Next Season's New Starters

[teamchemistry15]

It's never too early to talk about next season. I know on offense we lose Timmons, Toth, and maybe Boom. Which starters are we losing on defense?

Will Drake replace Toth and start as a RS Freshman? Or will it go to Stallings and move Drake to guard?

Who will be the new starting WR? Obviously Johnson and Badet but will the third be Baker, Richardson, Ross, or who?

Running back is a lock for Snell and I think King will be a nice change of pace.

What about on defense?

[Spiritof96]

It's never too early to talk about next season. I know on offense we lose Timmons, Toth, and maybe Boom. Which starters are we losing on defense?

Will Drake replace Toth and start as a RS Freshman? Or will it go to Stallings and move Drake to guard?

Who will be the new starting WR? Obviously Johnson and Badet but will the third be Baker, Richardson, Ross, or who?

Running back is a lock for Snell and I think King will be a nice change of pace.

What about on defense?

I think Drake starts at center. Baker will start but I think their will be a lot of guys getting time at WR. I think we see another RB move to #2. I wonder about King's durability and ball security.

[SBCatMan]

This is the time of the year when I am VERY eager to hear about the guys who are redshirting. I think very few of us -- maybe RV -- know how they are doing.

One would think Drake would be a candidate for the center position, but we do not really know how he has developed during his redshirt year.
I am not the least bit concerned about the WR position. We are deeper than the ocean at WR and somebody will step up.
I think it has been very clear over the past few years that we need to be at least 3 deep at RB. It would be nice if King could step up. Despite his smallish stature, I do not recall ball security ever being a problem with him. And, I am very curious to see how our other Freshman RB -- is it AJ Rose?? -- has developed over the course of his redshirt year.
One guy I completely forgot about until a couple of days ago is Tate Leavitt. I think we ALL had him penciled in to start at LT this year. It would be great if he has worked out his issues during the redshirt year, as he certainly has the size to be a factor.

There are several other guys who are redshirting that could be contributors. And, while it is WAY premature at this point -- I wonder which, if any, of the incoming freshmen may contribute next year.

[Uncle Dave]

As we keep getting these "good" classes, and redshirting LOTS of the new guys, PT for incoming FR is going to get scarce. I was looking at the 2017 commits and guys we're still chasing, and IMO, maybe 5 will crack the two deep. 17 or 18 guys, maybe more, from the next class will RS. Our 2020, 2021, and 2022 teams are going to be loaded if the program's momentum continues.

[RV]

Please note that it's likely that not all listed will be on the team next fall - for whatever reason. Attrition occurs on a regular basis but here's how we should/could be going into spring camp. As noted above, it will be difficult for any Frosh newcomer to crash the two deep chart next fall. As you can see, I have no clue where Luke Fortner will settle as he can play anywhere along the entire O-line. I fully expect Bunchy to take over the center position and the RG to be a fight between Big George and Tate.

QB
Stephen Johnson
Drew Barker
Gunnar Hoak

RB
Stanley Williams
Benny Snell
Sihiem King
A.J. Rose

WR
Jeff Badet
Blake Bone
Kayaune Ross
Dakota Holtzclaw

WR
Dorian Baker
Tavin Richardson
Jabari Greenwood

WR
Garrett Johnson
Charles Walker
Zyaire Hughes

TE
C.J. Conrad
Greg Hart
Justin Rigg

RT
Kyle Meadows
George Asafo-Adjei orTate Leavitt or Mason Wolfe
Luke Fortner

RG
George Asafo-Adjei
Tate Leavitt
Luke Fortner

C
Jervontius Stallings
Drake Jackson
Luke Fortner

LG
Nick Haynes
Logan Stenberg
Luke Fortner

LT
Cole Mosier
Landon Young
Luke Fortner



NG
Naquez Pringle
Matt Elam
Jacob Hyde
Ja’Quize Cross

DT
Adrian Middleton
Tymere Dubose
Calvin Taylor
Kordell Looney

DE
Alvonte Bell
Kengera Daniel
T.J. Carter

Jack LB
Denzil Ware
De’Niro Laster
Jaylin Bannerman

SLB
Josh Allen
Jordan Bonner
Kobie Walker
Jamar Watson

MLB
Courtney Love
Kash Daniel
Nico Firios

WLB
Jordan Jones
Eli Brown
Roland Walder

CB - Boundary
Chris Westry
Davonte Robinson

CB - Field
Derrick Baity
Jordan Griffin
Kei Beckham

NICKEL
Kendell Randolph
Tobias Gilliam

SS
Mike Edwards
Tobias Gilliam

FS
Darius West
Marcus Walker

K/P
Austin MacGinnis
Grant McKinniss

[teamchemistry15]

RV, you don't think Drake Jackson will see any time at guard if he doesn't play center? I thought he had a reputation of being able to play the three inside positions but I could be wrong.

[RV]

Drake played guard in high school but in that situation he was always one of the biggest kids on the field and now he finds himself as one of the smallest. He doesn't have long arms and I'm of the opinion he's only suited to center in college so we'll see how it turns out. He's going to have to be pretty good to displace any of our projected returning starters.

[Lighthouse]

Drake played guard in high school but in that situation he was always one of the biggest kids on the field and now he finds himself as one of the smallest. He doesn't have long arms and I'm of the opinion he's only suited to center in college so we'll see how it turns out. He's going to have to be pretty good to displace any of our projected returning starters.

Nice problem to have. Depth.

[teamchemistry15]

Nice problem to have. Depth.

I was just thinking this. Two of our most highly touted recruits ever with Drake and Landon are coming off the bench.

[Blue Heaven]

As we keep getting these "good" classes, and redshirting LOTS of the new guys, PT for incoming FR is going to get scarce. I was looking at the 2017 commits and guys we're still chasing, and IMO, maybe 5 will crack the two deep. 17 or 18 guys, maybe more, from the next class will RS. Our 2020, 2021, and 2022 teams are going to be loaded if the program's momentum continues.

Football is preparations for future seasons more than any other sport. I like it that we can see the foundation being laid. It was going to take CMS a few years to get here, and here we are. IMO, we couldn't have asked for a better outline.