Charleston Pony wrote:2016 DL just might surprise
Personally, I think we will see significant signs of progress in 2016; however, I think 2017 will be the money year.
Rationale: Two Things Hold the DL back
1) Our LB play in 2015 was an abomination. In 2016, I expect it to improve, but not by much. In 2017, I think that we will have a nice squad in place.
- Seniors: Yenga, Tuiasosopo, Seals & Longoria combined for 121 (42%) of the 290 total tackles made by LBs.
- Next years squad is going to be very young (see stats below) with the Mithchell's & McNew critical to the DL's success. I predict at least 1 of our True Freshman to get a LOT of PT.
2) Our DB play in 2015 was an abomination. In 2016, I expect it to improve; however, we are going to be playing a lot of RS and True Freshman. In 2017, I think that we will have a nice squad in place.
Returning LB Tackling Stats: Tackles
Kyran Mitchell FR-RS 40
Jackson Mitchell JR-2L 38
RC Cox SO-SQ 30
Anthony Rhone SO-1L 29
Carlos Carroll SO-SQ 16
Matt McNew FR-HS 11
Nick Horton JR-1L 5