I think that Hood is going to be a Jacket. Probably sooner than later now that we have 4. Johnson always seemed like a Vandy lean to me. But, we need as many good OL players as we can get IMO.
I think 5 will be plenty. We have 11 returning scholarship linemen next year...5 incoming freshman make 16.
We do lose 4 to graduation next year...but only 2 are likely starters.
We also have 2 walk-on OL's that have seen time and return next year....Krish and Bedford.
It is possible that we go to 25 this year depending on need...and with some possible medical schollies happening. One scholarship will go to Scott Blair..leaving 24 (and only 9 schollie seniors next year and a monster talent year in-state).
That means we have between 7 and 9 spots left assuming we keep the 15 we have committed.
18-20 still being GT recruited heavily with GT offers:
QB David Sims (soft to Kentucky)
QB Dontae Aycock
QB Courtney Dalcourt
QB Everett Proctor (soft to NCSt)
BB Dominique Allen (soft to Tenn)
BB Toney Williams (soft to Tenn)
AB Demond Dennis
AB Braxton Lane (MLB probable)
WR/QB Ricky Johnson (soft to Arkansas)
OL Daniel Hood
OL Wesley Johnson
DE Andre Civil (soft to Rutgers)
DE Euclid Cummings
DE Izaan Cross
LB/RB Jonathan Davis
LB Mike Gilliard (sfot to GA)
LB Nigel Mithcell-Thornton (soft to TN)
FS Darren Myles
* There are one or two others that are current commits elsewhere we are talking to and have offers.
At least 7 "on the bubble" players waiting for GT offers:
RB Brandon Brown
AB Luke Swift
OL Hunter Poole
Ol Camden Wentz
DE Victor Gray
LB Julian Burnette
CB Rashard Smith