[OutsiderFan]

We signed 4 DL last year and have 1 committed this year.  We signed 1 LB last year and have 0 committed thus far this year that are not going on a two year mission. We play 4 LBs on every play and 2-3 DL on every play. I think our need for LBs is much greater than our need for DL.  Thus, if I had a choice due to positional need, I will take the LB being recruited by Georgia over the DE being recruited by Auburn (Alabama offer is not on the table any longer) even though they have comparable overall recruiting rankings, but I would love to have both of them. We need them both.

Stanford will have these 14 scholarship LBs in 2017

OLB: Kalambayi, Alfieri, Toohill, Tyler, Robinson, Veach, Reid, Dumani
ILB: Palma, Barton, Okereke, Branch, Perez, Fox

If Warner commits to be an ILB, Stanford will have 15 scholarship LBs.  And I'm not completely ruling out the possibility that Lund could be an ILB, particularly if Warner goes elsewhere.

Though you could maybe argue Warner is 1A and Johnson 1B, I don't think either is appreciably less valuable than the other.  That said, elite DL are more valuable than elite LBs.  I don't know if Johnson will be elite, but feel pretty confident saying he will be a much better player than say Wesley Annan.  So if you have Johnson, that will make it more likely Stanford will have better DL on the field more frequently.

And to me, the importance of getting a DL from Alabama, that everyone thought would go to either Alabama or Auburn, would be a watershed accomplishment for Stanford football.

So in other words, in recruiting, you want them all.  :P

[OutsiderFan]

We signed 4 DL last year and have 1 committed this year.  We signed 1 LB last year and have 0 committed thus far this year that are not going on a two year mission. We play 4 LBs on every play and 2-3 DL on every play. I think our need for LBs is much greater than our need for DL.  Thus, if I had a choice due to positional need, I will take the LB being recruited by Georgia over the DE being recruited by Auburn (Alabama offer is not on the table any longer) even though they have comparable overall recruiting rankings, but I would love to have both of them. We need them both.

Stanford will have these 14 scholarship LBs in 2017

OLB: Kalambayi, Alfieri, Toohill, Tyler, Robinson, Veach, Reid, Dumani
ILB: Palma, Barton, Okereke, Branch, Perez, Fox

If Warner commits to be an ILB, Stanford will have 15 scholarship LBs.  And I'm not completely ruling out the possibility that Lund could be an ILB, particularly if Warner goes elsewhere.

Though you could maybe argue Warner is 1A and Johnson 1B, I don't think either is appreciably less valuable than the other.  That said, elite DL are more valuable than elite LBs.  I don't know if Johnson will be elite, but feel pretty confident saying he will be a much better player than say Wesley Annan.  So if you have Johnson, that will make it more likely Stanford will have better DL on the field more frequently.

And to me, the importance of getting a DL from Alabama, that everyone thought would go to either Alabama or Auburn, would be a watershed accomplishment for Stanford football.

So in other words, in recruiting, you want them all.  :P