Future UNI depth

[Gocats15]

Just looking at the depth chart, is it a little alarming to some people the lack of young players we have at a lot of spots? At CB, Beamon is the only one who isn't a junior/senior. At safety, I don't think we have anyone who isn't a junior/senior. DL and LB appear to be deeper.

On offense, we seem to be fine if our young WR's develop. But that secondary is just really alarming. Its been our strength lately, partially due to FBS transfers like Mitchell, Dorleant, etc but we can't keep relying on that. Right now we are deep at CB, but once we lose Hall and Dorleant, we will either need new transfers or some big time freshman, as we will have almost no depth.

[Kyle]

Re: Future UNI depth

Meh, I'm not worried about recruiting and putting talent on the field. UNI always gets top 10 FCS talent.

James Ruffin was replaced by Wes Lane who was replaced by Ben Boothby who was replaced by Xavier Williams. Now we've got Ronelle McNeil. I'm sure there is another stud in the making buried in the depth chart.

[BCPanther]

Re: Future UNI depth

I've never been and never will have any concerns about Farley getting talent. We'll be just fine.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: Future UNI depth

I've never been and never will have any concerns about Farley getting talent. We'll be just fine.

As long as we get more running QBs.

[Gocats15]

Re: Future UNI depth

I know we always have talent. It's just concerning seeing only 1 freshman/sophomore DB on the roster. That means we need to get some good recruits this year or transfers, or we'll be starting a secondary full of freshman after Whiting/Buchanan/Singleton/Napoleon leave. Not exactly ideal.

[ilovecats]

Re: Future UNI depth

I know we always have talent. It's just concerning seeing only 1 freshman/sophomore DB on the roster. That means we need to get some good recruits this year or transfers, or we'll be starting a secondary full of freshman after Whiting/Buchanan/Singleton/Napoleon leave. Not exactly ideal.

I believe it was in 2009 when we had a bunch of freshman starting as DBs we were fine.

[Kyle]

Re: Future UNI depth

As long as we get more running QBs.

We used to take our running QB's, move them to wide receiver, and call them Victor Williams.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Future UNI depth

I believe it was in 2009 when we had a bunch of freshman starting as DBs we were fine.

It depends on who the freshman are. Farley and staff do a decent job of bringing in talent. Only NDSU has consistently done better in the MVfC. That said, I wouldn't make a blanket statement that we could start four freshman DBs and be "fine". Nobody recruits well that consistently...too many variables.

[UNIdad]

Re: Future UNI depth

It seems to me that we often have quite a lot of redshirt freshmen at most positions.

[UNIDebo]

Re: Future UNI depth

Farley Defenses usually have a full cupboard especially the secondary. Last time I can remember we had issues was the DL the year X got he's first start and they where using only 3 linemen. It just seemed the secondary was doing 99% of tackling that year.

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: Future UNI depth

With Paup on the DL, I'm never going to be concerned with the DL. Defense in general is rarely an issue, even when young.