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Because Little and Sarell burned their red shirts, they effectively moved into the OL class with Hamilton and Hattis that runs out of eligibility after the 2020 season.  And we shouldn't count on Little for 2020, either.  He's a top five draft pick if he stays healthy.

It's less a matter of burnt redshirts, but of the fact that there is a high probability that Little will only be here through 2019 and the medium probability that Sarell will not.

Because players often shift within classes it is frequently more useful to base classes not on when players enroll but rather when they are anticipated to leave.  Alternatively, you can look at two-year classes to smooth out ups and downs, and movement between classes.  As pointed out, the two-year 2017/2018 combo got us three OLinemen; we need five.  WE should probably aim for 5 ± 1 for 2019, to give us 6 over the 2018/2019 pair of classes.

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Because Little and Sarell burned their red shirts, they effectively moved into the OL class with Hamilton and Hattis that runs out of eligibility after the 2020 season.  And we shouldn't count on Little for 2020, either.  He's a top five draft pick if he stays healthy.

It's less a matter of burnt redshirts, but of the fact that there is a high probability that Little will only be here through 2019 and the medium probability that Sarell will not.

Because players often shift within classes it is frequently more useful to base classes not on when players enroll but rather when they are anticipated to leave.  Alternatively, you can look at two-year classes to smooth out ups and downs, and movement between classes.  As pointed out, the two-year 2017/2018 combo got us three OLinemen; we need five.  WE should probably aim for 5 ± 1 for 2019, to give us 6 over the 2018/2019 pair of classes.

BC