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 offensive line.

RETURNING STARTERS (4)
- Dontae Lucas (Sr., 6-4, 322)
- Josh McCulloch (Sr., 6-3, 312)
- Reggie Smith (Sr., 6-1, 283) 
- Adrien Strickland (R-So., 6-6, 332) 

OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS (7)
- Malachi Carney (R-Fr., 6-4, 290) 
- Daniel Foster-Allen (R-Fr., 6-3, 298)
- Reid Gavin (So., 6-4, 331)
- Kenton Jerido (So., 6-2, 331) 
- Damon Parr (So., 6-6, 349)
- James Robinson (R-Jr., 6-5, 325)
- Sam Williams (R-Fr., 6-0, 291) 

NEWCOMERS (8)
- Reed Buys (R-Jr., 6-4, 300)
- Jordan Davis (R-So., 6-5, 319)
- Adrian Griffin (Fr., 6-5, 281) 
- Kade Hogue (Fr., R-Fr., 6-2, 295)
- Jayson Jarrell (Jr., 6-0, 300) 
- Julius Kidd (R-Fr., 6-2, 318)
- Lucas Taylor (R-Fr., 6-5, 330)
- John Ward (Fr., 6-4, 290)

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- Behind the unit, quarterback Carter Bradley passed for 250-plus yards in seven games and set new single-season program standards for pass attempts (427), completions (276), passing yards (3,343), touchdown passes (28), total yards (3,393), wins by a quarterback (10) and touchdowns responsible for (30)
- Running back La'Damian Webb also set a new single-season rushing mark for the program as he rand for 1,068 yards and tied Brandon Ross' mark for rushing touchdowns with 13 set during the 2009 season
- The Jaguar offense nearly set a new single-season mark for points (406), finishing seven points shy of matching the 2010 team's output
- The 2,019 yards on the ground marked just the fifth time that a South Alabama offense as eclipsed the 2,000-yard plateau
- The unit returns four of its five starters – Smith, Lucas, McCulloch and Strickland – from a year ago 

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