runners return including two truly elite backs in McLellan and Lynskey.
7 of the 10 ten passers return including six of the top seven QBs, and Middlebury always seems to find a strong QB.
15 of the top 20 receivers return including a bunch of elite players (O'Brien, Falls, Kelly, Newcombe, Hooper could get there, and I'd put Nye and Kuehberger in there too as I suspect both will have big years, as usual in NESCAC just a loaded group).

As for the other two QB transitions, Bates rotated a bunch of guys last year at QB and I suspect will find a more steady solution to get to the ball to their MANY offensive weapons in any event, and Colby's improved depth chart there has already been noted.  So really, Middlebury, which loses its QB, its top WR, and its top lineman, is the ONLY team in transition on offense, but they still have a few big stars to build around and typically figure out how to move the ball through the air with that system. 

There is plenty of talent returning on defense around the league, too, but there are some bigger losses on that side of the ball.  Colby, Amherst, Trinity and Wesleyan all lose multiple all-league guys on defense (and all but Trinity lose at least two first-team guys).  Trinity remains stacked and Wesleyan seems to be able to replace guys pretty easily now but I do think the Colby and Amherst (which graduated in my view two of the top three defenders in the league, both guys who made life easier for everyone around them in the front seven) personnel losses are significant.  Still, those two teams always are tough on D and should still be fine. 

In short, this is a very good year for NESCAC's first year competing in the NCAA.  Last year was a bit of a transition year for the league but now most teams are pretty stacked, especially the pre-season co-favorites, Trinity and Wesleyan.  But even if a dark horse surpasses both, they will have to be a very strong squad to do so.

On another note, of course Williams JUST updated its positions on the roster after my roster analysis, so I'll go back and update that post accordingly.  Spoiler: there still ain't a lot of DL! 

 

Stickney was already taken. 

Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x
42. FCGG - Grady Thompson - Dubuque 3x
43. NCF - Jared Berry - Trinity, CT. 1x
44. Greek - Nathan Richardson - Olivet 3x
45. Ronk - Jackson Bowman - Coe 3x

Round 10
46. Ronk - Kanyon Bryte - Coe 3x
47. Greek - Christian Winn - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
48. NCF - Ben Robinson - Scranton 3x
49. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson 1.5x
50. Nescac1 - Myles Barnette - Gustavus 1x

Round 11
51. Nescac1 - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan 1x
52. FCGG - Ethan Fauss - Emory 1x
53. NCF - Braylen Salters - Guilford 3x
54. Greek - Will Stuckey - St Norbert 3x
55. Ronk - Porter Kretschman - Olivet 3x

Round 12
56. Ronk - Conner Schipper - Olivet 3x
57. Greek - Kellon Smith - Denison 3x
58. NCF - AJ Harris - Emory 1x
59. FCGG - Tyson Henderson - Chris Newport 1x
60. Nescac1 - Tanner Overby - Willamette 3x

Round 13
61. Nescac1 - Tim Mulvey - Babson 1.5x
62. FCGG - Zyir Baskerville - Chris Newport 1x
63. NCF - Logan Murphy - Babson 1.5x
64. Greek - Travis Stickney - Hampden-Sydney 3x
65. Ronk - Caleb Franze - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 14
66. Ronk - Anujan Tennathur - Willamette 3x
67. Greek Cal Krohn - Stevens Point 2x
68. NCF - Jared Townsley - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
69. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX) 1.5x
70. Nescac1 - Peter Moye - HSC 3x

Round 15
71. Nescac1 - Dev Williams - Williams 3x
72. FCGG
73. NCF
74. Greek
75. Ronk

Wow, yes, nice job by BJ Dunne in his first year recruiting for MIT!  In addition to bringing back his own two grad transfers and bringing in two high-quality grad transfers, he also has NINE incoming FYs, including several who could make an early impact.  So, MIT could have as many as 24 guys on the pre-season roster!  I'm sure they won't, as MIT often has a lot of attrition due I assume to the brutally tough academic work load there.  But he's recruiting, clearly, with that understanding and they do seem poised to be one of the most improved teams in the country this year, especially with NEWMAC seemingly pretty wide open after the top two teams. 

Some thoughts on the updated Williams roster, which now has 75 guys on it and appears close to final (but for positions and weights, which may or may not be updated to be more accurate based on past practices):

https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/football/roster?sort=class

On the plus side, the offense looks absolutely stacked.  The Ephs have tremendous depth and talent at the skill positions.  Owen Johansen was elite before getting hurt last year and Owen McHugh (who I imagine is too good an athlete not to see the field somewhere) and Drew Renzella are very experienced back-ups who should be able to fill in in a pinch, but keeping Johansen healthy is critical and as much of a running threat as he is, he probably has to be used more judiciously on the ground until the Little 3 games to keep him upright. 

Matt Bott was a breakaway threat as a sophomore and will I imagine need to be more of a work-horse TB this year  The Ephs have three talented FY TBs on the roster, at least one of whom I expect to be in the mix right away, plus a capable physical back in Jon Marvan who could get some tough yards inside or potentially play as a FB.  Jimmy Montesanno was the best tight end in NESCAC before getting injured last year and is basically unstoppable one-on-one in the red zone.  The Ephs' top receiving threats could all be 6'4 or bigger with big-play threat Brady Stahelski returning from injury to play alongside Montesano and Zach Falls, an elite athlete who could not be guarded down the field last year and still has plenty of upside.  Stahelski will see a lot of single coverage so hopefully he is 100 percent.  Henry Machnik played really well after converting to WR mid-season last year and I expect will be a big threat as a slot receiver this year with Falls surely generating most of the defensive attention down the field.  The Ephs' offensive line is the deepest position on the squad, as it loses only one player from the unit and returns a few guys from injury - eight OL have had meaningful reps, all of them upperclassmen, including two fifth-year seniors who should lead the unit. As always it's a huge and physical unit built to grind teams down in the running game, but I would think with the unusual (for Williams) talent at WR the offense may be more balanced this year.   Really the biggest question mark on offense is who will play the H-back/FB role, which is a key position in the Eph ground attack.     

The Eph defense is a lot more concerning as there is strong high-end talent but massive depth questions.  Per the roster, there are, insanely, only TWO returning players listed as DL - both are all-conference players (Yedid and Gale) who absolutely have to stay healthy.  Really, it's three, as Will Baker made the switch from TE mid-season and made some big plays late in the year just based on sheer athletic ability; hopefully fully devoted to the position he can be a big contributor.  Behind them, though, who the heck knows.  The Ephs have two seniors listed as "student assistant coaches" so I assume both are out for the year with injuries or for some other reason, which is not ideal at such a thin position.  They also previously had one FY DL who is no longer listed on the roster and a sophomore DL who seems to have left the program, so that means they are down four linemen.  This is a position where a big group of FYs will need to be ready to make major contributions right away, and maybe an offensive lineman switches sides to help out. 

The back seven has some strong veterans in Moore, Mangini, Gehring, Cotton, Carroll, Kreakie and Acheson, I imagine most of those guys will end up starting.  Perhaps Mangini could move up to the DL where I think he could be a force and there may be more of a need.  Behind them are again a lot of question marks, the Ephs' rising soph DBs were forced into action due to injuries last year and did not fare well, hopefully that trial-by-far proves beneficial and a few are ready to make a leap as pass coverage especially late in games has been the Ephs' achilles heel for years now no matter who the personnel have been, the Ephs simply can't get burned down the field as often as they have the last two seasons.  Holden Gehring needs to play full-time at CB rather than moonlight at WR (where he'd really just be a luxury) this year as Williams cannot afford to lose him to injury, he's by far the key guy in the secondary. 

The other position to watch is K/P, where all-conference kicker Maiulo is the only punter or kicker listed on the roster.  Another guy who absolutely has to stay healthy as I imagine whoever is behind him is a position guy who handled some kicking in H.S.  The Ephs' rising soph K ended up transferring to Georgetown and while Williams has two capable K/P's already signed up for next year, they won't be around to help this fall! 

I think the Ephs will be fun to watch this year and I expect they will be in a lot of shoot-outs.   I know I mention health a lot but I'm a bit traumatized from last year after McHugh and Stahelski were lost before the season and then Johansen plus his top two back-ups went down, as well as Falls, Yedid, Gehring, and Montessano, among others, all missing critical games.    Hopefully they have better fortune or just do a better job protecting key guys. 

Update: Williams just made a few interesting updates to its roster.  Will Baker is indeed listed at DL where I think he could have a big year alongside returning stars Yedid and Gale.  But, there are only TWO other DL on the entire roster and both are FY's, which puts a lot of pressure on those guys.  There are a lot of LBs on the bigger side (four at 230 plus) who I expect could play up some at DE but even playing a 3-4, that is a crazy thin position.   And, still only one K/P on the entire roster, which is a bit scary.  Henry Machnik as expected is now a full-time WR after playing great down the stretch after making the switch.  Owen McHugh is still listed at QB and it will be interesting to see how he is used this year.  One other position switch of note, Jon Marvan has moved from TB to LB.  Marvan was a super high level recruit who suffered a really brutal injury as a H.S. senior, hopefully he can make an impact on the defensive side of the ball as as senior.   With very thin depth charts at TE, TB, and DL, those are positions where some talented frosh will have an opportunity to make an impact right away. 

Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.5x
42. FCGG - Grady Thompson - Dubuque 3x
43. NCF - Jared Berry - Trinity, CT. 1x
44. Greek - Nathan Richardson - Olivet 3x
45. Ronk - Jackson Bowman - Coe 3x

Round 10
46. Ronk - Kanyon Bryte - Coe 3x
47. Greek - Christian Winn - Nebraska Wesleyan 3x
48. NCF - Ben Robinson - Scranton 3x
49. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson 1.5x
50. Nescac1 - Myles Barnette - Gustavus 1x

Round 11
51. Nescac1 - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan 1x
52. FCGG - Ethan Fauss - Emory 1x
53. NCF - Braylen Salters - Guilford 3x
54. Greek - Will Stuckey - St Norbert 3x
55. Ronk - Porter Kretschman - Olivet 3x

Round 12
56. Ronk - Conner Schipper - Olivet 3x
57. Greek - Kellon Smith - Denison 3x
58. NCF - AJ Harris - Emory 1x
59. FCGG - Tyson Henderson - Chris Newport 1x
60. Nescac1 - Tanner Overby - Willamette 3x

Round 13
61. Nescac1 - Tim Mulvey - Babson 1.5x
62. FCGG
63. NCF
64. Greek
65. Ronk

For all the talk of who isn't showing up to Trinity, I'm more curious about who is ... of the five well-regarded wings Trinity is bringing in, who is expected to make the biggest impact?  What other NESCAC FYs are worth keep in an eye on? 

stlawus, I too was surprised Hempfling got the fewest minutes of the Amherst FYs last year, despite playing a position of need for Amherst.  He did barely play behind two highly recruited D1 bigs in H.S. so perhaps needed a year to adjust. I imagine he will get an opportunity next year as even with the transfer, Amherst only has two real bigs on the projected roster.  With only three boards in 36 minutes I imagine to get PT he will need to play more physically.  And physicality is the strong suit of the F&M transfer, as opposed to Hempfling, who seems to have more outside game. 

Trinity seems to be recruiting a lot of guys right on the edge of D1.  You obviously get huge talent in that way, but you can also lose guys very late in the recruiting cycle (worst ever in that regard was back when Williams lost Miye Oni to Yale) or after a year or two as transfers.  But when it works out, you get four years of Vetter and Okorougo and a chip! Trinity still has a loaded incoming class, but with so many wings fighting for minutes I doubt all of them stick around for four years. 

It's very hard to be very heavily reliant on transfers in D3 without grad programs.  NYU, Case and Chicago dramatically raised the ceiling of their programs thanks largely to grad transfers. Even among those, only NYU has the juice to make it a permanent program builder. Trine had a huge title year thanks in part to undergrad transfers but I think the big one was the brother of a guy already in program.  I agree that the odds of a NESCAC program vaulting into contention with transfers is very slender, just too hard to find guaranteed impact guys who aren't grad transfers, but they can help at the margins as gap fillers.  For example, Amherst had a massive hole at the 5 and the center they are bringing in from F&M will give them a guy who makes them competitive at that position. 

Round 1
1. Nescac1 - Kye Robinson - Mary Washington x1
2. FCGG - Josiah Butler - UW-Stevens Point x2
3. NCF - Sam Grieger- UW-Lacrosse x1
4. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St x3
5. Ronk - Zach McLaughlin - ME-Farmington x1.5

Round 2
6. Ronk -Carvin Fish - Minnesota-Morris x3
7. Greek - Vinnie Adjahoungbeta - Elmhurst x3
8. NCF - Kaleb Nutifafa- Keuka - x2
9. FCGG - Jason Reynolds - Maine-Farmington 1.5x
10. Nescac1 - Jackson Rein - Williams 3x

Round 3
11. Nescac1 - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst 3x
12. FCGG - Jay Randall - Mary Washington 1x
13. NCF - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington 1x
14. Greek - Jordan Cooper - Keene St 3x
15. Ronk - Aidan Yates - Williams 3x

Round 4
16. Ronk - Aidyn Boone - Elmhurst 3x
17. Greek - Andrew Deppe - RPI 3x
18. NCF - Matt DeVine - Williams 3x
19. FCGG - Seth Miron - UW-Stevens Point 2x
20. Nescac1 - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood 1x

Round 5
21. Nescac1 - Soren Richardson - Wheaton 3x
22. FCGG - Sammy Tornabene - Scranton 3x
23. NCF - Christian Nicholson - Montclair St. 2x
24. Greek - Michael Metcalf-Grassman - Oshkosh 3x
25. Ronk - Brendan Carr - Scranton 3x

Round 6
26. Ronk - Nick Ruisi - Scranton 3x
27. Greek - Justin Harper - Stockton 3x
28. NCF - Toa Hollenbeck - Christopher Newport 1x
29. FCGG - Jack Plesser - Union 3x
30. Nescac1 - Jackson Bell - Roanoke 1.5x

Round 7
31. Nescac1 - Carnegie Johnson - NYU 1.5x
32. FCGG - Mike Vuckovic - North Park 3x
33. NCF - Mason Funk - IWU 1x
34. Greek - Chris Bryant - Hardin-Simmons 3x
35. Ronk -Eli Yusavage - Drew 3x

Round 8
36. Ronk - Andre De Los Reyes - Drew 3x
37. Greek - Peyton Podany - St. John's 3x
38. NCF - Tommy Scholl - Stevens 2x
39. FCGG - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar 2x
40. Nescac1 - Will Householter - CMC 1.5

Round 9
41. Nescac1 - Reid Jones - CMC 1.5
42. FCGG
43. NCF
44. Greek
45. Ronk

I mean I've watched Bowdoin play.  Every year they have like 4-5 guys who are among the league leaders in TFLs and sacks. Every year Bowdoin supporters hype up some Bowdoin defensive player as the second coming / POTY. And every year there are multiple games where a tailback puts up like 260 yards on 15 carries against Bowdoin's array of near-NFL level front seven players. 

I'm not saying these top Bowdoin guys aren't very good players.  I'm just saying that every Bowdoin star defender is anointed here as an all-timer based on highlight reel plays in the offensive backfield that are enabled in part by a hyper aggressive scheme that most years ends with Bowdoin getting chewed up in total yardage rankings.   And I think the top pass rushers on most NESCAC teams (who of course also get loads of attention from opposing coaches) would put up massive stats in the Bowdoin system, too.