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2022 Football Roster

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  • OT/OG
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • New Hope, Minn.
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • 330
    Weight
  • Robbinsdale Cooper
    High School
Troy Babbitt
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Trice Megginson
Trice Megginson
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Kyle Spradley
Eric Abojei
#69
Eric Abojei
OT/OG
Position
Senior
Class
New Hope, Minn.
Hometown

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Biography

2021: Abojei appeared in nine contests with nine starts. A veteran on the offensive line he has appeared in 33 career games for the Cowboys. He helped lead for All-MW running back Xazavian Valladay, who ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West in rushing yards per game. He paved the way for All-MW Second Team running back Titus Swen, who earned the honor from Pro Football Focus.

2020: Abojei played and started all six games for the Pokes. He played a key role on the Wyoming offensive line that has the Cowboys ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 17 in the nation in rushing offense in 2020, averaging 219.5 rushing yards per game. He was a part of a Cowboy offense that rushed for over 280 yards in three of six games this season (281 vs. Hawai'i, 399 at UNLV and 283 at New Mexico).  He has helped fuel a Wyoming offense that has totaled over 360 yards in total offense in five of six games this season (361 at Nevada, 393 vs. Hawai'i, 465 at Colorado State, 498 at UNLV and 374 at New Mexico). He helped pave the way for Cowboy running back Xazavian Valladay to lead the MW in rushing in 2020, averaging 110.0 yards per game. 

2019:  Abojei made his presence known on the offensive line for the Cowboys as a sophomore. He appeared in six games before his season ended with an injury. Abojei helped pave the way for running back First Team All- MW Xazavian Valladay to record a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,061 yards) in 2019. He was one of the leaders of a Wyoming offensive line unit that was one of only two Mountain West O-Lines and one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019.

2018: Abojei appeared in 12 games last season with five starts. He helped pave the way for All-MW performer Nico Evans, as he rushed for 132.5 yards per game to rank fourth in the nation.

2017: Abojei redshirted during the 2017 season. 

High School: Abojei played at Robinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minn. He was a three-star recruit ranked from 247Sports. He was the second ranked recruit in the State of Minnesota and the 95th ranked recruit at offesive tackle. He was named All-State by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 

Personal: He is majoring in American Studies at UW.