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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 520079" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>The '07 class was a really good class, but let's not forget that there were several that didn't contribute much from that class. We had 8 4* players that year: Nesbitt, Dwyer, Claytor, Donley, Morgan, Burnette, Peters, and Threet. Threet never played a snap, transferring after Spring Practice, and Donley left after his freshman year. Claytor had 15 starts in his career at Tech and Peters was a 2 yr. starter. So, that means only 4 of the 4*'s were really productive from Year 1. Although the rest of the class was 3*'s (some others were 4*'s but not consensus), they were strong 3*'s, but consistent with the 3* players who evolve and excel at Tech normally. Logan Walls, Roddy Jones, Michael Peterson, Tyler Melton, Jerrard Tarrant are all the types of players we can currently get.</p><p></p><p>From that Class of 20 that was ranked 18, we lost Threet and Willie White without a snap. We lost Donley after his freshman year. We lost Gilbert and Yandell after 2 years of not-phenomenal play (one because he probably wasn't going to be accepted into the MBA program and one because he couldn't crack the starting line-up and wanted a change after graduation). Albert Rocker had 9 total tackles as a linebacker and Kyle Jackson (the Ambassador who was instrumental in pulling the class together) was a serviceable back-up.</p><p></p><p>In that class, the player that most surprised me was Mario Butler. He was an average 3* player who came in and won a starting spot as a freshman and went on to play at the next level. So, although '07 was a really good class, in the end, it wasn't as spectacular as everyone makes it out to be. It was good because of 2 high 4* players on offense (Dwyer and Nesbitt) and 2 high 4* players on defense (Morgan and Burnette), coupled with the excellent 3* players we normally get. We had 4 (1-8) guys from that class (and I'm not sure Nesbitt was a 1-8 guy at QB in any other system than what CPJ was running).</p><p></p><p>I put this out there because everyone points to '07 as this absolutely monster class (which it was for Tech), but the production from that class actually came from a very select few of the highly ranked players. I think with us it's about getting the high 3* players in sufficient number to give us depth and ability to play across the board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 520079, member: 198"] The '07 class was a really good class, but let's not forget that there were several that didn't contribute much from that class. We had 8 4* players that year: Nesbitt, Dwyer, Claytor, Donley, Morgan, Burnette, Peters, and Threet. Threet never played a snap, transferring after Spring Practice, and Donley left after his freshman year. Claytor had 15 starts in his career at Tech and Peters was a 2 yr. starter. So, that means only 4 of the 4*'s were really productive from Year 1. Although the rest of the class was 3*'s (some others were 4*'s but not consensus), they were strong 3*'s, but consistent with the 3* players who evolve and excel at Tech normally. Logan Walls, Roddy Jones, Michael Peterson, Tyler Melton, Jerrard Tarrant are all the types of players we can currently get. From that Class of 20 that was ranked 18, we lost Threet and Willie White without a snap. We lost Donley after his freshman year. We lost Gilbert and Yandell after 2 years of not-phenomenal play (one because he probably wasn't going to be accepted into the MBA program and one because he couldn't crack the starting line-up and wanted a change after graduation). Albert Rocker had 9 total tackles as a linebacker and Kyle Jackson (the Ambassador who was instrumental in pulling the class together) was a serviceable back-up. In that class, the player that most surprised me was Mario Butler. He was an average 3* player who came in and won a starting spot as a freshman and went on to play at the next level. So, although '07 was a really good class, in the end, it wasn't as spectacular as everyone makes it out to be. It was good because of 2 high 4* players on offense (Dwyer and Nesbitt) and 2 high 4* players on defense (Morgan and Burnette), coupled with the excellent 3* players we normally get. We had 4 (1-8) guys from that class (and I'm not sure Nesbitt was a 1-8 guy at QB in any other system than what CPJ was running). I put this out there because everyone points to '07 as this absolutely monster class (which it was for Tech), but the production from that class actually came from a very select few of the highly ranked players. I think with us it's about getting the high 3* players in sufficient number to give us depth and ability to play across the board. [/QUOTE]
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