Houston DE grad transfer Isaiah Chambers.
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Getting a grad transfer DL would be nice
Four star who started at TCU and then transferred to Houston in 2017. 7.5 sacks in 2019.
Go get him, Kelvin!
Go get him, Kelvin!
Wears 94 even. Bring him in and convince Gholston to return and the pass rush unit is just fine. Waggoner seems poised for a breakout too.
I think Waggoner will be good with another year of S/C but it would be good to have another quality option there.
I know that we need more "short term" depth and firepower at DE (given AJ's presumed departure ... and the fact that Golston is likely "testing the waters" too) ... so it is prudent to be appraised of the DE talent who might fit our needs schematically (we execute a 2-gap scheme). However, with that said, I still wonder if the coaches were following Michael Thompson's departure from OU too. He was a DT recruit we were after from the St. Louis area ... and after he suffered an injury with the Sooners ... he ultimately was moved over to the OL. I wonder if he could be a "fit" for the Hawks?
they are probably following a number of players at this time of year. I could see interested in immediate/grad transfers at: DL, OL, Punter, LB for the right guy.
Yeah ... on D my primary concerns are "firepower" on the DL ... and experience at MIKE. Punter is obviously a need too. As for OL ... it will be interesting to see if Jackson sticks around. The bigger issue I see for us on the OL concerns experienced depth at OT. I know our interior line play was sketchy in '19 ... but I think that all the injuries at least helped to develop some depth on the interior line. That will likely pay dividends downstream ... however, immediately, the bigger OL need is depth at OT.
Yeah, that's why I tweeted about it yesterday.
Iowa coaches are also following Stanford grad transfer Jovan Swann, who they recruited out of high school.
Jack Campbell will be in the mix for sure. May see Nieman at MLB too if Doyle moves to DE. Don’t see that happening but .....
I remember Swann. I was bummed Iowa missed on him.
I didn't see your tweet but did see the notification that you and Kelvin were following Isaiah. He looks like he'd be an amazing grad transfer.
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Doyle looked lost quite a bit when I watched him.
Saw nothing that would indicate anything but a special teams guy to me.
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Speaking of punters, the ASU grad transfer was not exactly an upgrade. No wonder he was going to lose his job in Tempe. I really don't know why nobody else punted in a game this year because Iowa's punting, whether for distance or placement, was pretty weak. He was nowhere near the next Ron Coluzzi. Whoever takes over next season won't have a very high bar.
Joe Evans is the best pass rusher on the edge after AJE leaves.
You don’t think he was an upgrade?
I’m not sure you’re going to get anyone to agree with you, Mr Rastetter.
Punter was a huge upgrade. Have another drink.
Yeah, the 2019 and 2020 classes are stacked at DE, but they'll still be a little young next year (assuming AJ goes pro; god forbid Golston goes. Yikes!). A stop-gap DE would help with depth until the yung'uns grow into their bodies and get stronger, learn the system.
I would be surprised if AJ doesn't go pro, but I don't think Gholston is NFL ready, at least to get drafter where it would make it financially important to leave early. Hopefully Waggoner is ready to step up, but adding a good grad transfer would give us much needed depth in our line.
Iowa’s net average this year was higher than the gross average last year. Significant improvement. A surprising thing I saw was Iowa was second in the conference in punt returns.
Yeah, I remember Swann too. It would be cool if we could land him as a DE. Given Stanford's scheme ... he'd likely be a "fit" too.
‘^^^ This ^^^ Rastetter was horrible the previous two seasons and had no business being on the field. Yuuuge upgrade in the punting game this year.
We increased both punting and net punting by 4-5 yards each, that's huge in punting. Saying punting wasn't an upgrade is hilarious.
Watch the Wicsky game tape and see if you're still LOL.
They abused the kid's positioning and talent.
Couple questions, was Ince recruited as a T or G? He rotated a fair amount at LG and wasn’t sure if that was to get game experience before he slid out to T.
Also, does Van Valkenberg (sp) have another year left? He played a sound DE and more than Waggoner
I don't doubt a RS Freshman had a bad game. I'm LOL'ing that you think he'll be nothing more than a special teams player for his next three seasons, when he was the backup this year on a top 10 defense.
I'm just disappointing I won't ever be able remember to bump this thread during his senior season.
Good size and decent quickness. Would be great for depth since especially if we lose AJ and Gholston both.
We need a pass rusher for sure. Van Valkenburg was in an adjustment year but imo is more of a rotational player. It would be smart imo to invest in the portal.
I know Joe Evans is great. But he is just to small to go every play. He’s the definition of a specialist in our scheme. Joe is the man.
I know Joe Evans is great. But he is just to small to go every play. He’s the definition of a specialist in our scheme. Joe is the man.
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