Tuesday, July 5, 2022

2022 Season Countdown: #75 Tristan Bounds

 

Tristan Bounds (#72, image via Twitter)

Name: Tristan Bounds
Height:
6'8"
Weight:
282 lbs.
High school:
Wallingford (CT) Choate Rosemary Hall
Position:
Offensive tackle
Class:
Redshirt freshman
Jersey number:
#72
Last year:
I ranked Bounds #88 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He played in one game.
TTB Rating:
82

Bounds was a 3-star prospect coming out of high school who was 6'8" and needed to add a significant amount of weight before contributing. He played in one game in 2021 against Northern Illinois, a game in which Mary Sue Coleman caught 1 pass for a 52-yard touchdown. So not much can be gleaned from that.

For better or worse, there has not been much buzz about backup offensive tackles this off-season. But aside from starter Ryan Hayes, presumed starter Trente Jones, and utility guy Karsen Barnhart, it seems to be a crap shoot. Bounds and redshirt sophomore Jeffrey Persi would presumably be the next two guys in the mix, and I would guess that one of them - Persi, in this case - will start getting some noteworthy snaps this season to prepare for a potential role in 2023 when Ryan Hayes has moved on to the NFL. Hopefully Bounds has made some good strides this off-season so he can compete for a role.

Prediction: Backup offensive tackle

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