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True Freshmen that I think are most likely to make an impact

LuCane said:
You all know by now I love Dunnigan as a prospect. I don’t know if he’ll really get a chance this season, but what a skill set.

Cantwell has consistently reminded me of Taylor Lewan.

If we’re going to have some surprise youngster break through, I pray it’s at LB.
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Interesting comp, you mind elaborating?
Only ask because IIRC, Lewan was a pretty light guy coming out of HS, but was a pretty supreme athlete. He just needed the weight/strength, but the feet were always a plus.
 
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htownkidd said:
Interesting comp, you mind elaborating?
Only ask because IIRC, Lewan was a pretty light guy coming out of HS, but was a pretty supreme athlete. He just needed the weight/strength, but the feet were always a plus.
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No OL expert, but I’d expect Cantwell to be the type who tests freakishly well (like Lewan did), but play a little tall and not as squatty or quick laterally, which were some of the knocks on Lewan coming out of college and part of the reason he fell out of the Top 10. Cantwell also wins ‘mean.’

I think Cantwell is probably already stronger than he was, which is surreal, but didn’t look technically refined. Anyway, have already heard he’s a mental freak and working beyond hard at his craft, so the comp could change once we see him against college competition.
 
I like our young lbs these last two classes, especially wiley and campbell but LB requires you being mentally ahead of the curve.

So idk if a we will see someone young start right away, but hopefully by mid season we have someone takeover that wlb spot
 
E1k said:
I like our young lbs these last two classes, especially wiley and campbell but LB requires you being mentally ahead of the curve.

So idk if a we will see someone young start right away, but hopefully by mid season we have someone takeover that wlb spot
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Our schedule overall is as weak as the Big East days and from a calendar perspective lines up perfectly for young player development.

September: Stanford, Florida A&M, Wake, Central Michigan
October: Clemson (10/3), Noles, Pitt, UNC

If Mario/Dawson unleash Mensah and our offense, we will we score like we did in 2024 and will sit our starters midway through the third quarter in every one of those games except Clemson )maybe even them, too). The young guys will have a lot of game time reps going into Notre Dame on November 7th.
 
I got Cantwell, Mueller, and Wingo on offense as contributors. And Dunnigan and Stancil on defense
 
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