So far we've had 10 decommits. Adedire at 250 lbs. is too small for our interior defensive line, even if they put 30 lbs. on him. Still too small as the talk by Dykes and JG want a minimum of 300 lbs. for the interior. Don't know if Adedire was going to be DE in GPs plan or not as he played inside and out in HS. This recruiting approach by the previous staff was not working. It was taking too much time to get them ready for Power 5. As a reference to this, look what SMU did to our interior and they aren't even a Power 5. Probably a better reference is what OSU did. We are on the right path.
will be interesting to see how the defensive line develops over the next few years.
as you point out adedire at 250 doesn't project to being an interior defensive lineman, but if he can effectively carry 260-270 there is no reason to think he couldn't be an effective 5 technique for the frogs.
bama has run three bigger down defensive linemen, but they also have pretty much gotten their chose of defensive line recruits. iowa state has used two defensive ends who are in that 250-270 range and been very effective when paired when a big, physical nose.
williams and the two edge players project to a nice potential front. not sure how much they contribute next year and it will be very interesting to watch what happens with the defensive linemen on the roster who opt to stay for next year.
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