2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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Originally Posted by Goldendawg

Tony Mitchell looks to be the real deal. Worried about most of these guys. Still disappointed on Lebby's commits on signing day regarding the DL JC signees that "now we have some guys to practice against on the Scout Team". Really and is that the best we could do in recruiting in this cycle for HS/JC? Spending scholarships and some NIL $ for Scout team players? Wow.

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Well remember.....there's no more walk ons. Everyone is on scholarship now. And I imagine their NIL is $500-$1,000/month. I also don't think some people realize how bad we were off this year from a numbers stand point. I mean we were barely able to practice most weeks because of the injuries we had and the numbers we had at multiple positions. Finally with like a month left we just said screw it and started going full tip. Coincidentally, we got better defensively after that.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Well remember.....there's no more walk ons. Everyone is on scholarship now. And I imagine their NIL is $500-$1,000/month. I also don't think some people realize how bad we were off this year from a numbers stand point. I mean we were barely able to practice most weeks because of the injuries we had and the numbers we had at multiple positions. Finally with like a month left we just said screw it and started going full tip. Coincidentally, we got better defensively after that.

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It wasn't just a numbers thing. Yes, we finished at around our usual 25 to 30 ranking in recruiting the last few years under multiple HC's, but our roster was extremely out of balance. One recent Spring Game I counted about 20 WR/Slot players on the program that day. "D" has been especially neglected in several past recruiting cycles. We can't expect to beat people 50 to 42 under any HC against SEC foes.

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Originally Posted by bigbub50

Why is whitson so high on the board? Did he have great stats at coastal?

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He is an upgrade over what we have currently. That is all that matters. No one is saying he is going to be all sec, but he is way better than what we have on the roster right now.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

He is an upgrade over what we have currently. That is all that matters. No one is saying he is going to be all sec, but he is way better than what we have on the roster right now.

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He was really solid last year and was looked at as a sure fire NFL guy before the injury. He tried to come back and give it a go but wasn't fully healthy so he decided to transfer instead of entering the draft. He will be a really good pickup for us. I would imagine we'll get him and put another 10 or so pounds on him where he's playing close to 300.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

He is an upgrade over what we have currently. That is all that matters. No one is saying he is going to be all sec, but he is way better than what we have on the roster right now.

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I realize he is probably better than who we have. I was just trying to connect the dots. How does a player that is that good end up at coastal. Got to be a story there.

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Originally Posted by bigbub50

I realize he is probably better than who we have. I was just trying to connect the dots. How does a player that is that good end up at coastal. Got to be a story there.

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How did Tre Harris end up at La Tech? How did Trey Amos end up at ULL? How did Cody Schrader end up at Truman St? How did Cam Ward end up at Incarnate Word?

Players slip through the cracks each and every day.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

How did Tre Harris end up at La Tech? How did Trey Amos end up at ULL? How did Cody Schrader end up at Truman St? How did Cam Ward end up at Incarnate Word?

Players slip through the cracks each and every day.

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Gotcha. I just didn’t know if he started at coastal or started somewhere else type of deal. I’m not questioning his character. I love to know where these guys started and route to Starkville. I did a simple search but didn’t investigate fully. I couldn’t tell much from his 247 page.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Ole Miss will overpay for a PR win for sure. Hopefully Fluff will let us counter whatever their offer is.

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I'm saying this now before he commits anywhere. Fluff isn't that great. He is a solid G5 back, but that is it. I don't think he is much different than the Amos kid they signed last year that did zero for them this year.

I was worried they were going to get the Haynes kid from Bama, he was legit.

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Originally Posted by bigbub50

I realize he is probably better than who we have. I was just trying to connect the dots. How does a player that is that good end up at coastal. Got to be a story there.

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Well lets be clear, no one is saying this is a first round draft pick type talent. If he stayed healthy, he would have been probably projected rounds 5-7.

Now for us, that is a massive upgrade. Kids like Whitson who work their ass off in college, especially on the DL can make themselves draftable players.

The same way we can have 4 star kids not pan out for us all the time.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

Well lets be clear, no one is saying this is a first round draft pick type talent. If he stayed healthy, he would have been probably projected rounds 5-7.

Now for us, that is a massive upgrade. Kids like Whitson who work their ass off in college, especially on the DL can make themselves draftable players.

The same way we can have 4 star kids not pan out for us all the time.

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Okay, I did some more digging and looks like he started at Independence Community College in Kansas and then went to coastal so that answers my question. I’d love to see him in maroon.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

I'm saying this now before he commits anywhere. Fluff isn't that great. He is a solid G5 back, but that is it. I don't think he is much different than the Amos kid they signed last year that did zero for them this year.

I was worried they were going to get the Haynes kid from Bama, he was legit.

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Fluff's YPA was over 7. He may be a bust but with his numbers he isn't a bad guy to roll the dice on.

I agree about Haynes.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Fluff's YPA was over 7. He may be a bust but with his numbers he isn't a bad guy to roll the dice on.

I agree about Haynes.

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He is a solid back, but if you go look at his stats, he racked up a bunch of yards against a DII team and couldn't do shit against LSU. Look, he may be awesome. I just think that it is harder to go from G5 to p4 at RB more than most positions.

The Haynes kid is going to SC or Michigan, so that is good news. I did not want him in oxford.

Booth and Akharaiyi are going through the process of getting 2025.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Booth and Akharaiyi are going through the process of getting 2025.

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Nice

I haven?t watched fluff to much but he doesn?t seem to have break away speed. I would see him being more of a poweback.

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Originally Posted by Young dawg

I haven?t watched fluff to much but he doesn?t seem to have break away speed. I would see him being more of a poweback.

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Yes. Which we need on the goal line big time.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Booth and Akharaiyi are going through the process of getting 2025.

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Akharaiyi will probably be back if this goes through. I still would be very surprised to see Davon Booth back.

Lebby has won me back 100% on board. However, we may not see the results until 2026. I've got a feeling he's going to surprise some people next year. Let's go Lebby!!!

i feel it

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Originally Posted by bulldawg28

Lebby has won me back 100% on board. However, we may not see the results until 2026. I've got a feeling he's going to surprise some people next year. Let's go Lebby!!!

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If he got to 5-7 next year, even if he lost the Egg Bowl again, I would be happy.