buzz_wiser©
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With the imminent transfer of several playrs recently does this open up more schollies to recruit others who we didn't think we had room for?
Good Link Below about Scholly Spots... looks like we need 15 for sure... probably up to 18, no more than 20!!
LINK
http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/ge...ting-the-yellow-jackets-2017-recruiting-class
DL, especially DT, is always our bugaboo as it is now with zero commits so far. This is one position we need to scour the entire country (or out of it, for that matter.) Smart and good DL's are rare, we need to turn over rocks in every nook and cranny. This is where choosing a staff has a huge impact on recruiting. We need assistants with connections out west, up north, in the middle of the country.... not just the SE.Breakdown
With the above link...It appears that we only need 1 AB and or 1 WR and 4 DL... So I can see this class at 17 or 18...hard pressed to be at 20 or over..
Position Count Justification
QB 1 Under Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech has always taken at least one QB.
Committed Tobias Oliver
BB 0 With several young B-Backs already in place, this might be a rare year where none are taken, barring players leaving before exhausting their eligibility..
Committed Jerry Howard
AB 1 Graduations of Lynn Griffin and Isaiah Willis open up room for at least 1 AB in the class.
Unfilled (TQM &/or Jay Jones could switch to AB)
WR 1 Although everyone has eligibility left after this season, there's a chance that one of the redshirt juniors won't return.
Unfilled
OL 3 Freddie Burden is set to graduate (meaning they'll need a center), and the Jackets need two more between OG and OT already.
Committed OC Conner Hansen/OL Mike Minihan/OL Zach Quinney
DT 2 Pat Gamble and Francis Kallon are in their final years of eligibility.
Unfilled
DE 2 Rod Rook-Chungong and Kenderius Whitehead will be graduating, making room for two defensive ends.
Unfilled
LB 2 Chase Alford and P.J. Davis are each set to graduate following the 2016 season.
Committed LB Bruce Jordan -Swilling/LB TD Roof
CB 2 Georgia Tech finds itself short on cornerbacks headed into 2016. They'll need at least 2 in the next class.
Committed DB Tre Swilling/DB Dameon Williams/ DB Jaytlin Askew
S/NB 1 A bit of risk for early attrition at this spot and a continued emphasis on the 4-2-5 leaves room for another body here.
Committed S/DB Gentry Bonds
Specialists 0 Although Harrison Butker and Ryan Rodwell are due to graduate, a scholarship player here is likely to come from within the program this time, as opposed to being recruited.
Committed K Joe Bulovas/P Pressley Harvin
Correct, but please remember we had 3 players last year who chose not to go to another school and choose GT as PWO... They could be placed on Scholly so we can still be below 20... the kids to watch for are:That article is from February, with the guys transfering and just not coming back we are up to 23 I believe.
These weren't kids in the same situation as Stewart, he was told when a scholarship opens it's yours. If this was the case for the other kids, then they would have scholarships now. Pwo don't get scholarships until they are making an impact on the field, and none of these guys have played so I doubt they get one this year. That's not saying they won't get one latter, but they would have to show they can produce on the field first, if not there is no point, that's why they were pwo and not offered scholarships. I've never seen cpj just put a kid on scholarship that hasn't played a down, and that's why I say this.Correct, but please remember we had 3 players last year who chose not to go to another school and choose GT as PWO... They could be placed on Scholly so we can still be below 20... the kids to watch for are:
OL Chet Lagod
LINK
http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/20...l-chet-lagod-commits-to-georgia-tech-as-a-pwo
DE Josh White
Link
http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/ge...sh-white-commits-to-georgia-tech-as-preferred
DE Tyler Vernon
Link
http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2016/1/22/10814206/de-tyler-vernon-commits-to-georgia-tech-as-pwo