Joe, just for grins, do you feel like ranking the commits and players on the board, prioritized by importance, in your opinion? If you feel like adding a probability, all the better...
The two commits from prior to early signing (
Keaontay Ingram and
Keondre Coburn) are huge at key positions. But all seems fine with them. And, since then, we have added
Daniel Carson and
Michael Williams. Assuming all 4 of them are in that leaves --
(1)
Calvin Anderson grad transfer LT. the perfect bridge tackle for Cosmi. If he goes elsewhere, I will be distraught.
(2)
Moro Ojomo - 16yr old DT with high ceiling at a need position
(3)
Jaylen Waddle - we need a slot and he is the perfect one for us, but I dont think we get him
(4)
Casey Tucker - grad transfer RT who, sadly, seems locked into ASU now
(5)
Joseph Ossai - DE or LB, he fits our scheme and conference well. I admit I like him more than some do
(6)
Vernon Jackson - type of athletic DE with an upside the SEC seems to sign right and left every year. We are in it but probably need Bama to use up all their slots to force him to us
(7)
Tommy Bush, Jalen Preston, Josh Moore, Lawrence Keys - all WRs which is a sudden need position due to transfers. I dont know who is best, although Preston looked fantastic at the UA Game. Bush has great size/speed combo but is ticked off at us. Keys and Moore seem most likely
(8)
Caleb Okechukwu/Andrew Parker - defenders our coaches like
(9)
Tanner McKee - QB who seems unlikely for us. But he's really good (2 year mission first). If I thought he was coming, I would probably rank him higher
(10) OL
Christian Jones - project OT who has a good motor, good size, good work effort and loves UT. Plus, we need more bodies on the OL
I think we get Anderson, Ojomo, Ossai, Moore, Keys, Parker and Jones
To go with the aforementioned Ingram, Coburn, Carson and Williams
If I guessed right, the 2018 class size would be 30 (19 signed + 4 hard commits + my 7 guesses here)
I think Herman projected 28 or 29, so I am probably off by at least one or two
