Over the course of this month leading up to the start of the 2023 South Alabama football season, we will preview all the positions groups on the Jaguar roster.
The nine-part series examines each position group ahead of the season opener versus Tulane at Yulman Stadium on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. This installment looks at South Alabama's specialists.
RETURNING STARTERS (5)
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Travis Drosos (Jr., 6-0, 222)
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Diego Guajardo (Sr., 6-0, 185)
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Caullin Lacy (Jr., 5-10, 190)
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Braylon McReynolds (So., 5-8, 180)
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Jacob Meeks (Sr., 6-3, 200)
OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS (2)
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Jack Martin (Sr., 5-11, 173)
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Anthony Zaccaro (Jr., 6-2, 227)
NEWCOMERS (3)
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David Delgado (Jr., 5-10, 165)
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Aleksi Pulkkinen (Fr., 6-4, 180)
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Baxter Turner (Fr., 5-10, 188)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- Guajardo was a Lou Groza semifinalist in 2022 and was also named to the preseason watch list for the award this summer after connecting on 18-of-19 field goal attempts for 94.7 percent, which was tied for second-highest percentage for a season
- Guajardo set single-season marks for points (100), extra-points (46) and extra-point attempts (48) in 2022
- The 189 punt return yards by Lacy were the second most for a season in program history and the 22.42 kick-return average was the highest total since the 2015 campaign
- Lacy was named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List this summer, which recognizes the most versatile player in college football as he finished 2022 with 1,134 all-purpose yards
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Trey Kiser was named honorable mention All-American by CFN in 2022 as a special teams player
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