Fall Camp Position Battles - Defensive Tackle

[Mavric]

Six guys could play. NU may very well need all six, too. ... Senior Kevin Maurice, the only one with significant in-game experience, is "prime for his best football," Riley said. And the Huskers will need him. Said Riley: "He’s got to be that guy that we can really rely on." … There's sophomore Mick Stoltenberg, who Riley said rehabbed "like crazy" after suffering a knee injury in bowl prep. "We're all excited about Mick," he said. … The Davis twins — redshirt freshmen Carlos and Khalil — are talented and eager, but "they're still learning about playing the game at this level," Riley said. He did note Wednesday that the Davis brothers have "the greatest chance for upside as the season goes on." … Sophomore Peyton Newell took advantage of an opportunity back in April. "(He) really wasn't in the picture a year ago, and all of a sudden he's making some plays in spring practice," Riley said. … Senior Logan Rath continues "to work," Riley said. He thinks Rath could put himself into that regular rotation.

 

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[Mavric]

[theknife]

I really hope he can anchor the line with Maurice and we aren't reliant on the Davis Twins day 1. I think they will only get better as the season goes on, but DT tends to take a few years of proper development.

[Redux]

Davis twins will be a household name by the time they are Juniors.

[yort2000]

 

I really hope he can anchor the line with Maurice and we aren't reliant on the Davis Twins day 1. I think they will only get better as the season goes on, but DT tends to take a few years of proper development.

 

I doubt Coach Parrella ever dreamed that if he ever had the opportunity to be the D-line coach at Nebraska that he would walk into a situation this dire. He definitely gets a chance to prove what he can do this year.

[HuskerzFanatik]

I think our d-line will see significant improvements this year. Give Coach P a year with the twins and i think they will become solid DT's. All opinion mind you, but i have a better feeling about our defensive line under him than Hughes.

[Mavric]

[Cdog923]

I would really like to see Stoltenberg slim down a bit and play some DE, but it's great to see him coming on at DT. No matter who ends up starting, that only helps the overall depth.

[swmohusker]

I would really like to see Stoltenberg slim down a bit and play some DE, but it's great to see him coming on at DT. No matter who ends up starting, that only helps the overall depth.

If any dt moves to de it would be a Davis twins not mick. They are more explosive and could play on space better. Really like Mick at dt

[ColoradoHusk]

Keep Mick at DT. Thats where he needs to be. We want speed at the DE.

[NUance]

 

I would really like to see Stoltenberg slim down a bit and play some DE, but it's great to see him coming on at DT. No matter who ends up starting, that only helps the overall depth.

If any dt moves to de it would be a Davis twins not mick. They are more explosive and could play on space better. Really like Mick at dt

 

 

It's not like Stoltenberg is slow and plodding. The guy ran the 4x100 relay in high school track.

 

That said, we can't possibly move Stoltenberg from DT. We're too thin at that position as it is.

[swmohusker]

 

 

 

I would really like to see Stoltenberg slim down a bit and play some DE, but it's great to see him coming on at DT. No matter who ends up starting, that only helps the overall depth.

If any dt moves to de it would be a Davis twins not mick. They are more explosive and could play on space better. Really like Mick at dt

It's not like Stoltenberg is slow and plodding. The guy ran the 4x100 relay in high school track.

 

That said, we can't possibly move Stoltenberg from DT. We're too thin at that position as it is.

That was about 50 pounds ago. The 4x100 time was also about 47 seconds which is about 2 seconds slower than our jv teams time. It is impressive that he ran on the 4x100 though.

[Mavric]

 

[Mavric]

Khalil Davis was out today but of the guys who were in there, Maurice and Stoltenberg were with the first team, Carlos Davis and Logan Rath were the 2s with Newell and Garrett Johns the 3s.

[caveman99]

https://twitter.com/swmckewonOWH/status/764655635132653570

 

https://twitter.com/swmckewonOWH/status/764655714446880769

What other young guys is Sam talking about? Khalil was held out and Carlos was in the 2 deep. I think most expect those 2 to be the back ups, but with bigger upsides in the near future.