Re the Nathan commitment: I think that our two "lowest rated" recruits--Nathan and Alvarez--have high upsides in our offensive system. Both are listed as TEs. Significantly, both are all around athletes. And both have rangy frames that could easily add more good weight. And I'll bet both are non-prima-donna, solid citizen type kids who will add quality and character to the locker room.
Spencer Alvarez is 6'7", 255 (when he committed) and could be a 275 lb. BSF type tight end or, possibly, add a little more weight and slide over to OT. In an offensive scheme that plays 6 and sometimes 7 OL in its "heavy" packages, having big TEs who can block (and are also athletic and can catch) is a big deal. New commit Nathan Jones, also a TE at 6'5, 240" looks to be more in the Ko Kieft, Bryce Witham mold. Ko Kieft has been here forever, and has been a huge part of our running game success. I am intriqued by both of these TE recruits because they weren't necessarily based on ratings by services. They appear to be based on the "eye test." And I really trust PJ's ability to eye ball all-around athletes with big upside in his offensive scheme. New commit Nathan, BTW, is rated higher (0.8355) than Antoine Winfield Jr. (0.8285) was. Our expectations have changed some after several years of PJ recruiting.