Off-season 2026; Roster Needs/Portal

[MeadForMyHorses]

I could see a guy like Jake Miller pushing at 157. I thought he looked good at the US open.

Outside of that, a few question marks for sure.

125 - Does Ayden Smith make a jump or how does Rin look? Is Dru Ayala a factor?

133 - Can Grice continue to build on February/March and does Pearson run him down?

141 - Hope to see a rejuvenated Evan Frost.

149 - Is Paniro ok with manning 157 spot or does he toss his name in at 149 with Jacob?

157 - a big question mark weight for me. I think Paniro would do well here but what does Kane Naak look like and I mentioned Jake Miller before.

165 - need improvement here. I feel like between Euton/Riggins there is a 15-20th ranked floor but can one of them make a push for AA?

174 - Can MJ maintain the consistency that he showed last season and push for AA again?

184 - my biggest question mark. Thompson has been said to be 197 but he was a 174 a few years ago for Ok St, can he go 184? Can Bartelt get healthy?

197 - Thompson, or if he goes 184 is Carson Floyd a factor for 197?

285 - Odd to say but this might be my most confident weight which is insane with a true freshman there.

Plenty of question marks. Excited to see the development of the guys.

This seems like our best lineup:
25 - Let the four fight it out. No clear favorite although Vandermark has had an impressive freestyle season. Hope for some points at Nationals.

33 - Grice or Pearson - Winner should qualify and win matches at Nats.

41 - Evan

49 - Jacob

57 - Paniro

65 - Euton. I think he has low AA potential

74 - MJ. Seems focused. Top 4 finish wouldn't surprise me.

84 - Thompson if he will go 84. Tate and Bartelt have potential but haven't had a chance to prove themselves.

97 - Floyd has impressed this spring. I also think Carter could qualify if he turns out to be the guy.

285 - Coby

 

[Joeylee]

This seems like our best lineup:
25 - Let the four fight it out. No clear favorite although Vandermark has had an impressive freestyle season. Hope for some points at Nationals.

33 - Grice or Pearson - Winner should qualify and win matches at Nats.

41 - Evan

49 - Jacob

57 - Paniro

65 - Euton. I think he has low AA potential

74 - MJ. Seems focused. Top 4 finish wouldn't surprise me.

84 - Thompson if he will go 84. Tate and Bartelt have potential but haven't had a chance to prove themselves.

97 - Floyd has impressed this spring. I also think Carter could qualify if he turns out to be the guy.

285 - Coby

My gut tells me thompson will be at 184. MJ has such insane upside looking at whats at 174. if pearson wins does grice try the cut to 125 again? i know he wrestled off there a couple years ago. evan at 141 gets me really excited. tate and sawyer will push those guys hard at 184 and 197 if they can stay healthy. euton needs to stay healthy all offseason and focus on shoring up some footwork and hes an AA contender for sure. Paniro looked offensive before his injury last year. at 157 he should be able to cut loose. between rin dru and smith and vandermark we should have a very competent 125

 

[stuclone]