[OutsiderFan]

Shaw said at an event today that the best tacklers will play at safety. He said he's looking for safeties who can make open-field tackles against Oregon and U.S.C.

If this is the case, Carrington is a non-starter as a starter and you can pen Jordan Richards in as a starter because he's the best tackling Safety with any college game experience on the roster.  I'll agree Lyons will be a Corner for certain, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say Alex Carter is going to be plugged in at Safety behind Reynolds, unless Madhu is so impressive that he plays as a Frosh. 

Conventional wisdom might be that you need a veteran guy to play Safety, but really, if a guy can't do the job even with experience because he doesn't have the physical ability, you have to play the inexperience with the athletic ability and greater upside.  It will be a lot to ask a True Frosh to battle a guy like Barkley should he need to spell Ed Reynolds in the 3rd game of his college career, but I'm guessing Alex Carter will be the best option Stanford has at FS, maybe even including Reynolds.

[OutsiderFan]

Shaw said at an event today that the best tacklers will play at safety. He said he's looking for safeties who can make open-field tackles against Oregon and U.S.C.

If this is the case, Carrington is a non-starter as a starter and you can pen Jordan Richards in as a starter because he's the best tackling Safety with any college game experience on the roster.  I'll agree Lyons will be a Corner for certain, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say Alex Carter is going to be plugged in at Safety behind Reynolds, unless Madhu is so impressive that he plays as a Frosh. 

Conventional wisdom might be that you need a veteran guy to play Safety, but really, if a guy can't do the job even with experience because he doesn't have the physical ability, you have to play the inexperience with the athletic ability and greater upside.  It will be a lot to ask a True Frosh to battle a guy like Barkley should he need to spell Ed Reynolds in the 3rd game of his college career, but I'm guessing Alex Carter will be the best option Stanford has at FS, maybe even including Reynolds.