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 also a shortage at CB and DT.  of our DBs, 3 appear to be safeties, 1 a true CB.  (looking at the long term quality recruiting decline at DB under Akina/Shaw -- this is an area to watch).  at DT, we still don't have an anchor inside.  a true DT would be great add to the other verballed DL.

These comments caught my eye.  

Akim Sledge might be the player Stanford needs to add depth at CB since he's reportedly strong in man coverage:  
https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege...ting-offer.  
That'd be SIX DBs in this class if you include Edwards, but maybe someone can flip to WR, or maybe Shaw would be okay with six given the lack of roster depth.  STM and Jones in back-to-back classes had me feeling okay about CB a couple of years ago.  I remember a time when Stanford's plan at safety appeared to be the re-tooling of guys who lost the competition for playing time at CB, but that's clearly not the case anymore.  Do you think Sledge is a legit possibility?  

As for a true NT, I don't see any plausible options among the players who hold a current offer.  Selah Brown plays DE in high school and is listed at 251 lbs.  Dallas Vakalahi is LDS and taking a mission, so even in the event folks here are wrong about his interest in Stanford, Vakalahi would not be the solution for the 2022 class.  Granted, Shaw whiffed on the NT position last year, but he did land Phillips in 2020 and Pakola (who's now over 300 lbs) in 2019.  So I wasn't too worried about NT until your comment.  Do you have anyone in mind?

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 also a shortage at CB and DT.  of our DBs, 3 appear to be safeties, 1 a true CB.  (looking at the long term quality recruiting decline at DB under Akina/Shaw -- this is an area to watch).  at DT, we still don't have an anchor inside.  a true DT would be great add to the other verballed DL.

These comments caught my eye.  

Akim Sledge might be the player Stanford needs to add depth at CB since he's reportedly strong in man coverage:  
https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege...ting-offer.  
That'd be SIX DBs in this class if you include Edwards, but maybe someone can flip to WR, or maybe Shaw would be okay with six given the lack of roster depth.  STM and Jones in back-to-back classes had me feeling okay about CB a couple of years ago.  I remember a time when Stanford's plan at safety appeared to be the re-tooling of guys who lost the competition for playing time at CB, but that's clearly not the case anymore.  Do you think Sledge is a legit possibility?  

As for a true NT, I don't see any plausible options among the players who hold a current offer.  Selah Brown plays DE in high school and is listed at 251 lbs.  Dallas Vakalahi is LDS and taking a mission, so even in the event folks here are wrong about his interest in Stanford, Vakalahi would not be the solution for the 2022 class.  Granted, Shaw whiffed on the NT position last year, but he did land Phillips in 2020 and Pakola (who's now over 300 lbs) in 2019.  So I wasn't too worried about NT until your comment.  Do you have anyone in mind?