Oregon State Football Name Captains for 2024 Season
Oregon State head football coach Trent Bray announced the team's captains on Friday after the result of voting by the players. In a highly anticipated 2024 season, the Beavers will be captained by quarterback Ben Gulbranson, defensive lineman/linebacker Semisi Saluni, defensive back Jaden Robinson, defensive back Skyler Thomas, linebacker Melvin Jordan IV, and offensive lineman Joshua Gray.
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Gulbranson, a redshirt junior, is a likely candidate to win the starting quarterback job with 22 previous appearances under center for the Beavers.
Saluni was recently named to this year's Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watch list. Saluni has appeared in all 39 of Oregon State's contests over the last three seasons. He made 17 tackles in that time with one tackle for a loss and a pass deflection.
Robinson is a redshirt senior now in his seventh season of college football. In the last two years, he has appeared in 24 games for the Beavers. Thomas, a redshirt junior, did not play due to injury this past season, but appeared in 25 games 2021-2022.
Jordan, a redshirt sophomore, is a former four-star recruit, expected to see an increase in playing time in 2024. He mad 22 tackles with four tackles for loss, a sack and two quarterback hurries in 2023.
Pro Football Focus named Gray, a senior, as the top offensive NFL Draft prospect among the Pac-2 schools. Gray was also recently named to Watch Lists for the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award, as well as the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List.
The Beavers begin the 2024 campaign, Bray's first as head coach, on August 31 when they host Idaho State.
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