Cochran playing for GT in 2021 season

[Sheboygan]

FWIW, Defoor has been our highest rated OL the past 2 seasons.

Maybe that says more about the rest of the OL than it does about Defoor ???? Just saying.....

 

[Jerry the Jacket]

What's happened with Michael Maye and Austin Smith? These were 2 pretty highly thought of prospects who have been here for at least 2 maybe 3 years and have yet to even make an appearance. Does anyone have a view on their potential to contribute or does it look like they will be permanent practice squad material? How about the other redshirt freshmen that came in last year. Other than Williams, I have not seen or heard anything out of the other 3 or 4.

Go Jackets!

 

[Techster]

Maybe that says more about the rest of the OL than it does about Defoor ???? Just saying.....

Interpret it however you'd like.

 

[Sheboygan]

Since we're just talking about future OL lineups for 2021, I think Leftwich has potential to make an impact as a freshman like Williams did this year. However, I don't think he'll get the playing time as it'll, hopefully, be less needed with Cochran, Quinney, and Williams available at Tackle.

Agree. Moves well for a ( very) large man.

 

[Sheboygan]

Interpret it however you'd like.

Always. What ratings do you see that Defoor was our best OL ? Can you elaborate ?
I just saw 2021 draft analysis by Tony Pauline that had Quinney at #367 prospect 6th round, Defoor #1129 prospect FA.

 

[g0lftime]

Cochran may have stayed at Vandy to finish his degree before transferring. Pure speculation but I could see him wanting to finish his degree if he was very close. Vandy is a good school.

 

[GTRules]

I have my Gold glasses stapled to my head. I'm excited about the future of GT football.

 

[Buzztheirazz]

@Ibeeballin mentioned earlier the center play was atrocious possibly worst in the ACC.

isnt Vaipulu a center. Why did he not play this year?

 

[GaTech4ever]

FWIW, Defoor has been our highest rated OL the past 2 seasons.

According to who? Not being a jerk but seriously asking because that’s not what I’m seeing.

 

[Jacketman99]

isnt Vaipulu a center. Why did he not play this year?

I would assume he was not ready. It would be very difficult to be a true freshman and start at center.

 

[smokey_wasp]

I would assume he was not ready. It would be very difficult to be a true freshman and start at center.

I don't think he was an early enrollee either. People gotta be realistic about some of these things.

 

[Tadams6599]

what? Lol

Can never have too many quality linemen

 

[gtie73]

Excited to see what the OL will be next year!

 

[ScGold]

Wow ! That is some GREAT news ! This along with Johnson, Williams, Cooper , Minihan, Clark, Quinney, Pendley, and more , plus several R-Fr. should be a noticeable
improvement next year . Is it too soon to start getting pumped for next year ?

Never too soon. When is the last time we've had an OL with this much NFL potential at once?

 

[Sheboygan]

Never too soon. When is the last time we've had an OL with this much NFL potential at once?

Yessir !! it's really been the only holding us back from making huge strides on O. IMO. Breakout year for Sims, Gibbs, Mason, Griffin, Camp, Ezzard, Sanders, Devaney.

 

[Gtswifty81]

It’ll be curious to see which freshman developed the most during the year. You have Paula, Spiers, Rankins, and Cade. A few of those players early enrolled and benefitted from extra time in the weight room. Also can’t forget about Franklin and Hendley who are both Guards. I feel like we are finally developing depth at OL again after being so shorthanded in 2019. With Johnson coming back, Cooper Coming back, and Cochran joining, I feel like we will have successfully bridged the gap until 2022 to give the younger guys time to develop.

 

[augustabuzz]

isnt Vaipulu a center. Why did he not play this year?

Spier is playing center from the 2020 class, but they like to cross train to find the best 5.

 

[cthenrys]

Can never have too many quality linemen

This is not wrong

 

[Jk8Fan]

isnt Vaipulu a center. Why did he not play this year?

If Kenny Cooper gets 100% healthy, I'd expect to see him at center. He played a heck of a 4th quarter against Duke despite being down injured at least 2x during the game. He was playing with a mean streak and, most importantly, his snaps were on target. Sims had to pick way too many snaps off the ground this season. There were a few times the snap delayed the read on the QB option play and allowed a DE or LB to disrupt the play and cause a loss or a fumble.

 

[Techster]

Always. What ratings do you see that Defoor was our best OL ? Can you elaborate ?
I just saw 2021 draft analysis by Tony Pauline that had Quinney at #367 prospect 6th round, Defoor #1129 prospect FA.

According to who? Not being a jerk but seriously asking because that’s not what I’m seeing.

I misspoke about 2019...grade-wise PFF had Mike Minihan as our highest overall graded OL. Looks like PFF has hidden their player grades behind a paywall now:

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FWIW, Defoor was the only GT OL to make All ACC last season, and he started this season as a Preseason All ACC as well.

This season it looks like Ryan Johnson was the only GT OL that had a statistically good year: