*I wrote this a couple of days ago, but switching ISP's led to some connectivity issues. Looking forward to your thoughts.
07-08 Recruiting, A Two Year Blend
One of the test of whether a team has been successful recruiting is to explore how well two contiguous classes complement one another. After all, if a school draws raves for their running backs two years running, but signs no quality offensive linemen, at some point all of those running backs won’t do them much good now, will it? With that in mind, I thought I’d take a look at
ISU’s last two classes blended, at least, the remainder of the frosh and redshirted sophs from the ’07 signing class. This might give us an idea how well the Clones might be doing circa 2010.
WR
Sedrick Johnson 6-4 195 Jr?
FL
Darius Darks 6-0 190 RSo.
Alex Sandvig 6-0 185 RJr.
LT
Brayden Burris 6-7 300 RSo.
LG
Adrin Haughton 6-4 320 Jr?
OC
Alex Alvarez 6-2 295 RSr.
Ethan Tuftee 6-3 300 So.
RG
Keleche Osemele 6-5 320 RJr.
RT
Trey Baysinger 6-6 305 RJr.
Joe Klerekoper 6-6 305 RJr.
TE
Kurt Hammerschmidt 6-5 245 Jr?
Carter Bykowski 6-7 255 RSo.
HB
Collin Franklin 6-6 245 RSr.
Chase Harper 6-4 243 Jr.
WR
Jason Carlson 6-0 195 RSr.
Lonzie Range 6-2 190 So.
QB
Phillip Bates 6-2 202 Sr.
Jerome Tiller 6-3 210 RSo.
TB
Bo Williams 6-0 210 RJr.
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FB Jeremiah Schwartz 5-11 230 Jr?
DE
Roosevelt Maggitt 6-2 250 RSo.
NG
Jerrod Black 6-2 295 RJr.
DT
Stephen Ruempolhamer 6-3 295 RSo.
Randy Kellman 6-5 285 RJr
Jake McDonough 6-5 285 RSo.
DE
Cleyon Laing 6-3 275 RSo
WLB
Ernest Ferguson 6-1 230 RSo.
A.J. Mathews 6-3 220 RJr.
MLB
Curtiz Mathis 6-3 236 RJr.
Anthony Green 6-0 240 RJr.
SLB
Cameron Bell 6-1 235 Sr.
Kevin Hamlin 6-3 230 RSo.
CB
Ter’Ran Benton 6-0 195 Jr.
Zac Sandvig 6-0 190 Sr.
CB
Leonard Johnson 5-11 190 Jr?
FS
Judah Linder 6-0 190 RSo.
SS
Dustin Land 5-11 200 RSo.
K
Grant Mahoney 5-10 190 Jr.
Zach Guyer 6-3 190 Jr.
Of course there are uncertainties. I don’t think Carter Bykowski will still be at tight end, and I’m not sure that Bates and Tiller will still both be quarterbacks. And there are other mild guesses—like Kellman and McDonough at tackle, and I scraped for safeties (which should give you an idea of next year’s recruiting priorities), especially with Darks listed on offense. And as far as Haughton, well, where does the proverbial 500 pound gorilla play? Wherever he wants to. The left, pass protecting tackle is an uncertainty, had Grant or King signed I might have penciled them in, and possibly Haughton will be there. But we’ll see. Oh, and fullback is a blended tight end/fullback position that the staff hasn’t labeled as a H-Back, but they may as well.
Now, ’09 needs, based on the thin spots of these two classes:
1. Rush End
2. Free Safety
3. Left Tackle
4. Running Back
5. Strongside End
6. Linebacker(s)
…and of course, across the board.
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