Football | 8/1/2015 3:16:00 PM

DETROIT -- Over the next few weeks we will continue previewing each position on the 2015 Wayne State University football team with each position coach highlighting their respective units.  Scott Wooster, who begins his seventh season on head coach Paul Winters staff and third season as offensive line coach, is featured in this segment.

Last year, WSU averaged 5.1 yards per carry, was among the national leaders in both red zone offense at 90 percent (38-of-42) and yards per catch (14.4).  Despite losing two fifth-year senior co-captains in the middle of the season, the Warriors still had strong performances from the offensive line.  The four returning starters have combined for 64 career starts.

Leading the group is pre-season All-American (by Lindy's) Nate Theaker (White Lake, Mich. / Lakeland), who has 22 career starts.  Junior Robert Kelly (Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Chandler Park Academy) has made 21 starts, while sophomore tommy Richardson (Troy, Mich.) and junior Sawyer McFadden (Holt, Mich.) have 11 and 10 career starts, respectively.

A solid corps of juniors looking to contribute more this year include Alex Ziedas (Dearborn, Mich. / U. of Detroit Jesuit), JT Pillars (Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer East), Andy Zimmerman (Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic), Sam Tate (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King), Ed Reny (Whitmore Lake, Mich. / Dexter) and Jake Sheets (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline).  Sophomore Greg Webber (Troy, Mich.) is another individual looking to contribute.

All four recruits are slated to redshirt in order to get stronger and adjust to the collegiate game.  The tackles are Tarron Hampton (Brandon, Fla. / Bloomingdale) and Justin Tockstein (Warren, Mich. / Mott), along with guards Charlie Younger (Eagle, Wis. / Mukwonago) and Nick Davis (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill).

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