BUS wrote:Evan H. is leaving and we have BIG holes to fill.
I would hope for 2 JUCO's and 2 from HS.
We need the help.
Any word out there?
I would be fine getting 2 JUCO's every year.
Bus,
I hate to tell you this, but I doubt you're going to see SMU take anything close to 4 big DTs any year under JJ. JJ's recruiting philosophy is that you can never have enough players at DE, CB, and OL, and I don't think he came close to taking 4 DTs in any of his last decade of recruiting.
The theory is that a lot of DEs end up growing into DTs (see: Josh Leonard in 2008, recruited as a JC DE), some are converted from OL (see: Michael Lafaele, who was an amazing DT for Hawaii, recruited as a center), some are stud JC DTs (see: Issac Sopoaga--4th round NFL draft pick and a good Hawaii and 49er career), and some are recruited as freshmen (Meatoga for Hawaii, O'Guin for SMU),
Because of the emphasis on speed and athleticism, I'd expect maybe 2 DTs in each recruiting class. If you hope for 4, I'm guessing you'll be disappointed every year...even in a year like this when the position is not very deep.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:02 pm