The College Football season is only a few weeks away, and our countdown is wrapping up. Today we cover number 8.
#8: Elu Aydon - Defensive Tackle
Aydon is entering his junior season. He’s started games as a redshirt freshman and as a sophomore, but this season he should get a chance to be a full-time starter. In his career so far, Aydon has 37 total tackles, 2.5 for a loss, and 1 sack.
Aydon is 6’3”, and 339 lbs. As a starting DT, he’ll be expected to bulk up quite a bit, and that’s been a focus of the conditioning staff in the spring and fall camps.
As a recruit, Aydon flipped from Wisconsin to Oregon State to follow Gary Anderson, and like many of Anderson’s recruits, still feels like he hasn’t reached his potential. New D-Line coach Legi Suiaunoa is taking over a unit that under performed last season, and one that doesn’t have a ton of experience. Aydon’s history with the team will be especially valuable. He just needs to add muscle to be a truly dominating presence in the interior.
The list so far:
#8 - Elu Aydon - DT
#9 - David Morris - S
#10 - Jalen Moore - S
#11 - Timmy Hernandez - WR
#12 - Andrzej Hughes-Murray - LB
#13 - Sumner Houston - OL
#14: Trevon Bradford - WR
#15: Jonathan Willis - LB
#16: Kammy Delp - OL
#17: Jay Irvine - CB
#18: Kee Whetzel - LB
#19: Trent Moore - OL
#20: Dwayne Williams - CB
#21: LaMone Williams - DE
#22: Isaiah Dunn - CB
#23: Conor Blount - QB
#24: Omar Hicks-Onu - S
#24: Omar Hicks-Onu - S
#25: Jeromy Reichner - DE
#27: Isaac Garcia - DE
#28: Shemar Smith - LB
#29: Shawn Wilson - CB
Check back tomorrow for #7!