With several more defensive prospects coming up for visits/camps this summer I wouldn't be suprised if we don't get 1-2 more DB, DL commits before season. S Lyndell Johnson from Texas is planning on coming up this summer and we are one of his top schools right now, DT Gerrand Johnson is supposed to come up from Louisiana to camp at NU this summer, CB Josh Turner plans to come up from Oklahoma to camp this summer at NU, as well as some others possibly..... we could easily get a couple more commits before season starts.
My guess is that our final OL guy will hold out for a while, RB Aaron Green is not going to announce until early 2011 but will most likely choose us, and we'll pick up some receivers during the season...
On defense we'll pick up another DT sometime before September, we'll get our DE's during the season, same with our LB's, we'll get another DB before season starts and then the rest during season...
My prediction is that NU will have 9 commits before season starts... we'll pick up 12-13 during season and bowl season, and then we'll pick up 4-5 recruit between our bowl game and signing day...these are just my guesses. It's fun to predict these things and see if you were right later... what are ya'lls guesses?
I would think that we might be able to pick up maye 3 or 4 before the season with all of the camps/summer visits going on. I'm really not sure after that because I dono't know how many the coaches are looking to take in this class. Before some attrition, wasn't the number pretty low (15 or 16)? If 17 is the magic number, I'd say 9 or 10 when the season starts, maybe 2 or 3 mid-level guys during the season and then between 4-6 "high profile, wait until signing day" types of guys to round the class out, again though, it all depends on how many the coaches are looking to take.
This class is supposed to be bigger than last year. We have at least 21 scholarship seniors and we have that left over scholarship from this year (we are at 84 instead of the 85 limit). So that makes 22 right there, plus we may lose a couple. I would say we are taking 23. They have already said they want 5 OL, 4 DL, 2 RB, 2 QB, and 3 WR. Add in our high need at DB (probably 4) and 1-2 LB. That puts us at 22. Expect an athlete somewhere and of course numbers change if the right guys want N we will let them be N. By the season I think we are at 10. I think Davie is a good guess for us to get and Fisher if he is offered (I bet they look at his knee when he camps). I see us getting A. Green whenever he decides since he may not wait to signing day now. I think another 2 DL, the OL, 2 wr, 1 rb, and the other QB are N during the season. DB's are hard to project at this point, lots of guys like us, but they keep changing commitment times. I would say one more DB before season, 1 during, and 1 after.
Edit: Changed the A. Green from signing day to whenever he decides due to new updates.
I have been hearing the same numbers in terms of 5 OL, 4 DL, 2 RB, 2 QB, 3 WR, but I have heard 2 LB, 5 DB, and then a really good K/P cuz we haven't taken one in a while... I realize teams usually let K/P walk on, but I wouldn't be suprised if Bo takes a scholarship K/P to try and ensure he gets the best in the country cuz we haven't taken any in a while. Jason Dann is walking on this year but he's unproven and we lose Kunalik and Henrey this year. So it might be smart to nab a #1 or #2 kicker in the country by offering a scholie. If we do that would put us a 24 with room for an Athlete/Special Teams specialist.