re: Recruiting Season Discussion: Is there a par level for each position?

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What are the target par levels for positions on a roster? Or, how many Scholarships should be used for each position to provide adequate depth.

Offense Scholarships ~42
Defense Scholarships ~40
Special Teams ~3

Offense 42
QB...........4
RB...........5
FB/Hback.....2
WR...........4
WR...........3
WR...........3
TE...........4
LT...........5
G............3
C............3
G............3
RT...........3

Defense 40
DE...........4
NT...........5
DE...........3
Bench........4
MLB..........4
Rov..........3
Field........3
CB...........4
CB...........3
FS...........3
SS...........4

Special Teams 3
PK...........1
P............1
Snap.........1

Does that look about right? Is 5 NT too much? I assume that in Aranda's 3-4, NT should be the most rotated position on the defense, so 5 really isn't outlandish.
Depth is not only a term used for 'this year's depth' in case two+ guys go down at one position; but depth provides us the players that are being developed for the next two years as well.
We have to recruit the best talent we can get, but also keep depth at each position so we are not in a OLine bind like we were this year. That's why there isn't room for some 4 stars out there at one position while there are capable 3 stars that will keep their offer at another position.
O-line and D-line are the most important, but why not put a par level at each position?

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I think you have 1 too many TE/FB for today's game. I think you should mostly recruit OT since many will move inside. I would recruit a Center each year depending upon whether you can find one good enough. Otherwise convert some guards. I want another WR (4 wide sets). With the number of QB transfers, we may need 2 some years. In general, the OL should be cross training.

On Defense, I want more DB and less LB and less NT due to the preponderance of nickel and dime sets.
My list changes over time. Right now I have 5 ST since it always seems like we have 5.

Annual___Recruit______Target
Offense__Class________Roster
QB_________1(2)__________4
RB_________2(1)__________5
TE/FB______1_____________5
OL_________4____________15
WR________4____________11
___________----___________--
SubTotal____12___________40

Defense_(3/4)
DL_________3___________10
LB_________4(3) ________13
DB_________5(6) ________17
___________-----__________--
SubTotal____12__________40

Special_Teams
Snp/P/K ___1_____________5
_________----___________----
Total______25____________85