Current QBs (1) - Lawson
- Continue recruiting Gibson and hope to pull off a major upset. If we don't land him, then Lawson is a solid addition in the class after Kaaya's and before Allison's.
Current RBs (3) - Scarlett, Cronkrite, Williams (Walton still 2016, according to Pete)
- Scarlett has said all the right things publicly about his commitment to Miami and is the headliner/leader of the class. Must hang onto him at all costs and it certainly helps our cause that he's at STA now. Absolute stud.
- Cronkrite is apparently concerned about the numbers, but they'll likely work themselves out. Heck of a player.
- Williams is a phenomenal athlete and would be an enormous get if he sticks. But he doesn't plan to take an OV here, has reached out to other schools expressing concern about numbers, and the writing seems to be on the wall. He would be a big loss even with the other backs we have committed because of the RB/WR role he could play in the offense. Having the speed of Scarlett and Williams on the field at the same time would be lethal.
Current WRs (3) - Chatman, Gosier, Spence
- I'm a big fan of Chatman's and I'm very bullish about him, but I could see some turnover at one or two of the other WR spots if we land a higher priority target. Gosier certainly has intriguing upside with his size and athleticism.
- We should obviously continue going after Ridley as hard as possible. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out with Peete (grades) and Durante (current WVU commit).
Current TEs (1) - Archibald
- Archibald is a very solid addition as a traditional in-line TE.
- Jaason Lewis should be the top priority as a move TE who can create mismatches at multiple spots along the formation. If we're able to land Lewis to go along with Archibald, it would be an A+ haul at the position.
Current OL (4) - Brown, Mahoney, Christian, Gauthier
- We're apparently also in the running for Jalen Merrick (would clearly be the best of the group, if he commits) and Brendan Loftus. It would be hard to imagine us taking all of these o-linemen, so it would be interesting to see which ones get pushed out if we add onto the current group.
Current DL (3) - Patchan, McIntosh, Fines
- Patchan has been a vocal leader of the class and has quickly become a fan favorite.
- McIntosh is an interesting addition because of his potential to grow into a DT. And he's the brother of a dynamic 2016 RB (Deon McIntosh) who should be a top priority for next year's class.
- It would be a big help if we land Lewis and/or Ledbetter from the JUCO ranks. Guys like Gallimore, Tuttle, and Green are likely no more than pipe dreams, unfortunately. Goes without saying that we need as much help at DT as we can get and we must upgrade here.
Current LBs (3) - Perry, George (JUCO), Gordinier
- Perry is the best player in this class right now who won't be playing RB in college, IMO. George is a solid addition. Hopefully DeBerry chooses to take an OV here, which would at least give us some semblance of a shot (even a miniscule one).
Current DBs (0)
- After taking just one CB in the previous cycle who many here don't seem to be very high on, we need to hit on our top targets this time around. Flipping Cole from FSU and/or Lewis from UF would be big. Carlton Davis and Davante Davis seem like our other top priorities at CB, according to the board's insiders.
- Just about everyone's ideal semi-realistic scenario at S would be to flip SBB from Alabama and also land Irvin/Jaquan. Failing to land any of them would be disastrous.
