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Baylor defense focused on physicality up front
- Hosea Wheeler is available and expected to hold an important role in a Baylor defensive-tackle rotation that position coach Carson Hall described as deep and cohesive.
- Kansas State transfer Ryan Davis brings three years of experience in the defense now installed at Baylor after recording 14 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in nine games last season.
- Baylor's defensive front is being coached to play full-speed, shed blocks with physical hands and generate quarterback disruption as the unit's defining 2026 identity.
- Davis reported that Baylor's interior defensive linemen have consistently created disruption in camp, with Wheeler singled out as a player who can force blocking schemes off schedule.
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Palmer Williams Named Second-Team Preseason All-America
- Baylor punter Palmer Williams returns after leading the Big 12 at 46.92 yards per punt and helping the Bears finish first nationally with 45.0 net yards per punt in 2025.
- Opponents returned only 12 of Williams's 27 punts for 32 total yards last season, while 11 landed inside the 20 and 11 traveled at least 50 yards.
- Williams owns Baylor's career record at 46.55 yards per punt across 107 attempts, giving the Bears a proven field-position advantage entering the 2026 season.
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- LB: Baylor LB Kaleb Burns has drawn a ton of praise this offseason for his elite athleticism and havoc creation.
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- OL/LB: Starting RT Kaden Sieracki (5Sr.) on what the identity of this year's offensive line will be “I think we're gonna be a bunch of nasty dudes.
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- OL: Austin Woods on what he learned, going from interim to full-time OL coach "We brought in so many new guys, having those last five games, that helped really with the transition of me taking...
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- Practice: "DJ Lagway looked sharp today." Grayson ( @GrayGrundhoefer ) gives his top takeaways from Baylor football’s first day of fall camp
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