Another Portal Loss

[AppSt94]

Can someone start a thread on Portal Gains, if we have any, I'd really like to see some positive news.

Thomas Davis - Edge from Miami
Thornton Gentry - O Tackle from NC State
EJ Jackson - DB from Marshall
Jack Murphy - O Tackle from Marshall
Maquel Haywood - RB from Navy (had a great spring)
Tyrek Funderburk - DB from Richmond (was recruited heavily by Coach West at Richmond. Had a great spring)
Christian Ford - WR from Miss State
Michael Fletcher - Edge from Michigan State (had a great spring)
Makai Jackson - WR from Saint Francis (FCS Freshman All American)
Shawn Collins - Edge from Rutgers
Jarrett Paul - Safety from Kansas

How many of these will start this year? My guess would be 4 or 5 at least.

Starter is just a term for first one on the field. As a true #1, my feeling is that Funderburke is the only one that fits that mold after Spring. Fletcher and Collins are likely to get significant time, as well as Jackson at WR.

[AppStFan1]

Can someone start a thread on Portal Gains, if we have any, I'd really like to see some positive news.

Thomas Davis - Edge from Miami
Thornton Gentry - O Tackle from NC State
EJ Jackson - DB from Marshall
Jack Murphy - O Tackle from Marshall
Maquel Haywood - RB from Navy (had a great spring)
Tyrek Funderburk - DB from Richmond (was recruited heavily by Coach West at Richmond. Had a great spring)
Christian Ford - WR from Miss State
Michael Fletcher - Edge from Michigan State (had a great spring)
Makai Jackson - WR from Saint Francis (FCS Freshman All American)
Shawn Collins - Edge from Rutgers
Jarrett Paul - Safety from Kansas

How many of these will start this year? My guess would be 4 or 5 at least.

Starter is just a term for first one on the field. As a true #1, my feeling is that Funderburke is the only one that fits that mold after Spring. Fletcher and Collins are likely to get significant time, as well as Jackson at WR.

I saw the projected spring depth chart but I am hopeful more start by mid-season. Fletcher and Collins were among those I had in mind. Jackson should get on the field for sure. Tyrek is actually going to get NFL looks. He had a good season last year.

[appstate24]

Coaches seem to be very high of Fletcher. I have heard them continuously praise him.

GO APPS!!

[AppStateNews]

Coaches seem to be very high of Fletcher. I have heard them continuously praise him.

GO APPS!!

Big Mike will see a lot of playing time.

If he can learn the scheme and realize this scheme is more about doing your job and trusting others to do theirs as well (all schemes are that way, but this one is more than others), he will be an all conference player.

As a DE in this system, your main role may not be just to pass rush/run stop. Your role could be contain, take away a pitch, coverage against motion, take a double team, jam the middle, etc. Every scheme has those nuances, but this scheme is more so -- which is why it took a few years to implement under Woody.

I'd wager Big Mike will be in the field a lot early in the season during situations where has the green light to just rush the passer and not have to worry about anything else. As he matures in the system, you'll see his role expand and likely break in to the starting role.

[Rollneers30]

Can someone start a thread on Portal Gains, if we have any, I'd really like to see some positive news.

Thomas Davis - Edge from Miami
Thornton Gentry - O Tackle from NC State
EJ Jackson - DB from Marshall
Jack Murphy - O Tackle from Marshall
Maquel Haywood - RB from Navy (had a great spring)
Tyrek Funderburk - DB from Richmond (was recruited heavily by Coach West at Richmond. Had a great spring)
Christian Ford - WR from Miss State
Michael Fletcher - Edge from Michigan State (had a great spring)
Makai Jackson - WR from Saint Francis (FCS Freshman All American)
Shawn Collins - Edge from Rutgers
Jarrett Paul - Safety from Kansas

Can add two to the portal gain list. Griffin Scroggs, OL from Georgia. Rated as 3 star guy out of high school. Has 4 years of eligibility remaining. His brother Jack Scroggs, LB from Wofford, grad transfer.

[bigdaddyg]

I just scrolled through the current roster and if I counted correctly we have 24 players listed who transferred in. There might be 6 or so listed above not yet added. That would have us close to 30 next season who didn't sign here as freshmen. Kind of crazy but free agency is probably here to stay.

[AppStateNews]

I just scrolled through the current roster and if I counted correctly we have 24 players listed who transferred in. There might be 6 or so listed above not yet added. That would have us close to 30 next season who didn't sign here as freshmen. Kind of crazy but free agency is probably here to stay.

The list above was just this year's confirmed transfers at that time...