Tuesday, January 10, 2023

UMass Football News--January 10th, 2023

 

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Brandon Mackinnon, a 6-6 280 pound transfer OL from Northern Illinois has committed to UMass.

Mackinnon is from Lakeville, MA and can play in front of friends and family in Amherst. He was first team All-Prep at the Hun School in New Jersey. With a redshirt year at Northern Illinois plus a prep year after HS, Mackinnon could be in the mix for playing time immediately. He had a Power Five offer from Virginia and two offers from MAC schools coming out of Prep.

Fixing the offense includes upgrading the depth and athleticism of the OL. UMass could use some first-team All-Independent linemen.

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Ezra Christensen, a 6-2 266 pound DL from San Diego Mesa College has a UMass offer.

This article from 2021 features Christensen.

Hudl.com has some video highlights.

Christensen has 14 offers including Buffalo and UMass from the Northeast. He could find a lot of playing time in the resurgent Minutemen defense. 

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