Tag: Emmanuel Pregnon

Trojans Wire joins USC YouTube show to discuss 2023 NFL draft, the portal, and more

We joined @TrojanConquests and @LBCTrojan to review the #NFLDraft and evaluate more #USC successes in the transfer portal at the @VoiceOfCFB.

There is so much to discuss this week in the world of USC football. Life will become a lot more quiet and calm in June and July, before August camp and the ramp-up to the regular season, which starts in late August against San Jose State. Right now, though, the first days of May provide an intersection between the NFL draft and the transfer portal. USC is in the thick of these storylines, so there is a need to make sense of everything which has happened over the past several days.

We joined Tim Prangley and Rick Anaya on their new USC show, Trojan Conquest Live, at The Voice of College Football. We have plenty of NFL draft analysis and a fresh look at the transfer portal and the Trojans’ new additions, Emmanuel Pregnon and Bear Alexander.

Trojan Conquest Live airs every Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific. Subscribe to, like, and share the USC channel at The Voice of College Football.

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Emmanuel Pregnon fills holes in USC offensive line, builds back depth

After Courtland Ford transferred and Ethan White’s health prevented him from playing, #USC needed depth. Here’s the answer:

The USC offensive line wasn’t in crisis mode, but the position group certainly did need reinforcements in the spring transfer portal window. Why is the signing of former Wyoming offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon so important for USC and Lincoln Riley? It’s not just that Pregnon was the No. 2-ranked available prospect in the portal. It’s much more than that.

Courtland Ford transferred out of the program. Then Ethan White, the new addition from the University of Florida, had to decommit because of health problems which have likely ended his football playing career. Losing both Ford and White eroded USC’s offensive line depth. The Trojans had amassed enough players to gain two-deep stability at all five offensive line positions. However, the Ford transfer and the White decommitment changed that.

Enter Pregnon, who fortifies the offensive line group, restores a measure of lost depth, and will enable the Trojans to breathe a lot easier.

Justin Dedich, Jonah Monheim, and Jarrett Kingston are certain to be three of USC’s starting offensive linemen. After that, we could see some shuffling, but with Pregnon aboard, Lincoln Riley and Josh Henson have so many more options in terms of juggling the position group and slotting players into roles where they will get a chance to play, especially if other guys get hurt.

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Lincoln Riley, Josh Henson land OL Emmanuel Pregnon in transfer portal

#USC lands the coveted Wyoming transfer and fills a crucial need along its offensive front. Another huge portal score.

Sunday, USC landed Bear Alexander, the top-ranked available player in the spring window of the 2023 college football transfer portal.

Wednesday morning, the Trojans and Lincoln Riley landed former Wyoming offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon, the No. 2-ranked available player in the spring window of the portal.

Lincoln Riley is pretty good at this whole transfer portal thing, dontcha think?

It’s another big get for the Trojans, who needed some reinforcements on their offensive line after Courtland Ford transferred out of the program and Ethan White — an incoming transfer from Florida — had to decommit due to health problems.

In 72 hours, USC has significantly improved its quality of line play, getting bigger and tougher at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. We know the Trojans have skilled playmakers on offense. We know the Men of Troy have speed and talent at receiver and running back. It’s all about having an offensive line which can protect Caleb Williams, and having enough depth to withstand injuries when they occur.

Getting Pregnon builds back depth on the offensive line and significantly reduces anxieties about what the offensive line can achieve this season.

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LSU offers one of the best offensive linemen in the transfer portal

LSU is in hot pursuit of one of the best offensive linemen in the transfer portal. This one is all the way in Wyoming.

LSU is in hot pursuit of one of the best offensive linemen in the transfer portal. This one is all the way in Wyoming.

[autotag]Emmanuel Pregnon[/autotag] is a 6-foot-6, 297-pound offensive lineman originally from Denver. He was not highly recruited coming out of Thomas Jefferson High School in 2020.

He decided to take his talents to Wyoming to play for the Cowboys. After spending three years there, he is looking for a different bull to ride. LSU has entered the sweepstakes for him with multiple power five schools so far.

Pregnon would be a great guy to grab out of the portal because you can never have too many offensive linemen.

Former Wyoming offensive lineman offered by Tennessee

Former Wyoming offensive lineman offered by Tennessee after entering the NCAA transfer portal.

Former Wyoming offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon has received a scholarship offer from Tennessee.

“After a great talk with Glen Elarbee, I am blessed to say I have received an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Pregnon announced on social media.

The 6-foot-6, 318-pound guard played at Wyoming from 2020-22.

He entered the NCAA transfer portal on April 15.

Pregnon came to Wyoming from Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colorado.

Since announcing intentions to transfer, Pregnon has received scholarship offers from the Vols, Arizona, Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, Oregon, Indiana, UCLA, Ole Miss, Colorado, Washington State, Kentucky, Auburn, Arizona State, Charlotte, Penn State and Miami.

Auburn offers former Wyoming OL Emmanuel Pregnon

Pregnon was Wyoming’s third-highest-graded lineman in 2022 according to Pro Football Focus and was named a Freshman All-American.

The transfer portal is officially open again until April 30, and [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] is working to add to his offensive line.

One day after former Tulsa offensive tackle Jaden Muskrat received an offer from Auburn, former Wyoming guard [autotag]Emmanuel Pregnon[/autotag] announced Auburn has extended an offer.

In his freshman season with the Cowboys, Pregnon played 11 games and totaled 625 snaps at right guard.

According to Pro Football Focus, he was Wyoming’s third-highest-graded lineman from the 2022 season with a 73.9 grade. His strong suit was pass protection. Last season, he allowed two sacks and four quarterback hurries. His efforts earned him freshman All-American honors.

What makes Pregnon special, outside of his stats from 2022, is he was relatively unknown before signing with Wyoming. He received zero stars from recruiting services but is now one of the hottest names in the transfer portal.

“When you look for an NFL caliber type of player, this is that,” an SEC personnel official said in a recent interview with On3’s Matt Zenitz. “I feel like he’s got all the traits. He still has to become refined and still needs to develop a little bit more technique and learn to play through his hips, but I feel like this guy has a chance to start at guard, not just for us, but at a lot of schools. And everyone’s looking at O-linemen.”

The 6-foot-6, 318-pound guard from Denver has also received offers from Oregon, Arizona, UCLA and Purdue among others.

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Ducks extend offer to Wyoming transfer OL Emmanuel Pregnon

The Ducks are one of over a dozen teams to extend an offer to former Wyoming OL Emmanuel Pregnon, who entered the portal on Saturday.

The offensive line is not a major position of need for the Oregon Ducks this off-season. After four starters from the 2022 season graduated, Dan Lanning and the team brought in both Ajani Cornelius and Junior Angilau from the transfer portal, and they boast an incredibly talented group of players at that position.

However, that did not stop the team from offering a scholarship to former Wyoming Cowboys OL Emmanuel Pregnon, who recently entered the transfer portal.

The 6-6, 318-pound redshirt sophomore entered his name into the portal on Saturday and quickly received numerous offers, including from UCLA, Arizona, Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Oregon.

After redshirting as a freshman in 2021, Pregnon took over as the starting right guard for the Cowboys in 2022. He graded out as the No. 3 guard in the Mountain West according to Pro Football Focus and earned Freshman All-American status.

Emmanuel Pregnon’s Transfer Portal Profile