Boise State adds JUCO transfer at a position where depth isn’t an immediate concern
The Boise State football team added a fifth junior college transfer to its 2020 recruiting class on Saturday when the program announced it signed running back Taequan Tyler.
Last season, he rushed for 313 yards and four touchdowns as a true freshman at Tyler Junior College in Texas. He’ll join the Broncos with three years of eligibility and the option of a redshirt year.
Tyler joins fellow junior college transfers Riden Leong (OL), Jonathan Earl (CB), Divine Obichere (DL) and Shane Irwin (DL) in Boise State’s 2020 class. Irwin is the only member of the group who enrolled early. He arrived on campus in January and trained with the team until the Broncos suspended spring practice on March 17.
During his final season at La Vega High School in his hometown of Waco, Texas, Tyler played wide receiver and safety and helped lead the Pirates to the Class 4A Division I State Championship.
He is the fifth recruit Boise State has signed since national signing day on Feb. 5, and the 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back is joining a stacked position group.
Last fall, sophomore George Holani posted 1,014 yards, which extended the Broncos’ streak of seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher to 12 straight. Robert Mahone is a redshirt senior, and junior Andrew Van Buren had a productive second half of last season, which included posting a career-high 85 rushing yards in Boise State’s comeback win at San Jose State.
2020 recruiting class
DB Isaiah Bradford, 6-0, 170, Redlands (Calif.) East Valley High
OT Brandon Hernandez, 6-6, 275, Yucaipa (Calif.) High
TE Russell Corrigan, 6-4, 230, Hutchinson (Minn.) High
CB Donovan Clark, 6-3, 190, Lincoln High (Tacoma, Wash.)
CB Kaonohi Kaniho, 6-0, 180, Kahuku (Hawaii) High
OG Nathan Cardona, 6-3, 280, Yorba Linda (Calif.) High
DE Robert Cooper, 6-5, 255, Bethel High (Spanaway, Wash.)
WR Latrell Caples, 6-0, 185, Lancaster (Texas) High
OT Riden Leong, 6-5, 320, Orange Coast College (Waimanalo, Hawaii)
S Semaj Verner, 6-2, 185, Mayfair High (Lakewood, California)
DT Herbert Gums, 6-1, 284, Diboll (Texas) High
DE Shane Irwin, 6-4, 252, Long Beach City College (Palos Verdes Peninsula, California)
DT Divine Obichere, 6-4, 295, Long Beach City College (Long Beach, California)
DB Rodney Robinson, 5-10, 165, Cajon High (San Bernardino, California)
TE Austin Bolt, 6-4, 205, Borah High (Boise)
QB Cade Fennegan, 6-2, 175, Woodrow Wilson High (Dallas)
LB Brock Miller, 6-3, 238, N.C. State (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
OL Kyle Juergens, 6-6, 260, St. Margaret’s Episcopal (San Juan Capistrano, California)
CB Jonathan Earl, 6-3, 190, Golden West College (Concord, North Carolina)
ATH Cole Wright, 6-0, 175, Carlsbad (California)
K Jonny Messina, 5-8, 166, Stetson University (Orlando, Florida)
TE Mason Sikes, 6-4, 240, Lamar University (Lumberton, Texas)
OL Ozuma Osuji, 6-6, 292, Rice University (Coppell, Texas)
DB Jaylen Clark, 6-3, 190, Lincoln High (Tacoma, Wash.)
RB Taequan Tyler, 5-10, 200, Tyler Junior College (Waco, Texas)
This story was originally published May 16, 2020 at 5:54 PM.
