Was thinking about our biggest needs left in the portal likely being interior DL and LB.
Coincidentally those are two positions where we brought in 3 freshmen at each position that will all be here for spring.
If you’re managing to how you want to use your last few roster spots, wanting to ensure you don’t lose anyone in the spring portal that you might need, and also looking to give these freshmen a lot of early reps to see what you’ve got… this is the way to do it.
If the guys in the 2-deep are not ready, you bring someone in over them, if they are you can look at just adding more depth, or maybe 2 of the freshmen look like they’ll be ready day 1 and you can use that roster spot elsewhere.
We need 10 DL (including Buck) that we can count on. Right now I’d say we feel really good about Keldric, Blocton, and K Crawford. I think we feel decent about Dallas Walker, Zeke Walker, Chris Murray and Bobby Travis. And we are expecting Amaris to earn his NIL payday. That’s 8 not counting Waller, Phillips or any of the freshmen.
At LB we need 6 guys we can count on. Right now only Woodyard and Riddick really fit that description. I am sure we think Atkins can be a contributor and the coaches have seen what Barber can do for a year now. I believe we will move Joe Phillips inside since Buck is getting crowded. We can see what the 3 freshmen are ready for but this is the position I think we are most likely to look for an immediate contributor, likely a starter.
Coincidentally those are two positions where we brought in 3 freshmen at each position that will all be here for spring.
If you’re managing to how you want to use your last few roster spots, wanting to ensure you don’t lose anyone in the spring portal that you might need, and also looking to give these freshmen a lot of early reps to see what you’ve got… this is the way to do it.
If the guys in the 2-deep are not ready, you bring someone in over them, if they are you can look at just adding more depth, or maybe 2 of the freshmen look like they’ll be ready day 1 and you can use that roster spot elsewhere.
We need 10 DL (including Buck) that we can count on. Right now I’d say we feel really good about Keldric, Blocton, and K Crawford. I think we feel decent about Dallas Walker, Zeke Walker, Chris Murray and Bobby Travis. And we are expecting Amaris to earn his NIL payday. That’s 8 not counting Waller, Phillips or any of the freshmen.
At LB we need 6 guys we can count on. Right now only Woodyard and Riddick really fit that description. I am sure we think Atkins can be a contributor and the coaches have seen what Barber can do for a year now. I believe we will move Joe Phillips inside since Buck is getting crowded. We can see what the 3 freshmen are ready for but this is the position I think we are most likely to look for an immediate contributor, likely a starter.
