[BostonCard]

Fair point, but the back end of the class will always be more lightly recruited, and I could easily point out that Rowell was being recruited by Oregon, SC, and others.

The class is looking better, but does lack the sort of headliners that we’ve seen in years gone by (I am thinking of guys like Mills, Párkinson, Little, and Sarrell, who were all at or near the top of their position in 2017), but it also looks like it’s not going to have any big holes either, which has been a problem in the past (that 2017 class was ranked 14th in the country but had 5 defensive players, and was the beginning of a multi-year trend when we didn’t fill all our scholarships).

We will see where the class ends up, and after a weak 2021 class we really need a strong class next year.  I’m under no illusion that the class will be transformative unless a few of the less highly regarded recruits surprise to the upside.  But I do think the class will form a strong foundation going forward and can set us up for the future, especially if we can attract some top end talent next year (QB in particular, as you point out).

BC

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I haven’t done the math, but how many scholarships are we looking at?  I think we are at 83 right now, and there are ten or so fifth or sixth year seniors.  Seems reasonable to expect eight players with eligibility remaining to transfer, graduate/retire from football, or go pro (not sure how many prospects we have other than Booker, and maybe an offensive lineman or two).  But does anyone know what size class we are targeting?

BC

[BostonCard]

Fair point, but the back end of the class will always be more lightly recruited, and I could easily point out that Rowell was being recruited by Oregon, SC, and others.

The class is looking better, but does lack the sort of headliners that we’ve seen in years gone by (I am thinking of guys like Mills, Párkinson, Little, and Sarrell, who were all at or near the top of their position in 2017), but it also looks like it’s not going to have any big holes either, which has been a problem in the past (that 2017 class was ranked 14th in the country but had 5 defensive players, and was the beginning of a multi-year trend when we didn’t fill all our scholarships).

We will see where the class ends up, and after a weak 2021 class we really need a strong class next year.  I’m under no illusion that the class will be transformative unless a few of the less highly regarded recruits surprise to the upside.  But I do think the class will form a strong foundation going forward and can set us up for the future, especially if we can attract some top end talent next year (QB in particular, as you point out).

BC

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I haven’t done the math, but how many scholarships are we looking at?  I think we are at 83 right now, and there are ten or so fifth or sixth year seniors.  Seems reasonable to expect eight players with eligibility remaining to transfer, graduate/retire from football, or go pro (not sure how many prospects we have other than Booker, and maybe an offensive lineman or two).  But does anyone know what size class we are targeting?

BC