[PrinceLightfoot]

OK, I'm booking Swann to go with Peek and Williams. Rand is now gone, so who will the other DL in the class, I'm assuming it will be a SDE?

As an aside, Stanford hasn't fared too well with elite DL prospects.  Off the top of my head:

Julian Jenkins - The #1 ranked DE in his class.  OK, but not nearly as good as ranking suggested he would be.
Ekom Udofia - Was a top 7 DT in his class (before injury), was OK, but not great at Stanford.
Aziz Shittu - A 5 star, kind of struggled to find a position, has been OK, but not as good as ratings suggested.
Jordan Watkins - Not even a starter as a RS Junior after being ranked the #9 DE prospect in his class.

Matt Masifilo (Rivals #25), Sione Fua (Rivals #47), Terrence Stephens (Rivals #30), Ben Gardner (NR), Josh Mauro (Rivals #61), Henry Anderson (Rivals #27), all ranked lower than the above recruits, and all far more productive in their Stanford careers.  You can even add Harrison Phillips (Rivals #30) to this list as someone who also seems poised to be more productive than the elite DL recruits Stanford has signed.

So the fact Swann is #47, Williams is #43, and Peek is #50 seems to AUGUR well for Stanford's future DL prospects.

It is disappointing but Thomas is proving that he was worth his elite ranking.

Solomon Thomas was rated #2 SDE nationally #25 overall, and he is absolute terror in his RS-Frosh year. Very glad to have him!

http://247sports.com/Player/Solomon-Thom...tion=20818

[PrinceLightfoot]

OK, I'm booking Swann to go with Peek and Williams. Rand is now gone, so who will the other DL in the class, I'm assuming it will be a SDE?

As an aside, Stanford hasn't fared too well with elite DL prospects.  Off the top of my head:

Julian Jenkins - The #1 ranked DE in his class.  OK, but not nearly as good as ranking suggested he would be.
Ekom Udofia - Was a top 7 DT in his class (before injury), was OK, but not great at Stanford.
Aziz Shittu - A 5 star, kind of struggled to find a position, has been OK, but not as good as ratings suggested.
Jordan Watkins - Not even a starter as a RS Junior after being ranked the #9 DE prospect in his class.

Matt Masifilo (Rivals #25), Sione Fua (Rivals #47), Terrence Stephens (Rivals #30), Ben Gardner (NR), Josh Mauro (Rivals #61), Henry Anderson (Rivals #27), all ranked lower than the above recruits, and all far more productive in their Stanford careers.  You can even add Harrison Phillips (Rivals #30) to this list as someone who also seems poised to be more productive than the elite DL recruits Stanford has signed.

So the fact Swann is #47, Williams is #43, and Peek is #50 seems to AUGUR well for Stanford's future DL prospects.

It is disappointing but Thomas is proving that he was worth his elite ranking.

Solomon Thomas was rated #2 SDE nationally #25 overall, and he is absolute terror in his RS-Frosh year. Very glad to have him!

http://247sports.com/Player/Solomon-Thom...tion=20818