Worst offensive class in recent history and it isn’t even remotely close.
The 2019 class would like a word with you. Kyren was the only good thing to come out of that class on the offensive side of the ball.
Brendan Clark was the QB, and Cam Hart and Kendall Abdur-Rahman were the wideouts. KAR didn't record a single stat in two years at Western Kentucky, and played last year at McKendree U (a school that I just found out existed). I can't fault Clark for getting hurt, obviously. At least Cam absolutely played great at another position, but cue the old jokes about how CB's are just WR's who can't catch.
Olmstead was so badly evaluated that he transferred to FCS, Carroll is in Minnesota, Kristofic is done with football and didn't sniff the draft, and Correll is at NC State. So, that is precisely one single major contributor on offence out of the whole class. At least Kyren was a blast to watch.
The 2020 class wasn't better by leaps and bounds. Myer and Tyree were awesome to watch, but another big fat zero at WR. Jordan Johnson didn't record a single catch in college football until last year at [checks notes] [checks notes again] [heavy, depressed sigh] Iowa Western Community College, Jay Brunelle had four catches in two years at Yale and is playing for BC this year, and we all know how great X Watts turned out...on the other side of the ball. Del Alexander should be relegated to coaching Pop Warner football for the rest of his life.
2021 and 2022 were small but positive steps in the right direction.
Say what you will about the transfer portal (and I've said plenty), but ND's bacon would be absolutely cooked this year without it.
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