Thought we did well in OL recruiting last year

I'll say it was on par

You can't just sign 3 ol a year though

We did but three should be the minimum every year. You need at least four to five every recruiting class because it is the hardest to project. While all three looked the part in high school it’s a different animal in the SEC. Basically when you sign three you NEED all three to pan out. Time will tell but that’s why it’s crucial that we sign Leigh and I think at least two more this year.

Agree with this. Plus, research indicates OLs have highest injury rate of all positions on field (according to Mike D. anyway)

At this point I wouldn’t even be mad if the next couple of years we took 6 OL each class. We have to prove it every year on the line first. I’m sure we will get a couple highly rated guys mixed in with mostly projects but you have to take that chance. Once you rebuild and the OL looks set up with your guys then you can get knit picky with the 3-4 guys you want each class.

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3 guys is basically the bare minimum you have to sign for the class to be considered adequate. 1 OL in a class one year after 3 OL is potentially disastrous--we are legitimately risking running into FSU territory if we don't add more OL to this class.

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They arent only going to get 1 Ol, chill out. The number is 3

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Dummerville, Martinez, Hill

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...and Martinez & Hill are depth guys. Its going to take them at least 2 or 3 seasons to develop into solid contributors. Let's be real, we need to be going after elite guys upfront.

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Also; not trying to be to harsh but Traore and Shanahan have not been good enough if you count them in the recruiting numbers.

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A depth guy and a potential two-year starter. What exactly do you think the hit rate is with offensive linemen?

And we are talking about signing numbers. You can't look into the past and subtract players from the numbers like they don't count.

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However, if the goal for this recruiting class is 3 then that is not enough. 6 over a 2 year period

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We took 4 last year with Shanahan included

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Dummerville

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absolute home run. Moon shot.

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Martinez

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We'll see... high hopes. But we'll see. S&C is going to make or break this one.

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Hill

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Actually disagreed with this offer. Boy was I wrong. He came in and showed out. Kid's gonna be good.

I agree the volume needs to go up. But volume for volume's sake gets you no where. You're going to have to have projects to get your numbers up. Here's I20Goon's rules for OL projects:

- can move well. Natural agility and fluid in the sense that when he moves, it is with body control... but still relatively fast and "effortless"

- frame for good mass. Not height and weight... FRAME. No, we don't need to recruit midgits. But don't insist on having an SEC body as a HS senior. Insist on having an SEC frame and build the body. Not a single OL coming from HS was body-ready for SEC play. Project or not, you have to do this.

- HS competition: even though they didn't look so good on film, if they looked ok against very good competition you can work with that. OL coming from HS who never faced another Div-I recruit are shocked with how fast their first 1/2 second is, with power, after snap. It takes getting used to and if they've never seen it then you don't know if they ever will adjust. The battle is often won in that first 1/2 second. Did they get you off balance, turn your shoulders, and cause you to take a half step the wrong way all in .5 seconds? And did the the DL do that every other play? If yes, you want play much in the SEC.

Any or all of those could still become contributors, though probably not this season.

Following OL recruiting over the years, it seems like every year, LSU has fewer commitments from OL than any other position. That usually seems to change the last few weeks before signing day.