Practice begans Wednesday. Players report Tuesday.
Tulane has four new scholarship players who were not on the team for spring drills.
Safety Kam Pedescleaux (fifth year player from ULL)
Safety Tahir Annoor (fifth year player from Wofford, where nickelbacks coach Rob Greene coached him the past four years)
Linebacker Jared Small (seventh-year player from LSU)
Running back Shedro Louis (fifth-year player fron Liberty and an excellent kickoff returner)
Five scholarship players who made it through the end of spring drills left
Cornerback Jadan Canady
Safety Andre Sam
Cornerback T.J. Huggins
Offensive lineman Keanon McNally
Kicker Kriston Esnard
Here is the breakdown by position now. I count 39 scholarship players on offense, 43 on defense and three on special teams
QB (5)
Michael Pratt
Kai Horton
Justin Ibieta
Carson Haggard
Darian Mensah
Comment: Who will be No. 2? Is Ibieta healthy yet?
RB (6)
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson
Iverson Celestine
Arnold Barnes
Makhi Hughes
Shedro Louis
Trey Cornist
Comment: The competition will be intense. Clayton-Johnson is my frontrunner to be the starter. After that, all bets are off.
TE (5)
Alex Bauman
Reggie Brown
Blake Gunter
Chris Carter
Joshua Goines
Comment: It is a relatively thin position in experience, but Bauman proved himself in the Cotton Bowl
WR (9)
Lawrence Keys
Jha'Quan Jackson
Chris Brazzell
Phat Watts
Yulkeith Brown
Dontae Fleming
Jalen Rogers
Bryce Bohanon
Hunter Summers
Comment: Best group in the Fritz era. How will they adjust to a new receivers coach?
OL (14)
Cameron Wire
Prince Pines
Sincere Haynesworth
Josh Remetich
Rashad Green
Shadre Hurst
Caleb Thomas
Trey Tuggle
Michael Lombardi
Sully Burns
Landry Cannon
Noah Gardner
Darion Reed
Lajuan Owens
Comment: Best overall group in the Fritz era. Wire playing to his potential is key.
DT (8)
Patrick Jenkins
Adonis Friloux
Noah Taliancich
Eric Hicks
Kam Hamilton
Elijah Champaigne
Isaiah Boyd
Maxie Baudoin
Comment: Not sure if Friloux is 100 percent, but a Friloux-Jenkins duo could be fearsome
DE/Joker (10)
Darius Hodges
Keith Cooper
Devean Deal
Angelo Anderson
Michael Lunz
Parker Peterson
Gerrod Henderson
Matthew Fobbs-White
AJ Thomas
Jah'rie Garner
Comment: Pratt loves Cooper's development and predicts he will be a monster. This group will be much better than last year.
LB (9)
Jesus Machado
Corey Platt
Tyler Grubbs
Mandel Eugene
Taylor Love
Dickson Agu
Makai Williams
Jean Claude Joseph
Jared Small
Comment: Three big-time performers in Machado, Platt and Grubbs to replace the stellar tandem of Williams and Anderson. After that, not sure.
NB/CB (9)
Jarius Monroe
Lance Robinson
AJ Hampton
Kentrell Webb
Kiland Harrison
Rayshawn Pleasant
Jahiem Johnson
Kevin Adams
Jai Eugene
Comment: Starters are good.
S (7)
Kam Pedescleaux
Bailey Despanie
Darius Swanson
DJ Douglas
Shi'Keem Laister
Tahir Annoor
Joshua Moore
Comment: A lot is expected of Pedescleaux, who appears to be an upgrade on the departed Sam as graduate transfer, but some unknowns here.
ST (3)
Valentino Ambrosio
Casey Glover
Ethan Hudak
Comment: Strong trio.
These players have had jersey number changes since spring drills
Jarius Monroe to 2 from 11 in tribute to his older brother Darion
Keith Cooper to 5 from 48
Clayton Johnson to 2 from 0
Dontae Fleming to 1 from 10
Yulkeith Brown to 5 from 16
Jesus Machado to 99 from 36
Corey Platt to 9 from 45
Tyler Grubbs to 52 from 47
AJ Hampton to 11 from 10
Tulane has four new scholarship players who were not on the team for spring drills.
Safety Kam Pedescleaux (fifth year player from ULL)
Safety Tahir Annoor (fifth year player from Wofford, where nickelbacks coach Rob Greene coached him the past four years)
Linebacker Jared Small (seventh-year player from LSU)
Running back Shedro Louis (fifth-year player fron Liberty and an excellent kickoff returner)
Five scholarship players who made it through the end of spring drills left
Cornerback Jadan Canady
Safety Andre Sam
Cornerback T.J. Huggins
Offensive lineman Keanon McNally
Kicker Kriston Esnard
Here is the breakdown by position now. I count 39 scholarship players on offense, 43 on defense and three on special teams
QB (5)
Michael Pratt
Kai Horton
Justin Ibieta
Carson Haggard
Darian Mensah
Comment: Who will be No. 2? Is Ibieta healthy yet?
RB (6)
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson
Iverson Celestine
Arnold Barnes
Makhi Hughes
Shedro Louis
Trey Cornist
Comment: The competition will be intense. Clayton-Johnson is my frontrunner to be the starter. After that, all bets are off.
TE (5)
Alex Bauman
Reggie Brown
Blake Gunter
Chris Carter
Joshua Goines
Comment: It is a relatively thin position in experience, but Bauman proved himself in the Cotton Bowl
WR (9)
Lawrence Keys
Jha'Quan Jackson
Chris Brazzell
Phat Watts
Yulkeith Brown
Dontae Fleming
Jalen Rogers
Bryce Bohanon
Hunter Summers
Comment: Best group in the Fritz era. How will they adjust to a new receivers coach?
OL (14)
Cameron Wire
Prince Pines
Sincere Haynesworth
Josh Remetich
Rashad Green
Shadre Hurst
Caleb Thomas
Trey Tuggle
Michael Lombardi
Sully Burns
Landry Cannon
Noah Gardner
Darion Reed
Lajuan Owens
Comment: Best overall group in the Fritz era. Wire playing to his potential is key.
DT (8)
Patrick Jenkins
Adonis Friloux
Noah Taliancich
Eric Hicks
Kam Hamilton
Elijah Champaigne
Isaiah Boyd
Maxie Baudoin
Comment: Not sure if Friloux is 100 percent, but a Friloux-Jenkins duo could be fearsome
DE/Joker (10)
Darius Hodges
Keith Cooper
Devean Deal
Angelo Anderson
Michael Lunz
Parker Peterson
Gerrod Henderson
Matthew Fobbs-White
AJ Thomas
Jah'rie Garner
Comment: Pratt loves Cooper's development and predicts he will be a monster. This group will be much better than last year.
LB (9)
Jesus Machado
Corey Platt
Tyler Grubbs
Mandel Eugene
Taylor Love
Dickson Agu
Makai Williams
Jean Claude Joseph
Jared Small
Comment: Three big-time performers in Machado, Platt and Grubbs to replace the stellar tandem of Williams and Anderson. After that, not sure.
NB/CB (9)
Jarius Monroe
Lance Robinson
AJ Hampton
Kentrell Webb
Kiland Harrison
Rayshawn Pleasant
Jahiem Johnson
Kevin Adams
Jai Eugene
Comment: Starters are good.
S (7)
Kam Pedescleaux
Bailey Despanie
Darius Swanson
DJ Douglas
Shi'Keem Laister
Tahir Annoor
Joshua Moore
Comment: A lot is expected of Pedescleaux, who appears to be an upgrade on the departed Sam as graduate transfer, but some unknowns here.
ST (3)
Valentino Ambrosio
Casey Glover
Ethan Hudak
Comment: Strong trio.
These players have had jersey number changes since spring drills
Jarius Monroe to 2 from 11 in tribute to his older brother Darion
Keith Cooper to 5 from 48
Clayton Johnson to 2 from 0
Dontae Fleming to 1 from 10
Yulkeith Brown to 5 from 16
Jesus Machado to 99 from 36
Corey Platt to 9 from 45
Tyler Grubbs to 52 from 47
AJ Hampton to 11 from 10
