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[QUOTE="timkay99, post: 1310370, member: 635"]
Merely cited Womack as an example.  There tends to be an assumption when guys are first recruited that they will always pan out (more evaluated for what they can do vs. what needs to be fixed).  I am very excited to have Womack on the squad because his upside is so high at a position of need.  There is a decent chance he never plays though if he stays at QB simply b/c only 1 can play.

Avant was a guy we took late post NSD last year.  Upside is a depth WR.  Has value.

I think most of what you get after NSD is depth.  I think Taylor will be depth and play specials.  Has value.

I think fans lock in on upside when evaluating recruiting classes and individual signees (and tend to assign higher upside to HS over JUCO).  There is a strong need for usable depth and that gets lost at times when looking at classes.

Key for the post for me is, what role does Taylor need to have going forward for this to be a good sign?  Would he need to make an impact in the base defense?  If he plays special and either Cullen/Henderson redshirt, is it a good sign?

Mainly wanted to ask Anomander b/c he didn't think any of the JUCO's we have signed besides Kelly were any good even though most saw the field in one way or another.  If Taylor is held to that same standard, then I think he will be regarded as a bad sign.  But, a lot of high school guys have been failed recruits if he looked at them in the same prism.

I have no opinion on Taylor.  He is a 3 to play 2 guy and I prefer taking those JUCO's just b/c they can have the option of redshirting.
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