'22 GA RB Justin Williams (Cal)

[MarcoVol]

You full of those Lou Holtz one-liners?

We've lost most of our RB room in the last year not counting the Clemson transfer didn't make it out of camp.

 

[BelieveTheHeup93]

Tee Hodges 6'0 230
Dee Beckwith 6'4 230
Whitehead 6'2 225
JW Thomas 6'0 215

My theory is holding true so far.

Wright 5'11 200
Small 5'11 210
Sampson 5'10 190

It seems that this offense is only available for the smaller more explosive backs....

When your offensive line isn’t geared towards creating big holes that’s what happens. Baylor is the only team I remember that runs the same offense as us that ran a bigger back. Oregon and UCF were the same way

 

[I4Jay]

Tee Hodges 6'0 230
Dee Beckwith 6'4 230
Whitehead 6'2 225
JW Thomas 6'0 215

My theory is holding true so far.

Wright 5'11 200
Small 5'11 210
Sampson 5'10 190

It seems that this offense is only available for the smaller more explosive backs....

What team plays with primary plodding big back ?
Even the big guys are explosive nowadays, if they’re not, they wont play many places

 

[BreatheUT]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

 

[T2P_Priceless]

What team plays with primary plodding big back ?
Even the big guys are explosive nowadays, if they’re not, they wont play many places

Big backs don’t have to be plodding. Look at most of Bama and GA backs the last few years. That’s what we’re recruiting. Outside of Sampson I haven’t seen a single smaller back Huepel has recruited hard. Small and Wright were already here. Recruited JWT, Keith and Seldon so far

 

[BondJamesBond]

Yeah idk about the others but Beckwith has barely gotten on the field at UK. Maybe that changes moving forward idk

I really thought Beckwith would find an H-back role like Fant did. TE, flex, FB... May have been too much.

 

[MarcoVol]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

Evans went to the team that would give him the most NIL dollars

 

[bigl3327]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

Evans came on a visit, but apparently only wanted to talk $$$ so it was a hard pass. Gibbs never have us another look, primarily due to his initial recruitment under Pruitt.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

I like Mack as a coach. But I think his recruiting might be questionable.

 

[I4Jay]

Big backs don’t have to be plodding. Look at most of Bama and GA backs the last few years. That’s what we’re recruiting. Outside of Sampson I haven’t seen a single smaller back Huepel has recruited hard. Small and Wright were already here. Recruited JWT, Keith and Seldon so far

You missed my point. Those guys he listed for us who were phased out, were all plodders. Other big RBs at other schools are big AND explosive .
It’s not that there’s no use for big backs, there’s virtually no place for big plodders in todays game

 

[Namorto1]

Dylan Sampson

This…Sampson is far ahead of him and he knows it. We now have room for another RB in portal.

 

[Namorto1]

There it is. Whitehead too

Not surprised about Whitehead at all.

 

[onevol74]

I like Mack as a coach. But I think his recruiting might be questionable.

Dylan Sampson.

 

[bkbasketball]

I like Mack as a coach. But I think his recruiting might be questionable.

I selfishly want Jay Graham back.

 

[LittleVol]

Well the first 3 of those big RBs you mentioned just suck.

Yeah.
I'm leaning towards that as well.
But it does seem that he may not see big backs as every down backs.

Keith is big like them but has feet like Sampson and runs hard like Wright. And he's probably right on their heels in speed.

 

[LittleVol]

How many of those taller muthas are killing it elsewhere?

Zero.

 

[T2P_Priceless]

You missed my point. Those guys he listed for us who were phased out, were all plodders. Other big RBs at other schools are big AND explosive .
It’s not that there’s no use for big backs, there’s virtually no place for big plodders in todays game

Gotcha, you’re exactly right. Big AND explosive is the best way to go

 

[allvolrecruiting]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

Neither Evans or Gibbs was Mack's fault. They didn't want to come here because the last go around with Pruitt wasn't the best

 

[volbeast33]

I'm wondering as a recruiter, communicator, etc. Most of us have had questions about the level of talent and depth we have compared to some other SEC teams. Gibbs and Evans were two offseason gems that passed on us. Bama is one thing but Ole Miss. It's not like we had a deep and settled RB room. It's why we got the Clemson transfer who couldn't even make it out of camp due to a rumored run in with the coach.

So it's a serious question. I'm not trying to stir the pot.

We passed on evans

 

[allvolrecruiting]

We passed on evans

Wouldn't say that

 

[volbeast33]

I selfishly want Jay Graham back.

No

 

[volbeast33]

Wouldn't say that

That’s what was being reported at the time.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

What team plays with primary plodding big back ?
Even the big guys are explosive nowadays, if they’re not, they wont play many places

See Bama and Georgia, they always have big backs that can move. Physical style runners that are fast. Maybe not 240 pounders but solid 220-230 pound backs with power and the speed. They can work fine in any system. Bama has different size backs, there isn’t a law against have small and fast and big and fast. GBO

 

[allvolrecruiting]

That’s what was being reported at the time.

We didn't "pass" on Evans. We met with him and decided that we just didn't want to continue to push for someone that wasn't going to come here

 

[butchna]

We didn't "pass" on Evans. We met with him and decided that we just didn't want to continue to push for someone that wasn't going to come here

Dejuan said he didn’t like Spyre’s offer.