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Minnesota Golden Gophers freshman participation tracker after week one versus Buffalo

The Minnesota Golden Gophers class of 2025 got their first official gameday as Golden Gophers under their belt last week with a 23-10 win over the Buffalo Bulls. Here’s a look at which Gophers’ true freshmen saw the field last week and how they performed.

WR Bradley Martino

Martino did not play against Buffalo and was listed as out with an injury.. He was the Gophers’ No. 1 prospect in the Rivals industry rankings including the No. 240 prospect in the cycle according to On3.

LB Emmanuel Karmo

Karmo played 15 total snaps in his collegiate debut including nine on defense. The former Robbinsdale Cooper standout finished the game with one tackle. The Minnesota native was ranked as a top-400 player in the Industry Rankings and the No. 1 player in Minnesota

QB Jackson Kollock

The three-star quarterback did not play in Minnesota’s season opener. His best opportunity to play will be this weekend against Northwestern State. Otherwise, the Laguna Beach, California native is buried on the depth charter behind Drake Lindsey, Max Shikenjanski, and Emmett Morehead.

DL Jayquan Stubbs

Stubbs did not play in the Gophers’ season opener. The Cleveland, Ohio native was ranked as the No. 575 player nationally in the industry rankings.

DE Enoch Atewogbola

The Avon, Indiana native did not see the field last Thursday. Atewogbola was ranked as the No. 652 player in the industry rankings but was ranked by On3 as a four-star prospect and top-300 player nationally.

LB Ethan Stendel

The Caledonia, Minnesota native did not play against Buffalo. Stendel was ranked as the No. 688 player in the industry rankings. Like Atewogbola, On3 was higher on the former Caledonia standout than others in the industry, ranking him as a four-star prospect, the No. 300 player nationally, and the No. 1 player in Minnesota.

WR Legend Lyons

The California wide receiver did not play in the season opener and was listed on the availability report as out with an injury. He was ranked as the No. 722 player nationally in the industry rank

OL Mark Handy

Handy did not appear in the Gophers’ season opener. The La Cueva (NM) standout was ranked as the No. 882 player in the industry rankings.

DL Abu Tarawallie

Tarawallie did not play in Minnesota’s season opener. The Minneapolis native was ranked as the No. 946 player in the industry rankings.

CB Zack Harden

Harden did not appear in the Gophers’ season opener against Buffalo. The Covington, Georgia native was ranked as the No. 1010 player in the industry rankings.

OL Daniel Shipp

Shipp did not play against Buffalo and was listed on the availability report as OUT with an injury. The Corona, California native was ranked as the No. 1210 player in the industry rankings.

CB Naiim Parrish

Parrish did not play against Buffalo. The true freshman cornerback impressed in fall camp and could factor into the program’s cornerback rotation going forward. The Bergen Catholic (NJ) prospect was ranked the No. 1269 player in the industry rankings.

OL Kaveon Lee

Lee did not participate in the game against Buffalo. He was ranked as the No. 1284 player in the industry rankings.

RB Xavier Ford

Ford did not play against Buffalo last Thursday. The former Louisiana prospect was ranked in the industry rankings as the No. 1356 player and a top-50 player in the state of Louisiana.

RB Trey Berry

Berry did not play against Buffalo. The Alabama native was the No. 1486 player in the industry rankings.

OL Nick Spence

Spence was listed as out on the Gophers’ game day availability report last week against Buffalo and did not play. He was ranked as a borderline top-1500 player in the industry rankings.

RB Grant Washington

The Cleveland, Ohio native did not play last week. Washington was ranked as the No. 1551 player nationally.

LB Nathan Cleveland

Cleveland did not play against Buffalo. The Illinois native was the No. 1651 player in the industry rankings.

DE Colin Hansen

Hansen did not play last Thursday. The Byron, Minnesota native was considered a top-1700 player nationally as well as a top-10 player in Minnesota.

DE Rhett Hlavacka

Hlavacka did not play in the Gophers’ season opener. He was considered the No. 1724 player in the industry rankings including a top-15 player in Wisconsin.

P Luke Ryerse

Ryerse did not play in the season opener against Buffalo. The former East Ridge (MN) standout was considered the No. 18 punter in the industry rankings.