02-05-2014, 04:39 PM
K: Hayden Lekacz A/B
For the same reason that FB is graded with a range (numbers are too small, and an injury or misjudgment can mean the difference between being in a position of strength and being in a position of weakness. We have Williamson for another year, and Ukropenia has proven able when Williamson was injured and has three more years of eligibility, so no acute need. But Lekacz has a strong leg, and is walking on, so you take these guys whenever you can get them. If all goes well, we should be set at kicker for another five years.
P: --- Incomplete
We have Ben Rhyne at punter for one more year and Ukropenia could be our punter after that. With no other guys in this two-year class, that leaves us needing a punter next year. Along with DT, P is the only position we really whiffed on.
LS: C. J. Keller A/B
No reason to believe that Keller won't be an awesome long snapper. The position is an afterthought in many places; to get a recruited walk-on who merits a write-up by the recruiting services (a brief one, to be sure) means the kid can play. WE don't have an acute need; Reed Miller should have the position for the next two years. But long snapping is one of those things that you don't want to have to worry about, and we shouldn't.
For the same reason that FB is graded with a range (numbers are too small, and an injury or misjudgment can mean the difference between being in a position of strength and being in a position of weakness. We have Williamson for another year, and Ukropenia has proven able when Williamson was injured and has three more years of eligibility, so no acute need. But Lekacz has a strong leg, and is walking on, so you take these guys whenever you can get them. If all goes well, we should be set at kicker for another five years.
P: --- Incomplete
We have Ben Rhyne at punter for one more year and Ukropenia could be our punter after that. With no other guys in this two-year class, that leaves us needing a punter next year. Along with DT, P is the only position we really whiffed on.
LS: C. J. Keller A/B
No reason to believe that Keller won't be an awesome long snapper. The position is an afterthought in many places; to get a recruited walk-on who merits a write-up by the recruiting services (a brief one, to be sure) means the kid can play. WE don't have an acute need; Reed Miller should have the position for the next two years. But long snapping is one of those things that you don't want to have to worry about, and we shouldn't.