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Interested to see his reaction to the Mullen hire. His offense is a known quantity. I wonder if Schwartz really talked to him when he was at State.

I’ve said for a long time, this dude can play. Games or wish-washy or whatever. Sign him. He can ball.

@ellitor, good point. Still, flaky or not, I think he’s a player. Wish it had played out differently.

I read a breakdown on Sherwood that predicted that he would eventually develop into a LB but would start his career as a Safety. So, maybe he's the third. I'd be very much in favor of signing at least one of the following: Quay Walker, Zacoby McClain, JJ Peterson, or Channing Tindall. At the moment, it feels like we may miss on all four, which is a bummer.

Meh. I LOVE the group of Safeties we have committed. Three is the number we needed, and I like all three.

@ellitor he might. He and Carlton will have tough decisions to make. @ClaytonAU I’m guessing Dinson gets work back at Safety. Possibly Malcolm Askew as well. Thomas is the guy that has to come through though. He’s a junior with experience. Huge spring for him.

Tray is a straw stirring a very tasty drink. Secondary may take a step back, but if Jeff comes back, the DL should be better. They can paper over some issues in coverage. It’s going to be a crucial spring for Thomas, Peters, Monday, Sherwood, and anyone else playing Safety.

Good stuff. DB class is pretty mean.

Yeah, McMichael is the only lock of that group. Seems like we'd take him any time he wanted to sign up. The rest are just guys I've seen mentioned at various times having real communication with our staff. I saw some quote from Daniels basically saying if Auburn offered it would be tough to turn down, which I take to mean he's in if we want him. Like you said, it doesn't seem like we've made a call on who the second CB target is (other than McMichael).

From what I can gather, we're looking at Tutt (c'mon and join the fun!!), McMichael (a long shot), CD Daniel (Memphis commit), Jalynn Williams (Florida commit as a WR), possibly Derek Turner (seemed to be a target in the summer), and Keith Washington (at Co-Lin JUCO via Michigan). @ellitor Does that about cover it?

I'd say the DB recruiting is anything but thin this year. Basically, we have three Safeties in the fold (Monday, Sherwood, and Fuqua) along with a guy that's a S/LB hybrid who could play some Nickel (Marsh). If we land Tutt, that's a high-end CB, and from what I understand, we're still considering/recruiting Keith Washington (former Michigan CB). If we spend five or six scholarships on the defensive backfield, that's depth.

If Sal Canella caught the ball more, this would be a different story. He’s been targeted far more than NCM.

He's a legit target, but from my view, he's the least likely guy on that list. He's a Texas kid, and we don't sign many of those. Any two of those four would be big time though. Schwartz is the most unique player in the group because of his speed.

He has some Nick Fairley in him. He plays to punish people and rub their nose in it. Personally, I loved the Nick Fairley attitude, and I love what I see from Smoke. But it does chafe some folks, and their view is justified.

Interesting. That's literally what he said.

I read it as (1) Martin and Joiner or (2) Cook.

Personally, I'd rather have McClain. I think the kid is going to be a stud.

I think in a defense that rolls between 4-2-5 and 3-4 formations, you're MLB has to be able to cover. If he has the physicality to play the run, he doesn't need a ton of weight. Travis Williams played MLB at 215 in 2004. That maybe the target weight for McClain. I've said for a while, my dream LB class would be Harris, McClain, and Tindall. I don't know where we stand with Channing Tindall, but those are my favorite guys in the class.

Not that I know of. I was under the impression this kid is like 6'0" or 6'1" and 205 or 210 lbs. That's Travis' size.

I'll take McClain as the next Travis Williams, AT Williams, or Karibi Dede. That'll work for me!

Harris is underrated in my view. He can absolutely ball and would be a perfect fit in our scheme. Personal opinion, he, Tindall, and McClain would give us the best set of LBs in this year's class. If I'm making a Christmas list, all three are on it!

If you include Tray Matthews (who did not technically sign with us but has been in Auburn for four years), Matthews is the biggest prospect we've had, but I think Monday has a higher ceiling with a better skill set (coverage, ball awareness, hands, etc.) for today's game.

I'm, so now that Smoke is on board, we all agree Hill is a lock!

Wow. War damn eagle, Smoke! And a major h/t to Gus, Kevin, Kristi, and the entire staff. That's fantastic. Given his talent and the depth chart after this season, this is probably the biggest catch we could have outside of Fields. Awesome!

Decades plural? Legitimate question, you didn't view Rosegreen as a game changer at Safety during his All-American season? He floated between positions, but he fit the bill in my view. Was I just splitting hairs on your choice of words (since Junior was 13 years ago) or was that an intentional omission?