'16 KS DT Alexis Johnson (UT commit 6/16/15)

With our Youth/Skillset at DT, why are we recruiting Juco's at this position?

Tuttle - Freshman
McKenzie - Freshman
Mixon - Sophomore
Vickers - Sophomore
Picqou - Freshman

"I have plenty of OL. Why would I recruit more?"

-Derek Dooley 2012
 
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With our Youth/Skillset at DT, why are we recruiting Juco's at this position?

Tuttle - Freshman
McKenzie - Freshman
Mixon - Sophomore
Vickers - Sophomore
Picqou - Freshman

All of these guys are unproven. We have high expectations for these players, but nothing is guaranteed. When you have an opportunity to improve at a position you do it. Plus adding a someone with some experience (albeit Juco experience) helps with the development of these young guys. They need to compete and if Johnson wins the starting job or pushes the others to be better it only helps the team.
 
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All of these guys are unproven. We have high expectations for these players, but nothing is guaranteed. When you have an opportunity to improve at a position you do it. Plus adding a someone with some experience (albeit Juco experience) helps with the development of these young guys. They need to compete and if Johnson wins the starting job or pushes the others to be better it only helps the team.

All of this. And or they think he is/could be really good. (And the stank part of the business) or he is a good hold till/if they land a bigger fish.
 
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With our Youth/Skillset at DT, why are we recruiting Juco's at this position?

Tuttle - Freshman
McKenzie - Freshman
Mixon - Sophomore
Vickers - Sophomore
Picqou - Freshman

You just answered your own question with that list bud.
 
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With our Youth/Skillset at DT, why are we recruiting Juco's at this position?

Tuttle - Freshman
McKenzie - Freshman
Mixon - Sophomore
Vickers - Sophomore
Picqou - Freshman

1. Because Mixon is a DE.
2. Because Picou probably wont qualify.
3. Injuries.
4. Depth. You dont want DTs playing more than 30 to 40 snaps a game.
5. Because he's the best Juco DT in the 2016 class.
 
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You know what's funny? To read the posts early on in this thread and people are like, "meh, he sounds ok," or "this guy sounds like a reach to me."
Now, national recruiting analysts are saying this guy is elite, and may be the top JUCO DT recruit in the nation. In the nation.
You would think people on this board would've learned by now to hold off on the questioning of CBJ's recruiting prowess, even if the player being offered doesn't at first seem to meet up to our lofty expectations.
 
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You know what's funny? To read the posts early on in this thread and people are like, "meh, he sounds ok," or "this guy sounds like a reach to me."
Now, national recruiting analysts are saying this guy is elite, and may be the top JUCO DT recruit in the nation. In the nation.
You would think people on this board would've learned by now to hold off on the questioning of CBJ's recruiting prowess, even if the player being offered doesn't at first seem to meet up to our lofty expectations.

This^ Butch usually benefits from not following our advice. :)
 
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For some reason last night I wasn't able to post because the site was running slow. When I looked at Yahoo they were comparing young Mr. Johnson to these guys. It kills me reading some of these kid names. It would be hilarious to hear Kesling say their names.

Oh, welcome aboard the Big Orange Train Mr. Johnson.
 

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Are you actually saying that most posters on VN are not experts? I thought only 1 or 2 of us fell in that category.
:)

The post hire threads are hilarious. :lol: Doom and gloomers waxing poetic over not hiring Trooper Taylor and "losing" Jay Graham.
 
With our Youth/Skillset at DT, why are we recruiting Juco's at this position?

Tuttle - Freshman
McKenzie - Freshman
Mixon - Sophomore
Vickers - Sophomore
Picqou - Freshman

Depth and more depth...
3 deep linemen without significant dropoff is the goal.
Close to there with DEs. Need the same with DTs.
Never turn away an excellent DT ...
:hi:
 

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