'24 TN WR Amari Jefferson (Tennessee)

[Orangeburst]

just get EB to pay for his scholarship

 

[wokawoka55]

that is stacked

I was looking at that earlier ! How can all of those WRs be fine with not getting playing time? I imagine WRs are flashy and desire the attention. A couple of years of no headlines might dim the attraction there. Who knows though, we may be like that in a couple of years with more high caliber WRs than we can use. Not a bad problem.

 

[85SugarVol]

Not possible if he plays football too.

One of my favorite (though trivial, and perhaps non-existent) misconceptions.

 

[butchna]

I was looking at that earlier ! How can all of those WRs be fine with not getting playing time? I imagine WRs are flashy and desire the attention. A couple of years of no headlines might dim the attraction there. Who knows though, we may be like that in a couple of years with more high caliber WRs than we can use. Not a bad problem.

Hartline sells that chickens hate competition byline.

 

[thistime]

If you are a top WR how could you not want to play in this offense !?!? (of course in this day and time the money has to be right but still)

 

[onevol74]

Not possible if he plays football too.

Thanks to Bear Bryant putting football players on swimming scholarships.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

I’m not against taking very good WRs but I am assuming in 2024 we have Squirrel, Thornton, Webb, Nimrod, Leacock, Staley and Mathews. So adding one of our two remains WR targets and leaving room for a good portal WR would be great. We may lose one of Nimrod, Leacock or Webb if they don’t play.

 

[bigl3327]

I’m not against taking very good WRs but I am assuming in 2024 we have Squirrel, Thornton, Webb, Nimrod, Leacock, Staley and Mathews. So adding one of our two remains WR targets and leaving room for a good portal WR would be great. We may lose one of Nimrod, Leacock or Webb if they don’t play.

Thornton is not a guarantee to be here, depending on how the season goes. Leacock isn't going anywhere. Webb and/or Nimrod will be battling for a starting position next spring, so it's possible that one of those guys hits the portal. That's still not a lot of depth in the room, and if you have 4 kids that you love this cycle that can greatly upgrade the position, you take them all (if you can). The portal is a toss up, and the coaches are trying to catch lightning in a bottle right now.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Thornton is not a guarantee to be here, depending on how the season goes. Leacock isn't going anywhere. Webb and/or Nimrod will be battling for a starting position next spring, so it's possible that one of those guys hits the portal. That's still not a lot of depth in the room, and if you have 4 kids that you love this cycle that can greatly upgrade the position, you take them all (if you can). The portal is a toss up, and the coaches are trying to catch lightning in a bottle right now.

Chas is versatile and can lineup all over. Needs to add some more weight but he can find his way to the field for sure in the future. Webb is that X type of receiver. He obviously won't play too much being behind Bru/Keyton but he needs a good year with Leacock already flashing

 

[bigl3327]

Chas is versatile and can lineup all over. Needs to add some more weight but he can find his way to the field for sure in the future. Webb is that X type of receiver. He obviously won't play too much being behind Bru/Keyton but he needs a good year with Leacock already flashing

I know that no one has seen him yet (and he'll need time to develop), but it's crazy how people act like Nate Spillman doesn't even exist on the roster. Not referring to you, but when discussing depth on here he's never mentioned.

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

I’m not against taking very good WRs but I am assuming in 2024 we have Squirrel, Thornton, Webb, Nimrod, Leacock, Staley and Mathews. So adding one of our two remains WR targets and leaving room for a good portal WR would be great. We may lose one of Nimrod, Leacock or Webb if they don’t play.

You still have to add in injuries, and we need to be able to rotate guys in and out. At any one time you can have 5 wide receivers on the field.

Really the way it needs to be is something like this.

Offensive linemen atleast 15 players
Defensive linemen atleast 10 players
Wide receivers atleast 10
Running back 5
Defensive backs atleast 10
Qb 3
Linebackers atleast 10
Kicker 1
Punter 1
That puts you at 65 scholarships. That leaves 20 more to play with.
Rosters may not always look like that but that's kinda where it needs to be.

Edit forgot tight end. Really need 3-5 there.

 

[BADGER_VOL]

You still have to add in injuries, and we need to be able to rotate guys in and out. At any one time you can have 5 wide receivers on the field.

Really the way it needs to be is something like this.

Offensive linemen atleast 15 players
Defensive linemen atleast 10 players
Wide receivers atleast 10
Running back 5
Defensive backs atleast 10
Qb 3
Linebackers atleast 10
Kicker 1
Punter 1
That puts you at 65 scholarships.
Rosters may not always look like that but that's kinda where it needs to be.

This is helpful thanks for taking the time

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

This is helpful thanks for taking the time

I'm not an expert that's just my opinion. But you're welcome.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

We need 10 WRs? We had 10 receivers record at least one catch last year but only 5 had double digits receptions

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

why stop? I said he's necks.

My bad

 

[AresTheVol]

You still have to add in injuries, and we need to be able to rotate guys in and out. At any one time you can have 5 wide receivers on the field.

Really the way it needs to be is something like this.

Offensive linemen atleast 15 players
Defensive linemen atleast 10 players
Wide receivers atleast 10
Running back 5
Defensive backs atleast 10
Qb 3
Linebackers atleast 10
Kicker 1
Punter 1
That puts you at 65 scholarships. That leaves 20 more to play with.
Rosters may not always look like that but that's kinda where it needs to be.

Edit forgot tight end. Really need 3-5 there.

OL- 15
RB- 5
WR 10-12
QB 2-3
TE 3-5
DL- 14-16
LB- 8-10
DB- 14-16

thats 82 max, you want to try to get K and P as pwos

 

[LittleVol]

I know that no one has seen him yet (and he'll need time to develop), but it's crazy how people act like Nate Spillman doesn't even exist on the roster. Not referring to you, but when discussing depth on here he's never mentioned.

He's a nonfactor. Water is wet.

Very happy his brother committed with us tho

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

We need 10 WRs? We had 10 receivers record at least one catch last year but only 5 had double digits receptions

Yes to put into perspective.
Tennessee currently has 10 on scholarship.
Georgia has 13
Alabama has 12
Ohio state has 13

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

OL- 15
RB- 5
WR 10-12
QB 2-3
TE 3-5
DL- 14-16
LB- 8-10
DB- 14-16

thats 82 max, you want to try to get K and P as pwos

True but most special team starters end up on scholarship.
But we are pretty close on most numbers.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Yes to put into perspective.
Tennessee currently has 10 on scholarship.
Georgia has 13
Alabama has 12
Ohio state has 13

Yeah I realize what you were saying now

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

why not just recruit really really good linemen?

We are

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We just can't be too reliant on the portal for lineman though. It's no guarantee we will get a quality OL from the portal year end and year out.

Better chance with the portal than with a HS kid imo

 

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

Better chance with the portal than with a HS kid imo

You'll most likely never see a talent like Marvin Harrison Jr or a Brock Bowers in the portal tho.

Edit just realized we were talking linemen. But that still stands with the best players.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

why not just recruit really really good linemen?

Don't think the staff has thought of that

 

[jakez4ut]

Bama landed a 5* wr...I wonder if that affects AJ?