2014 defensive line big board

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Jackcrevol

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Who ya got? Who do we have a shot with? And please for the love of Pete, no mention of previous commits. Thanks.:):banghead2:
 
#4
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Unless we can steal someone in the middle of the night, I think the DL is done. There are no JUCO's left I would take, but I would try A Wiliams. Once again, DT is killing us.
 
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I would prefer we sign Jihad Ward because he looks like John Henderson 2.0, but unfortunately I doubt he appreciates being our "plan B" and the racist jokes throughout his Volnation thread.
 
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"So, where does Tennessee turn on the defensive line? Immediately, there's not a clear answer. Don't look for Tennessee to go after unsigned juco defensive linemen Calvin Heurtelou or Lance McDowdell.

Tennessee will look at May junior college graduates but there's a sense the staff really doesn't want to go that way unless it's an upper-tier guy and there doesn't seem to be that many out there like that.

Tennessee will certainly try with several high school defensive linemen, but like with junior college guys, don't just expect this staff to take a lineman just to take one, especially with the class they do have assembled.

Don't be surprised if they take a run at a Texas commitment or two along the defensive line with Mack Brown headed out.

The thing to really watch for here is how the coaching dominoes begin to fall once someone is hired at Texas. That is likely to set off an assistant coach bonanza as well with guys moving from place to place and Tennessee could seemingly get back in with a guy or two that has been committed. We believe that is certainly something to keep a close eye one once the dominoes fall."

- VQ
 
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I think we move on unless a top D-lineman opens up.

Smarter to try to grab Derrell Scott at RB or Alex Bookser on the O-line. Our D-line suffers a bit next year, but otherwise, long-term consequences are minimal.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
I think we move on unless a top D-lineman opens up.

Smarter to try to grab Derrell Scott at RB or Alex Bookser on the O-line. Our D-line suffers a bit next year, but otherwise, long-term consequences are minimal.
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Booker commited to Pitt I think
 
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RockVol said:
Booker commited to Pitt I think
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SWFLvol33 said:
bookser to pitt
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Sorta like Joshua Dobbs to ASU?

And here’s what I think with what we got so far is going to happen:

SDE: Jordan Williams, Jaylen Miller*, Kendal Vickers, Dewayne Hendrix, Cory Thomas
UT: Trevarris Saulsberry, Jason Carr, Greg Clark, Charles Mosley
NT**: Owen Williams, Danny O’Brien, Derek Barnett, Dimarya Mixon
LEO: Corey Vereen, LaTroy Lewis, Malik Brown, Joe Henderson

That’s more or less the cast of characters they have going into next year, at something like their probable position. Maybe. Perhaps.

*Game is very similar to Lambert’s
**Still bugs me that Daniel Hood was playing at around 277 last year as the nose tackle-doesn’t seem right somehow
 
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d3ft punk said:
Sorta like Joshua Dobbs to ASU?

And here’s what I think with what we got so far is going to happen:

SDE: Jordan Williams, Jaylen Miller*, Kendal Vickers, Dewayne Hendrix, Cory Thomas
UT: Trevarris Saulsberry, Jason Carr, Greg Clark, Charles Mosley
NT**: Owen Williams, Danny O’Brien, Derek Barnett, Dimarya Mixon
LEO: Corey Vereen, LaTroy Lewis, Malik Brown, Joe Henderson

That’s more or less the cast of characters they have going into next year, at something like their probable position. Maybe. Perhaps.

*Game is very similar to Lambert’s
**Still bugs me that Daniel Hood was playing at around 277 last year as the nose tackle-doesn’t seem right somehow
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I just wonder how many guys are going to redshirt?
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
I just wonder how many guys are going to redshirt?
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Could be Mosley...and...er...I dunno. I guess we’ll find out after the third game of the season when some of them “INJURE THEIR SHOULDER” WINK! WINK! and get that perfectly legit medical redshirt.
 
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Escape Goat said:
Or..... Your racist posts towards people from Israel. You disgust me.
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You are correct EG. People who charge others of racism are usually the biggest racists themselves. Jihad is the kid's name and he can do little about it. There will be comments about it wherever he goes. The terrorists sullied his name because our antennas go up every time we hear it--whether we say anything or not.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
"So, where does Tennessee turn on the defensive line? Immediately, there's not a clear answer. Don't look for Tennessee to go after unsigned juco defensive linemen Calvin Heurtelou or Lance McDowdell.

Tennessee will look at May junior college graduates but there's a sense the staff really doesn't want to go that way unless it's an upper-tier guy and there doesn't seem to be that many out there like that.

Tennessee will certainly try with several high school defensive linemen, but like with junior college guys, don't just expect this staff to take a lineman just to take one, especially with the class they do have assembled.

Don't be surprised if they take a run at a Texas commitment or two along the defensive line with Mack Brown headed out.

The thing to really watch for here is how the coaching dominoes begin to fall once someone is hired at Texas. That is likely to set off an assistant coach bonanza as well with guys moving from place to place and Tennessee could seemingly get back in with a guy or two that has been committed. We believe that is certainly something to keep a close eye one once the dominoes fall."

- VQ
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I really love the fact this staff time and time again are proving they aren't willing to take a kid just because the have a spot.

Most of us here would have accepted with mega booms huertolo, McDowdell, or Ward at any point in the process. Some posters(guess who?) even stated they would take all of them.

The staff has a clear plan and with our numbers where they are they are afforded the opportunity to pass on kids that aren't clearly elite talents
 
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d3ft punk said:
Sorta like Joshua Dobbs to ASU?

And here’s what I think with what we got so far is going to happen:

SDE: Jordan Williams, Jaylen Miller*, Kendal Vickers, Dewayne Hendrix, Cory Thomas
UT: Trevarris Saulsberry, Jason Carr, Greg Clark, Charles Mosley
NT**: Owen Williams, Danny O’Brien, Derek Barnett, Dimarya Mixon
LEO: Corey Vereen, LaTroy Lewis, Malik Brown, Joe Henderson

That’s more or less the cast of characters they have going into next year, at something like their probable position. Maybe. Perhaps.

*Game is very similar to Lambert’s
**Still bugs me that Daniel Hood was playing at around 277 last year as the nose tackle-doesn’t seem right somehow
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Clark and Mosely are the NTs given their size and Barnett and Mixon would be the UTs given their athleticism. Other than that it looks good.
 
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