Pinkel is an offensive coach.
They lost their DC.
They lost Golden, Ray, Brantley, Hoch, and Vincent.
Their DL will not be good in 2015. If you look at their returning DL production (sacks and TFL) vs 2013 and 2014 you would see that their 2015 DL will look nothing like the last 3 years.
247 created a "Dream Team" based on performance from The Opening.
Nigel Warrior was a first team Safety selection, JoeJuan was a second team dream team selection.
I assume they both performed very well at The Opening.
I took the LSAT in 2010. It was on paper and took 6 weeks to get results back. The I decided the law market was ****ty and I was pivoting to business school. I took the GMAT in 2012 on computer and the score was posted immediately after clicking submit. A hell of a lot better setup.
If you are talking about only 1 being capable after this year, it would be moronic to not include the incoming guys.
Also, your whole premise is asinine. No one is ever going to have more than 2 "proven" TEs. Of course it is just a list of names.
We'll also have Joe Stocstill, the rJr...
Currently:
Wolf
Ellis
Branisel
Creamer
Oliver
Plus two guys in the 2016 class.
Very few teams have 5 scholarship TEs and 6 isn't/wasn't going to happen.
Referring to Kerbyson starting. He may very well start, but it is a lot easier to say "a senior is the starting LT and there is a place for you to come in and get serious playing time" than "Kerbyson is one of 3-4 guys that could start at LT, including a true freshman who may have the spot for...
One of the last 7 Doak Walker winners were Rivals 250 members (Trent Richardson being the exception). Lets not pretend like we need a top 100 RB. We will take 1 RB in this class and it will be a very solid RB.
Any player that faces career ending injuries is eligible to go on medical scholarship without counting against the 85 limit. It doesn't take some kind of magnanimous effort by the coach.