LARAMIE — Wyoming has welcomed nearly 50 new faces this offseason.
Transfer portal era, am I right?
Jay Sawvel knew a rebuild on defense was in order after losing both starting linebackers and safeties, along with leaders like Jordan Bertagnole and DeVonne Harris. The departures of Wrook Brown, Sabastian Harsh and Keany Parks only magnified things.
The second-year head coach got busy, inking a dozen transfers on that side of the ball on February’s traditional signing day and adding three more since the annual spring game.
On offense, the damage was limited.
Yes, running back Harrison Waylee is now at Virginia. Young wideout Justin Stevenson is a Utah Ute now, too. But if you ask Sawvel, he kept the players he wanted on offense, beginning with quarterback Kaden Anderson.
Three of the Cowboys’ top linemen — Jack Walsh, Caden Barnett and Wes King — are also back. So is tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, wide receivers Chris Durr Jr. and Jaylen Sargent, along with leading rusher Sam Scott.
So, without further ado, let’s spent the summer meeting the new players that litter this 2025 roster:
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NAME |Â BJ Inmon
YEAR |Â Sophomore
HT/WT |Â 5′ 11″, 182
HOMETOWN |Â Las Vegas, Nev.
POSITION |Â Cornerback
JERSEY NUMBER |Â 14
PREVIOUS SCHOOL |Â Snow College
YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY |Â Three
NOTABLE |Â BJ Inmon registered 14 tackles and two interceptions during his lone season at Snow College in Utah. He also broke up seven passes while helping lead the Badgers to a top-five ranking in the junior college polls. He also returned one kickoff for a touchdown.
QUOTABLE |Â “He’s an older guy. He’s got three years to play. Another guy that, it’s going to sound somewhat repetitive, but he’s smooth, fluid and a really good athlete. He’s another guy that has really good speed times. He’s a good kick returner. There’s a play that stands out on his highlight in his game film that we went through where it’s on a kickoff and he’s No. 1 on the left-hand side. He runs it all the way down. He probably runs like, I don’t know, 120 yards on one play to make a tackle. He has great ball skills, great length and really long arms. Again, one we’re really excited about. Great reports from his junior college,” — Former UW Director of Player Personnel Kirby O’Meara said of the sophomore cornerback.
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University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players
The rules are simple: What was the player’s impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.
This isn’t a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220’s Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.
We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS — only we hope this catalog is fairer.
Don’t agree with a selection? Feel free to sound off on our Twitter:Â @7220sports – #Top50UWFB
Gallery Credit: 7220Sports.com
– University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players