I was listening to Riley talk, and he mentioned how young the team was talent wise. Gabe and Kelly (Franchize) ran with that and were basically saying veterans better be busting their asses because it sounds as though they'll have no qualms playing the young guys. It got me thinking, just how young is this team, and how much influence will this '17 class have on this team. So let's do a little Delp diving....2017 class edition.
QB: Murray / Kendall / Mordecai
'17 influence: Nothing, Robison is gone.
RB: Anderson / Sermon / Brooks
'17: 2nd and 3rd team RBs, probably the starting KR too (Sutton)
FB: Meier / Hall / Willis
'17: 2nd stringer Hall, who could start
YWR: Calcaterra / Willis / Morris
'17: Starter
HWR: Rambo / Jones / Basquine
'17: Starter
XWR: Lamb / Miller / Rambo
'17: Starter
ZWR: Brown / Crawford / Robinson
'17: Starter
RT: Evans / Moore / Ealy
'17: 3rd stringer
RG: Samia / Dalton / Robinson
'17: 3rd stringer
C: Humphrey / Alvarez / Dalton
'17: Starter
LG: Powers / Hayes / Roberson
'17: 2nd teamer
LT: Ford / Walker / Swenson
'17: nada
So on offense, I project 5/12 starters and 3 (Hall, Sermon, Brooks) key subs to be from the '17 class.
Edge: Gumbs / Jackson / Daley
'17: Starter and 3rd string
NG: Gallimore / Faamatau / Overton
'17: nada
DT: Bledsoe / Lott / Kelley
'17: 2nd stringer
SDE: Mann / Perkins / Thomas
'17: 3rd stringer
WLB: Kelly / Draper / Bolton
'17: 2nd team
MLB: Murray / JMT / White
'17: Starter
SLB: Jones / Jackson / Daley
'17: Starter, 3rd string
CB: Norwood / Brown / Baldwin
'17: Starter and 2nd String
CB: Motley / Parker / Edwards
'17: nada
SS: BRH / Haughton / Fields
'17: nada
FS: Broiles / Barnes / Yell
'17: Starter and 2nd String
NB: Brown / BRH / Broiles
'17: Starter, 3rd string
6/12 Starters on Defense are from the '17 class, plus numerous 2nd stringers.
So in total, 11/24 (46%) of the starters, I project to be from the '17 class.
'14: 1/24 4%
'15: 6/24 25%
'16: 5/24 21%
'17: 11/24 46%
'18: 1/24 4%
So literally half of the starters are '17 and '18 kids, so either true soph, RS fresh, or true fresh. Pretty telling. ('16 class sucks BTW).
QB: Murray / Kendall / Mordecai
'17 influence: Nothing, Robison is gone.
RB: Anderson / Sermon / Brooks
'17: 2nd and 3rd team RBs, probably the starting KR too (Sutton)
FB: Meier / Hall / Willis
'17: 2nd stringer Hall, who could start
YWR: Calcaterra / Willis / Morris
'17: Starter
HWR: Rambo / Jones / Basquine
'17: Starter
XWR: Lamb / Miller / Rambo
'17: Starter
ZWR: Brown / Crawford / Robinson
'17: Starter
RT: Evans / Moore / Ealy
'17: 3rd stringer
RG: Samia / Dalton / Robinson
'17: 3rd stringer
C: Humphrey / Alvarez / Dalton
'17: Starter
LG: Powers / Hayes / Roberson
'17: 2nd teamer
LT: Ford / Walker / Swenson
'17: nada
So on offense, I project 5/12 starters and 3 (Hall, Sermon, Brooks) key subs to be from the '17 class.
Edge: Gumbs / Jackson / Daley
'17: Starter and 3rd string
NG: Gallimore / Faamatau / Overton
'17: nada
DT: Bledsoe / Lott / Kelley
'17: 2nd stringer
SDE: Mann / Perkins / Thomas
'17: 3rd stringer
WLB: Kelly / Draper / Bolton
'17: 2nd team
MLB: Murray / JMT / White
'17: Starter
SLB: Jones / Jackson / Daley
'17: Starter, 3rd string
CB: Norwood / Brown / Baldwin
'17: Starter and 2nd String
CB: Motley / Parker / Edwards
'17: nada
SS: BRH / Haughton / Fields
'17: nada
FS: Broiles / Barnes / Yell
'17: Starter and 2nd String
NB: Brown / BRH / Broiles
'17: Starter, 3rd string
6/12 Starters on Defense are from the '17 class, plus numerous 2nd stringers.
So in total, 11/24 (46%) of the starters, I project to be from the '17 class.
'14: 1/24 4%
'15: 6/24 25%
'16: 5/24 21%
'17: 11/24 46%
'18: 1/24 4%
So literally half of the starters are '17 and '18 kids, so either true soph, RS fresh, or true fresh. Pretty telling. ('16 class sucks BTW).
