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Originally Posted by GoshenGipper  At this point I would think 5 or 6 depending on who that 6th might be. That includes players like Flemming at OLB rather than DE where most recruiting services have him listed. |
You really think 5 at least? Weis has stated he wants to get more equal #'s from class to class, so this year probably won't be a jumbo haul.
That being said, with Goodman committed and 6 offers extended a receiver (Tate, Odoms, Floyd, Butler, Baldwin, Alexander), it looks like they're gunning for more than one more verbal at WR.
Combine that wish so many other area's of numerical need (2 way OL for the spring game, a guy who was already a small 4-3 DT and a converted Olineman backing him up at NG, and the potential to lose Ferrine, Lambert, and Wooden after this year, leaving us with 4 corners on the roster), I just don't see 5 being the minimum.
I'd say its more like they're aiming for 4, with 5 being the "stud" spot, which as of now looks like Arthur Brown or bust. Shayne Hale sounds like he could care less, and most every other stud LB has a leaning towards a different program (Sabino towards UNC, Sweat towards OSU/PSU, Beal towards... everywhere). The only one offered that sounds good with the Irish is Filer, who would make a nice 4th addition.