Just to let you guys know, we have 21 current guys (signed or transferring in) that will count as initial counters. The limit appears to be 28 for this class. Is it possible we have room for 29-30? Yes, but unlikely.
This means anyone making predictions should cap the number at 7. And we already have 3 commits - Nesta Silvera, Jordan Miller, Nigel Bethel.
That reduces the number of New Commits to 4.
- Nesta is a Cane Lock. Best and most important player in our recruiting class IMO.
- PS2, TC, and Coburn. All 3 of these guys have spots regardless. Add these 3 with Nesta and we have an absolutely elite Class (possibly best in CFB), and we are the big winners of NSD. Coburn is the least likely of the 3. And the chances of landing BOTH AH CBs aren't great. Will be tough to pull even one of these 3. But if/when we do we should be throwing a party. These 3 change everything for the remaining targets. We land these 3, and we only have 1 spot left due to guys already being committed.
- Jordan Miller is a commit and his spot should be guaranteed at this point too. If we don't land Coburn we absolutely NEED him. And even if we do get Coburn we are weak at 1tech DT depth. We get him and Nesta will for sure be a 3tech DT for us, which is exactly what we want. Just with Nesta and Miller this is a good DT haul. After watching his tape, Imo he's a better DT prospect than both Chatman and Briggs (and Carson).
- Chatman looks like the staff is planning on using him as a SDE. Personally I think the kid isn't as good as most others do and I think his future position is DT - He's basically the same as Pat Bethel. The thing about both of those guys is they are "tweeners". They don't have the length/athleticism to be SDE's who contribute in the pass game, but they also don't have the mass to contribute at DT in the run game. But SDE is a major position of need, so he's probably more important of a take than Bethel or Ezzard still. I think he's got a spot regardless what happens with PS2/TC/Coburn.
- Since Nigel Bethel is another commit I doubt he'd flip somewhere else, though there always is the chance that if PS2 and TC commit on NSD, he will flip somewhere else - And I really wouldn't mind that in the slightest. I mean if we get those 2 studs, It probably would be in his best interest to go somewhere else. IMO his main contribution would be on special teams until he was an upperclassman and ready to contribute as a DB. Chances are really good that he sticks. If we got everyone listed above and Bethel, than that would fill ALL our remaining spots.
- Ezzard imo is definitely a take and he looks like he's been a silent commit for like the last month. However, I really don't think we NEED 4 WRs in this class - he's expendable. All 7 guys above him are a higher priority, and we only have 7 spots available. So basically only way imo we get him is if we miss out on one of those 7 listed above, or somehow we pull an extra scholarship out of our ***.
- Chatfield looks like he's going to UF. But really if he didn't have insane production as a HS prospect and wasn't a teammate of the AH3, I don't think we'd offer him. Kid isn't that athletic and doesn't have great length or size. At best we'd hope he'd be like toolbox, but he's nothing special. He just produced really well in HS - and I dobut that production would remain in the ACC (or SEC). Though with Kool teaching him, I'm sure he'd do well. But the other problem is he should be a 34 OLB imo. Only way we have enough Scholarship spots for him is if we don't land 2 of PS2/TC/Coburn.
