[socalstanfan1]

I know we play nickel the majority of the snaps with 5 DBs but it seems like the last two and now this recruiting class are loaded with DBs. Do we really need another DB?

I think that, given how frequently we face teams with spread offenses, we need to keep having DB-heavy recruiting classes.  We've seen with DL how quickly a position can be depleted with even one or two years of under-recruitment.  We also don't know the coaches evaluations of the DBs who have been recruited in the past couple of years.  If they are beginning to doubt that some of them will earn significant playing time, not that they have had a chance to work with them for a couple of years, it may be worth rotating more guys in.  And, of course, one can never predict injuries.  I think 4-5 DBs each class is about right, and while we have four right now, not all of them are safely home yet (see, David Long issues on this thread).

On a related issue, we are at 16 commits right now (pending potential admission casualties), and we have talked about maybe 20-22 total in this class.  What additional positions or specific players do you all think we should target to fill out the class?  Personally I would not mind seeing another LB or two, (currently only Curtis Robinson on board, is McCulloch still a possibility?) even though we seem to have great depth at the position currently; WR (Crawford and Robinson possibilities? We have only Fehoko now); can't say no to a premium athlete like Brandon Burton, even if it means yet another DB; one more RB in Speights

[socalstanfan1]

I know we play nickel the majority of the snaps with 5 DBs but it seems like the last two and now this recruiting class are loaded with DBs. Do we really need another DB?

I think that, given how frequently we face teams with spread offenses, we need to keep having DB-heavy recruiting classes.  We've seen with DL how quickly a position can be depleted with even one or two years of under-recruitment.  We also don't know the coaches evaluations of the DBs who have been recruited in the past couple of years.  If they are beginning to doubt that some of them will earn significant playing time, not that they have had a chance to work with them for a couple of years, it may be worth rotating more guys in.  And, of course, one can never predict injuries.  I think 4-5 DBs each class is about right, and while we have four right now, not all of them are safely home yet (see, David Long issues on this thread).

On a related issue, we are at 16 commits right now (pending potential admission casualties), and we have talked about maybe 20-22 total in this class.  What additional positions or specific players do you all think we should target to fill out the class?  Personally I would not mind seeing another LB or two, (currently only Curtis Robinson on board, is McCulloch still a possibility?) even though we seem to have great depth at the position currently; WR (Crawford and Robinson possibilities? We have only Fehoko now); can't say no to a premium athlete like Brandon Burton, even if it means yet another DB; one more RB in Speights