[CardinalSagehen]

Defensive line is our position of least depth.  We will have to play true freshman if enough of after our upperclassmen leave with eligibility.

I genuinely wonder about Booker and KBK in the draft.  At the beginning of the year, I thought they might be shoe-ins, but neither of them played at the level of an early draft entrant.  On the flip side, they might want to go before their stock drops further.

BC

With respect to Booker, all of his and Shaw’s comments over the last couple weeks have indicated finality and closure. Last week, he started a sentence in response to Troy Clardy with, “As I come to the end of my run here…” But he was super gracious and thankful for his Stanford experience.  I think you can take the “if” out of your sentence - Booker is very likely gone, and DWP and Johnson have already said they’re gone.  

With respect to KBK, the signs seem to point to him returning for his senior season. That would be wise because he can improve his stock and obtain his degree, while not foregoing guaranteed round 2-3 money (because he’s probably not lined up for that.) Bear in mind that guys like Adebo and Phillips went in round 3 - that’s a high bar. It doesn’t mean anything, but I noticed that KBK sat for the last series or two vs. Notre Dame and they let some of the seniors play, like Donjae Logan.  

My guess is that KBK is returning because it would be the smart and rational thing to do in his case. He’s a great player but not quite good enough to risk leaving without a degree.

[CardinalSagehen]

Defensive line is our position of least depth.  We will have to play true freshman if enough of after our upperclassmen leave with eligibility.

I genuinely wonder about Booker and KBK in the draft.  At the beginning of the year, I thought they might be shoe-ins, but neither of them played at the level of an early draft entrant.  On the flip side, they might want to go before their stock drops further.

BC

With respect to Booker, all of his and Shaw’s comments over the last couple weeks have indicated finality and closure. Last week, he started a sentence in response to Troy Clardy with, “As I come to the end of my run here…” But he was super gracious and thankful for his Stanford experience.  I think you can take the “if” out of your sentence - Booker is very likely gone, and DWP and Johnson have already said they’re gone.  

With respect to KBK, the signs seem to point to him returning for his senior season. That would be wise because he can improve his stock and obtain his degree, while not foregoing guaranteed round 2-3 money (because he’s probably not lined up for that.) Bear in mind that guys like Adebo and Phillips went in round 3 - that’s a high bar. It doesn’t mean anything, but I noticed that KBK sat for the last series or two vs. Notre Dame and they let some of the seniors play, like Donjae Logan.  

My guess is that KBK is returning because it would be the smart and rational thing to do in his case. He’s a great player but not quite good enough to risk leaving without a degree.