DBs who transfered from Iowa State

[dosry5]

I think that you misspelled “gratified”.

Isheem couldn’t cover his grandmother with an afghan,

Let’s leave the taliban out of this….

 

[Aduhbolu15]

Imagine losing what we did and Paul Rhoads was still coach, teams would pass for 500+ yards every week on us!

 

[StPaulCyclone]

Not digging too deep, but Rose didn’t play in the bowl game and we held Clemson to one of their lowest offensive outputs all year.

Right. I assume that wasn’t one of the “terrible” games that was being referenced.

 

[enisthemenace]

Right. I assume that wasn’t one of the “terrible” games that was being referenced.

You know who else didn’t play in the Clemson game? Isheem Young.

Now…McDonald did, and had a solid game. I think Freyler made up for Rose being absent (9 solo tackles/6 assists).

 

[EvilBetty]

It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out in the defensive backfield. As a casual observer it sure felt like a lot of the departures were not too long after Bloomfield was hired. Maybe just a coincidence, but it just feels like a move in a different direction caused some of the departures. So far the coaching staff has been talking the new guys up a lot. Let's see what happens when the bullets start flying.

Broomfield

 

[Cydkar]

I think all the DBs who transferred from Iowa State are starting for their new teams except for one and he's the backup. Starters include Kym'mani King at Florida A&M, Virdel Edwards at Hawaii, Isheem Young at Ole Miss and Jordyn Morgan at UNLV. The only nonstarter is Craig McDonald at Auburn, who is second string, according to a just-released depth chart. That's a lot of DBs to lose for one team, but it doesn't even seem to be even a minor hiccup for us.

We haven't played yet. It may prove to be some degree of a hiccup.

 

[enisthemenace]

We haven't played yet. It may prove to be some degree of a hiccup.

I’m with this. I lean towards us having the personnel for a solid defensive backfield, but depth is a bit of a concern (moving Porter to corner and an emergence of Verdon could help ease those concerns). Either way, won’t really know until games are played.

 

[AuH2O]

You know who else didn’t play in the Clemson game? Isheem Young.

Now…McDonald did, and had a solid game. I think Freyler made up for Rose being absent (9 solo tackles/6 assists).

Freyler was awesome vs Clemson. In my opinion the best individual performance by a defensive player last year. McDonald was really good too. They made great plays in space against elite talent.

 

[madguy30]

Freyler was awesome vs Clemson. In my opinion the best individual performance by a defensive player last year. McDonald was really good too. They made great plays in space against elite talent.

Freyler seems to have the ability to shade or cover large sections of the field and I'm excited to see it progress.

 

[enisthemenace]

Good article:

 

[Bipolarcy]

Just to add to this, I left out a few of the transfers. Two other transfers are starting for their respective teams -- Jaquan Amos at Ball State and Datrone Young at Duke. Michael Antoine is not in the two deeps at Florida Atlantic.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I think it makes the chatter about these young corners even more believable. That's a lot of talent leaving for 'greener' pastures. Campbell has his sit down every year with each player and tells them where they are, what they would need to do to go further or discuss if going else where is in their interest. There's a reason these guys all transferred.

 

[clonedude]

Disagree a little there. I mean, sure, to some degree but we're one injury away from having a completely unproven QB. We're an injury away from who the heck knows who at center. Again, hopefully neither happens but I think compared to some positions we actually I think have decent guys who would be inexperienced, yes, but can step in at safety

I agree with you on the QB situation. I don’t think the lack of depth and experience at that position is being talked about enough.

Dekkers is still somewhat of an unknown (although I think he’s the real deal), and after that you have two completely inexperienced guys in Ashton Cook who I believe was a walk on, and Rocco who is a true freshman and pretty small physically.

CMC has said a lot of good things about both Cook and Rocco, but performing in practice is one thing, and doing it on the field in an actual game is something else entirely.

 

[clonehome]

Interesting article, particularly the part about the staff evaluating their defensive play last year and seeing the need for improvement at safety. It’s been mentioned often, but maybe some of the guys left because they didn’t grade out as well as we thought and they were imminently going to be behind Johnson and Freyler. WVU and Tech games come to mind for sure.

Iowa State secondary thriving after Anthony Johnson's position change to safety

Anthony Johnson's move to safety after four years as a starting corner has Iowa State's defense playing "totally different."

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[BCClone]

Interesting article, particularly the part about the staff evaluating their defensive play last year and seeing the need for improvement at safety. It’s been mentioned often, but maybe some of the guys left because they didn’t grade out as well as we thought and they were imminently going to be behind Johnson and Freyler. WVU and Tech games come to mind for sure.

Iowa State secondary thriving after Anthony Johnson's position change to safety

Anthony Johnson's move to safety after four years as a starting corner has Iowa State's defense playing "totally different."

www.desmoinesregister.com

Isheem was getting fried on routes. He was becoming a light linebacker with his play.

 

[allfourcy]

Isheem was getting fried on routes. He was becoming a light linebacker with his play.

I'm pretty sure we would have liked to have kept him but other circumstances led to his departure.

 

[HouClone]

Interesting article, particularly the part about the staff evaluating their defensive play last year and seeing the need for improvement at safety. It’s been mentioned often, but maybe some of the guys left because they didn’t grade out as well as we thought and they were imminently going to be behind Johnson and Freyler. WVU and Tech games come to mind for sure.

Iowa State secondary thriving after Anthony Johnson's position change to safety

Anthony Johnson's move to safety after four years as a starting corner has Iowa State's defense playing "totally different."

www.desmoinesregister.com

Holy moly, the D was awful in those games.

 

[nrg4isu]

Interesting article, particularly the part about the staff evaluating their defensive play last year and seeing the need for improvement at safety. It’s been mentioned often, but maybe some of the guys left because they didn’t grade out as well as we thought and they were imminently going to be behind Johnson and Freyler. WVU and Tech games come to mind for sure.

Iowa State secondary thriving after Anthony Johnson's position change to safety

Anthony Johnson's move to safety after four years as a starting corner has Iowa State's defense playing "totally different."

www.desmoinesregister.com

I feel like no one has brought up our size at safety and corner positions. Darian Porter being listed at 6'4" and TJ Tampa at 6'2" at corner. That's a massive upgrade over speedy and most of our corners going back to pre-Rhoads days. Purchase is 5'11" but looks like he's got long arms and plenty of athleticism.