So we're now at 16 verbal commits. SFI and others on this site have guesstimated 20-22 scholarship recruits this year. So far we have the following:
RB – 1 (Secrest)WR – 1 (Toivonen)TE – 2 (Pinke, Cloyd)OL – 3 (Mortel, Helgren, Tobin)OLB – 3 (Geier, Turner, Haas)CB – 2 (Holm, Chinn)Safety – 2 (Canady, Ryan)ILB – 2 (Hunt, Murray - JUCO)
So with 4-6 scholarships left, where do you guys see those getting used? In order of need, I'd say 1 QB, 1 OL, 1 Safety, 1 DL (nose), 1 ILB, 1 CB. The talk of not bringing in a scholarship QB makes NO sense to me. With injuries and defections always a potential issue, I wouldn't mind seeing 1 scholarship (at least a partial) QB brought in every year. Not all of them are going to prove themselves capable after a couple years in the program, but HS QBs are typically some of the best athletes on their teams, which means they can likely be moved to another position of need if things don't pan out.
Also, bring in 1 walk-on QB, 1+ OL, 1+ DL, 1+ LB, and 1 WR.