A natural part of a rebuilding effort is newcomers seeing their first action, and that's played out so far in Oregon State's second season with Gary Andersen at the helm.
So far, six true freshman, nine redshirt freshman and nine transfers (seven from the junior college level) have made their OSU debuts. Of those players, eight have started at least one game for the Beavers -- quarterback Darell Garretson, offensive lineman Blake Brandel, cornerback Xavier Crawford, defensive tackle Elu Aydon, offensive lineman Brayden Kearsley, offensive lineman Yanni Demogerontas, running back Tim Cook and defensive end Phillip Napoleon.
Here's a breakdown:
True freshmen
Connor Blount, quarterback
Art Pierce, running back
Trevon Bradford, wide receiver
Shemar Smith, linebacker
Gus Lavaka, offensive lineman
Adley Rutschman, kicker
Redshirt freshmen
Blake Brandel, offensive lineman*
Xavier Crawford, cornerback*
Elu Aydon, defensive tackle*
Jay Irvine, cornerback
Tuli Wily-Matagi, tight end/H-back
Omar Hicks-Onu, safety
Jalen Moore, safety
Shawn Wilson, cornerback
Andre Bodden, wide receiver
Transfers
Darell Garretson, quarterback*
Brayden Kearsley, offensive lineman*
Tim Cook, running back*
Timmy Hernandez, wide receiver
Phillip Napoleon, defensive end*
Landry Payne, safety
Wesley Payne, linebacker
Paisa Savea, defensive lineman
Kyle White, cornerback
Other
Yanni Demogerontas, offensive lineman*
Sam Curtius, offensive lineman
Marcus Greaves, running back
* Started at least one game
Now, the links:
Practice report from Tuesday, where Garretson took the first-team reps and Sean Harlow moved off the scout team.