Our defensive Front 7...

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Originally Posted by Tdawg

Not really complaining about it--just wanting to discuss how we get better at the one thing we don't appear to be upper-eschelon at. Seriously, I think it's the only thing right now keeping our D from being the best in the SEC. I'm obviously nitpicking.

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Recruit better D-Ends. That's it. We have lost a lot of recruiting battles at this spot. Z. Smith starts for UK, Elijiah Daniels starts for AU, CJ Johnson starts for Ole Miss. These are all productive players that would have made an impact opposite P. Smith.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

Recruit better D-Ends. That's it. We have lost a lot of recruiting battles at this spot. Z. Smith starts for UK, Elijiah Daniels starts for AU, CJ Johnson starts for Ole Miss. These are all productive players that would have made an impact opposite P. Smith.

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I agree to an extent, but we also won battles like McPhee, Autry, and Chris Jones. AJ Jefferson was heavily recruited by OM, and Ryan Brown may wind up as good as any of them.