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Nine actually. 3 OL, 2 RB, 1 DE, and 3 DBs.

Only real losses out of spring were Steen to transfer and Monroe Mills and Jam Jackson to injury (Jam’s not formally announced, but there seemed to be a lot of pessimism about it). Would’ve liked Frakes to stick around as QB3, just to keep the two true freshmen clean, but is what it is. So yeah, net gain of let’s say five depth chart-worthy-ish guys.

I’ve got us at 94 scholarship guys right now. It’s kinda nuts this many guys are signing on with playtime time going to be so competitive to get.

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Maybe we’re using our injury frequency as a marketing tool. “See how many guys get hurt, you’re definitely gonna get a chance to play!”

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And another

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Current Football UVA Portal
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None from the Czech Republic though unfortunately.

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I see one I’d take though

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The sad, sad tale of how UNC, or rather its 73yo FB coach and his 24yo GF cocked up the HARD KNOCKS deal. (Apologies if this should have gone in the schadenfreude thread, but I couldn’t find the schadenfreude thread):
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/bill-belichick-new-girlfriend-deliver-max-gross-20303411.php

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How down bad were we in the secondary? Seems like we have a ton of vets and young guys now. I thought we only needed 1-2

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The defensive backfield was severely depleted this spring. Prior to this flurry of commits, we were down to 13 scholarship DBs, and that’s before you factor in Jam Jackson’s worrying spring injury, Antonio Clary’s inability to make it through a season, and the fact that four of those are true freshmen. Our base defense is a 4-2-5 so we need a lot of depth there, and have carried 18 DB’s each of the last two seasons; Bronco’s last season we carried 20!

Going into the spring, the baseline need was two additional; replacing Jam made it at least three adds needed. As of today, with yesterday afternoon’s Da’Marcus Crosby addition, we’ve added four this spring cycle bringing us to 17 total. It’s barely enough, but it’s a marked improvement over where we were two weeks ago.

Adding: Even with all these pickups, the corners are still questionable. Prevard is stepping up from the MEAC, Robinson was a 2nd stringer at UC, Karnley was a 2nd stringer put up paltry stats across 10 games at Arizona, and Charles was a 2nd stringer at Tennessee; need a bunch of these guys to prove they’re up to a much bigger task here, as well as Dre Walker finally delivering on the promise he showed as a true freshman. Jam was really the only corner we had coming into the spring who you could feed really good about, the worst one to get injured.

Safeties look good on paper, though. Neal and Crosby are both solid transfer pickups, and Hardy, Clary, and Minter are all playable depth.

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Why is this sad? Good for them. Many people love bigger than life personalities like Kardasians, Sanders, etc. They are monetizing their fame. Doing a great marketing job too. Smart.

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It’s not sad. It’s amusing. Half the folks who watch those kinds of tabloid reality shows do so to mock the ridiculous personalities they portray. Yes I understand those stars are often laughing all the way to the bank. At the end of the day, it’s none of our business, nor does it materially affect us, nor is it illegal, for Belichek to have a girlfriend young enough to be his granddaughter. If it were the HC of, say, Cal State Fullerton, I’d roll my eyes and forget about it. But it’s (a) an NFL HOF’er and (b) the HC of one of our biggest rivals, so as such it’s fair game to point and laugh.

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Didn’t Karnley start 8 games last year?

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Good catch, 6 starts actually according to UofA’s official stats.

That said, put up pretty paltry numbers. 16 tackles on the year across 10 games / 6 starts, and not a single PBU, INT, or other statistic registered. The Miami folks said he bailed on them after spring ball because he couldn’t crack the 2-deep there.

He is only a rising 3rd year, so hopefully there’s growth and improvement still to be realized and we’re the ones that get it.

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Yeah I put more stock in the fact that Michigan, Auburn, and Miami (+ others) were seriously after him.

Also I’m extremely high on Prevard. His tape is awesome. And he’s a much bigger and physical dude than I assumed when he committed.

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They are all better than we had on the roster and they all have P4 experience. The secondary is on solid ground now. It would have been shaky entering with what we had and the 1st years.

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Took a shot at a 3-Deep:

First the offense:

1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
QB Chandler Morris - Bonus Senior, 6’0" 192 lbs, 2nd Team All-AAC Daniel Kaelin - RS Freshman, 6’3" 218 lbs Bjorn Jurgensen - Freshman, 6’3" 195 lbs
322/512, 3774 PaYds, 31 TD, 12 INT, 242 RuYds, 4 RuTD at North Texas No Stats - Nebraska OR Cole Geer - Freshman, 6’1" 205 lbs
RB J’Mari Taylor - Bonus Senior, 5’9" 204 lbs Harrison Waylee - Bonus Senior, 5’10" 212 lbs Xavier Brown - RS Junior, 5’10" 198 lbs
1,146 RuYds, 5.8 ypc, 15 RuTd, 29 Rec, 257 RecYds, 2 RecTD at NCCU 947 RuYds, 5.8 ypc, 5 RuTD, 12 Rec, 66 RecYds in 2023 at Wyoming 488 RuYds, 6.1 ypc, 1 RuTD, 9 Rec, 127 RecYds, 2 RecTD
WR-X Jahmal Edrine - RS Senior, 6’3" 221 lbs Andre Greene - Senior, 6’2" 202 lbs Eli Wood (PWO) - RS Junior, 6’1" 209 lbs
23 Rec, 365 RecYds, 2 RecTD at Purdue in 9 GP/GS 11 GP / 8 GS - 9 Rec, 74 RecYds, 0 RecTD OR Dillon Newton-Short - Freshman, 6’0" 210 lbs
Slot WR Kam Courtney - Sophomore, 5’11" 193 lbs Suderian Harrison - Junior, 5’10" 184 lbs Josiah Abdullah - Freshman, 5’10" 186 lbs
12 Rec, 114 RecYds, 0 RecTD in 9 GP / 2 GS 11 Rec, 99 RecYds 0 RecTD
WR-Z Trell Harris - RS Junior, 6’0" 200 lbs Jayden Thomas - RS Senior, 6’2" 185 lbs Cam Ross - Bonus Senior, 5’10" 186 lbs - 13 GP / 13 GS
15 Rec, 221 RecYds, 2 RecTD in 4 GP/GS 18 Rec, 167 RecYds, 2 RecTD at ND 4 Ru, 56 RuYds, 37 Rec, 443 RecYds, 3 RecTd, 1 KORTD at JMU
TE Dakota Twitty - RS Junior, 6’5" 245 lbs Sage Ennis - RS Senior, 6’4" 245 lbs Karson Gay - RS Junior, 6’5" 245 lbs
10 Rec, 78 RecYds, 1 RecTD 1 Rec, 2 RecYds (Injury) OR John Rogers - RS Freshman, 6’4" 235 lbs
LT McKale Boley - Senior, 6’5" 316 lbs David Wohlabaugh Jr. - RS Junior*, 6’6" 301 lbs Tyshawn Wyatt - RS Senior, 6’4" 308 lbs
8 GP / 8 GS 9 GP / 3 GS at Syracuse 8 GP / GS at LT for JMU in 2023 before season-ending injury; missed 2024
LG Noah Josey - RS Senior, 6’5" 310 lbs Ethan Sipe - Bonus Senior, 6’5" 325 lbs Noah Hartsoe (PWO) - RS Junior, 6’3" 319 lbs
12 GP / 12 GS in 2024 Injured 2024. 10 GP/GS at Dartmouth in 2023
C Brady Wilson - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 298 lbs Drake Metcalf - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 300 lbs Grant Ellinger - RS Freshman, 6’4" 290 lbs
12 GP / 12 GS - At UAB as C, 2x Rimington Watch List Injured 2024, 6 GS at UCF in 2023
RG Makilan Thomas - RS Senior, 6’3" 315 lbs Kevin Wigenton - RS Senior, 6’5" 335 lbs Cole Surber - RS Sophomore, 6’5" 310 lbs
9 GP / 9 GS at Arkansas State, 2nd-Team All-Sun Belt in 2023 3 GP / 0 GS - At Illinois in 2024, Redshirted, started at Michigan State in 2023
RT Wallace Unamba - RS Senior, 6’6" 335 lbs Jack Witmer - RS Senior, 6’7" 306 lbs Benjamin York - RS Freshman, 6’5" 305 lbs
10 GP / GS at New Mexico 12 GP / 5 GS
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Really think Wyatt is a starter (somewhere) if healthy. Obviously that’s a big if. Wiggenton will likely battle too.

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Defense working 3-deep:

1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
SDE Fisher Camac - RS Junior, 6’7" 248 lbs Terrell Jones - RS Junior, 6’5" 273 lbs Billy Koudelka - RS Freshman, 6’8" 255 lbs
46 Tkls, 15 TLFs, 7.5 Sks, 5 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FF at UNLV 22 Tkls, 3 TFLs, 4 QBH
NT Jahmeer Carter - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 311 lbs Jason Hammond - RS Sophomore, 6’2" 295 lbs Sichan John - Freshman, 6’3" 322 lbs
33 Tkls, 2 TFL, 1 Sk, 1 PBU, 2 QBH 11 Tkls in 4 GP/GS
DT Anthony Britton - RS Sophomore, 6’3" 317 lbs Jacob Holmes - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 290 lbs OR Hunter Osborne - RS Sophomore, 6’4" 301 lbs
39 Tkls, 2.5 TFLs, 1.5 Sks, 1 PBU, 2 QBH in 12 GP / 8 GS 24 Tkls, 7.5 TFLs, 3.5 Sks, 3 QBH at Fresno State 3 Tkls, 1 PBU at Alabama
EDGE Cazeem Moore - Bonus Senior, 6’4" 252 lbs OR Daniel Rickert - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 232 lbs Mitchell Melton - Bonus Senior, 6’4" 256 lbs
51 Tkls, 12 TFLs, 6 Sks, 1 PBU, 10 QBH, 3 FF at Elon (FCS) 37 Tkls, 11 TFLs, 11 Sks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 2 PBU, 1 Kick Block at Tennessee Tech OR Mekhi Buchanan - RS Sophomore, 6’4" 245 lbs
Mike Kam Robinson - Junior, 6’2" 234 lbs Maddox Marcellus - Junior, 6’2" 228 lbs Stevie Bracey - RS Junior, 6’0" 235 lbs
64 Tks, 6 TFL, 5 Sks, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR, HM All-ACC 97 Tkls, 2 INT, 3 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR at Eastern Kentucky Injured in 2024 / 20 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH in 2023
Will James Jackson - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 234 lbs Trey McDonald - RS Junior, 6’4" 235 lbs Landon Danley - RS Sophomore, 6’3" 222 lbs
45 Tkls, 5 TFLs, 2 Sks, 2 QBH in 7 GP 58 Tkls, 2.5 TFLs, 1 Sk, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 QBH OR Myles Brown - RS Freshman, 6’3" 220 lbs
LC Ja’Son Prevard - Junior, 6’2" 199 lbs Christian Charles - RS Senior, 6’1" 200 lbs Josiah Persinger - Freshman, 5’11" 170 lbs
19 Tkls, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 5 PBU, 1 FR at Morgan State, MEAC 2d Team All-Conf 28 Tiks, 2 TFLs in 10 GP at Tennessee
BANDIT Jordan Robinson - RS Junior, 6’4" 210 lbs Corey Costner - Freshman, 6’1" 201 lbs Christopher “CJ” Spence - Freshman, 6’4" 190 lbs
18 Tkls, 2 TFLs, 1 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR at Cincinatti
FS Da’Marcus Crosby - Bonus Senior, 6’2" 193 lbs Antonio Clary - Bonus Senior, 6’0" 204 lbs KeShawn “KeKe” Adams - RS Freshman, 6’0" 192 lbs
81 Tkls, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 1 FF at New Mexico State 48 Tkls, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FF in 6 GP OR Montino Williams - Freshman, 6’2" 187 lbs
SS Devin Neal - Bonus Senior, 6’0" 214 lbs Caleb Hardy - Junior, 6’4" 215 lbs Ethan Minter - Sophomore, 6’0" 201 lbs
74 Tkls, 3 TFL, 4 INT, 6 PBU, 1 FR at Louisville in 2023 8Tkls, 2 TFL, 1 Sk, 2 PBU 18 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 QBH
RC Emmanuel Karnley - RS Sophomore, 6’3" 184 lbs Dre Walker - RS Sophomore, 6’2" 195 lbs Kevon Gray - RS Freshman, 6’0" 180 lbs
16 Tkls, 5 PBU at Arizona 4 GP / 0 GS - 7 Tkls
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Yeah but you gotta guess at who they’ll unseat to make that assertion. Wyatt’s got a lot of rust to shake off, as does Wigenton, all five guys I listed as starters were (near-)full-season starters last year.

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I think Wyatt is just a better player than Unamba. Maybe that’s not true anymore given the rust, but he’s more talented.