TE Questions..
I think we'll definitely see TE as a bigger part of Hokes offense, so its an important group to look at. Two part question:
1. Current TEs: We know about Koger, and I expect him to have a big year. How about Brandon Moore? He was very highly rated out of HS and has great size. Has he just been buried behind Webb and Koger? As of now it looks like Koger and Webb are the only 2 TEs we have. Do you buy that Ricardo Miller may be a TE? I kind of hope he stays at WR.
2. Recruting TEs: Doesnt seem like a lot of people are giving us much of chance with Barnett, even though he is visiting this weekend, is there another school that is thought to be the favorite?
January 25th, 2011 at 1:31 PM ^
Isn't Webb graduating? So at TE we have Koger and Moore, and I bet Moore will surprise some people.
January 25th, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
With the new offense you need at least three tight ends on the roster, so we may be looking to take two in this class: one who could get limited PT as the 3rd TE in 2011, and the other redshirt. That way in 2012, when Koger is gone we would have Moore as a 5th yr. senior + a sophomore with some experience + a redshirt freshman. Will be interesting to see where Frank Clark winds up.
January 25th, 2011 at 2:37 PM ^
January 25th, 2011 at 3:09 PM ^
Webb's gone so Koger/Moore are the only returnees and are both looking at a lot of PT most likely. I think Miller would fit well as a receiving type TE who could play in the slot if he had to. I also think either Heitzman or Clark (if he comes) will end up there. I'd be more inclined to think it would be Heitzman who has the size to be a blocking TE which we'll need.
If we get Barnett then fine, but next year it looks as though we'll have the 2 returnees plus Miller/Someone else so we should be fine going forward, assuming we start regularly going after TE's.