Players to Watch
Since I had a little time on my hands, I thought I would make a few predictions about players that you haven't heard much about, but who may make an impact this season:
1. Richie Warfield (RB): Kid is a stud, and will be one of the primary back-ups to Tucker Y. Word is he had a very strong spring. Powerful, hard runner...very good in pass protection...and has good hands.
2. A.J. Foster (LB): In his three seasons, this young man has moved from Safety to LB to DE, and now back to LB. Given the losses at this critical position, he will be counted on heavily. A great opportunity for a great kid who has patiently waited his turn. I expect he will take advantage and wind up as one of the leading tacklers by season end.
3. Bubonics/Newland/Watson (CB): There is an enormous hole to fill at CB and, hopefully, one of these RS-FR will step up and fill it. I'm not sure which one, but the competition will be fun to watch.
4. Brandon Easterling (S): This one probably doesn't fit the list b/c he had a fair amount of success as a true freshman last year. I wanted to include him b/c I think he's poised to break-out this year. Great athlete and very FB smart.
5. Jake Moore (OL): With apologies for the pun, I'm taking a "flyer" on this one. He's currently listed at center and is behind two upperclassmen who both have played alot. Nonetheless, I've heard very good things about him (e.g. "road grader"), and wouldn't be surprised if he ended up starting at RG.
Feel free to add to or comment on the list.
Last edited by FlyerIllini; 08-03-2018 at 02:42 PM..
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