QB- I thought Stockton did well considering the lack of protection, running game, and bad wide receivers. But the job will be open in the spring.
Running back- Hopefully Etienne stays, but if not, I would only feel good about Frazier as an every down back. The Robinson's, in limited opportunities, haven't overly impressed and obviously they both have had serious injury issues.
Wide Receivers- Start from scratch, I'm not overly impressed with any of them. Evans and White could turn out to be pretty good in the slot, Bell is a role player, Tuggle is an unknown, and Speers and Humphrey don't seem to have the trust of the coaching staff. Maybe Young gets that extra year, we need a reliable X receiver. We have not done anything in the portal so far, so we will have to do something Kirby is not comfortable doing, which is play the Freshman early. The good thing is that the 2025 freshman class has the potential to be very good.
Tight End- Maybe the only offensive position group that I feel good about in 2025.
Offensive Line- Biggest conundrum on the team. Loaded with experienced and talented guys, but can't run block, and the tackles can't pass block. The interior line returns Fairchild, Wilson, and Morris, which should be a strong group, but they can't open holes. The tackles should be good, but Greene completely regressed and Freeling hasn't excelled. We will need to give a long look at the 2024 recruiting class, all of whom red shirted this year.
Interior Defensive Line- Unknown. Miller is the only guy you feel confident in, although McCloud and a healthy Hall could make a leap next year. We will have to rely on the 2024 class, which seems talented, but everybody redshirted. Griffin may be able to contribute as a Freshman.
Edge- At Defensive end you feel good about Ingram-Dawkins and Harris. Williams never lived up to his potential and was only sporadically good, he will be much easier to replace than Walker at OLB. Like everywhere else there is a need for redshirt freshman to step up, particularly JJA. At outside linebacker there is no replacing Walker, and Chambliss was under appreciated, Wilson is good and will need to stay healthy. Depth here is crazy thin, Johnson a RSFr is pretty much it. Harris and Cole could get reps at OLB to help out, along with the true freshman.
Inside linebacker- Strongest position on the team even with the loss of Mondon.
Secondary- I think we'll be OK with Bolden and Thomas at safety, and Aguero at nickel, but there is no depth. At corner Everette has improved, but there is a chance that he goes pro. I'm not sold on Harris and the depth is totally inexperienced. We never gave Robinson and Demello Jones the reps they needed this year. I expect that we will see some backups hit the portal out of the secondary, and this will really hurt secondary depth.
Running back- Hopefully Etienne stays, but if not, I would only feel good about Frazier as an every down back. The Robinson's, in limited opportunities, haven't overly impressed and obviously they both have had serious injury issues.
Wide Receivers- Start from scratch, I'm not overly impressed with any of them. Evans and White could turn out to be pretty good in the slot, Bell is a role player, Tuggle is an unknown, and Speers and Humphrey don't seem to have the trust of the coaching staff. Maybe Young gets that extra year, we need a reliable X receiver. We have not done anything in the portal so far, so we will have to do something Kirby is not comfortable doing, which is play the Freshman early. The good thing is that the 2025 freshman class has the potential to be very good.
Tight End- Maybe the only offensive position group that I feel good about in 2025.
Offensive Line- Biggest conundrum on the team. Loaded with experienced and talented guys, but can't run block, and the tackles can't pass block. The interior line returns Fairchild, Wilson, and Morris, which should be a strong group, but they can't open holes. The tackles should be good, but Greene completely regressed and Freeling hasn't excelled. We will need to give a long look at the 2024 recruiting class, all of whom red shirted this year.
Interior Defensive Line- Unknown. Miller is the only guy you feel confident in, although McCloud and a healthy Hall could make a leap next year. We will have to rely on the 2024 class, which seems talented, but everybody redshirted. Griffin may be able to contribute as a Freshman.
Edge- At Defensive end you feel good about Ingram-Dawkins and Harris. Williams never lived up to his potential and was only sporadically good, he will be much easier to replace than Walker at OLB. Like everywhere else there is a need for redshirt freshman to step up, particularly JJA. At outside linebacker there is no replacing Walker, and Chambliss was under appreciated, Wilson is good and will need to stay healthy. Depth here is crazy thin, Johnson a RSFr is pretty much it. Harris and Cole could get reps at OLB to help out, along with the true freshman.
Inside linebacker- Strongest position on the team even with the loss of Mondon.
Secondary- I think we'll be OK with Bolden and Thomas at safety, and Aguero at nickel, but there is no depth. At corner Everette has improved, but there is a chance that he goes pro. I'm not sold on Harris and the depth is totally inexperienced. We never gave Robinson and Demello Jones the reps they needed this year. I expect that we will see some backups hit the portal out of the secondary, and this will really hurt secondary depth.
