Team Preview: Gainesville Red Elephants

Gainesville Red Elephants 2022 Preview

Mascot: Red Elephants

Coach: Josh Niblett

City: Gainesville, GA

Classification: 6A, Region 8

2021 Season: 5-5, missed playoffs in 7A

Key Players Lost from 2021 Team:

DB Chamarion Bush
DL Khaliq Maddox
DL Jean Richemond
DL Qua Coley
K Giovanni Martinez
WR DJ Miller
WR Macere Walker
OL Elijah Ruiz

Key Players Returning from 2021 Team:

24 QB Baxter Wright
‘23 RB Naim Cheeks
‘23 RB Marquis Ross
‘24 OL Noe Covarrubias
‘23 CB Dre Raven
‘23 CB Elias Ballard
‘23 SAF Zyrion Harrison
‘23 WR Ellis Pitts
‘23 WR Ja’Quez Sims
‘23 ATH Stacy Hopkins
‘23 DL Jarrious Harris

New Players to Watch:

23 WR Darius Cannon (White County)
‘23 WR Tre Reece (Jefferson)
‘23 WR Travien Watson (Alameda HS, CA)
‘23 LB Jeremiah Telander (North Hall)
‘23 LB Luke Cooper (Lakeview Academy)
‘25 LB Carmelo Byrd (Lanier)
‘24 TE Sky Niblett (Hoover HS, AL)
‘26 DE Kadin Fossung

Keys to Success:
- Team must continue to develop chemistry between QB and receivers. - Team must stay healthy and continue to develop depth.
- We must be able to stay together through adversity.
- Will need to have new defensive line ready to go.

Season Outlook

Moving back into 6A after playing in 7A for the first time in school history the past two years. Strong non-region schedule of Marist, Mountain View, Monroe Area, and Clarke Central. Region schedule includes Apalachee, Lanier, Habersham Central, Shiloh, North Forsyth, and Jackson County.

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