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Yep, this is premature.

Below an attempt to look at the roster for next year while integrating verbals and target recruits. As you will see I didn't obsess over the finer details on the kids who have converter their PWO status to scholly unless I know they will be on the field next year.

I don't profess this to be perfect, far from it, so fire away. Yes - I've listed them in pseudo depth chart format where possible.

QB
1) D Williams
2) Bisack
3) McAfee - verbal
4) Need a HS recruit
5) Need a Juco transfer

RB
1) Newsome
2) Johnson
3) Hopkins
4) Vickers
5) J. Thompson
6) Mensah?
7) Scott?

FB
1) Allendinger
2) Need a recruit for this space

WR
1) Mayala
2) McLean
3) Skanes - slot wr
4) Dixon <--could be the #2 receiver
5) Coney
6) need a solid WR recruit in this class for this space
7) need another WR for future depth. Fortt or Herring look like they could be converted to WR if needed.

OT
1) Peart
2) DeGeorge? <--do we have any clue about OT next year.
3) Grad Transfer not yet named visiting this weekend?!?!
4) Hashemi
5) Cespedes
6) Tunstall? <--visiting this weekend - looks developmental to me.
7) Van Demark? <--visiting this weekend -

OG
1) Rutherford
2) Hopkins
3) Leone
4) R. Holmes? <--it would be great to get this kid this weekend, looks like the best of the four OL visiting.
5) Hubbard? <--visiting this weekend
6) I'm afraid the rest of the kids on scholly must not be worth discussing or we'd see them on the field by now given our struggles.

C/LS
1) Crozier
2) Vechery (also plays OG)
3) Oak
4) Zecchino as LS
5) Keating - PWO
6) Need an impact recruit at center pronto


TE
1) Myers <--will he return?
2) Bloom
3) Davis
4) Holman <--participation schedule says he played this year, anyone notice?
5) Lee
6) Fitton - verbal <--looks like a solid blocker
7) unless we convert Garson or Hobbs (visiting), we could use another recruit.

DL
1) Fatusaki <--returning?
2) Ormsby <--returning?
3) Atkins <-not an impact player, this is why we need to get Maize/Johnson & Hobbs
4) Lawley <-not an impact player, this is why we need to get Maize/Johnson & Hobbs
5) Okounam <--did get on the field this year?
6) Murphy
7) Brouse <--hoping for something here, had a nice HS tape
8) we need a recruit here to play DT and replace Marianan and Mikal Myers
9) Maize?? <--looks like someone that could play early
10) Josh Johnson??
11) Hobbs??
12) Keeler??
13) Cummins??

LB
1) Carrezola <--time to call a spade a spade, he's DE and should not be put in pass coverage
2) Stapleton
3) Levenberry
4) Diggs
5) Britton
6) J. Stevens
LB pool below - no idea how to sort these guys yet
7) W. Richardson
8) Nizar Williams
9) AJ Garson
10) Connor Freeborn (looked like a DE in HS)
11) Gilmartin
12) Dickens - verbal
13) Byczko - verbal

CB
1) Tre Bell
2) Coyle or Dixon <--hoping this kid or someone new moves up
3) Coyle or Dixon
4) Robinson IV
5) Swenson - verbal <--probably has a good chance of playing as a frosh
6) Olaniyan - verbal

S
1) Summers <--can move back to CB if we have injuries
2) McCallister
3) Watkins
4) Garland
5) M. Terry
6) Hahn <--per the Tulane report, Hahn may have burned his redshirt
7) Fortt - verbal
8) DeGroot? <--visiting this weekend - could be playing early here at UConn considering how others played last year.
 

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Re. WR...as many times as people have tried to write Beals off as transferring, there's no concrete proof. He should be back next year unless he comes out and says otherwise.

Also you're forgetting Tahj Herring-Wilson at CB.
 
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We're going to lose key contributors, maybe even projected starters, at multiple positions to transfer
 

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Re. WR...as many times as people have tried to write Beals off as transferring, there's no concrete proof. He should be back next year unless he comes out and says otherwise.

Also you're forgetting Tahj Herring-Wilson at CB.

Never understood why Beals hasnt gotten more time
 
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Never understood why Beals hasnt gotten more time

I'm going to guess it's because he can't block for crap on the bubble screens. To be honest I've always like him more than Mayala.
 

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Also, our QB depth is downright terrifying. and we were worried about QB depth this past year...
 
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Also, our QB depth is downright terrifying. and we were worried about QB depth this past year...

It's amazing that we don't seem to offer more guys at the QB position. QB's are a crap shoot, that's why good programs hoard them.
 
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I don't believe he's on scholarship and would be shocked if he ever plays a down

He has other PWO on roster (include or don't include 'em no difference for this)... Hell, there are kids listed who don't even have offer or who nobody knew before last night.
 

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We're going to lose key contributors, maybe even projected starters, at multiple positions to transfer

Have anything to back this up?
 

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Re. WR...as many times as people have tried to write Beals off as transferring, there's no concrete proof. He should be back next year unless he comes out and says otherwise.

Also you're forgetting Tahj Herring-Wilson at CB.

Right, I meant Coyle or Herring-Wilson at CB #2 and 3 rather than Dixon.
 

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Right, I meant Coyle or Herring-Wilson at CB #2 and 3 rather than Dixon.

Hopefully Dixon's status as Look Team POY will translate into meaningful snaps at WR next year. Surprising to see him take that leap above Skanes, who was more highly touted coming in IIRC.
 

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Hopefully Dixon's status as Look Team POY will translate into meaningful snaps at WR next year. Surprising to see him take that leap above Skanes, who was more highly touted coming in IIRC.
I was just guessing that Skanes will start in the slot as the third WR.
 
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Usually, the RS Juniors who aren't coming back participate in senior day. This year, there was one RS JR who participated, Jalen Stevens, so he won't be back. I would think the rest of the RS JRs will be back for their RS SR year.
 

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Revised per input. I left the 5'11'' Rishell off at the QB position for now. Doesn't seem like he would ever get in. Added Junior Joseph back, removed Stevens. Also added Mason Donaldson at WR.

QB
1) D Williams
2) Bisack
3) McAfee - verbal
4) Need a HS recruit
5) Need a Juco transfer

RB
1) Newsome
2) Johnson
3) Vickers
4) Hopkins
5) J. Thompson
6) Mensah?
7) Scott?

FB
1) Allendinger
2) Need a recruit for this space

WR
1) Mayala
2) McLean
3) Skanes - slot wr
4) Dixon <--could be the #2 receiver
5) Coney
6) Donaldson
7) need a solid WR recruit in this class for this space
8) need another WR for future depth. Fortt or Herring look like they could be converted to WR if needed.

OT
1) Peart
2) DeGeorge? <--do we have any clue about OT next year.
3) Grad Transfer not yet named visiting this weekend?!?!
4) Hashemi
5) Cespedes
6) Tunstall? <--visiting this weekend - looks developmental to me.
7) Van Demark? <--visiting this weekend -

OG
1) Rutherford
2) Hopkins
3) Leone
4) R. Holmes? <--it would be great to get this kid this weekend, looks like the best of the four OL visiting.
5) Hubbard? <--visiting this weekend
6) I'm afraid the rest of the kids on scholly must not be worth discussing or we'd see them on the field by now given our struggles.

C/LS
1) Crozier
2) Vechery (also plays OG)
3) Oak
4) Zecchino as LS
5) Keating - PWO
6) Need an impact recruit at center pronto


TE
1) Myers
2) Bloom
3) Davis
4) Holman <--participation schedule says he played this year, anyone notice?
5) Lee
6) Fitton - verbal <--looks like a solid blocker
7) unless we convert Garson or Hobbs (visiting), we could use another recruit.

DL
1) Fatusaki <--opt for the draft?
2) Ormsby
3) Atkins <-not an impact player, this is why we need to get Maize/Johnson & Hobbs
4) Lawley <-not an impact player, this is why we need to get Maize/Johnson & Hobbs
5) Okounam <--did get on the field this year?
6) Murphy
7) Brouse <--hoping for something here, had a nice HS tape
8) we need a recruit here to play DT and replace Marianan and Mikal Myers
9) Maize?? <--looks like someone that could play early
10) Josh Johnson??
11) Hobbs??
12) Keeler??
13) Cummins??

LB
1) Carrezola <--time to call a spade a spade, he's DE and should not be put in pass coverage
2) Stapleton
3) Levenberry
4) Diggs
5) J. Joseph
6) Britton
LB pool below - no idea how to sort these guys yet
7) W. Richardson
8) Nizar Williams
9) AJ Garson
10) Connor Freeborn (looked like a DE in HS)
11) Gilmartin
12) Dickens - verbal
13) Byczko - verbal

CB
1) Tre Bell
2) Coyle or Herring <--hoping this kid or someone new moves up
3) Coyle or Herring
4) Robinson IV
5) Swenson - verbal <--probably has a good chance of playing as a frosh
6) Olaniyan - verbal

S
1) Summers <--can move back to CB if we have injuries
2) McCallister
3) Watkins
4) Garland
5) M. Terry
6) Hahn <--per the Tulane report, Hahn may have burned his redshirt
7) Fortt - verbal
8) DeGroot? <--visiting this weekend - could be playing early here at UConn considering how others played last year.
 
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Hard to see how he comes back after all that happened. Injury + Marriage + kid + replaced by DW = unlikely to return. It certainly would be nice to have him though.
I think his injury pushed Diaco to play Williams.
 
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I shudder to think what the offense might be next season.......and the defense without Obi and Myers may struggle as well.

We are loaded with 6'5", 250LB kids who don't run particularly well. This guy may be a complete and total boob in every aspect.

Hope I'm wrong.
 
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I shudder to think what the offense might be next season..and the defense without Obi and Myers may struggle as well.

We are loaded with 6'5", 250LB kids who don't run particularly well. This guy may be a complete and total boob in every aspect.

Hope I'm wrong.

the offense can't possibly be worse. that's what I keep telling myself anyway
 
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