[Pants]

Without looking at the roster breakdown, what position group has the surplus of scholarships? If Stanford is already at 85 without anyone in portal returning, and last year we were lamenting not having recruited enough players (“self imposed sanctions”), it seems some group has had an increase at the expense of an other.

It further seems DL is a position having scholarships taken away to give somewhere else. As Bob implies, there just isn’t gonna be enough room for Swann and Williams without several retirements. 

Seems a paradox. There are more scholarship players than in recent times, but it doesn’t seem to be translating to overall team depth at any positions other than OL, OLB, and maybe WR?

The wide receiver room definitely stands out as crowded (and talented), which is why the Marvin Mims decommitment didn't hurt as bad as it could have. It also makes the Brycen Tremayne scholarship an interesting choice. I don't doubt for a second that he earned it, but there certainly wasn't a lack of depth at the position.

[Pants]

Without looking at the roster breakdown, what position group has the surplus of scholarships? If Stanford is already at 85 without anyone in portal returning, and last year we were lamenting not having recruited enough players (“self imposed sanctions”), it seems some group has had an increase at the expense of an other.

It further seems DL is a position having scholarships taken away to give somewhere else. As Bob implies, there just isn’t gonna be enough room for Swann and Williams without several retirements. 

Seems a paradox. There are more scholarship players than in recent times, but it doesn’t seem to be translating to overall team depth at any positions other than OL, OLB, and maybe WR?

The wide receiver room definitely stands out as crowded (and talented), which is why the Marvin Mims decommitment didn't hurt as bad as it could have. It also makes the Brycen Tremayne scholarship an interesting choice. I don't doubt for a second that he earned it, but there certainly wasn't a lack of depth at the position.