This time he covers JUCO TE's Jean Sifrin 6-7 250 and Jon Denton 6-6 260. As Dan says, Whipple has moved aggressively to fill holes in the UMass roster, especially on offense.
Sifrin's UMass bio.
Denton's UMass bio.
The Spring depth chart listed three returning TE's
- Brandon Howard RSJR 6-5 240 4-55 career catches 0 career starts
- Shawn Campbell RSSR 6-2 205 Not on current roster
- Rodney Mills JR 601 205 5-47 career catches 4 career starts
TE's have always been a large part of Whipple's offense. In our championship year of 1998, Kerry Taylor had 74-854 11.5 AVE 5 TD's 40 LONG 56.9 AVE/game
The next year Sean Higgins had 51-615 12.1 AVE 2 TD's 31 LONG 47.3 AVE/game (second on the team).
Sifrin appears to be the better pass catcher. His size should make him a mismatch against most teams UMass plays. Denton seems to be more of a blocker, but Whipple's vertical offense means the QB has to stay upright while the WR's go long. If Denton can block at an FBS level he would contribute a lot.
The UMass roster also lists FR TE's
- Jordan Fiske 6-3 225
- Jon Lucier 6-6 215
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