What young players do you expect or want to hear are doing well in the practices? Who do we need to take a step forward for next year?
I'd like to hear about people doing good things in the following positions:
1. WR - We lose Hillyer and T. Smith and only bring back Vandeberg with any real semblance of game experience. I know J. Smith played, but it wasn't much. Any positive news out of WR position would be welcome.
2. Interior OL - We've got good tackle depth with Croston, Meyer, and Boetger. However, we lose Blythe and Walsh. It'll be interesting to see if James Daniels gets any looks at C or if he is going to be a G next year and have Croston move to C since he's more experienced. Hope to hear good things about guard/center depth.
3. DE - We lose Meier for sure and most likely Ott, so we need depth at DE. That may not come, however, until the big load of DEs that are in this year's class get on campus next fall.
4. LB - While we return two of the 3, we have a TON of depth there, so it'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out. Will Mends, who started getting in on Raider packages, look to fill Cole Fisher's spot? What about Hockaday who played on special teams? Where does Bo Bower fit in? We've got some good, young talent there.
5. QBs - We've got 3 guys right now in Weigers, Boyle, and Cook with Stanley coming in the fall. Will be interesting to see how the depth chart starts shaking out during bowl prep, if at all.