DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Omar Billy 6'2" 270 Sophomore (RS)
Brad Brezina 6'2" 275 Freshman (RS)
Travis Parker 6'5" 265 Sophomore
Wrotto Mansfield 6'4" 310 Freshman
LeShawn Newberry 6'0" 300 Freshman
I just found out Reggie Koon and Alfred Malone will not be here next year, so that does change the prospects here.
This makes it critical that the two freshmen are good. Even if they are, we will still have to shore up the DT position with more bodies.
This means we can put some beef in the middle, but two are freshman. Another 310-320 DT is coming over from Clark University, but it is unclear as to whether he will play defense or offense.
Since you normally have five offensive linemen and a tight end (6 OLs) constantly pounding on two DTs and two DEs (4 DLs), the four DLs can be worn down quickly.
We need a lot of substitution on the defensive line, thus we need a lot of manpower here, the bigger the better.
It appears we could go with heft or speed at the DT, depending on the offense against us. If they run right at us, we need the heft. If we want to penetrate to get to the passer or runners more quickly, we could go with the lighter group of DTs.
I will change my first look at this position. It now appears Tenuta may have to make a few changes to shore up this position.
I just looked over the defensive list. It appears LeRon Lee at 6'2" 277 is the heaviest and most compact of the DEs. He may be a candidate for DT.
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Omar Billy 6'2" 270 Sophomore (RS)
Brad Brezina 6'2" 275 Freshman (RS)
Travis Parker 6'5" 265 Sophomore
Wrotto Mansfield 6'4" 310 Freshman
LeShawn Newberry 6'0" 300 Freshman
I just found out Reggie Koon and Alfred Malone will not be here next year, so that does change the prospects here.
This makes it critical that the two freshmen are good. Even if they are, we will still have to shore up the DT position with more bodies.
This means we can put some beef in the middle, but two are freshman. Another 310-320 DT is coming over from Clark University, but it is unclear as to whether he will play defense or offense.
Since you normally have five offensive linemen and a tight end (6 OLs) constantly pounding on two DTs and two DEs (4 DLs), the four DLs can be worn down quickly.
We need a lot of substitution on the defensive line, thus we need a lot of manpower here, the bigger the better.
It appears we could go with heft or speed at the DT, depending on the offense against us. If they run right at us, we need the heft. If we want to penetrate to get to the passer or runners more quickly, we could go with the lighter group of DTs.
I will change my first look at this position. It now appears Tenuta may have to make a few changes to shore up this position.
I just looked over the defensive list. It appears LeRon Lee at 6'2" 277 is the heaviest and most compact of the DEs. He may be a candidate for DT.
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