Helps to look at the actual roster for a discussion like this. Next year, 6 seniors. There WERE going to be only 3 juniors but Mack brought in 4 Jucos, 2 scholies, 2 walkons. Then there will be 4 sophs and 4 RFRs. Looks like incoming there will be 4 true frosh scholies and one walkon. 23 scholies, which amounts to 4 deep. I agree though, Mack needs to do better on the OL as far as attracting bluer chip OT prospects.
Aaron Kia OL 290 Jr.
Daniel Johnson OL 290 Jr.
John Estes OL 295 Jr.
Laupepa Letuli OL 320 Jr.
Raphael Ieru OL 315 Jr.
Ray Hisatake OL 315 Jr.
Adrian Thomas OL 305 So.
Brysen Ginlack OL 310 So.
Joey Lipp OL 270 So.
Austin Hansen OL 285 Rf.
Clayton Laurel OL 280 Rf.
Lucas Kennard OL 255 Rf.
Matagisila Lefiti OL 295 Rf.
Drew Uperesa OL 280 Fr.
Kaha'i Choy OL 275 Fr.
Levi Legay OL 270 Fr.
Tui Tuiasosopo OL 310 Fr.
Recruits
Chauncy Winchester-Makainai HS
Marcus Malepeai HS
Jordan Loeffler HS
Benson Ma'afala HS
Bronson Tiwanak JC ?-2 (walkon)
Whitley Fehoko SDSU ?-? (walkon)
Brett Leonard JC ?-2 (arrives January)
Grays (2009)
Kainoa LaCount JC 2-2
David Garness HS (Walkon?)
Irse wrote:Except when 8 of them are sitting on the bench while our QB is getting shellacked since we have a lack of OL. Well, I guess we could use two for gunner on punt coverage teams since we will be punting often and the starters will need to be rested since they'll be o the field a long time. Okay maybe 8-9 in two years is okay.
My point. There are two CB positions We signed 5 last year and have commits for 4 this year. Thats nine for 2 positions. 4.5 deep. Offensive line, 5 positions. We got 3 last year and 4 commits this year and possibly Lacount (all accounts is that he should be in school in Jan but until they are in school?) That's a possibility of 8 for 5 positions. That makes us not even two deep in two years. Plus we lose Estes, Letuli, Kia, Ieru and Hisatake after next year. In 2007, JJ brought in only Lefiti and Hansen and the year previous it was Ginlack, Lipp and Thomas. So basically in 4 years will will have gotten only 13 OL for the 5 positions. Barely two deep. So maybe we will need more CBs, more because we won't have an offense.
Substance matters.