I graded each position based on the roster provided by 80s, my recruiting breakdown position is below
QB recruit - Olsen (Elite 11 and All-American)
QB situation - Morris will be preseason All-ACC 2nd team. The rest have been competing for over two years. Olsen will redshirt.
Grade - A+
RB recruit – Edwards (Top FB in the nation that can play RB)
RB situation – Duke will be preseason All-America on ST and All-ACC on ST and RB (2nd or 3rd team). Outside of Dillard, the rest have PT experience.
Grade – B-
FB recruit – Edwards (see above)
FB situation – Hagans is very reliable. However, there is no legitimate depth. Edwards can provide that.
Grade - A
WR recruit – Coley (The guy that got the best of T. Howard and D. Bush)
WR situation – I don’t see Coley getting much PT unless somebody get hurt or kick off the team. Therefore, I think he will redshirt. We have four potential All-ACC receivers. Also, remember Carter said he was going to take Tommy Streeter spot. Also, we have two potential playmakers that are recovering from season ending injuries.
Grade – A++
TE recruit – Sandland (Juco All-American) and Dobard (Top TE in LA)
TE situation – Outside of Warlord, we are in dire need of a TE. Sandland is a receiver in a TE body. I hope Dobard becomes an improved version of Warlord (receiving)/Dye (blocking) TE. Both Sandland and Dobard are early enrollees. That’s an added bonus.
Grade – Go from A to A+
OL recruit – Odogwu (Top prep OL), Knighton (Top 30 State recruit), Gall (Ohio All-State recruit)
OL situation – I prefer our OL recruits over DK due to coaching. This should be the top OL group in the ACC (4 potential All-ACC and 2 potential All-American). Our backups are solid. Therefore, our OL recruits should redshirt barring any injury. Also, our OL recruits are early enrollees.
Grade – Go from B- to B
DL recruits AQM (All-American) Kamalu (JUCO DE/DT recruit) Bond (JUCO All-American)
DL situation – We need pass rushers and we got them, AQM (future) and Bond (present). However, we missed out on the DT’s, for depth reasons. We hope our young DL’s will solidify our depth of the old days. I’m talking about going eight deep without missing a beat.
Grade – pass rushers A / run stuffers D- = C
LB recruit Grace (All-American) Figueroa (Don’t know too much about him)
LB situation – I like our 4 Horsemen (Perryman, E. Johnson, J. Gaines, R. Kirby). Our backups are experienced. Everybody expecting Blue to make some noise. Barring any injury Grace will probably redshirt.
Grade – A-
CB recruit – Burns (All-American)
CB situation – We are looking thin. We are hoping that Howard and Gunter can lock down the #1 and #2 spot. After that, we are placing a lot hope on young DB’s. Therefore, we need Burns to intensify the competition for the nickel and the 4th spot. I wish we had Rashad Robinson to solidify our CB class.
Grade – B+
S recruit – Carter (Top 50 State recruit) Lewis III (Mr. Versatility)
S situation – We have a nice safety duo in D. Bush (hard hitter) and R. Jenkins (coverage). K. Rodgers and J. Carter will probably be our top backups. Highsmith should be on every special teams package to keep the family happy. Lewis III should provide quality depth after a redshirt season.
Grade – B+
