What's the next priority?

[GreekFreak]

We just filled a big need in this class with a QB. We addressed needs on both OL and DL as well as LB. What's the next priority? I would like to see some athletic playmakers on offense.

 

[Cusefan69]

I would love a shiny new Center with our new QB.

 

[Trueblue25]

More hippos and some fancy wideouts

 

[Orijinal]

I say more DB's

 

[rackman18]

Someone mentioned a center from one of Miami HS.. I think it was Bears Dad and he may have played at Miami Central, I think but that would be nice and Gadsen-wr

 

[AngryOtto]

We need 2 - 3 OL with one being a center. 3 to 4 more DL. 1 -2 WR or Hybrid TE and 1 DB/S. With Henderson committing that would leave 10 spots as indicated above.

 

[AngryOtto]

I feel this cycle we will recruit from D players. Next year we will focus more on O. Then a balance.

 

[orangepassion]

Would really like a couple of good OL like Cruz and Cooper and a burner at WR.

 

[Libero2]

Obviously the answer is the best player possible.

We still have lots of needs in the class, some more hog mollies, some perimeter players and playmakers are going to be key.

Have to hope Lamson gets a few guys fired up about joining the class and they speed up their timelines a bit and we can build some momentum like we had a few weeks ago...

 

[Nick44]

WR Oronde Gadsden Jr. should be the top priority. Very talented. Biggest competition is USF.

 

[orangenauburn]

Ideally, for me:

A true Center
An interior lineman who has played Center
A true Tackle

An interior DL, true Nose Tackle
Another DE

Another RB / Slot guy

Another WR

Another QB

That gives us 8 more, 22 total. Not sure how many we are taking this class.

That leaves potentially three spots for best available player after my wants

Probably a corner, another WR, and maybe a specialist?

 

[AngryOtto]

Ideally, for me:

A true Center
An interior lineman who has played Center
A true Tackle

An interior DL, true Nose Tackle
Another DE

Another RB / Slot guy

Another WR

Another QB

That gives us 8 more, 22 total. Not sure how many we are taking this class.

That leaves potentially three spots for best available player after my wants

Probably a corner, another WR, and maybe a specialist?

I agree with most of your list. However I do not see them recruiting another qb. I also not sure they will get another rb.

 

[bnoro]

I think Henderson pulls the trigger, then Cruz is the next big target we need to close.

 

[cusefan88]

Would love to get that big OL from Georgia that flew up to visit. Cooper? Already has college size which is a rarity often for Cuse OL recruits.

 

[PhatOrange]

Let’s get Cruz AND Cooper

 

[cuse62]

The killer Cs

 

[Sudano]

I don't necessarily think any position is a priority just upgrade overall talent with top players at every position.

 

[cuse10]

For those saying HB, what does the current depth chart look like including Hough?

 

[orangenauburn]

For those saying HB, what does the current depth chart look like including Hough?

Adams, Jordan ...

 

[IthacaMatt]

Adams, Jordan ...

There are also the 2 kids from Maryland or VA who are freshmen this fall, and Jarveon Howard.

 

[Cusefan69]

Yeah anyone thinking that Howard won't be getting a number of touches is crazy. Adams may start but Howard is going to see allot of action. Dude brings it...

 

[sutomcat]

I went through the exercise of constructing the roster as of the summer of 2021. It includes the 2020 commits and the 2021 commits. I dropped the rising seniors and also tried to assign a position to every player (which is not a trivial undertaking).

I also dropped all walk ons from the roster.

The whole point is to try and identify what the needs will be one year in the future, and what positions have too few or too many players.

Anyway, here is the roster, followed by a chart summarizing the number of scholarship players for each position. We can and will debate position assignments and I probably missed a player or two (the roster on the cuse.com is really obsolete). But this gives us a place to start.

I count 84 players on scholarship for 2021. This assumes no transfers, no drop outs, no players with eligibility not invited back, etc. So assuming my numbers are right, there is one scholarship open but realistically, especially with a new scheme on defense, there will probably be room to add 4 or 5 more players.

To me, now that the QB for 2021 has been addressed, the next most pressing need is for a couple of tall CBs. We have a bunch of young DBs, some of whom might end up at CB but I only have 4 projected to be on the roster for 2021, and two of them, only only ones over 6 foot, will both be seniors.

Will all the big WRs in the ACC, we are surely looking to add a couple tall CBs. Probably a center as well.

I would say we have too many WRs and not enough DBs. A few will probably get converted in the next year or so. It would be great if a couple are tall and can play CB. This would be a chance to get on the field a lot quicker than at WR.

Edit: removed the seniors. I had them filtered out but when I copied and pasted the data, the filter was ignored. Also updated the class for existing players. I assumed players will burn a year of eligibility in 2020 across the board, with the exception of the sophomores with a question mark, who could still be red shirt frosh if they get redshirted. These are the class of 2020 players that enrolled for spring semester.

That applies to all the members of the class of 2020. Didn’t try to make assumptions on which of these players might use a year of eligibility immediately. If the past means anything, some will. Though I think the roster is getting to a place where we will see less of this in 2020.

Andre Cisco BS 6-0 206 Sr.
Cam Jonas BS 6-1 212 R-Jr.
Malcolm Folk BS 2021
Carlos Vettorello C 6-4 287 R-Jr.
Josh Ilaoa C 2020
Trill Williams CB 6-2 196 Sr.
Adrian Cole CB 5-10 164 R-So.
Garrett Williams CB 5-11 178 R-So.
Ifeatu Melifonwu CB 6-3 206 R-So.
Drew Tuazama DE 6-5 245 R-So..
Zach Morton DE 6-4 250 R-Sr.
Caleb Okechukwu DE 6-4 268 R-Jr.
Cooper Dawson DE 6-5 255 R-So.
Jatius Geer DE 2021
Jason Muñoz DE 6-3 241 R-So.
Curtis Harper DT 6-2 292 R-Sr.
Joe Rondi DT 6-4 269 R-So.
Terry Lockett DT 2021
Jaelin Moss DT 2021
Garrison Johnson FB 5-10 242 R-So.
Neil Nunn FS 6-0 176 R-So.
Aman Greenwood FS 5-10 183 R-So.
Robert Hanna FS 2020
Chase Atkinson FS 2020
Aaron Bolinsky LS 5-11 224 Sr.
Mikel Jones MIKE 6-0 211 Jr.
Stefon Thompson MIKE 6-0 238 So?.
Geoff Cantin-Arku MIKE 6-4 230 Jr.
Austin Roon MIKE 2021
Anwar Sparrow MIKE 2020
Darius Tisdale OG 6-4 314 R-Sr.
Dakota Davis OG 6-5 330 R-Sr.
Chris Bleich OG 6-6 342 R-Jr.
Mark Petry OG 6-4 265 Jr.
Wes Hoeh OG 2021
Anthony Red OT 6-5 287 R-So.
Matt Bergeron. OT 6-4 305 Jr.
Wil Froumy OT 6-6 305 R-Jr.
Qadir White OT 6-7 343 R-Jr.
Austyn Kauhi OT 2021
Garth Barclay. OT 2020
Anthony Queeley OWR 6-2 195 R-Jr.
Ed Hendrix OWR 6-3 217 R-Jr.
Taj Harris OWR 6-2 172 Sr.
Cameron Jordan OWR 6-3 214 R-Sr.
Damien Alford OWR 2020
Justin Barron OWR 2020
James Williams P 2020
Andre Szmyt PK 6-1 191 R-Sr.
Tommy DeVito QB 6-2 206 R-Sr.
David Summers QB 6-2 216 R-So.
Justin Lamson QB 2021
Dillon Markiewicz QB 2020
Jacobian Morgan QB 2020
Markenzy Pierre RB 5-11 217 R-Jr.
Cooper Lutz RB 6-0 198 R-Jr.
Jawhar Jordan RB 5-9 165 R-So.
Jarveon Howard RB 5-10 214 Sr.
Josh Hough RB 2021
Sean Tucker RB 2020
Eric Coley ROV 6-2 196 R-Sr.
Ben LaBrosse ROV 2020
Jahad Carter ROV 2020
Steve Linton SAM. 6- 226 R-So.
Malik Matthew SAM 2021
Derek McDonald SAM 2021
Hayden Nelson SAM 2021
Kevin LeMieux SAM 2021
Russell Thompson-Bishop SLOT 6-1 226 R-Sr.
Sharod Johnson SLOT 5-11 181 R-Sr.
Courtney Jackson SLOT 5-10 173 R-So.
Ja'Vontae Williams SLOT 6-0 200 So?.
Kendall Long SLOT 2021
Trebor Pena SLO 2020
Maximilian Mang TE 6-7 250 So.?
Luke Benson TE 6-3 216 Jr.
Landon Morris TE 2021
Steven Mahar TE 2020
Latarie Kinsler WILL 6-3 215 So.?
Lee Kpogba WILL 6-1 219 Jr.
Tyrell Richards WILL 6-4 236 R-Sr.
Ish Goulbourne WILL 6-3 204 R-So.
Marlowe Wax WILL 2020
Leon Lowery WILL 2020

 

[Ozone!]

Thank you for your efforts on this analysis!

 

[money3189]

Sean Tucker was a steal. I thought he was our best commit. I think he will be real good down the road.

 

[orangepassion]

Great job. Still have some Seniors that need to be removed.
Looking at that roster-Would love to give Lutz a try at DB. He's a very good athlete who is very unlikely to touch the field at RB, but could have a chance at DB and give us some size. I'd say the same about RTB. Don't believe he was in the 2-deep and at least on paper is an excellent athlete. Maybe see if he can help us at Rover.

I went through the exercise of constructing the roster as of the summer of 2021. It includes the 2020 commits and the 2021 commits. I dropped the rising seniors and also tried to assign a position to every player (which is not a trivial undertaking).

I also dropped all walk ons from the roster.

The whole point is to try and identify what the needs will be one year in the future, and what positions have too few or too many players.

Anyway, here is the roster, followed by a chart summarizing the number of scholarship players for each position. We can and will debate position assignments and I probably missed a player or two (the roster on the cuse.com is really obsolete). But this gives us a place to start.

I count 84 players on scholarship for 2021. This assumes no transfers, no drop outs, no players with eligibility not invited back, etc. So assuming my numbers are right, there is one scholarship open but realistically, especially with a new scheme on defense, there will probably be room to add 4 or 5 more players.

To me, now that the QB for 2021 has been addressed, the next most pressing need is for a couple of tall CBs. We have a bunch of young DBs, some of whom might end up at CB but I only have 4 projected to be on the roster for 2021, and two of them, only only ones over 6 foot, will both be seniors.

Will all the big WRs in the ACC, we are surely looking to add a couple tall CBs. Probably a center as well.

I would say we have too many WRs and not enough DBs. A few will probably get converted in the next year or so. It would be great if a couple are tall and can play CB. This would be a chance to get on the field a lot quicker than at WR.

Andre Cisco BS 6-0 206 Jr.
Cam Jonas BS 6-1 212 R-So.
Malcolm Folk BS 2021
Devon Clarke BS 6-2 196 R-Sr.
Carlos Vettorello C 6-4 287 R-So.
Josh Ilaoa C 2020
Trill Williams CB 6-2 196 Jr.
Adrian Cole CB 5-10 164 R-Fr.
Garrett Williams CB 5-11 178 R-Fr.
Ifeatu Melifonwu CB 6-3 206 R-Jr.
Drew Tuazama DE 6-5 245 R-Fr.
Rex Culpepper QB 6-3 217 R-Sr.
Zach Morton DE 6-4 250 R-Jr.
Caleb Okechukwu DE 6-4 268 R-So.
Cooper Dawson DE 6-5 255 R-Fr.
Jatius Geer DE 2021
Cody Roscoe DE Grad Tran
Jason Muñoz DE 6-3 241 R-Fr.
Abdul Adams RB 5-11 212 R-Sr.
Curtis Harper DT 6-2 292 R-Jr.
Joe Rondi DT 6-4 269 R-Fr.
Terry Lockett DT 2021
Jaelin Moss DT 2021
Garrison Johnson FB 5-10 242 R-Fr.
Neil Nunn FS 6-0 176 R-Fr.
Aman Greenwood FS 5-10 183 R-Fr.
Robert Hanna FS 2020
Chase Atkinson FS 2020
Aaron Bolinsky LS 5-11 224 Jr.
Mikel Jones MIKE 6-0 211 So.
Stefon Thompson MIKE 6-0 238 Fr.
Geoff Cantin-Arku MIKE 6-4 230 So.
Austin Roon MIKE 2021
Anwar Sparrow MIKE 2020
Darius Tisdale OG 6-4 314 R-Jr.
Dakota Davis OG 6-5 330 R-Jr.
Kingsley Jonathan DE 6-3 256 Sr.
Chris Bleich OG 6-6 342 R-So.
Mark Petry OG 6-4 265 So.
Wes Hoeh OG 2021
Airon Servais OT 6-6 291 R-Sr.
Patrick Davis OG 6-5 325 Sr.
Anthony Red OT 6-5 287 R-Fr.
Matthew Bergeron OT 6-4 305 So.
Wil Froumy OT 6-6 305 R-So.
Qadir White OT 6-7 343 R-So.
Austyn Kauhi OT 2021
Garth Barclay OT 2020
Nykeim Johnson SLOT 5-8 168 Sr.
Josh Black DE 6-3 277 R-Sr.
Anthony Queeley OWR 6-2 195 R-So.
Ed Hendrix OWR 6-3 217 R-So.
Taj Harris OWR 6-2 172 Jr.
Cameron Jordan OWR 6-3 214 R-Jr.
Aaron Hackett TE 6-3 245 Sr.
Damien Alford OWR 2020
Justin Barron OWR 2020
James Williams P 2020
Andre Szmyt PK 6-1 191 R-Jr.
Tommy DeVito QB 6-2 206 R-Jr.
David Summers QB 6-2 216 R-Fr.
McKinley Williams DT 6-4 283 R-Sr.
Justin Lamson QB 2021
Dillon Markiewicz QB 2020
Jacobian Morgan QB 2020
Markenzy Pierre RB 5-11 217 R-Jr.
Cooper Lutz RB 6-0 198 R-So.
Jawhar Jordan RB 5-9 165 R-Fr.
Jarveon Howard RB 5-10 214 Jr.
Josh Hough RB 2021
Sean Tucker RB 2020
Eric Coley ROV 6-2 196 R-Jr.
Ben LaBrosse ROV 2020
Jahad Carter ROV 2020
Steve Linton SAM 6-5 226 R-Fr.
Malik Matthew SAM 2021
Derek McDonald SAM 2021
Hayden Nelson SAM 2021
Kevin LeMieux SAM 2021
Russell Thompson-Bishop SLOT 6-1 226 R-Jr.
Sharod Johnson SLOT 5-11 181 R-Jr.
Courtney Jackson SLOT 5-10 173 R-Fr.
Ja'Vontae Williams SLOT 6-0 200 Fr.
Kendall Long SLOT 2021
Trebor Pena SLOT 2020
Maximilian Mang TE 6-7 250 Fr.
Luke Benson TE 6-3 216 So.
Landon Morris TE 2021
Steven Mahar TE 2020
Latarie Kinsler WILL 6-3 215 Fr.
Lee Kpogba WILL 6-1 219 So.
Tyrell Richards WILL 6-4 236 R-Jr.
Ishmael Goulbourne WILL 6-3 204 R-Fr.
Marlowe Wax WILL 2020
Leon Lowery WILL 2020

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