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Spring Position Preview: Cowboys Import Experience Along Offensive Line

Breaking down OSU’s O-line entering the spring.

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As fun as it is to pontificate about Drew Mestemaker, Caleb Hawkins and OSU’s loaded receiver room, the only way those guys will be able to flourish is if the Cowboys can handle things up front.

Oklahoma State lost its top five linemen in terms of 2025 snap count this offseason (one to graduation and the other four to the transfer portal), meaning Eric Morris and offensive line coach Cody Crill have had to do some major remodeling in the room this offseason.

Let’s preview the Cowboys offensive line ahead of spring ball.

Spring Position Previews: QB | RB |WR | TE

Returners

No. Name Height Weight Class Hometown/High School Previous School
57 Simona Fuailetolo 6-6 314 R-Fr. St. George, UT/Desert Hills
62 Jamison Mejia 6-4 300 R-Jr. Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow
63 Caleb Hackleman 6-6 295 R-So. Texarkana, TX/Pleasant Grove
66 Louie Canepa 6-4 314 R-Sr. Napa, CA/Vintage New Mexico State
71 Miguel Chavez 6-5 300 R-Fr. Muskogee, OK/Muskogee
75 Jakobe Sanders 6-2 322 R-Jr. Stillwater, OK/Stillwater

Incoming Transfers

No. Name Height Weight Class Hometown/High School Previous School
54 Johnny Dickson III 6-2 296 R-Sr. Corpus Christi, TX/Flour Bluff Virginia Tech/North Texas
56 Tyler Mercer 6-4 303 R-So. Prosper, TX/Prosper North Texas/Kansas
67 Braydon Nelson 6-4 321 Jr. Kilgore, TX/Kilgore North Texas
68 Joseph Hanson 6-4 301 Sr. Niceville, FL/Niceville Coastal Carolina
70 Shaun Torgeson 6-4 290 R-So. Venture, CA/St. Bonaventure Portland State
76 Desmond Magiya 6-5 329 R-Jr. McKinney, TX/McKinney North Texas
77 Ashton Lepo 6-7 318 R-Sr. Grand Haven, MI/Grand Haven Michgan State
78 Kai Holec 6-8 325 R-So. Seattle, WA/O’Dea
San Diego State/Indiana State
79 Jacob Sexton 6-6 334 R-Sr. Edmond, OK/Deer Creek Oklahoma

Freshmen

No. Name Height Weight Class Hometown/High School
50 Kole Seaton 6-6 245 Fr. Mesquite, TX/Horn
58 Isaiah Bowman 6-3 295 Fr. Conway, AR/Conway

Career Offensive Snaps by Position

No. Name LT LG C RG RT
67 Braydon Nelson 1,190 0 0 468 173
54 Johnny Dickson III 0 149 105 1,168 0
66 Louie Canepa 0 0 0 535 654
68 Joseph Hanson 161 0 0 0 920
79 Jacob Sexton 404 281 0 0 312
77 Ashton Lepo 94 0 0 0 869
56 Tyler Mercer 0 0 609 0 0
75 Jakobe Sanders 0 0 32 380 0
76 Desmond Magiya 258 116 0 0 0

Overview

The first four positions we previewed included a combined three returners (two receivers and a tight end), but the Cowboys actually do have some bodies coming back up front. They just don’t have a ton of experience.

The Cowboys’ offensive line transfer haul includes a strong base of North Texas additions in Braydon Nelson, Johnny Dickson III, Desmond Magiya and Tyler Mercer (who was at UNT in 2024 before transferring to Kansas).

Outside of the UNT haul, the Cowboys added All-Sun Belt Second Team selection Joseph Hanson, former Michigan State starting right tackle Ashton Lepo and former four-star in-state prospect Jacob Sexton.

Eric Morris has regularly said that he values in-game experience no matter the level. That aligns with bringing in the likes of Shaun Torgeson. Torgeson started all 12 of Portland State’s games at left tackle last season and had two starts at guard while redshirting in 2024.

Two-Deep Prediction

LT1 — Braydon Nelson
LG1 — Jacob Sexton
C1 — Tyler Mercer
RG1 — Johnny Dickson III
RT1 — Ashton Lepo

LT2 — Desmond Magiya
LG2 — Jamison Mejia
C2 — Jakobe Sanders
RG2 — Louie Canepa
RT2 — Joseph Hanson

The snap chart above helped me project this the most.

The biggest place for a position battle I see is at right tackle. I have Lepo in pole position given his experience is in the Big Ten, but Hanson and perhaps Canepa, who missed last season with injury, could push for snaps there.

I’d consider Canepa, Hanson and Jakobe Sanders as the first guess off this hypothetical bench.

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