I just caught another FB addition. A new WR who looks to have switched sports.
Drew Kron - Football - University of Connecticut Athletics
Drew Kron (85) Wide Receiver
UConn Football welcomes in 18 transfers to the program for 2025
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Interesting recent add. Kron was a QB @ Xavier of Middletown and came to UConn to play baseball for Jim Penders. He got some decent run in CF in 2023/2024 then entered the Baseball Portal in the summer of 2024.I just caught another FB addition. A new WR who looks to have switched sports.
Drew Kron - Football - University of Connecticut Athletics
Drew Kron (85) Wide Receiveruconnhuskies.com
Good quick athlete.
Yep, I thought he had a good shot at starting going into 2024, but then the transfer Caleb Spuhr took over.
Drew Kron - Baseball - University of Connecticut Athletics
Drew Kron (6) Outfielder - 2024 Summer Ball: Played in 24 games for the Mystic Schooners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Slashed .269/.409/.34...
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I thought he retired from football
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I believe Neider is on scholarship now. He was fantastic on special teams.
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If so, great news... He's the next Marcus Easley... earned a scholly and will be very productive for us...
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I know we're uber dependent on NIL guys now, but, I'm looking forward to seeing how our younger pups that we recruited out of HS/Prep School... It's time for some of themL
WRs -
Drawdy - either we see something this season (anything) or he may be onto greener pastures
Harper - didn't he come in as someone who was a little more discplined with his skill set? (I may be wrong, but if he can show flashes now's the time)
T Smith - who I'm also super intrigued about because of his speed - maybe ends up being the deep ball threat for us in the long run.. maybe he can be our version of DeSean Jackson???
Jarvis Jones - ???
RB:
Oliver Lundberg Coleman - he's stuck behind folks, but would be nice to see him show something, even in practice, so that, just in case he can very well end up being another Cam Edwards type...
OL:
Tunde - He's the only guy I'm really intrigued about at this point (again, out of the younger pups that have a year or 2 under the belts)... Hoping he's developing and can contribute... maybe even surprise, flash, and take somebody's spot in the 2 deep (that is completely unsettled with all the graduations)
LB:
Diomande - he played a little last season IIRC... Hopefully he's ready to show something
Ethan Hogg - nice size... maybe needs one more year to show???
Jon Morris - Hopefully he's a little bigger now... 200lbs is tough to play at this level
DL: jury's out on these 3, with all the portal guys leading the way after the graduations. Hopefully 1 (at least) stands out:
Cooper Ackerman
Brandon Kelly
Cleto Chol
Have at it folks...
WRs -
Drawdy - either we see something this season (anything) or he may be onto greener pastures
Harper - didn't he come in as someone who was a little more discplined with his skill set? (I may be wrong, but if he can show flashes now's the time)
T Smith - who I'm also super intrigued about because of his speed - maybe ends up being the deep ball threat for us in the long run.. maybe he can be our version of DeSean Jackson???
Jarvis Jones - ???
RB:
Oliver Lundberg Coleman - he's stuck behind folks, but would be nice to see him show something, even in practice, so that, just in case he can very well end up being another Cam Edwards type...
OL:
Tunde - He's the only guy I'm really intrigued about at this point (again, out of the younger pups that have a year or 2 under the belts)... Hoping he's developing and can contribute... maybe even surprise, flash, and take somebody's spot in the 2 deep (that is completely unsettled with all the graduations)
LB:
Diomande - he played a little last season IIRC... Hopefully he's ready to show something
Ethan Hogg - nice size... maybe needs one more year to show???
Jon Morris - Hopefully he's a little bigger now... 200lbs is tough to play at this level
DL: jury's out on these 3, with all the portal guys leading the way after the graduations. Hopefully 1 (at least) stands out:
Cooper Ackerman
Brandon Kelly
Cleto Chol
Have at it folks...
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I think pretty much everyone you named here has a big spring ahead of them. Several of these guys have been here a couple seasons now and so I think both the staff and the players themselves will be eager to use this spring to determine if they are part of the future here or is it time to try someplace else.
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From Dom Amore’s Hartford Courant Sunday Read column:Yep, I thought he had a good shot at starting going into 2024, but then the transfer Caleb Spuhr took over.
Drew Kron - Baseball - University of Connecticut Athletics
Drew Kron (6) Outfielder - 2024 Summer Ball: Played in 24 games for the Mystic Schooners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Slashed .269/.409/.34...
-> Diamond to gridiron for Xavier’s Drew Kron
Drew Kron, former quarterback at Xavier High in Middletown, who went to UConn to play baseball, has switched sports for now. Kron played in 44 baseball games at UConn in 2023 and ’24, hitting .229, but has left the program and spent this spring on the football roster as a receiver.“If it is a tryout, he’s impressed us,” coach Jim Mora said. “(Baseball) Coach (Jim) Penders talked about him a lot to me and Drew expressed an interest in coming out and playing football again. You would not have known that it has been a while since he’s played football. He stepped right in and was really good and he understood the game, he’s competitive, he’s tough and he catches the ball consistently. Learns well.
“I don’t know what his plans are, if tomorrow he’s out there hitting cleanup for our baseball team, I’m all for it. I’d love to have him back in the summer or fall. I like dual-sport guys. I wouldn’t mind our guys running track, go out and compete. That’s the best things they can do.” <-