Who has been the biggest surprise players for you 5 games in ?

I’ll choose one for offense and defense.

On offense : it’s been Dillon jones. I heard buzz he was gonna play over Berry so I figured he would be solid but he’s been even better than that he’s legit been an elite sec back. He’s not a burner but he’s physical , great breaking tackles , and reading the holes.



On defense: two players come to mind instead of 1 : Duce Geralds and Jhase Thomas. In terms of Duce Geralds we knew he was a blue chipper 4 star recruit who would make an impact especially based on the camp buzz he was getting but I don’t think anyone expected him to be this dominant so fast. He’s isn’t just playing good for a true freshmen, he’s legitimately been one of the most dominant DT’s in the country. I don’t think it’s a hot take to say he may alredy be the best pass rushing DT in CFB who also isn’t a slouch agaisnt the run. It’s been a while since we had a truly dominate DT so it feels good to see Duce resetting the standard we’ve been missing in the interior. He truly does remind me of Aaron Donald he is special.


In Terms of Jhase, was always high on him since he was a HS recruit as he was the no.1 safety in LA in the class of 25. I knew eventually he would be a good player for us but didn’t expect him to already look like a veteran deep centerfielder as a 19 year redshirt Freshmen. When he’s on the field you rarely hear his name for a reason. He rarely blows coverages, he tackles well in space, has great speed and overall is an excellent rangy cover safety. His emergence has allowed for the defense to not skip a beat with the loss of spears due to being able to simply move Benefield to star because Jhase is such a natural at that deep safety spot.