Yep..he and the Juco transfers will see the field. I think Coach S. will try to redshirt all the others if at all possible.
add in our new place kicker AG and we this sounds pretty good :0
I agree with this line of thinking. Dixon, Belue, Yeldon, Anderson, Cooper and Black among the EE's plus Landon, Eddie Williams and Cyrus Jones (possibly). Lake and Taylor at the NT may end up playing due to a lack of the depth at NT.
I think you are missing something. Typically Saban has let 8-10 freshman play out of each class with most starting on special teams. Depriest, Sunseri, HaHa all started on special teams, Jessie Williams started on "D". In these times especially with very talented players you play them early and often and hope they stick around more than three years.
I think with most players they try to use a redshirt year unless that player demonstrates that he is ready to play immediately. However, there are some guys who the coaching staff recognize as being probably three year players. In those cases, Coach Saban seems to like to get them on the field in some capacity as freshmen, whether it is special teams or as a backup or even in mop-up duty. The reason seems to be that those players get playing time as true freshmen and give two years of starting service before moving on to the NFL, much like we saw with Dre Kirkpatrick and Trent Richardson. I think Barron would have been another example of this last year if he had not been injured, which seemed to cause him to come back for his senior campaign. I wouldn't be surprised to see Clinton-Dix start the next two years and head to the NFL after his junior year. Anyway, the process is not only working, it is amazing me to the point that I can't believe how fortunate I am to be a Bama fan right now.
Then maybe Foster can move to LB
It was Kent State, but still, the following true Freshmen played last year against Kent State in the opener according to the TideSports participation chart.
Pretty sure Hubbard was a RS Freshman. I could be wrong, though.
I think not enrolling early will hurt EW chances of starting, I don't think any new WRs will start but they will get playing time.
Amari Cooper will likely prove you wrong.
A lot of the WR learning curve is being able to run routes properly. I've heard he is already very crisp in this dept. Going through spring will be vital and I think he'll start. Carter, Cooper, Norwood, Bell, Black etc. Lots of potential in the vertical attack.I don't think he that he will start, I think that he gets playing time though. He would have to beat out White, Bell, Norwood, Carter, and Shinn; I am not ripping his abilities, its just that there is a lot of depth.Amari Cooper will likely prove you wrong.
Agreed. A couple recruiting "afterthoughts" seem to surprise people each year. I think Freitag could get some time at H-back. Also, Tyler Hayes -- hasn't been talked about very much, even though he was pretty highly ranked -- could be another one to watch.
