Lebby Recruiting Grade

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Originally Posted by ZedFedder

Let?s also be honest with ourselves? it doesn?t help our perspective when we see what OM is doing portal wise on the defensive side.

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Hutzler is going to have to prove himself as a DC. Or this could be like 2009 when we fired Torbush.

Our front seven doesn't seem so bad after yesterday. Deonte Anderson and Don Terry Russell are decent players. We added some interior DL guys through the portal and we need Dinkins and Trevion to be healthy. We'll see if Hibbler can help.

And at LB we should start Lewis. I thought he had really good potential. Then we're getting Jennings from JUCO and Fat Clark as a freshman. Maybe we get a couple more JUCO's and I think JP Purvis is back. Zakari Tillman has good potential too.

It looks like we have a young group there.

Secondary worries me a bit though. We really need Khaumari Rogers to be healthy and step up. Wright from Memphis might start right away and he's only a sophomore I think. I'm not sure if Woodward can play CB or if he's a safety. I'd say CB is our biggest need right now.

Safety we have Isaac Smith and Jakobi Albert should be healthy. I know we're trying to add guys here too.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Hutzler is going to have to prove himself as a DC. Or this could be like 2009 when we fired Torbush.

Our front seven doesn't seem so bad after yesterday. Deonte Anderson and Don Terry Russell are decent players. We added some interior DL guys through the portal and we need Dinkins and Trevion to be healthy. We'll see if Hibbler can help.

And at LB we should start Lewis. I thought he had really good potential. Then we're getting Jennings from JUCO and Fat Clark as a freshman. Maybe we get a couple more JUCO's and I think JP Purvis is back. Zakari Tillman has good potential too.

It looks like we have a young group there.

Secondary worries me a bit though. We really need Khaumari Rogers to be healthy and step up. Wright from Memphis might start right away and he's only a sophomore I think. I'm not sure if Woodward can play CB or if he's a safety. I'd say CB is our biggest need right now.

Safety we have Isaac Smith and Jakobi Albert should be healthy. I know we're trying to add guys here too.

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DL:

-Kpaka Transfer from Purdue
-Jones Transfer from NC
-Williams
-Dinkins
-Russell
-Anderson
-Hibbler
-Shepard JUCO

That's a good rotation and we will get some pressure with these guys.

LB:

-Lewis came on strong towards the end of the season.
-Jennings

This is where I expect a few more transfers/Juco. We are young there.


CB:
- Rogers
- Pollock
- Wright Transfer from Memphis

We have a few others that could contribute, but we need 2 more from portal/juco

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-Washington
-Smith
-Morant

All 4 star guys.
-Woodard #1 Juco S


So we need a few more, but what we need is that offense to produce while the Defense is put together. There will be games that we will have to score 30 plus points to stay in the game.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

DL:

-Kpaka Transfer from Purdue
-Jones Transfer from NC
-Williams
-Dinkins
-Russell
-Anderson
-Hibbler
-Shepard JUCO

That's a good rotation and we will get some pressure with these guys.

LB:

-Lewis came on strong towards the end of the season.
-Jennings

This is where I expect a few more transfers/Juco. We are young there.


CB:
- Rogers
- Pollock
- Wright Transfer from Memphis

We have a few others that could contribute, but we need 2 more from portal/juco

S
-Washington
-Smith
-Morant

All 4 star guys.
-Woodard #1 Juco S


So we need a few more, but what we need is that offense to produce while the Defense is put together. There will be games that we will have to score 30 plus points to stay in the game.

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You found some guys I forgot about. We do need more than what we have. But we have enough to be respectable at least IMO. Biggest issue is youth and inexperience.

I agree with your overall assessment that there are going to be times where we have to win a shootout.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

It's an incomplete for me until national signing day. That said right now overall- I'm pleased.

Our recruiting class was in shambles when he was hired and it appears as if he is making a nice salvage job out of it.

Seems to be addressing needs through recruiting and the portal and that's what is most important to me.

I think we're going to have a really strong 2025 class to supplement this one.

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Pretty fair and accurate

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

You found some guys I forgot about. We do need more than what we have. But we have enough to be respectable at least IMO. Biggest issue is youth and inexperience.

I agree with your overall assessment that there are going to be times where we have to win a shootout.

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Yeah, I'm waiting to see what they finish with and then how they implement the offense. So far, I like their drive.

Update to the defense. We are set to land the #1, #4, #5 JUCO LBs.

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Originally Posted by Bothrops

HS recruiting I'd give him B+. He came into a tough situation and got Van Buren and hopefully Stonka and Hill. I'd like the staff to flip an OM DL commit because some of those guys are going to be in the portal after next season.

Portal wise I'd give him a C right now. I'm not a fan of getting bodies and some of these guys are just that and won't contribute. Bright spots are of course, Shapen, Pounders and Minor, all of which are underrated in portal score. Defense has been very underwhelming thus far. Hopefully we can get the LB from Troy. I just hope our new coaches can coach up and develop our current roster quickly.

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Well, we actually do need bodies, particularly on defense and OL.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

Update to the defense. We are set to land the #1, #4, #5 JUCO LBs.

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I like what you’re putting down right now, just hope our staff can close these guys!

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

Update to the defense. We are set to land the #1, #4, #5 JUCO LBs.

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Can you give those names, I want to check out their info.
Thanks

Hope our defense can put more pressure on the QB than we did last year. We gave the opposing QB too much time and our DB's weren't good enough or fast enough to cover some of the receivers.

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Originally Posted by NCDawg

Hope our defense can put more pressure on the QB than we did last year. We gave the opposing QB too much time and our DB's weren't good enough or fast enough to cover some of the receivers.

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We made everyone’s qb look like a first round draft pick. Except Dart but I guess he didn’t have to. Defense still wasn’t the problem in egg.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

DL:

-Kpaka Transfer from Purdue
-Jones Transfer from NC
-Williams
-Dinkins
-Russell
-Anderson
-Hibbler
-Shepard JUCO

That's a good rotation and we will get some pressure with these guys.

LB:

-Lewis came on strong towards the end of the season.
-Jennings

This is where I expect a few more transfers/Juco. We are young there.


CB:
- Rogers
- Pollock
- Wright Transfer from Memphis

We have a few others that could contribute, but we need 2 more from portal/juco

S
-Washington
-Smith
-Morant

All 4 star guys.
-Woodard #1 Juco S


So we need a few more, but what we need is that offense to produce while the Defense is put together. There will be games that we will have to score 30 plus points to stay in the game.

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I think you left a Russell off. Both should be back

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Originally Posted by confucius say

It's hard to recruit to a 5-7 dumpster fire.
And when you need to spread your 5 million over 20 guys it's difficult. He's going to be fine.

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If it takes 5 mil a year to build a football team I do not think we will ever have a championship team.

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Originally Posted by Thick

I like what you’re putting down right now, just hope our staff can close these guys!

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We need them! They have to know that it's immediate PT

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Originally Posted by confucius say

I think you left a Russell off. Both should be back

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That's huge!

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Originally Posted by Op4isabitch

Can you give those names, I want to check out their info.
Thanks

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Keaton Thomas
Marcus Ross

They are set to announce. We already have the #1 JUCO LB committed. Branden Jennings

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Originally Posted by Percho

If it takes 5 mil a year to build a football team I do not think we will ever have a championship team.

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We will never have a championship team unless we get demoted to the Sun Belt. But that's ok. We need to compete and at least put ourselves in a position for the 12 team playoff once a decade.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

You found some guys I forgot about. We do need more than what we have. But we have enough to be respectable at least IMO. Biggest issue is youth and inexperience.

I agree with your overall assessment that there are going to be times where we have to win a shootout.

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Being able to even talk about winning an offensive shootout will be a welcome change !!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by RockyDog

We will never have a championship team unless we get demoted to the Sun Belt. But that's ok. We need to compete and at least put ourselves in a position for the 12 team playoff once a decade.

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Exactly. All 5MM does right now is make you competitive