[SamuelMcF]

I agree with you; why redshirt someone who can help you.  To be fair, we did return pretty much everyone in the defensive backfield from last season and added a graduate transfer. However, even if we only used him in dime formations, that is more help for Stanford than if he redshirts and grad-transfers out.

Counterpoint: no it's not. He will have 2 more years here regardless, and then have the choice to leave or not. He will ALWAYS have had those 2 more years here. Either he plays sparingly and only has those 2 more years, OR he doesn't play, has those 2 more years, then could possibly have a fifth.

Also, we almost never ran dime.

[SamuelMcF]

I agree with you; why redshirt someone who can help you.  To be fair, we did return pretty much everyone in the defensive backfield from last season and added a graduate transfer. However, even if we only used him in dime formations, that is more help for Stanford than if he redshirts and grad-transfers out.

Counterpoint: no it's not. He will have 2 more years here regardless, and then have the choice to leave or not. He will ALWAYS have had those 2 more years here. Either he plays sparingly and only has those 2 more years, OR he doesn't play, has those 2 more years, then could possibly have a fifth.

Also, we almost never ran dime.