Regarding Baxter, if the guy has good people around him and has managed his money well, he’s a millionaire as he heads elsewhere. He made that money while not knowing the difference between being hurt and injured, then having a sidelining injury and not playing, then being a shadow of his former self and being a net negative when on the field. He will now go somewhere else and collect a paycheck while likely again shattering into a million pieces and not doing much to improve that program’s record. He writes a nice article though.
OL, I won’t be surprised if 5 guys leave. 3 minimum.
WR, there was at least one costly poor evaluation last cycle that is unlikely to be reupped. Moore can also go be average somewhere else. No one wants to see Wingo leave other than clowns on this site. It would have to be a gamechanger for someone to be a portal priority, apparently.
RB, ton of turnover. If they don’t land a very big prize in the portal, shame on them.
The emergence of Townsend as a true potential unicorn at TE creates the luxury of wishing Endries well to the NFL and the downside of potentially losing some other promising guys who simply know they’re not going to play a ton behind Townsend.
They know it is a pipe dream to retain Hill, but keeping everyone else, including Spence, is a big deal.
Some guys at DB think they’re worth more than the portal likely tells them they are but Texas has a ton of depth and talent, as well as experience. Maybe they seek a difference maker at Safety, I guess.
Akina, Flood, Jackson, Scott - they could all be seeking employment elsewhere.