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You're not convincing me lol. LB is one area I don't get how we miss all the time and Iowa pumps out All-Americans. We started two formers DBs this year for the most part outside of Gbayor who is now gone as well.
Getting both would be an absolute homerun, but UGA is going to be tough to beat for Key. I guess his girlfriend plays softball there and, of course, they are an annual title contender.
Stenger is on scholarship and I think he can come on as a solid depth guy. I like the idea of moving McGahee back to an ILB position and finding a more traditional body type for the edge.
And LB is who should be your leading tacklers not DBs. If DBs your leading tacklers you're more than likely giving up first downs and touchdowns
Jones and Merritt might change some of that but Iowa doesn't always "pump out" All-Americans. They've had some success in part due to the continuity they've had at DC. They're not changing defensive schemes every couple of years. Having Chinander and Diaco before him were just killers for our linebacker recruiting. We need to keep Dvoracek on board for as long as possible and we'll see guys drafted as linebackers from NU.
It's just been inconsistent more than anything. Some of that might have been scheme related. There's no question that Merritt and Jones are higher level recruits IMO than what we've mostly been getting. I also think McGahee, Rogers, and Shavers are more physically talented than some of our older backers.
Going back to Frost, Henrich and Hannah were 4*, as were Mauga, Key Greene, and Ho’ohuli. Best LB recruits of the Frost era were Reimer (NR) and Hausman (5.6 3*). Scott was King of the blue chip busts.
