4 years to play 3. Offers from West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Michigan St, and Memphis.
Josh Knipfel (class of 2017) commits
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4 years to play 3. Offers from West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Michigan St, and Memphis.
Had some good offers. WVU, VT, and Mich St.
Great pick up. Keep giving Manning some tools to work with.
Great pick up. Keep giving Manning some tools to work with.
I would guess that he will be in that top 7 or 8 available so I would think that means he plays. But then again, if he's not in the top 5 and the OL stays healthy (knock on wood) he might RS.
Nice to have that kind of option though for sure.
Another note, 6'6 315? We're going to have a massive OL this year.
I'd venture to guess he dresses this year given our lack of depth, experience, etc at the position and OL as a whole. Tough to say whether he plays, but given his size and assumed talent its not off the table.
Here's an example of how big the OL could be this year.
Keep in mind, these are from the 2016 roster so a few weights are definitely low compared to now (Foster, Campos, Meeker, JGJ, Mueller).
Foster 6'8 290
Campos 6'8 305
Meeker 6'5 305
Oge 6'3 325
Dawson 6'3 330
JGJ 6'5 295
Knipfel 6'6 315
Mueller 6'6 298
Would also assume that Garcia has beefed up from 285 since his switch to OL.
Keep in mind, these are from the 2016 roster so a few weights are definitely low compared to now (Foster, Campos, Meeker, JGJ, Mueller).
Foster 6'8 290
Campos 6'8 305
Meeker 6'5 305
Oge 6'3 325
Dawson 6'3 330
JGJ 6'5 295
Knipfel 6'6 315
Mueller 6'6 298
Would also assume that Garcia has beefed up from 285 since his switch to OL.
He qualified out of HS which is why he can come to ISU in 2017.
He had FCS offers out of high school but no FBS because of a torn ACL.
Went to IWCC for a year and earned offers from ISU, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Michigan St.
I doubt if Forbes was run off, unless he wasn't living up to basic requirements like showing up on time, skipping workouts, etc, etc. I think they were pretty high on him, but I could be wrong.
Let's assume CW's birdie is correct, where do people see him starting? Guard or Tackle? And ahead of who?
My uneducated guess would be a 4 way battle at both guard spots between Oge, Meeker, Dawson, and Knipfel. Unless he can play tackle, then he would be in a 3 way battle with Campos and Foster.
