Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Camp Position Breakdown: Offensive Line
8/18/2019 6:00:00 PM | Football
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee's search for a new starting quarterback can be made much easier by quality play from its offensive line.
Head coach Rick Stockstill has repeatedly expressed optimism regarding the line this offseason, saying at the team's season-opening press conference he saw "great leadership up there."
"They continued to get better this summer, and I'm anxious to see our improvement [in camp]," the 14th-year head coach said. "If we can stay healthy, I think we have a chance to be special up there."
Injuries have been a bit of a concern this offseason, with 2018 Honorable Mention All-C-USA recipient Josh Fannin and career 20-game starter Amir Luckett missing time. However, great depth has been built in the trenches, and offensive line coach Rick Mallory has enjoyed what he's seen in camp.
"We've had really good competition," Mallory said. "Guys are rising to the occasion and taking advantage of the situations presented to them.
"It's been a really ideal camp, probably one of the best I've been involved in a really long time just from where competition is concerned. It's a tribute to Coach [Mike] Polly and Coach [Tony] Franklin and the great job those guys do."
New starters are needed all over the line with Chandler Brewer, Carlos Johnson and Robert Behanan all exhausting their eligibility in 2018 and taking with them 116 career starts.
A large cluster of linemen have stood out this offseason and are fighting for playing time, including redshirt seniors Angelo Owens and Jack Mitchell, redshirt juniors Will Gilchrist and Matt Martin, redshirt sophomores Cole Kirby and Eric Seay, and redshirt freshman Marcus Greer. Newcomer Robert Jones, a junior Highland (Kansas) Community College transfer, has also turned some heads.
"You're rewarded if you do well by moving up, and if you don't do well, you'll move down," Mallory said. "It's a long process, but the kids are working hard. They love football and love each other, and they play hard for and against each other."
Here are the offensive linemen on the roster:
Returners
Josh Fannin, 6-3, 271, R-Sr.
• Started all 14 games in 2018 at center; Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Named to the Rimington Award Watch List
• Hoschton, Georgia native
Amir Luckett, 6-2, 305, Sr.
• Started all 14 games in 2018 at right tackle
• Graded out a winner 10 times in 14 games in 2018
• Waddell, Arizona native
Will Gilchrist, 6-2, 275, R-Jr.
• Played in 4 games and took a redshirt in 2018
• Transferred from Blinn College in 2018
• Pasadena, Texas native (went to Deer Park High School with Matt Martin)
Jack Mitchell, 6-2, 304, R-Sr.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Earned team's most-improved offensive lineman award in the spring
• Murfreesboro native (Riverdale High School)
Angelo Owens, 6-4, 294, R-Sr.
• Played in 13 games with 1 start at left guard in 2018
• Missed all of 2017 with a preseason injury
• Deerfield Beach, Florida native
Marcus Greer, 6-1, 285, R-Fr.
• Played in 4 games and took a redshirt in 2018
• Earned team's Newcomer Ironman Award in 2018
• St. Louis, Missouri native
Cole Kirby, 6-4, 276, R-So.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Franklin, Kentucky native
Matt Martin, 6-1, 276, R-Jr.
• Suffered an injury in fall camp and was lost for all of 2018
• Earned team's grinder award for offensive linemen this spring
• NJCAA First Team All-American in 2017 at Trinity Valley as a redshirt freshman
• Pasadena, Texas native (went to Deer Park High School with Will Gilchrist)
Eric Seay, 6-1, 289, R-So.
• Did not play in any games in 2018
• Albany, Georgia native
Luke Harris, 6-4, 273, R-Jr.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Played in 2015 at Fork Union Military Academy after graduating high school in May 2015
• Lafayette, Indiana native
Eric Golston, 6-1, 299, R-Sr.
• Played in 12 games in 2018
• Long Beach, California native
D.J. Delfendahl, 6-4, 284, R-So.
• Played in 1 game in 2018 while recovering from knee injury during 2017 season
• Mt. Juliet, Tennessee native (Mt. Juliet High School)
Blake Catlett, 6-1, 280, R-Jr.
• Did not play in any games in 2018
• Jackson, Tennessee native (Chester County High School)
Jahlil Ryles, 6-1, 301, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Missed all of spring drills while recovering from surgery
• Phenix City, Alabama native
Dawson Bragg, 6-6, 307, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Goodlettsville, Tennessee native (White House High School)
Tyler Falvey, 6-4, 313, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Earned team's freshman academic award in 2018
• Altamonte Springs, Florida native
Tyler Thurman, 6-4, 283, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Kingston, Tennessee native (Roane County High School)
Jacob King, 6-1, 298, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Brentwood, Tennessee native (teammates with Steven Losoya III, Aran Mohamad-Ali at John Overton High School)
Newcomers
Robert Jones, 6-5, 332, Jr.
• Honorable Mention all-conference in 2018 at Highland Community College (Kansas)
• Ranked a top-25 JUCO offensive tackle in the recruiting class by 247Sports
• Chicago native
Adam Derry, 6-3, 285, Fr.
• 3-star recruit by 247Sports
• 3-time state champion at Beechwood High School (Kentucky)
• Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky native
Steven Losoya III, 6-4, 304, Fr.
• Nashville Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2018
• Nashville native (teammates with Aran Mohamad-Ali, Jacob King at John Overton High School)
Dorian Hinton, 6-4, 326, Fr.
• All-state in 2018
• Naples, Florida native
John Lynch, 6-4, 309, Fr.
• Preferred walk-on
• Winchester, Kentucky native
Aran Mohamad-Ali, 6-0, 270, Fr.
• HUME Award finalist in 2018
• Antioch, Tennessee native (teammates with Steven Losoya III, Jacob King at John Overton High School)
Head coach Rick Stockstill has repeatedly expressed optimism regarding the line this offseason, saying at the team's season-opening press conference he saw "great leadership up there."
"They continued to get better this summer, and I'm anxious to see our improvement [in camp]," the 14th-year head coach said. "If we can stay healthy, I think we have a chance to be special up there."
Injuries have been a bit of a concern this offseason, with 2018 Honorable Mention All-C-USA recipient Josh Fannin and career 20-game starter Amir Luckett missing time. However, great depth has been built in the trenches, and offensive line coach Rick Mallory has enjoyed what he's seen in camp.
"We've had really good competition," Mallory said. "Guys are rising to the occasion and taking advantage of the situations presented to them.
"It's been a really ideal camp, probably one of the best I've been involved in a really long time just from where competition is concerned. It's a tribute to Coach [Mike] Polly and Coach [Tony] Franklin and the great job those guys do."
New starters are needed all over the line with Chandler Brewer, Carlos Johnson and Robert Behanan all exhausting their eligibility in 2018 and taking with them 116 career starts.
A large cluster of linemen have stood out this offseason and are fighting for playing time, including redshirt seniors Angelo Owens and Jack Mitchell, redshirt juniors Will Gilchrist and Matt Martin, redshirt sophomores Cole Kirby and Eric Seay, and redshirt freshman Marcus Greer. Newcomer Robert Jones, a junior Highland (Kansas) Community College transfer, has also turned some heads.
"You're rewarded if you do well by moving up, and if you don't do well, you'll move down," Mallory said. "It's a long process, but the kids are working hard. They love football and love each other, and they play hard for and against each other."
Here are the offensive linemen on the roster:
Returners
Josh Fannin, 6-3, 271, R-Sr.
• Started all 14 games in 2018 at center; Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Named to the Rimington Award Watch List
• Hoschton, Georgia native
Amir Luckett, 6-2, 305, Sr.
• Started all 14 games in 2018 at right tackle
• Graded out a winner 10 times in 14 games in 2018
• Waddell, Arizona native
Will Gilchrist, 6-2, 275, R-Jr.
• Played in 4 games and took a redshirt in 2018
• Transferred from Blinn College in 2018
• Pasadena, Texas native (went to Deer Park High School with Matt Martin)
Jack Mitchell, 6-2, 304, R-Sr.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Earned team's most-improved offensive lineman award in the spring
• Murfreesboro native (Riverdale High School)
Angelo Owens, 6-4, 294, R-Sr.
• Played in 13 games with 1 start at left guard in 2018
• Missed all of 2017 with a preseason injury
• Deerfield Beach, Florida native
Marcus Greer, 6-1, 285, R-Fr.
• Played in 4 games and took a redshirt in 2018
• Earned team's Newcomer Ironman Award in 2018
• St. Louis, Missouri native
Cole Kirby, 6-4, 276, R-So.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Franklin, Kentucky native
Matt Martin, 6-1, 276, R-Jr.
• Suffered an injury in fall camp and was lost for all of 2018
• Earned team's grinder award for offensive linemen this spring
• NJCAA First Team All-American in 2017 at Trinity Valley as a redshirt freshman
• Pasadena, Texas native (went to Deer Park High School with Will Gilchrist)
Eric Seay, 6-1, 289, R-So.
• Did not play in any games in 2018
• Albany, Georgia native
Luke Harris, 6-4, 273, R-Jr.
• Played in all 14 games in 2018, mostly on special teams
• Played in 2015 at Fork Union Military Academy after graduating high school in May 2015
• Lafayette, Indiana native
Eric Golston, 6-1, 299, R-Sr.
• Played in 12 games in 2018
• Long Beach, California native
D.J. Delfendahl, 6-4, 284, R-So.
• Played in 1 game in 2018 while recovering from knee injury during 2017 season
• Mt. Juliet, Tennessee native (Mt. Juliet High School)
Blake Catlett, 6-1, 280, R-Jr.
• Did not play in any games in 2018
• Jackson, Tennessee native (Chester County High School)
Jahlil Ryles, 6-1, 301, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Missed all of spring drills while recovering from surgery
• Phenix City, Alabama native
Dawson Bragg, 6-6, 307, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Goodlettsville, Tennessee native (White House High School)
Tyler Falvey, 6-4, 313, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Earned team's freshman academic award in 2018
• Altamonte Springs, Florida native
Tyler Thurman, 6-4, 283, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Kingston, Tennessee native (Roane County High School)
Jacob King, 6-1, 298, R-Fr.
• Took a redshirt in 2018
• Brentwood, Tennessee native (teammates with Steven Losoya III, Aran Mohamad-Ali at John Overton High School)
Newcomers
Robert Jones, 6-5, 332, Jr.
• Honorable Mention all-conference in 2018 at Highland Community College (Kansas)
• Ranked a top-25 JUCO offensive tackle in the recruiting class by 247Sports
• Chicago native
Adam Derry, 6-3, 285, Fr.
• 3-star recruit by 247Sports
• 3-time state champion at Beechwood High School (Kentucky)
• Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky native
Steven Losoya III, 6-4, 304, Fr.
• Nashville Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2018
• Nashville native (teammates with Aran Mohamad-Ali, Jacob King at John Overton High School)
Dorian Hinton, 6-4, 326, Fr.
• All-state in 2018
• Naples, Florida native
John Lynch, 6-4, 309, Fr.
• Preferred walk-on
• Winchester, Kentucky native
Aran Mohamad-Ali, 6-0, 270, Fr.
• HUME Award finalist in 2018
• Antioch, Tennessee native (teammates with Steven Losoya III, Jacob King at John Overton High School)
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