NE, IL, WI, IA, IN about 60 first and second year guys; same as Minnesota

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Red-Shirt Sophomores...


11 Antoine Winfield Jr. DB 5-10 205 R-So. The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands
17 Seth Green TE 6-4 240 R-So. Woodbury, Minn. / Allen
18 Clay Geary WR 5-10 190 R-So. Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South
25 Phillip Howard WR 5-11 195 R-So. Minneapolis, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper
26 True Thompson WR 6-4 200 R-So. Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong Iowa Western CC
27 Calvin Swenson DB 6-1 210 R-So. Kaukauna, Wis. / Kaukauna
29 Jack Leius DB 6-0 200 R-So. Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong
31 Kiondre Thomas DB 6-0 190 R-So. Fort Smith, Ark. / Northside
37 John Mack K 6-0 195 R-So. Hartland, Wis. / Arrowhead
42 Ko Kieft TE 6-4 250 R-So. Sioux Center, Iowa / Sioux Center
43 Bailey Schoenfelder LB 6-3 235 R-So. Huron, S.D. / Huron
64 Conner Olson OL 6-5 300 R-So. Monticello, Minn. / Monticello
70 Sam Schlueter OL 6-6 305 R-So. Victoria, Minn. / Mayer Lutheran
71 Ben Davis OL 6-4 280 R-So. Elk Grove, Calif. / Elk Grove American River College
87 Yale Van Dyne WR 6-3 205 R-So. Overland Park, Kan. / Bishop Miege Iowa
93 Connor Novak-Goar DL 6-2 285 R-So. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie Iowa Western CC
95 Victor White DL 6-4 290 R-So. St. Paul, Minn. / Irondale Concordia University, St. Paul
 

Well with sophmores (redshirt or not), they have two more years after this season to make an impact. There's still time for those guys to step up, even after this season.

In my view, the "ideal" thing would be to have most of your starters and significant contributors (not just backups listed on the two-deep) be seniors and juniors. It never works out exactly like that, for various reasons.


So if you take the total number of offensive plays (non-punt, non-field goal formations), or the total number of defensive plays (non-punt receive, non-fg block formations) ... and you arbitrarily set a threshold of let's say 20% of that ... so any player who played at least that many offensive or defensive plays in the year qualifies as a "significant contributor". Something like that.
 

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For reference, here are our Juniors and Seniors.

Seniors

1 Rodney Smith RB 5-11 210 R-Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. / Mundy's Mill
3 Jerry Gibson DL 6-3 260 R-Sr. Theodore, Ala. / Theodore
19 Gary Moore DL 6-4 300 R-Sr. Mobile, Ala. / Murphy
25 Payton Jordahl LS 6-2 230 R-Sr. Perham, Minn. / Perham
38 Emmit Carpenter K 6-0 200 R-Sr. Green Bay, Wis. / Ashwaubenon
62 Jared Weyler OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. Dayton, Ohio / Centerville
73 Donnell Greene OL 6-7 320 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. / Kell Coffeyville CC
99 O.J. Smith DL 6-2 320 R-Sr. Bossier City, La. / Airline Alabama
2 Jacob Huff DB 5-11 210 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook
4 Shannon Brooks RB 6-0 215 Sr. Austell, Ga. / Pickens
20 Julian Huff LB 6-0 225 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook
34 Antonio Shenault DB 5-11 190 Sr. Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park
36 Blake Cashman LB 6-2 235 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie

Juniors

6 Chris Williamson DB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Gainesville Florida
27 Paul Gossage WR 6-3 185 R-Jr. Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East Eastern Illinois
28 Jonathan Femi-Cole RB 6-0 225 R-Jr. Vaughan, Ontario, Canada / St. Andrew's College
44 Colton Beebe TE 6-3 265 R-Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / Piper
46 Winston DeLattiboudere DL 6-3 250 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Howard
46 Alex Melvin P 6-4 205 R-Jr. Burnet, Texas / Burnet SMU
47 Jacob Herbers P 6-2 215 R-Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview
58 Quinn Oseland OL 6-6 305 R-Jr. Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart Griffin
61 Bronson Dovich OL 6-5 300 R-Jr. Chaska, Minn. / Chaska
85 Bryce Witham TE 6-4 255 R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic
89 Matt Morse WR 6-1 195 R-Jr. Apple Valley, Minn. / Apple Valley
90 Sam Renner DL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove Senior
97 Royal Silver DL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington Iowa Western CC
6 Tyler Johnson WR 6-2 200 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. / North
12 Tai'yon Devers DL 6-4 240 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla. / Blanche Ely
16 Coney Durr DB 5-10 190 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. / Dutchtown
21 Kamal Martin LB 6-3 235 Jr. Burnsville, Minn. / Burnsville
24 Bishop McDonald DB 6-0 190 Jr. Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul Minnesota Duluth
41 Thomas Barber LB 6-1 235 Jr. Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong
45 Carter Coughlin LB 6-4 245 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie
79 Jason Dickson OL 6-6 315 Jr. Corona, Calif. / Vallejo Diablo Valley CC
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We are going to be really young next year with all those senior starters leaving. I think Fleck said we might be younger next year. At this rate we will eventually be playing HS kids. That is year -1.
 

diehard said:
We are going to be really young next year with all those senior starters leaving. I think Fleck said we might be younger next year. At this rate we will eventually be playing HS kids. That is year -1.
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I couldn't believe it yesterday, my seven year old got an offer from Minnesota and a promise that if he enrolls in 2019, he'll be a starter in 2020.
 

swingman and the never ending bit.


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