2023 NSD - Official Signings

[Fred]

ENMU had quite a few signees for Kelley coming in a bit late. Some of them are really good players. Looking forward to see if he can grab some JUCO, Poly, or transfer kids later on this year.

I

Lee has a good approach for ENMU. I follow them on twitter and I bet he signed 60 kids. ENMU is really cheap to attend. He throws out a bunch of offers and signs a ton of kids. The law of numbers catches up and they will get some really good players out of this approach. It will be interesting to see if they can keep them in Portales in the transfer portal era.

[Buff Fan 05]

thank you!!

Older and Bigger!!!

It was music to my ears. I've been complaining about Hughes recruiting 5'10" 240 lb DL for the last few years. I hope Lynn will run a balanced offense like he says. I thought it was funny he referenced him signing 11 WR was unheard of in his past coaching jobs.

[Great White Buffalo]

It was music to my ears. I've been complaining about Hughes recruiting 5'10" 240 lb DL for the last few years. I hope Lynn will run a balanced offense like he says. I thought it was funny he referenced him signing 11 WR was unheard of in his past coaching jobs.

11 WR and 16 linemen.

[BuffaloChip]

The 6-6 WR should be interesting to follow at WT.


Easy Ed McCaffrey

Check out the 6'4 Aaron Dubose, San Antonio Brennan HS. Twin brother of QB Ashton. Aaron could be a tough matchup for a 5'11 CB.

[Brandon]

CONGRATS!!!!! You are entering some very exciting times. Enjoy EVERY minute because they fly by in a flash.

The minutes are long and the years are quick.

[gohounds]

ENMU

NEW MEXICO (17)

Kaden Bell – Los Lunas, NM (Los Lunas)
Kicker/Punter 5'10" 150 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Greg Henington
Accolades – 2X 1st team all-state/ All-star game/ First team all-metro
Hudl
Austin Blair – Carlsbad, NM (Carlsbad)
Outside Linebacker 5'10" 200 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Oliver Soukup
Accolades – 2^nd team all-district DE
Hudl
Jabby Cooper – Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque)
Defensive Back 5'10" 155 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Timothy Johnson
Accolades – 1st team all-district/ 1st team all-state DB
Hudl
Franklin Finch – Albuquerque, NM (Sandia)
Offensive Line 6'4" 290 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Chad Adcox
Accolades – 1st Team All District 6A / 1st Team All-Metro
Hudl
Logan Howell – Farmington, NM (Piedra Vista)
Quarterback 6'2" 190 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Jared Howell
Accolades – 2nd team all-state/ district player of the year, district offensive player of the year
Hudl
Braxton Masters – Clovis, NM (Clovis)
Offensive Lineman 6'2" 280 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Andrew McCraw
Accolades – 2nd team all-district
Hudl
Wesley McKibben – Carlsbad, NM (Carlsbad)
Defensive Lineman 6'0" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Oliver Soukup
Accolades – 2nd team all-district OL
Hudl
DJ Moore – Carlsbad, NM (Carlsbad)
Defensive Lineman 6'2" 235 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Oliver Soukup
Accolades – 1st team all-district TE/DE / All-star DE
Hudl
Zach Mora Dotson – Farmington, NM (Piedra Vista)
Defensive End 6'5" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Jared Howell
Accolades – 5A 1st team all-state running back/ POW week 2 v. Sandia
Hudl
Caden Moreland – Socorro, NM (Socorro)
Outside Linebacker 6'2" 195 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Damien Ocampo
Accolades – All state/ district player of the year
Hudl
Dane Naylor – Carlsbad, NM (Carlsbad)
Athlete 5'7" 170 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Oliver Soukup
Accolades – 2nd team all-district QB
Hudl
Robert Nora – Clovis, NM (Clovis)
Running Back 6'1" 172 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Andrew McCraw
Accolades – 1st team all-district
Hudl
Kenyon Singleton – Hobbs, NM (Hobbs)
Linebacker 5'10" 185 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Ken Stevens
Accolades – 2nd team all-state/ district defensive player of the year
Hudl
Ryan Stovall – Alamogordo, NM (Alamogordo)
Outside Linebacker 6'3" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – AJ Cisco
Accolades – 1st team all district
Hudl
Zedekiah Thompson – Albuquerque, NM (West Mesa)
Defensive Back 5'11" 150 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Landrick Brody
Accolades – 2nd team all-district
Hudl
Zebadiah Thompson – Albuquerque, NM (West Mesa)
Defensive Back 5'9" 140 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Landrick Brody
Accolades – 2nd team all-metro/ second team all-district
Hudl
Dalton Trapp – Ruidoso, NM (Ruidoso)
Defensive Lineman 6'7" 260 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kief Johnson
Accolades – 1st Team all-state TE/DL, NMPREPS DL of the Year
HudlTEXAS (25)

Salofi Aumoeualogo – Fort Worth, TX (V.R. Eaton)
Defensive Tackle 6'0" 250 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Ellis Miller
Accolades – 2X 2nd team all-district
Hudl
Dontae Boyd – Lubbock, TX (Estacado)
Tight End 6'5" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – William Blaylock
Accolades – 1st team all-district DE
Hudl
Bryan Chavez – Brownsville, TX (Veterans Memorial)
Fullback 6'0" 250 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kelley Lee
Accolades – 2nd team all-district/ Offensive Play of the year
Hudl
Caleb Emery – El Paso, TX (East Lake)
Defensive End 6'2" 225 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Bob Hudson
Accolades – 55'10.00 shot put (2022 finals)
Hudl
D'andre Fillmore – Victoria, TX (Victoria West)
Wide Receiver 6'0" 200 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Courtney Boyce
Accolades – District defensive player of the year
Hudl
Cash Garcia – Abernathy, TX (Abernathy)
Defensive End 6'5" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Justin Wiley
Accolades – District Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Hudl
Nate Gensler – Kermit, TX (Kermit)
Line Backer 6'1" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Nate Gensler Sr.
Accolades – 2022 District MVP / 3rd team all-state RB
Hudl
Jacob Greeson – Amarillo, TX (Amarillo High)
Defensive Line 6'2" 250 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Chad Dunnam
Accolades – Academic all-state, 3 year All-District
Hudl
Dylan Holcombe – San Antonio, TX (Wagner)
Offensive Line 6'5" 250 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Jason Starin
Accolades – 1^st team All-District
Hudl
Franklin Hunter – Red Oak, TX (Red Oak)
Tight End 6'3" 225 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Melvin Robinson
Accolades – 2^nd Team All-District
Hudl
Micah Lewis – Amarillo, TX (Tascosa)
Safety 5'9" 175 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kenneth Plunk
Accolades – All-District DB
Hudl
Ezekial Luna – Midland, TX (Legacy)
Running Back 5'9" 187 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Clint Hartman
Accolades – 6A division 2 1st team all-district running back /3x back to back to back player of the week
Hudl
Davian McMullen – Muleshoe, TX (Muleshoe)
Line Backer 6'1" 200 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Jason Richards
Accolades – 1st team all-district 2022/ 3A Texas High School Linebacker of the Year
Hudl
Bryce Melton – Canyon, TX (Randall)
Offensive Lineman 6'1" 275 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Gaylon Selman
Accolades – 2nd team all-district
Hudl
Walker Norvell – Tascosa, TX (Tascosa)
Offensive Lineman 6'3" 306 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kenneth Plunk
Accolades – 1st team all-district OL
Hudl
Kriz Pena – Brownsville, TX (Hanna)
Running Back 5'7" 175 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Mark Guess
Accolades – 2,000 all-purpose yds/ district offensive MVP
Hudl
Dayshawn Peterson – Alvin, TX (Alvin)
Running Back 6'2" 205 lbs.
High School Head Coach – James Gage
Accolades – 2^nd Team All-State
Hudl
Kemauri Pinkard – Amarillo, TX (Tascosa)
Corner Back 6'0" 170 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kenneth Plunk
Accolades – 1st team all-district DB/ 2nd team all-district WR
Hudl
Homer Quiroz – San Benito, TX (San Benito)
Defensive Back 5'11" 165 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Dan Gomez
Accolades – DB of the year award
Hudl
Chad Ragle – Midlothian, TX (Midlothian)
Quarterback 5'11" 170 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Doug Wendel
Accolades – Second Team All-State/District MVP
Hudl
Justin Rodriguez – La Féria, TX (La Féria)
Wide Receiver 5'11" 177 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Oscar Salinas
Accolades – All district DB/ 2X all district WR
Hudl
Raheim Ross – Lubbock, TX (Estacado)
Defensive Back 5'11" 180 lbs.
High School Head Coach – William Baylock
Accolades – 1st team all-district / 2nd team all-state DB
Hudl
Deonta Sonnier – Midland, TX (Legacy)
Wide Receiver 5'11" 160 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Clint Hartman
Accolades – 1st team all-district WR
Hudl
Angel Vasquez – El Paso, TX (Ysleta)
Offensive Lineman 6'3" 250 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Joe Martinez
Accolades – 2nd team all-district/ All Star team in city
Hudl
Elijah Zeh – Burleson, TX (Burleson Centennial)
Full Back 5'11" 190 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Kyle Geller
Accolades – 2nd team all-state/ district offensive MVP
HudlARIZONA (2)

J.J. Silver – Queen Creek, AZ (Queen Creek)
Outside Linebacker 6'2" 210 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Travis Schureman
Accolades – All-region LB
Hudl
Esaias Swindle – Phoenix, AZ (Desert Edge)
Defensive Lineman 6'0" 270 lbs.
High School Head Coach – Marcus Carter
Accolades – 2X 2nd team all-region
Hudl

[LSC Fan]

Lee picked up some nice recruits in South Texas. The Fillmore kid from Victoria is the son of a former Javelina LB who I think was an All American .

[WT_TKW]

LATEST LIST 9AM THUR 2 FEB

WEST TEXAS A&M TRANSFERS

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Joshua Beaird	LB	6-1	230	Hobbs, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
Ovahdyah Ben-Israel	DL	6-5	335	Morris, Illinois	Nebraska-Kearney
Kendall Brewer	DB	5-11	175	Kansas City, Kansas	Highland CC
Preston Gregg	K	6-4	205	Corinth, Texas	Missouri Western State
Jimmy Harrison	LB	5-9	220	Hobbs, New Mexico	Nebraska-Kearney
Dominic Nava	WR	6-1	160	Roswell, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
Jordan Mendoza	TE	6-4	240	Las Cruces, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
TJ Moore Jr.	WR	5-11	160	Orlando, Florida	New Mexico Military Inst.
Zach Nowatzke	LB	6-2	230	St. George, Utah	Snow College
Dylan Parcher	DL	6-2	285	Bakersfield, California	Bakersfield College
Iziek Soper	DL	6-2	290	Wyoming, Iowa	Nebraska-Kearney
Alex Taylor	LS	6-1	210	Parker, Colorado	Nebraska-Kearney

WEST TEXAS A&M HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	HUDL
Calen Austin	LB	6-2	195	Denton, Texas	Guyer	LINK
Andres Barraza	OL	6-4	310	Lubbock, Texas	Monterey	LINK
Tate Beeles	WR	6-6	180	Lubbock, Texas	Frenship	LINK
Malakhi Brisco	WR	6-0	160	Lubbock, Texas	Idalou	LINK
Asa Brown	DB	5-10	160	Spring, Texas	Klein Collins	LINK
Kameron Brown	LB	6-1	210	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
Matthew Bunn	LB	6-1	205	Poth, Texas	Poth	LINK
Javin Cash	LB	6-0	215	Canyon, Texas	Canyon	LINK
Cody Chapman	DB	6-0	180	Katy, Texas	Tompkins	LINK
Derrek Clements	ATH	6-4	225	Canyon, Texas	Canyon	LINK
Aaron Dubose	WR	6-4	175	San Antonio, Texas	Brennan	LINK
Ashton Dubose	QB	6-2	190	San Antonio, Texas	Brennan	LINK
Kanon Gibson	QB	6-1	190	Wink, Texas	Wink	LINK
Corbin Griffin	OL	6-4	270	Midlothian, Texas	Midlothian	LINK
Landyn Hack	QB	6-3	200	Panhandle, Texas	Panhandle	LINK
Ethan Hart	OL	6-4	250	San Antonio, Texas	Madison	LINK
Andrew Husted	OL	6-3	310	Friona, Texas	Farwell	LINK
Kanyon Ives	OL	6-4	270	Denison, Texas	Denison	LINK
Ryan Jacobs	DL	6-2	270	Georgetown, Texas	Liberty Hill	LINK
David Jeffery	DB	5-11	190	Manor, Texas	Manor	LINK
Julian LeDoux	DB	5-10	180	Houston, Texas	Westfield	LINK
Hunter Mastin	OL	6-2	275	Lubbock, Texas	Monterey	LINK
Triston Moore	DL	6-3	285	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
Ty Politte	DL	6-1	240	Lubbock, Texas	Cooper	LINK
Cole Runyan	LB	6-4	190	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Centennial	LINK
DJ Shaw	DB	5-11	165	Manor, Texas	Manor	LINK
Tory Simmons	WR	5-8	165	Pflugerville, Texas	Weiss	LINK
Micah Simpson	WR	5-10	165	Greenville, Texas	Greenville	LINK
Dylan Ware	DL	6-7	230	San Saba, Texas	San Saba	LINK
Parrion Ware	DL	6-2	250	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
David Williams	OL	6-2	295	Desoto, Texas	Desoto	LINK
Sean Zapata	DL	6-3	265	Lamesa, Texas	Lamesa	LINK

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I was at the roll out yesterday. Afterwards I had a chance to sit an hour with Coach Lynn and 6 or 7 "old" WT hands. I like the guy. He's a one of us kind of guy. He's very engaging. A likable kind of guy. Someone asked who his mentor/hero was. Without hesitation Lynn answered "his Dad," a long time small town football coach in West Texas and New Mexico. He told me his preferred offense would be 50/50 run/pass.

As far as recruiting goes, WT is still looking for talent. More OL's and DL's. One more QB. Of the 100 non-seniors on the 2022 roster about 80 are enrolled this spring. Added into that are the above transfers and a few more preferred walk-ons and there are a bit over 100 players for spring ball. The roster is still very young. Lynn stated a few times the Buffs need to get "older." Replying to a question of how he'd rank this recruiting class, he said "it wasn't his best ever class but it was very solid (considering he only had a month to recruit) and had some real gems. They recruited heavy on linemen and DB's and got some size and athleticism. Also, they're not through just yet."

I've watched the videos on every kid. As far as QB's go Ashton Dubose and Landyn Hack are really good. Both dual threat. A couple guys that are a blast to watch are Tory Simmons, Pflugerville Weiss 5'8 165, and Micah Simpson, Greenville 5'10 165. Man can those guys motor. Simpson played WR, RB, QB, DB. His game against Frisco Liberty earned him the Texas Ford Built Tough 5A player of the week. Filling in for the regular bit injured QB, against Frisco Liberty Simpson rushed for 444 yards on 34 carries and 6 TD's the longest 74 yards. How those "little" guys transfer their skills to college ball will be interesting and hopefully fun to watch. The recruited LB's are aggressive and quick. They got some size on the defensive line and Lynn said some speed on the edge. It's harder to evaluate the OL's but they are big boys. Lynn said the secondary got size and length. He also pointed out the kicker Gregg and said the long snapper from Kearney was the best he's had in his coaching career. With a punter that didn't play last year and place kicker Gregg he said our kicking game will be very good.

Wow, a coach that cares about the kicking game. Imagine that! I'm very glad to hear Lynn is sold on 50/50 run/pass.

Hack sounds really good. I'm really glad we got him. You never know how these kids will perform at the next level, but these are some good signees.

[BuffaloChip]

Wow, a coach that cares about the kicking game. Imagine that! I'm very glad to hear Lynn is sold on 50/50 run/pass.

Hack sounds really good. I'm really glad we got him. You never know how these kids will perform at the next level, but these are some good signees.

Lynn has announced WT will run the Spread. That may not be conducive to a 50/50 offense. But......having mobile QB's is the best of today's game. Personally, I like the West Coast style of play where you have a strong run game, hit the short quick passes, and have a QB that can execute play action/run/pass option. The kind of offense that moves the chains and controls a game.

[Brandon]

Lee picked up some nice recruits in South Texas. The Fillmore kid from Victoria is the son of a former Javelina LB who I think was an All American .

Deandrae?

[cwfenn]

Don’t know if it was already mentioned, but it looks like the new UTPB coach is bringing his QB over from East Central:

https://www.texasfootball.com/articl..._preview_title

[LSC Fan]

Deandrae?

That’s him.

[Boohaha]

LATEST LIST 9AM THUR 2 FEB

WEST TEXAS A&M TRANSFERS

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Joshua Beaird	LB	6-1	230	Hobbs, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
Ovahdyah Ben-Israel	DL	6-5	335	Morris, Illinois	Nebraska-Kearney
Kendall Brewer	DB	5-11	175	Kansas City, Kansas	Highland CC
Preston Gregg	K	6-4	205	Corinth, Texas	Missouri Western State
Jimmy Harrison	LB	5-9	220	Hobbs, New Mexico	Nebraska-Kearney
Dominic Nava	WR	6-1	160	Roswell, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
Jordan Mendoza	TE	6-4	240	Las Cruces, New Mexico	New Mexico Military Inst.
TJ Moore Jr.	WR	5-11	160	Orlando, Florida	New Mexico Military Inst.
Zach Nowatzke	LB	6-2	230	St. George, Utah	Snow College
Dylan Parcher	DL	6-2	285	Bakersfield, California	Bakersfield College
Iziek Soper	DL	6-2	290	Wyoming, Iowa	Nebraska-Kearney
Alex Taylor	LS	6-1	210	Parker, Colorado	Nebraska-Kearney

WEST TEXAS A&M HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	HUDL
Calen Austin	LB	6-2	195	Denton, Texas	Guyer	LINK
Andres Barraza	OL	6-4	310	Lubbock, Texas	Monterey	LINK
Tate Beeles	WR	6-6	180	Lubbock, Texas	Frenship	LINK
Malakhi Brisco	WR	6-0	160	Lubbock, Texas	Idalou	LINK
Asa Brown	DB	5-10	160	Spring, Texas	Klein Collins	LINK
Kameron Brown	LB	6-1	210	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
Matthew Bunn	LB	6-1	205	Poth, Texas	Poth	LINK
Javin Cash	LB	6-0	215	Canyon, Texas	Canyon	LINK
Cody Chapman	DB	6-0	180	Katy, Texas	Tompkins	LINK
Derrek Clements	ATH	6-4	225	Canyon, Texas	Canyon	LINK
Aaron Dubose	WR	6-4	175	San Antonio, Texas	Brennan	LINK
Ashton Dubose	QB	6-2	190	San Antonio, Texas	Brennan	LINK
Kanon Gibson	QB	6-1	190	Wink, Texas	Wink	LINK
Corbin Griffin	OL	6-4	270	Midlothian, Texas	Midlothian	LINK
Landyn Hack	QB	6-3	200	Panhandle, Texas	Panhandle	LINK
Ethan Hart	OL	6-4	250	San Antonio, Texas	Madison	LINK
Andrew Husted	OL	6-3	310	Friona, Texas	Farwell	LINK
Kanyon Ives	OL	6-4	270	Denison, Texas	Denison	LINK
Ryan Jacobs	DL	6-2	270	Georgetown, Texas	Liberty Hill	LINK
David Jeffery	DB	5-11	190	Manor, Texas	Manor	LINK
Julian LeDoux	DB	5-10	180	Houston, Texas	Westfield	LINK
Hunter Mastin	OL	6-2	275	Lubbock, Texas	Monterey	LINK
Triston Moore	DL	6-3	285	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
Ty Politte	DL	6-1	240	Lubbock, Texas	Cooper	LINK
Cole Runyan	LB	6-4	190	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Centennial	LINK
DJ Shaw	DB	5-11	165	Manor, Texas	Manor	LINK
Tory Simmons	WR	5-8	165	Pflugerville, Texas	Weiss	LINK
Micah Simpson	WR	5-10	165	Greenville, Texas	Greenville	LINK
Dylan Ware	DL	6-7	230	San Saba, Texas	San Saba	LINK
Parrion Ware	DL	6-2	250	Amarillo, Texas	Palo Duro	LINK
David Williams	OL	6-2	295	Desoto, Texas	Desoto	LINK
Sean Zapata	DL	6-3	265	Lamesa, Texas	Lamesa	LINK

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I was at the roll out yesterday. Afterwards I had a chance to sit an hour with Coach Lynn and 6 or 7 "old" WT hands. I like the guy. He's a one of us kind of guy. He's very engaging. A likable kind of guy. Someone asked who his mentor/hero was. Without hesitation Lynn answered "his Dad," a long time small town football coach in West Texas and New Mexico. He told me his preferred offense would be 50/50 run/pass.

As far as recruiting goes, WT is still looking for talent. More OL's and DL's. One more QB. Of the 100 non-seniors on the 2022 roster about 80 are enrolled this spring. Added into that are the above transfers and a few more preferred walk-ons and there are a bit over 100 players for spring ball. The roster is still very young. Lynn stated a few times the Buffs need to get "older." Replying to a question of how he'd rank this recruiting class, he said "it wasn't his best ever class but it was very solid (considering he only had a month to recruit) and had some real gems. They recruited heavy on linemen and DB's and got some size and athleticism. Also, they're not through just yet."

I've watched the videos on every kid. As far as QB's go Ashton Dubose and Landyn Hack are really good. Both dual threat. A couple guys that are a blast to watch are Tory Simmons, Pflugerville Weiss 5'8 165, and Micah Simpson, Greenville 5'10 165. Man can those guys motor. Simpson played WR, RB, QB, DB. His game against Frisco Liberty earned him the Texas Ford Built Tough 5A player of the week. Filling in for the regular bit injured QB, against Frisco Liberty Simpson rushed for 444 yards on 34 carries and 6 TD's the longest 74 yards. How those "little" guys transfer their skills to college ball will be interesting and hopefully fun to watch. The recruited LB's are aggressive and quick. They got some size on the defensive line and Lynn said some speed on the edge. It's harder to evaluate the OL's but they are big boys. Lynn said the secondary got size and length. He also pointed out the kicker Gregg and said the long snapper from Kearney was the best he's had in his coaching career. With a punter that didn't play last year and place kicker Gregg he said our kicking game will be very good.

His dad and brother are good people. His dad still goes to the HS coaches conferences here in the state.

[Brandon]

That’s him.

Oh man I'm getting old.

[the tav]

Just like all the other classes CWU has signed no one has a clue if this is a talented class or not. It's just a dick measuring process at this point. What I do know is there will be transfers who will immediately be starters in positions that are thin. And one of those individuals if everything lines up will be a Whale.