rob f

January 5th, 2022 at 11:25 AM ^

Best of luck to Andre.

In no way was the announcement surprising though, the depth chart in the defensive backfield just got much deeper on early signing day.

AZBlue

January 5th, 2022 at 12:25 PM ^

I think there may still be some attrition at CB but the new staff seems to prefer a safety-type at the nickel (provided they have the athleticism) so I think we would be pretty well covered even with 1 or 2 additional departures.

Also - iirc - the staff just needs to get down to 85 for the winter semester (departures just need to offset the EEs) so we may not see further attrition until Spring ball completes and depth charts become more apparent -- all 3 2022 CB commits are Early Enrollees I believe.

bronxblue

January 5th, 2022 at 11:44 AM ^

Yeah, I'm not going to lie - I assumed this was going to happen basically all year.  It just seemed like he wasn't likely to see the field given the guys who passed him.

I wish him luck wherever he lands; he's definitely got talent but his size likely hinders him a bit at the major P5 level.

bronxblue

January 5th, 2022 at 12:11 PM ^

In 2020 he was a true freshman who hadn't really gotten much of a camp due to COVID so it's not a surprise he didn't enter the conversation.  Then this year cornerback was pretty good and his size limitations likely hurt his ability to break in.  I do think he'll wind up somewhere because his raw speed is hard to find and he's got a pedigree.

BroadneckBlue21

January 5th, 2022 at 12:45 PM ^

Figured this. Saw him tweet something the other day that sounded like he wasn’t happy (being overlooked for his size) and saw his profile didn’t have any 〽️ references. I wonder if DGW also leaves since he also didn’t play this year at a position in need of players to improve.

blueinbeantown

January 5th, 2022 at 12:55 PM ^

Wonder if a few of these are being sent out?

Dear Coach Brown,

Remember me?  Hey, couldn't crack the depth chart in Ann Arbor and looking for a new situation.  How is the weather in Amherst MA in the winter?  Call me soon.  XOXO!

Your former recruits.

mrgate3

January 5th, 2022 at 1:44 PM ^

I will always remember him as the 5'8" dude who shut down a 6'6" TE at some camp. I think the video is on his Hello post. Best of luck to him.