'13 CA DT Eddie Vanderdoes (Notre Dame Signed LOI)

[Emcee77]

Originally Posted by woolybug25

Mattingly's spot would open one spot up, but we are already in with much better prospects than Eddie. We don't have enough for those. I just don't see us using one of our last spots for a guy like Eddie, regardless of position.

Losing Mattingly and filling it with Eddie would be a net loss... there... I said it.

Vanderdoes is the 247 Composite#13 player in the nation. He'd be our second highest rated recruit after Jaylon. Redfield, Treadwell and Isaac are the only comparable targets, and of those only Redfield seems likely to come. Or are we in on prospects I don't know about?

Who knows. If we lose two players to career-ending injuries (as Sapp has suggested we might), we give away Mattingly's spot, and Wood goes pro, we could have 5 spots left in this class.

EDIT: Whiskey beat me

[woolybug25]

I dont like him.

Dont want.

[dwshade]

Originally Posted by Whiskeyjack

lolwut? Eddie's composite score is .9903; Mattingly's is .8898. Eddie is an elite recruit (he'd be the 2nd highest rated in our class, behind Jaylon) at a position of dire need for us; Danny's a solid utility recruit who's odds of ever starting for us are slim given the other OLBs and TE in this class.



Given our positional needs, Vanderdoes would be more important than anyone left on our board.

This. It's not even close between Vanderdoes and Mattingly. Vanderdoes by a country mile.

[ThePiombino]

Originally Posted by woolybug25

I dont like him.

Dont want.

[Sherm Sticky]

Originally Posted by kuehnja

There's more room than we might think.

This is my own opinion, but I don't see why Keil would want to sit the next 3 years.

Nix may consider the NFL depending on his grade.

I will not miss Calabrese at all if it means bringing in an elite D-lineman for the next 4 years and I think Kelly/Diaco would agree.

Jamel James is looking, Mattingly is looking, Hangratty might be on medical scholly.

Is that a combo of Hanratty and Hegarty?

[Whiskeyjack]

Originally Posted by woolybug25

I dont like him.

Dont want.

Any particular reason? Or just a gut instinct here? I had a similar reaction to Josh McNeil, but that was based mostly on his ego.

[kuehnja]

Originally Posted by Sherm Sticky

Is that a combo of Hanratty and Hegarty?

My bad, lol. I knew it was one of the two, so I mashed potatoed the name together.