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Originally Posted by BGriffBuckeye

OK, so obviously Carridine is a great prospect with loads of potential. However, this is where this whole recruiting game gets tricky. The staff needs to evaluate a few things here first:

Do we still have a great shot at Fellows? (I'll answer this one: Yes, very much so)
Does Willie Mobley play inside or outside?
How good is Carridine's competition?
Does Carridine have the body to gain weight and keep his speed?
Is he a coachable kid... how is his attitude?
Is he so good you can't pass him up, a can't miss kid?
Is he a better prospect than Jamel Turner, William Gholston or any other 2010 DE already on the radar?
Where do Rose and Gibson end up? (Rose DE/DT and Gibson LB/DE)

Depth next year;
DE: Heyward, Rose, Gibson, Wells, Thomas, Williams, Mobley... Wilson could stay... Fellows may jump on board

With tha haul of DLmen we got in 2008, we have 3 potential DEs in Wells, Williams and Mobley. I agree that a rotation of DLmen throughout the game is the way to go, to keep fresh legs on the field. But we also do not want to overload the position, possibly scare off a kid like Turner, Gholston or the '10s, or create holes at other positions of need. Unless Carridine is a must get type of kid, he will probably have to wait and see until the staff comes up with some answers for the question above.

Good post and I agree with the majority of it. However, I would say that you can never have too many pass rushing D linemen. It's just such an important position and is one where we haven't had all that much success finding double digit sack guys at. I think only Gholston in the last 5 years. Also, the fact that we should have very close to the full 25 scholarships to give means that some of the concerns about leaving holes at other positions seem unfounded. We are just so deep and so young just about everywhere that I don't think we should pass on any guys who have a very high upside, like Carradine seems to have.