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OC Kyle Mutcher, Weber State
Highly ranked small school player, with great ability.
If he was healthy, he would of been a definite draft pick, this kid is a great pick up for us, especially if he's back to 100%.
Highly ranked small school player, with great ability.
Five minutes after the draft ended, Mutcher agreed to sign with the Bills, a team that had been looking at Mutcher during the 2009 season and nearly chose him with its final pick in the seventh round.
"I was happy, but now I have to go to work and I get to prove to everybody that I should be there," Mutcher said.
The 6-3, 300-pound lineman from Park City suffered a season-ending injury during the Wildcats' regular-season finale and missed WSU's playoff game with a dislocated foot and broken fibula. He had also been dealing with a shoulder injury all season, but ended up not needing surgery.
"The body feels good," Mutcher said. "I won't really know until the first few days of contact at mini-camp but everything I've done these past few months have been really good and I've reacted the way I've wanted to."
"I was happy, but now I have to go to work and I get to prove to everybody that I should be there," Mutcher said.
The 6-3, 300-pound lineman from Park City suffered a season-ending injury during the Wildcats' regular-season finale and missed WSU's playoff game with a dislocated foot and broken fibula. He had also been dealing with a shoulder injury all season, but ended up not needing surgery.
"The body feels good," Mutcher said. "I won't really know until the first few days of contact at mini-camp but everything I've done these past few months have been really good and I've reacted the way I've wanted to."
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ...
* Missed the first four games of his red-shirt freshman season (2006), then STARTED the next five at left guard before an ankle injury sidelined him for the last two games.
* Began the 2007 season at left guard but made the move to center in the third game (vs. Montana State) of the season and started the rest of the year. ... Was part of an offensive line which helped Trevyn Smith lead the Big Sky Conference in Rushing and Cameron Higgins (QB) to earn the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year award.
* Started in all 14 games for the Wildcats in 2008. .. Helped lead the team to a 10-4 record overall, a 7-1 mark in Big Sky play, a conference championship for the first time since 1968 and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs. ... WSU defeated #3 ranked Cal Poly 49-35 on the road in the opening round, then lost @Montana, 24-13, in the quarterfinals. ... Named First Team All-Big Sky Conference. ... Helped Trevyn Smith lead the Big Sky Conference in Rushing for a third straight year. ... Helped protect Cameron Higgins (QB) who was named the 2008 Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the year.
* Played in just eight games of the 2009 season - missing the second game (@Colorado State) and third game (Idaho State) and the NCAA Division I FCS playoff game @William Mary. ... Was named CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA NCAA Division I FCS by being named First Team All-America by: The American Football Coaches Association, The Associated Press, The Sports Network and The Walter Camp Foundation. ... WSU first consensus player since 2005 when Brady Fosmark (DE) was honored.
* Missed the first four games of his red-shirt freshman season (2006), then STARTED the next five at left guard before an ankle injury sidelined him for the last two games.
* Began the 2007 season at left guard but made the move to center in the third game (vs. Montana State) of the season and started the rest of the year. ... Was part of an offensive line which helped Trevyn Smith lead the Big Sky Conference in Rushing and Cameron Higgins (QB) to earn the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year award.
* Started in all 14 games for the Wildcats in 2008. .. Helped lead the team to a 10-4 record overall, a 7-1 mark in Big Sky play, a conference championship for the first time since 1968 and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs. ... WSU defeated #3 ranked Cal Poly 49-35 on the road in the opening round, then lost @Montana, 24-13, in the quarterfinals. ... Named First Team All-Big Sky Conference. ... Helped Trevyn Smith lead the Big Sky Conference in Rushing for a third straight year. ... Helped protect Cameron Higgins (QB) who was named the 2008 Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the year.
* Played in just eight games of the 2009 season - missing the second game (@Colorado State) and third game (Idaho State) and the NCAA Division I FCS playoff game @William Mary. ... Was named CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA NCAA Division I FCS by being named First Team All-America by: The American Football Coaches Association, The Associated Press, The Sports Network and The Walter Camp Foundation. ... WSU first consensus player since 2005 when Brady Fosmark (DE) was honored.
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