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Message: [QUOTE="SUDadx2, post: 4145135, member: 8174"] I agree. I don't like seeing a player leave, but if that's their decision I too hope they are in good academic standing or have earned a degree. But the portal is here which does make transfers seem inevitable. Logjams are created when we recruit an excessive number of players at the same position who have similar eligibility remaining or when a younger payer (with more eligibility) passes a player on the depth chart. Bottom line, if a player doesn't see a reasonable path to playing time, they are a potential candidate to transfer. Certainly, the secondary is now a position where this could happen depending on how things sort out in spring ball. [LIST] [*]RS Sr, Coley; 7 career starts, 407 snaps last season [*]Jr, Simmons; 10 starts, 580 snaps [*]RS So, Williams; 10 starts, 539 snaps [*]RS So, Greenwood; 7 career starts, 200 snaps last season [*]RS So, Nunn; 19 snaps at CB. Was still recovering from injury. [*]So: Chestnut; 12 starts, 703 snaps [*]So, Carter; 18 career starts, 481 snaps last season [*]So, Barron; 9 starts, 420 snaps [*]So, Hannah; 11 career starts, 341 snaps [*][I][I]So, Alijah Clark; [U]transfer from Rutgers[/U] where he saw action in 7 games, 46 snap at CB*. [/I][/I] [*]RS Fr, Folk; injured for part of the season, did not play [*][I][I]RS Fr, Oliver; [U]transfer from Louisville[/U]. Did not play in 2021[/I][/I] [*]Fr: Foster, Perry, Wilson; all enrolled early and will participate in spring ball. [*]Fr, Quan Peterson; signed, but has yet to enroll. [/LIST] We have 8 guys with a lot of on-field experience in our 3-3-5 scheme. We return 9 guys from the two-deep depth chart at the end of 2021. We return 58/60 starts from 2021. [LIST] [*]After 2022 Williams is likely to test the NFL waters and Coley will run out of eligibility. [*]After 2023 Chestnut is likely to test the NFL waters and Simmons' eligibility will expire. [/LIST] *Many on this board have commented about Clark coming in to play safety. It should be noted he was listed as a CB coming out of HS and he played CB at Rutgers, not safety. Our offensive line is returning a lot of experience as well. I believe we are returning 48 of the 60 starts from 2021. [LIST] [*][B][B]Davis, RS Sr; 10 games, 9 starts, 651 snaps.[/B][/B] [*][B][B]Tisdale, RS Sr; 8 games, 5 starts, 419 snaps.[/B][/B] [*][B]Vettorello, RS Jr; 8 games, 8 starts, 491 snaps.[/B] [I]Recovering from injury. [/I] [*]Froumy, RS Jr; 1 game, 4 snaps. [I]Injured for 2 years[/I]. Might qualify for a med RS yr. [*][B]Bleich, Rs Jr; 8 games, 7 starts, 461 snaps.[/B] [I]Recovering from surgery.[/I] [*][B][B]Bergeron, Jr; 12 starts, 836 snaps.[/B][/B] [*]Red, RS So; 2 games, 9 snaps. [*]Bradford, RS So; 2 games 9 snaps. [*]Petry, RS So; [I]missed 2021 due to injury.[/I] [*][B]Ellis, So; 9 games, 5 starts; 417 snaps[/B] as a true freshman. [*][B][B]Ilaoa, So; 11 games, 1 start; 179 snaps.[/B][/B] [*]E. Cruz, RS Fr; has not played. [*]Magnuson, RS Fr; has not played. [*]Kauhi, RS Fr; has not played. [*]Hoeh, RS Fr; has not played. [*]Barclay, RS Fr; has not played. [*]Shuster, Fr; signed. [*]J. Cruz, Fr; signed. [/LIST] [B]We return 7 offensive linemen who saw significant time in 2021.[/B] Coaches are looking into a couple of centers in the portal. Upper classmen I believe. Some young guys will get a chance to impress in the spring as some older guys continue to recover from injuries. If some of those young guys who were able to redshirt last season pass some of the older guys, we could see a player or two leave for greener pastures. The wide receiver room will be interesting to watch this spring. With the new coaches, which receivers will emerge as playmakers? [LIST] [*]Cooper, RS Sr; 11 games, 1 start, [B]261 snaps[/B], 21 catches. [*][I][I]Hayes, RS Sr; Transfer from Mich St. (no meaningful WR snaps since 2019).[/I][/I] [*]Queeley, RS Jr; 12 games, [B]603 snaps,[/B] 15 catches. [*]Jackson, RS So; 12 games, 8 starts, [B]495 snaps, 37 catches (team leader)[/B]. [*]Jones, RS So; 2 games, 7 snaps, 0 catches [*]Alford, So; 12 games, 5 starts, [B]384 snaps[/B], 13 catches [*]Pena, So; 8 games, 56 snaps, 2 catches. Injured, missed last 4 games [*]Gadsden, So; 8 games, [B]116 snaps[/B], 2 catches. Missed four games due to injury. [*]Williams, RS Fr; did not play [*]Hatcher, RS Fr; 4 games, 24 snaps, 0 catches. [*]Long, RS Fr; did not play [*]Brown, Fr; [I]enrolled early[/I]. Will participate in spring ball. [/LIST] How deep will the receiver rotation go? [I]The ability to block downfield to support the run game will also be a factor when determining playing time. [/I] The QB battle will also be interesting. Shrader is the returning start. But he was less than the ideal passer. We need an efficient passing game to compliment a strong running game. [LIST] [*]Will one of the three redshirt freshman QB's step up to challenge Shrader? [*]Will Shrader respond favorably to the new coaching? [/LIST] It would not surprise me if the man on the bottom of the totem pole after spring heads to the portal. Especially if he doesn't see a reasonable path to get playing time at Syracuse (positioned behind two other QB's with the same amount of eligibility left). [I]Note: Villari cannot transfer again without sitting out a year. [/I] It should be a very competitive spring. [/QUOTE]

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