Adding another SR to the roster for next year is at least a little concerning. Will there be anyone on the roster with experience after 21?
Jaquan Amos Commits!!!
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Yes. Under Campbell, they do get guys some reps when they can. Especially on D. We just don't notice it that much because the big names on offense don't rest much.
I think that they do a good job of mixing in their LBs. And that will probably increase now that their backups from last year (Vaughn, Davis, Horne) all got playing time and are a year older. DL they kind of mix and match based on down and distance. DB you don't see as much rotation. On offense, there isn't much at all outside of TE. Kene got some carries and we saw Akers, Scates and Wilson from time to time at WR, but not much.
Hopefully Young sticks around for 22, regardless we don't take him unless he makes you better.
There could still be a few JRs from this past year return for 2 more years. Probably not as many super senior as are coming back this year because they will count against the 85 limit in 22. The top end guys will move on to NFL camps, while the lower end guys will encouraged to free up roster slots. I could see a couple guys in the midrange return for 22.
If an experienced, potential NFL-caliber player wants to come immediately help a team that already had the best roster in program history, there is absolutely no way we say "no thanks" in favor of giving younger guys experience instead. Next year is not a 'prioritize getting experience' type of year.
Jaquan Amos, Ball State Cardinals, Safety
Jaquan Amos is a 5-11.5, 175-pound Safety from Philadelphia, PA.
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This is a huge deal for many reasons, not the least of which is the way Eisworth and Young play As hard as they hit, you never know when they might be dinged up, or when an overzealous flag/review could cost us a half or two. Having someone of this caliber to slide around with minimal drop off is big.
Can this dude play corner? U seem to be the man to ask about these things. Where do u see him on are depth chart?
He's gonna be a safety. Need him there more than corner and he's better there anyway.
I will tell you (and this is totally my opinion), I don't care much for transfer players.
The status quo has flipped from believing that transfers are broken parts to being saviors of the program. I think they land somewhere in the middle and it really depends on why they are leaving.
For instance, Bickham was terrible. Unplayable in my book. Evrett Edwards was ok, but wouldn't sniff the field now.
In Amos's case, I think he will be solid. I'm guessing the staff thinks so, too or they wouldn't have taken him.
The status quo has flipped from believing that transfers are broken parts to being saviors of the program. I think they land somewhere in the middle and it really depends on why they are leaving.
For instance, Bickham was terrible. Unplayable in my book. Evrett Edwards was ok, but wouldn't sniff the field now.
In Amos's case, I think he will be solid. I'm guessing the staff thinks so, too or they wouldn't have taken him.
But then you also have guys like Pettway and Wilkerson that were good players their season here. Hopefully Amos locks down the FS spot.
Evrett Edwards was a fascinating story at ISU. He did okay, though I still think he was the weak link of that defense. But I'll never forget my surprise when I learned that the guy who was bilingual, and already had his degree after triple majoring at Duke, left his team hanging in the Liberty Bowl by not showing up to his classes all semester.
Led to the breakout of Lawrence White though, and related to the thread, transfer Reggie Wilkerson had his best game, making a crucial pass break-up on the final drive.
I saw some highlights. He's always around the LOS.
There was a tweet from a Coach Gore calling him one if the best LBs in college.
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The Honey Badger is a Safety, although if you ask him his position is “football player”. These are stats of where he lined up this year, and he was used like this before the Chiefs as well. But overall he’s still a Safety. But if Amos is like this, he’d probably be a good Star position. Also teams just use safeties different ways. I’m sure CMC/Heacock can fit him in somewhere.
“Mathieu has been all over the field this season. Snaps played by alignment, via @NextGenStats:
* Safety: 508
* Slot CB: 303
* Outside LB: 115
* Edge: 48
* Inside LB: 43
* Left CB: 11
* Right CB: 5
* Interior DL: 3 (standing-up)
Such a movable chess piece.”
