Thank you for starting this thread. I'm excited about actual discussions about the staff, recruiting, schemes, and this roster.
QB: I'm really interested in how this plays out. Casey will want to be the starter and he will portal if Card beats him out or if Bryce Young follows Sark. Also curious if Sark looks around and trys to bring in a veteran transfer like Riley does every year. I really want to see what Casey can do but not sure how he fits into Sark's offense.
RB: Easy decision. Give Bijan the damn ball and let RoJo spell him when he's tired. RoJo would also be good for short yardage downs with how violent he likes to run. Go sign LJ or drop a few bags on Wheaton's door step. Wheaton would be a very good change of pace back. We don't have any RBs on our roster with his 4.3 speed.
WR: TO21, JWhitt, Moore, Dixon, Jake Smith (if he doesn't transfer). Lots of talent here but I would like for us to see who we can get from the transfer portal. This should be the easiest position to get an infusion of talent and speed with his offense. Won't take much to convince some good WRs at lower profile schools to come here.
OL: I like Karic, Angilau, and Majors. I think we'll need 2 transfers for RG and RT. I would not depend on Kerstetter to come back at 100% after his injury and even if he does, he played terribly this year (even if it was out of position). I think bring in a seasoned RG and RT to shore up this line. Christian Jones needs more time. Tyler Johnson has it physically, not sure why he hasn't been able to put it together. He's got NFL size at guard.
TE: Give Jared Wiley the damn ball and give Ja'Tavion Sanders reps here as well.
DL: We'll need to find a edge rusher in the portal. Reese Leitao and Jett Bush should never see playing time. They both should be at a place like Baylor or UNT. Marquez Bimage is okay. He hasn't played in a year. I would build this line around Collins, Coburn, and Sweat. Ojomo is solid, Jacoby Jones is solid. Need to get an elite pass rusher. Get Ja'tavion Sanders on the field on defense as well.
LB: Just keep developing these guys. Juwan Mitchell needs to go. Too many bone headed penalties and the dude shouldn't be allowed to be in the locker room with his emotional swings. Ford, Hullaby, Gbenda have shown promise. Bring in a seasoned LB to complement Overshown. Show Tyler Owens the feedback from scouts about Overshown and tell him if he has any hopes of playing in the league, he needs to put on 15-20 pounds and learn to play physical. Owens is a physical freak that needs to be coached up and put in the right position to succeed. He was a 5 star simply because he had an NFL body and speed in high school. We have to be able to start developing players like him if we want to compete with Bama.
DB: This should be the easiest. Adimora, BJ Foster, Jamison, Jalen Green, Josh T, Jerrin T, Crawford and Barron. There is a lot of talent and high effort guys here. This doesn't even include Anthony Cook who will probably portal out. If you can get Corey Raymond, you do whatever you can to bring Stingley here.
Sark has to know that year one is very important. If he wins 10+ games next year, he's going to have recruits line up to play for him. If he doesn't win, he will continue to see the elite guys go to other programs. We have to see results.