Agree 100% Lu. I'll add:
Center - We need Gaynor to stay healthy & a have huge season for us, it'll be extremely important we keep him healthy all year, because as of now we really don't have a backup C beside TF Jakai Clark who won't be on campus until Fall.
LG - I'm expecting Cleveland Reed to win the LG job, he's a big strong kid with NFL caliber upside, but we have little depth at that spot & unless we hit the portal for another GT we need him healthy all year as well.
FS - Who's it gonna be Bubba or Gurvan? I know I'm the only one lol but I got Amari Carter winning the SS spot so, that leaves FS open. I got no issue with Bubba at SS & Gurvan at FS as the starters either, my dream wish would be Gurvan & Amari starting at FS & SS, but we'll see what happens come Spring/Fall camp.
I think Garvin sticks at Weak Side & Hill takes the Joe Jackson spot on the Strongside, the 3rd DE will depend on Rousseau's health & how fast he can come back to full recovery. Patchan will get plenty snaps as well & with Harvey being an EE I expect him to have a similar season to Garvin's Frosh year. He'll come in as a 3rd down pass rush specialist & get a few strip sacks. I think Cam Wiliams will redshirt if everybody ahead of him stays healthy.
I'm the President of the John Campbell fan club, not even tryna brag but I was literllay the first person to ever post him on the recruiting board even before he was offered. He's got ideal Tackle size, with great long arms & athletic ability to move, at 310lbs I believe he's the perfect size for what Enos & Barry wants at LT/RT, I think he's the potential OL that will excel the most from being in this new offense under new coaching. We can't rely on George Brown so I think Campbell steps up.
At the Y WR spot I think Enos will mix it up, I think JT4 & KJ will both play Outside Z/X WR spots & Inside Slot depending on the formation, the play call & the look the Defense is giving us. With having multiple speedster WR's in JT4, Pope, Harley & KJ, that gives Enos flexibility to find matchups to exploit all over the field. **** I would even like to see Hightower or Payton line up in the Slot on certain packages, even great bigger WR's like Larry Fitzgerald has plays where he'll lineup at the Y & catch Defenses off guard going one on one with a Safety or LB.
In my 2019 Depth chart I had Chigozie Nnoruka as the 2nd DT (basically playing 1Tech) & Nesta as the DT1 (3Tech). Bethel could/will probably start ahead of Nesta due to him being a Senior & having the experience, but I really like our DT rotation with Nnoruka, Bethel, Nesta, Ford, Miller & at least 1 of the 3 TF's (Holley/Harrison-Hunte/Blissett) could play their way into some snaps outside of the 4 game TF red limit. I'm expecting all 3 to shirt, but possibly one of them just excels & forces Simpson to give them more snaps.
The CB battle is the one I'm most excited & amped about for Spring/Fall camp. Neither Blades or Ivey shirted last year, Blades played the most & Ivey played some on ST's mostly. I think they both have a great shot at winning that spot opposite of Bandy & whoever isn't named the starter will obviously be the CB3.
I don't see Bandy kickin inside to be the NCB in Nickel or Dime packages, he's our best pure cover corner & while he may not be ideal in size for covering taller WR's I don't see us taking our best CB off the opposing WR1. I definitely think we'll see a lot more 3 Safety/Striker packages in Nickel coverage. This is where the dynamic of having guys like Gurvan, Bubba, Amari, Rome Finley, Derrick Smith & now Gilbert Frierson will come into play.
