Top freshmen from Camp so far, from what I gather.
The Great
RB-Chawntez Moss-No secret here, he's been getting hype since early spring all through summer. Sadly for him, we are stacked at RB, and he could redshirt because of it. Real nice talent, highly underrated talent.
Defensive Line-Not 1, or 2 , but 3 players are getting hype off the line with Watts, Camp, and Wheeler. Wheeler is said to be flat out better than what many thought and ahead of schedule and making plays. Pitt completely cleaned house last year on the D-line recruiting, and with loaded offer sheets from all 3 guys, its easy to see why. We are set to do it again with Jeter, Garbutt, and Twyman in the 2017 class, where that level of talent would put us off the charts in the future. Watts and Camp reportedly have been extremely strong bull rushing the QB. No surprise there, they were expected to be impact recruits immediately, and all signs point in that direction so far.
The Good
Defensive Back- While Hamlin has not locked down a starter spot yet, Hamlin, Coleman, and Garner are said be having pretty good camps and we have major high upside here. I like Garner at safety, big 6'2 frame, good instincts and closer, big hitter, playmaker. He has everything needed except big time speed. We just happen to be set at Safety this year. Like this group a lot.
QB-TMAC- While the talk of the camp is Nate Peterman, TMAC has been said to be looking really good with high upside as a true freshmen. He is behind with learning the playbook, but has major upside.
The Ok
WR-While all 3 guys have been said to do some good things in camp with Mathews, Flowers, and Ffrench, none of them cracked the early Top 5 WR rotation from Matt Canada. That can obviously change, but I dont feel the huge positive vibe with these 3 like I do with, say, the defensive line, when Narduzzi says they are flat out explosive and talented with massive upside. Obviously Mathews has received the most hype so far as an athletic specimen at 6'5 that can win jump balls, but how much does his 4.9 40 effect him when the coaches say he can stretch the field? I always thought he could bulk up and be a beast of a TE in the future, but that doesnt look like the plan now. Im a little surprised Flowers hasn't done more, or, at least, talked about more, but, perhaps that could be to the credit of our current WR's stepping up-Maybe. There does not seem to be major separation among these players, except Ford, and maybe Henderson. While Weah has been tabbed ultra "talented", however you want to read that, he has proven zero he can catch a football, and it should stay that way until he catches a ball in a live game.
The Disappointing
LB- This is probably my biggest concern position going into the season, unlike the majority talking about WR and TE. Bam Bradley is a redshirt senior getting more snaps at the Money position than at star. Who is the star? Zeise, Idowu? The lone brightspot is rs freshmen Saleem Brightwell, a highly recruited massive hitter with strong closing speed and tackling ability, but still is getting confused in formations per the coaches-Huge upside player. Talk has been quiet on highly rated recruit Anthony Mckee Jr., redshirt freshmen, Pugh, and Pine. Its clear after last season we need a lot more speed and athletic ability at LB. And while some positions are getting great early reviews from freshmen, such as Defensive line and secondary, this one is clearly lacking early on and not being talked about. Im surprised Pugh has not gotten more pub, he has the speed and athletic ability, but maybe having problems on the learning curve. We desperately could use his speed and athleticism. And, if none of these young guys step up, this position looks potentially dire going into next season as we lose Galambos, Caprara, and Bradley. We really need to land Nathan Proctor.
Incomplete
Offensive Line- Considering every coach on our team is raving about the talent and depth of our o-line going up to 9 deep across the board without hesitation, there obviously was not going to be any talk about any younger players. We have the best oline in the ACC, talent wise, and, depth wise. Matt Canada said the talent and depth on this line is unbelievable, and I would agree, as I can see potentially up to 5 players making the NFL off of it. So there is nothing to get information on the young guys, no one is even asking about it.
Fail
TE- This one is obvious, we don't have any. But for those wanting to know, we are still recruiting Reeves hard as I understand it.
Overall- We knew this freshmen class was great coming in, and highly underrated. From what has been shown so far on the field, a lot of the young guys look strong so far considering their age and being brand new to college, and this 2016 class is going to turn out special before there time is done here.
The Great
RB-Chawntez Moss-No secret here, he's been getting hype since early spring all through summer. Sadly for him, we are stacked at RB, and he could redshirt because of it. Real nice talent, highly underrated talent.
Defensive Line-Not 1, or 2 , but 3 players are getting hype off the line with Watts, Camp, and Wheeler. Wheeler is said to be flat out better than what many thought and ahead of schedule and making plays. Pitt completely cleaned house last year on the D-line recruiting, and with loaded offer sheets from all 3 guys, its easy to see why. We are set to do it again with Jeter, Garbutt, and Twyman in the 2017 class, where that level of talent would put us off the charts in the future. Watts and Camp reportedly have been extremely strong bull rushing the QB. No surprise there, they were expected to be impact recruits immediately, and all signs point in that direction so far.
The Good
Defensive Back- While Hamlin has not locked down a starter spot yet, Hamlin, Coleman, and Garner are said be having pretty good camps and we have major high upside here. I like Garner at safety, big 6'2 frame, good instincts and closer, big hitter, playmaker. He has everything needed except big time speed. We just happen to be set at Safety this year. Like this group a lot.
QB-TMAC- While the talk of the camp is Nate Peterman, TMAC has been said to be looking really good with high upside as a true freshmen. He is behind with learning the playbook, but has major upside.
The Ok
WR-While all 3 guys have been said to do some good things in camp with Mathews, Flowers, and Ffrench, none of them cracked the early Top 5 WR rotation from Matt Canada. That can obviously change, but I dont feel the huge positive vibe with these 3 like I do with, say, the defensive line, when Narduzzi says they are flat out explosive and talented with massive upside. Obviously Mathews has received the most hype so far as an athletic specimen at 6'5 that can win jump balls, but how much does his 4.9 40 effect him when the coaches say he can stretch the field? I always thought he could bulk up and be a beast of a TE in the future, but that doesnt look like the plan now. Im a little surprised Flowers hasn't done more, or, at least, talked about more, but, perhaps that could be to the credit of our current WR's stepping up-Maybe. There does not seem to be major separation among these players, except Ford, and maybe Henderson. While Weah has been tabbed ultra "talented", however you want to read that, he has proven zero he can catch a football, and it should stay that way until he catches a ball in a live game.
The Disappointing
LB- This is probably my biggest concern position going into the season, unlike the majority talking about WR and TE. Bam Bradley is a redshirt senior getting more snaps at the Money position than at star. Who is the star? Zeise, Idowu? The lone brightspot is rs freshmen Saleem Brightwell, a highly recruited massive hitter with strong closing speed and tackling ability, but still is getting confused in formations per the coaches-Huge upside player. Talk has been quiet on highly rated recruit Anthony Mckee Jr., redshirt freshmen, Pugh, and Pine. Its clear after last season we need a lot more speed and athletic ability at LB. And while some positions are getting great early reviews from freshmen, such as Defensive line and secondary, this one is clearly lacking early on and not being talked about. Im surprised Pugh has not gotten more pub, he has the speed and athletic ability, but maybe having problems on the learning curve. We desperately could use his speed and athleticism. And, if none of these young guys step up, this position looks potentially dire going into next season as we lose Galambos, Caprara, and Bradley. We really need to land Nathan Proctor.
Incomplete
Offensive Line- Considering every coach on our team is raving about the talent and depth of our o-line going up to 9 deep across the board without hesitation, there obviously was not going to be any talk about any younger players. We have the best oline in the ACC, talent wise, and, depth wise. Matt Canada said the talent and depth on this line is unbelievable, and I would agree, as I can see potentially up to 5 players making the NFL off of it. So there is nothing to get information on the young guys, no one is even asking about it.
Fail
TE- This one is obvious, we don't have any. But for those wanting to know, we are still recruiting Reeves hard as I understand it.
Overall- We knew this freshmen class was great coming in, and highly underrated. From what has been shown so far on the field, a lot of the young guys look strong so far considering their age and being brand new to college, and this 2016 class is going to turn out special before there time is done here.
