Gopher Talent vs. Ohio State

[BroncoRedux]

I read the following take from Chris Spielman, former OSU linebacker and current NFL analyst. "Spielman now estimates there are 40-50 players on the current roster who will get into NFL camps. That's Miami-level type stuff from those 2001-02 powerhouse Hurricane teams."

How do the Gophers stack up talent wise? I think the current roster has double digit NFL camp invitees although a significantly lower number than OSU.

Keep in mind, the bar is set at invitations, not draft choices or making the roster.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Ohio State has more talent than the Gophers? Big if true

 

[BeerFueledFF]

Players I'd expect to at least get a camp invite:

QB Tanner Morgan - likely doesn't have a real career though
RB - Rodney Smith and Mohamed Ibrahim
WR - Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman will both be drafted - CAB likely gets a camp invite at minimum and he may be drafted
TE - No one obvious at this time, unless Spann-Ford lives up to the hype
T - Faalele - likely drafted off of potential
G - Dunlap
DE - Carter Coughlin will be drafted
LB - Barber and Martin
CB - Durr and St. Juste
S - Winfield will be drafted

So - 13ish that I would be somewhat confident in by my count? Probably a few underclassmen as well that we haven't seen much of, so probably 20 total is a good estimate.

 

[bonin21]

https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/CollegeTeamTalentComposite/

 

[OldBob53]

I read the following take from Chris Spielman, former OSU linebacker and current NFL analyst. "Spielman now estimates there are 40-50 players on the current roster who will get into NFL camps. That's Miami-level type stuff from those 2001-02 powerhouse Hurricane teams."

How do the Gophers stack up talent wise? I think the current roster has double digit NFL camp invitees although a significantly lower number than OSU.

Keep in mind, the bar is set at invitations, not draft choices or making the roster.

Thats a little hard to believe, Mr. Spielman. It would take the entire 1st and 2nd teams plus a few third stringers moving on to NFL camps.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I think the telling thing is in the case of Ohio St. when they're really really stacked I think it goes something like this:

- A lot of their second stringers would be clear cut starters on the Gophers, and possibly their third stringers and so on...

- It's very possible that if their starter goes down the guy behind him might be even better ...


But really I don't worry about those things, gotta get good in our division first. It's a whole other building project / dream to think about matching the blue bloods 1:1 with talent.