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OL Recruiting Comparison (Long and Boring)

Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:04 pm
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:04 pm
I updated the table I made a few months ago to include new recruits and a few more interesting statistics. It seems most teams will be sitting at 13+ OL after this next class. Most teams take about 4 OL every class and schools like Bama, Georgia, and Ohio State are in a league of their own, by far, when it comes to stockpiling top talent at OL.
How does this relate to LSU? Well, (very) obviously, we need to recruit more OL. I would say we need to recruit more OL than the average team until we can consistently develop elite players (4/year minimum with the goal being 5). Mullen recruited 12 OL in his first two years at Florida.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 4:22 pm
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2437 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:05 pm to
Alabama Total: 13, Avg over 4 years 3.75, Top 5 Avg rank: 1.6
OT Latham (100/3), Neal (99/1), Cohen (90/25), George (89/31)
OG Ferguson (97/2), Bowles (90/19)
OC Brockermeyer (92/1), McLaughlin (88/10)
OG Dalcourt (93/11)
OT Brockermeyer (100/1)Dickerson* (98/4), Quick (98/7), Kight (96/10)

Georgia Total: 13, Avg over 4 years: 4.5, Top 5 Avg rank: 1.8
OT Jones (99/2), Morris (97/10)Truss (92/19) Blaske (88/41), Willock (86/70)
OG Fairchild (96/5)
OC Webb (99/1), Van Pran (97/1)
OG Wilson (89/21)
OT Mims (100/2), Ratledge (98/3), Lindberg (94/13), McClendon (91/20)

Notre Dame Total 11, Avg over 4 years: 3.75, Top 5 Avg: 7.2
OT Fisher (98/9), Carroll (95/12), Johnson (89/28)
OG Spindler (97/3)
OC Correll (96/3,) Carmody (93/14)
OG Coogan (87/30)
OT Baker (95/9), Kristofic (93/17), Olmstead (92/18), Alt (88/39)

Ohio State Total: 14, Avg over 4 years 4.25, top 5 avg rank 2.4
OT Jacoby (90/23)
OG Jackson (99/1), Vimahi (94/7) Fryar (87/28), Leroux (85/91)
OC Miller (99/2), Wypler (95/2)
OG Johnson (99/1), Christman 95/6), James (86/55))Jackson* 81/170
OT Toutant (88/35), Jones (85/86), Michalski (87/46)

Oklahoma Total: 13, Avg over 4 years: 4.25, Top 5 avg rank: 6.8
Ot Wilkins (93/15), Nelson (88/38)Roberts (75/160)
Og Anderson (96/1), Murray (91/9) Ogar (91/17)
OC Proctor* ( 83/147)
OG Raym (96/2), Parks (92/7) Alexander (89/24) Montgomery (89/20)
OT Harrison (93/17), Felix* (87/5)

Clemson Total 13, Avg over 4 years: 3.5, Top 5 avg: 4.4
OT Parks (97/5)
OG Putnam (96/5) Tate (94/9) Tucker (90/13) Howard (85/73) Trotter (78/195)
OC Linthicum (91/3)
OG Tchio (95/3) Mayes (93/6) Pennington (92/12) Rayburn (88/28)
OT Williams (89/29) Boateng (86/78)



Wisconsin Total: 10, 4 year Avg: 2.75, Top 5 Avg: 8.4
OT Brown (99/4) Nelson (95/10) Benzschawel (94/16)
OG Barrett (86/29)
OC
OG Bortolini (86/64)
OT Rucci (99/5) Wedig (96/7) Mahlman (94/17) Tippmann (90/26) Barten (86/65)

Florida Total: 16, 4 year Avg: 5, Top 5 Avg: 15.2
OT Walker (93/15), Tarquin (90/22) Mincey (87/48) Strickland (84/110)
OG Mugharbil (91/15) Wilson (89/22), Simonds (88/30), Leonard (86/48)
OC Slaughter (87/10)
OG Hammond (91/15), Reese (88/19), Eguakun (87/40),
OT Braun (90/21) Harrod (89/33) Gardner (88/37), White (86/63)

LSU Total: 9, 4 year avg 3.25, Top 5 Avg: 9.8
OT Dellinger (96/13)
OG Thomas (96/4), Hill (88/26)
OC Turner (88/8), Shanahan*
OG Bradford (92/13), Martinez (89/17)
OT Dumervil (95/11) perry (88/36)
This post was edited on 11/29/20 at 8:52 pm
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29063 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:09 pm to
quote:

LSU Total: 8, 4 year avg 3, Top 5 Avg: 9.8
OT Dellinger (96/13)
OG Thomas (96/4), Hill (88/26)
OC Turner (88/8), Shanahan*
OG Bradford (92/13), Martinez (89/17)
OT Dumervil (95/11)


fricking ouch.
Posted by RadarTiger
Member since Dec 2018
3297 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:20 pm to
This is exactly how Florida St fell apart.

If you can’t block anyone you can’t win games
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2437 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 6:36 pm to
quote:

This is exactly how Florida St fell apart.

If you can’t block anyone you can’t win games

It is very scary because ou can make an argument that they have recruited better than us the past 3 years. You could POTENTIALLY say Thomas is a bust and his ranking brings ours up a good bit.

Florida State Total: 13, 4 year avg: 4: Top 5 Avg; 22.8
OT Orr 90/22, henry 86/75, Willis 85/89 Roberts 78/
OG Lucas 93/9
OC Shrader 87/14, Estes 87/9
OG Makaneole 87/31, herring 86/51, Smith 85/58
OT Washington 88/38, Scott 88/39, Taylor 78/
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
27218 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 7:55 pm to
Where is cam wire?
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2437 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:11 pm to
This is 19, 20, and 21. All of the classes Cregg has recruited.
Posted by Tigerguru96
Member since Nov 2018
910 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:24 pm to
YIKES
Posted by LifeAquatic
Member since Dec 2019
1785 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:35 pm to
I’m sorry but Cregg needs to go. This is how we end up like Florida state. I don’t give a frick about how good he is at coaching them; if this is the best he can recruit, he simply cannot be our OL coach. Cannot. C-a-n-n-o-t.
Posted by AmazinGrace
LSU Fan, Georgetown Alumni
Member since Dec 2013
933 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:42 pm to
Is Perry gone? He was in the same class as Thomas, Badford & Turner wasn't he?
Posted by BayouCowboy
Member since Dec 2012
14415 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:44 pm to
quote:

Is Perry gone? He was in the same class as Thomas, Badford & Turner wasn't he?

I think he was slowed by injury.
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2437 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:52 pm to
Good catch. I just edited with him in there
Posted by TexasTiger88
Madisonville
Member since Jun 2010
1809 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 8:58 pm to
quote:

I don’t give a frick about how good he is at coaching them


Not quite sure what your referring to but our o line has been dog shite every year he’s been here sans last year and they were super overrated and bailed our constantly by Joe and Clyde. He can’t recruit and he can’t coach. Cool he hit on Lewis and that’s about it. Ingram, Hines and Deculus have all regressed.

This man needs to go like yesterday. Everyone is giving Pelini shite and rightfully so but this is Cregg’s 3rd year and our o line has been dog shite.
Posted by saminex
Member since Feb 2005
774 posts
Posted on 11/29/20 at 11:27 pm to
Are you insane. They won best o-line of the year last year. Lost 4 of 5 starters and you want to fire everyone now. I hope you got no enjoyment from last year because you don't deserve any with your piss poor attitude.


Go root for someone else, we are better without yoh
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
16431 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:21 am to
quote:

They won best o-line of the year last year. 


Granted, I didn't focus much on OL play of other teams so maybe we really had the best OL. But TBH, I didn't think our OL was that special last year.

I think Burrow, our play calling, and the fact we didn't sub a lot on possessions helped our OL out.
Posted by TexasTiger88
Madisonville
Member since Jun 2010
1809 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:43 am to
quote:

fire everyone now


Never said fire everyone. Sorry im critical of a coach who has done a piss poor job sans one year because I want my team to do well.
Posted by swampdonkey7
Oregon
Member since Aug 2015
537 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 8:32 am to
Boise State and Cincy both have 2 OL committed that are in the top 130. We have 1....Seems like we should reach down and swipe a few guys.
Posted by dwright369
Member since Aug 2020
1357 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:07 am to
Great analysis, thanks for compiling and sharing this information, hall59tiger!! Much appreciated!
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39273 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:11 am to
quote:

You could POTENTIALLY say Thomas is a bust

You could POTENTIALLY say Burrow is a bust. It would be nonsense, but you could say it. Kardell has been INJURED.
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2437 posts
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:03 am to
Ehh, I see what you are saying but that is not comparing apples to apples. As of now, there is no evidence that Thomas has the ability to be elite. He could end up being the best OG LSU has ever had or a bust. No way to know right now.
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