Going to update this as a running thread. Feel free to add updates or commentary as things progress.
S- Jordan Poyser- Jacksonville St. Honestly didn’t know much about him, and a little alarmed that he doesn’t even make HM all-conference (not the be all/end all, those are slanted towards pre-season hype and other BS a lot of timeS). But grades out extremely well, and am pleasantly surprised with the tape. Kid looks super athletic and versatile, now does it translate to big school football? Ranked highly among portal safeties. 3 years left to play 3, originally from Wildwood, FL.
WR- CJ Daniels- LSU (Previously Liberty). Good get here. If you are asking me if I prefer him or Horton, my lean is to Horton. Daniels kinda became more of a possession guy at LSU (zero TD in an above average offense??), and there’s nothing wrong with that. 6’2 possession types are needed. BUT some of my concerns about that could have been that he played through all season with a heel issue (missed one game, even Brian Kelly commented on what a warrior he was for playing through it every week)…The offseason rest will supposedly help with the heel injury big time. Either way he is much needed a good addition by staff, who loved him last year before he committed to LSU. If he gets some of the explosion back he showed at Liberty, then all the better. Keeping Horton should still be a huge priority, and the staff is supposedly upping Horton’s paycheck and attempting to do that. We’ll see. Daniels is in year 6 and originally from Atlanta area.
I find myself disappointed that we were not more successful in taking advantage of Chris Johnson’s speed. Inasmuch as he was used to fielding punts, attests to his having good hands. Why didn’t we try him out as WR. To me, he looked like Jacolby George, but he was far faster. Now, in the portal, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Chris Johnson turn out like Brashard Smith who lit it up when Lashlee, knowing about his talent, turned him into a running back. Why didn’t we use him like Saban used Henry Ruggs. Send him downfield, let him juke once, then turn on the afterburners, and no one could keep up with him.
So the Alabama AD is now begging for money, am I reading this right? Suddenly they’re POOR? Please fans, help fund our NIL as we can’t currently measure up to some of the other schools! HELP US!! I find this rather laughable. Anyone else?
I would have liked to see Johnson stay…But a couple comments here.
He never fielded punts, it was kickoffs only
Brashard Smith is rumored to have turned down a move to Running back when Cristobal and Dawson approached him about it.
“Juke” is kinda what’s missing from Johnson’s game. All speed and upright. Just a thought, again I would have liked to see him used more. The staff is in love with Jordan Lyle.
