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For those interested, the depth chart for BG:
QB: JTB
RB: Weber
H-Back: Curtis Samuel
WR: Noah Brown
WR: Corey Smith
WR: Terry McClaurin
LT: Jamarco Jones
LG: Michael Jordan
C: Efflein
RG: Billy Price
RT: Isaiah Prince
In terms of skill players, Samuel will get lots of touches -- probably more than Weber. Johnnie Dixon, Austin Mack and KJ Hill should definitely be in the WR rotation. Noah Brown is the man at WR, though -- he was actually playing as a true frosh at the end of 2014 and was set to play a big role last year. On the offensive line the biggest takeaway is Michael Jordan starting. He beat out a redshirt frosh, Matt Burrell. The disappointment is probably that Demetrius Knox hasn't won the position -- he's in the rotation, but he should be a starter. The tackles are inexperienced by very talented. They really like Prince, who didn't redshirt last year.
DE: Sam Hubbard
DT: Tracy Sprinkle
DT: Michael Hill
DE: Tyquan Lewis
Sam: Chris Worley
Mike: Raekwon
Will: Donte Booker
CB: Conley
CB: Marshon Lattimore
S: Damon Webb
S: Malik Hooker
On the DL, Jayln Holmes will also play a huge role at DE and I expect both Nick Bosa and Johnathan Cooper to play as true frosh -- because they're that good. As good as the DEs are, well, the DTs....hmmmm. Thin. They may be able to rotate 4 total players there, but none of them are game-changers. The one area where OSU has just missed out in recruiting, and it shows. For LBs, I'm not concerned about athleticism at all. Really like Worley and Booker (and Jerome Baker). But those are positions where experience really matters so I expect some real growing pains. As for the secondary, I'm somewhat bullish on the youth. I really like Hooker and Lattimore. And I like Denzel Ward as the 3rd CB and I like Erick Smith as a 3rd safety. Also, Jordan Fuller makes the 2-deep as a true frosh.
As I was going through this, one thing that struck me is the relatively high "success" rate with the kids UFM pulled from the State of M. Weber, Jordan and Webb are all set to start, and the first 2, for sure, have really bright futures.
QB: JTB
RB: Weber
H-Back: Curtis Samuel
WR: Noah Brown
WR: Corey Smith
WR: Terry McClaurin
LT: Jamarco Jones
LG: Michael Jordan
C: Efflein
RG: Billy Price
RT: Isaiah Prince
In terms of skill players, Samuel will get lots of touches -- probably more than Weber. Johnnie Dixon, Austin Mack and KJ Hill should definitely be in the WR rotation. Noah Brown is the man at WR, though -- he was actually playing as a true frosh at the end of 2014 and was set to play a big role last year. On the offensive line the biggest takeaway is Michael Jordan starting. He beat out a redshirt frosh, Matt Burrell. The disappointment is probably that Demetrius Knox hasn't won the position -- he's in the rotation, but he should be a starter. The tackles are inexperienced by very talented. They really like Prince, who didn't redshirt last year.
DE: Sam Hubbard
DT: Tracy Sprinkle
DT: Michael Hill
DE: Tyquan Lewis
Sam: Chris Worley
Mike: Raekwon
Will: Donte Booker
CB: Conley
CB: Marshon Lattimore
S: Damon Webb
S: Malik Hooker
On the DL, Jayln Holmes will also play a huge role at DE and I expect both Nick Bosa and Johnathan Cooper to play as true frosh -- because they're that good. As good as the DEs are, well, the DTs....hmmmm. Thin. They may be able to rotate 4 total players there, but none of them are game-changers. The one area where OSU has just missed out in recruiting, and it shows. For LBs, I'm not concerned about athleticism at all. Really like Worley and Booker (and Jerome Baker). But those are positions where experience really matters so I expect some real growing pains. As for the secondary, I'm somewhat bullish on the youth. I really like Hooker and Lattimore. And I like Denzel Ward as the 3rd CB and I like Erick Smith as a 3rd safety. Also, Jordan Fuller makes the 2-deep as a true frosh.
As I was going through this, one thing that struck me is the relatively high "success" rate with the kids UFM pulled from the State of M. Weber, Jordan and Webb are all set to start, and the first 2, for sure, have really bright futures.
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