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I would only very rarely assume that a true freshman DL will materially contribute.  Maybe Christian Wilkins.  Certainly not Ross Donelly, who seems like a good guy and a nice football player, but who has some extra pounds that he needs to shed.  Therefore, I should have specified that my post related mostly to 2016 depth at DL.

In 2015, assuming all players with eligibility return, the team will have 9 DL who are not true freshmen.  They are Shittu, Kaumatule, Callihan, Yazdi, Salem, Watkins, Lohn, Phillips, and Thomas.  That's not a deep unit, but it's okay, especially if one of the current OL moves over to NT.  No one is likely to fully replace Parry at NT, but I think the group will be able to hold up. 

Based on the current list of commits for this class, there would be only 6 DL who are not true freshmen in 2016.  They are Watkins, Lohn, Phillips, Thomas, Jackson, and Annan.  Therefore, it is critical that those 6 guys contribute materially in 2016.  (The margin for error increases a bit if you include Abercrumbia and one of the current OL.)  I was just saying that Jackson and Annan appear to have sufficient talent so that it's realistic to think they might be ready to contribute.  Obviously, there are counterexamples, but guys rated similarly to Jackson and Annan have become contributors with some frequency.

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I would only very rarely assume that a true freshman DL will materially contribute.  Maybe Christian Wilkins.  Certainly not Ross Donelly, who seems like a good guy and a nice football player, but who has some extra pounds that he needs to shed.  Therefore, I should have specified that my post related mostly to 2016 depth at DL.

In 2015, assuming all players with eligibility return, the team will have 9 DL who are not true freshmen.  They are Shittu, Kaumatule, Callihan, Yazdi, Salem, Watkins, Lohn, Phillips, and Thomas.  That's not a deep unit, but it's okay, especially if one of the current OL moves over to NT.  No one is likely to fully replace Parry at NT, but I think the group will be able to hold up. 

Based on the current list of commits for this class, there would be only 6 DL who are not true freshmen in 2016.  They are Watkins, Lohn, Phillips, Thomas, Jackson, and Annan.  Therefore, it is critical that those 6 guys contribute materially in 2016.  (The margin for error increases a bit if you include Abercrumbia and one of the current OL.)  I was just saying that Jackson and Annan appear to have sufficient talent so that it's realistic to think they might be ready to contribute.  Obviously, there are counterexamples, but guys rated similarly to Jackson and Annan have become contributors with some frequency.