QB - Rizk's starting experience from this year will be vital to him. He's obviously the shoe-in to start right now, and I think he did enough to be given a chance to compete for the starting role next year. Jacurri is underwhelming as a passer (the great Gustavo strikes again), but his running element does mean that he can also potentially be an option. Riley Trujillo has size and an arm, but nobody knows what he's really capable of.
RB - Is Myles staying or going? He's the guy, and in fairly limited touches he was super effective. I think his skillset works really well for a Frost scheme, not just running between the tackles but on screens and sweeps. Otherwise it's a young and unproven room, but with Kam Martin's departure, who knows how much of this room stays here.
TE - It's the Kylan Fox show until proven otherwise. Frost has done well with some undersized/tweener type of tight ends, so as long as Fox proves to be a reliable receiving target, I think he does well even with his likely limited blocking skillset. Does Grant Stevens get some run here?
WR - Young bucks, step on up. Bredell Richardson, Kason Stokes, and Jordyn Bridgewater, and 3 incoming freshmen. Somebody has to emerge here, right? And this also seems to be a portal priority, as well.
OL - BFY (big ****ing yikes). Rubelt at RT, Flynn at C, and a hodgepodge of other NGEs currently. By far the weakest position group on the team.
DT - John Walker SZN? My initial theory is he's currently not in the portal so he's still able to use UCF's facilities to recover, but does he actually plan to play here next year? More young guys on the roster are going to have to step up here, but we do have young bodies here that were sought after coming out of high school.
EDGE - Not bad depth wise currently, starters in Malachi Lawrence and Nyjalik Kelly, Jamaal Johnson has gotten some snaps, and Isaiah Nixon could be ready to play more as he comes into his redshirt sophomore season.
LB - Xe'ree Alexander is a dawg, and was one of my favorite players on this defense from this season. Ford, Harris, McCormick, Birdsong...what will be the pecking order among those four? Ford has barely sniffed playing time and may be NGE. Harris flashed in the spring and sparingly played. McCormick and Birdsong are complete unknowns.
DB - Braeden Marshall is really the only known quantity here, and he's been more of a slot corner than a boundary player. Lots of young unknowns in here. Cedrick Hawkins, TreQuon Fegans, Jaylen Heyward, Jakob Gude, Christian Peterson, and Jeshad Presley...All were moderately to highly touted coming out of high school, so there's talent here. But again, completely unknown.
K/P/LS - who really knows here...
Have to imagine UCF isn't going to be as selective with players coming out of high school, so I expect next year's incoming freshman class to be close to 30, especially considering the current state of the roster.
Scott really does have his work cut out for him. I just hope the fanbase doesn't turn on him before he's able to build the roster his way.
RB - Is Myles staying or going? He's the guy, and in fairly limited touches he was super effective. I think his skillset works really well for a Frost scheme, not just running between the tackles but on screens and sweeps. Otherwise it's a young and unproven room, but with Kam Martin's departure, who knows how much of this room stays here.
TE - It's the Kylan Fox show until proven otherwise. Frost has done well with some undersized/tweener type of tight ends, so as long as Fox proves to be a reliable receiving target, I think he does well even with his likely limited blocking skillset. Does Grant Stevens get some run here?
WR - Young bucks, step on up. Bredell Richardson, Kason Stokes, and Jordyn Bridgewater, and 3 incoming freshmen. Somebody has to emerge here, right? And this also seems to be a portal priority, as well.
OL - BFY (big ****ing yikes). Rubelt at RT, Flynn at C, and a hodgepodge of other NGEs currently. By far the weakest position group on the team.
DT - John Walker SZN? My initial theory is he's currently not in the portal so he's still able to use UCF's facilities to recover, but does he actually plan to play here next year? More young guys on the roster are going to have to step up here, but we do have young bodies here that were sought after coming out of high school.
EDGE - Not bad depth wise currently, starters in Malachi Lawrence and Nyjalik Kelly, Jamaal Johnson has gotten some snaps, and Isaiah Nixon could be ready to play more as he comes into his redshirt sophomore season.
LB - Xe'ree Alexander is a dawg, and was one of my favorite players on this defense from this season. Ford, Harris, McCormick, Birdsong...what will be the pecking order among those four? Ford has barely sniffed playing time and may be NGE. Harris flashed in the spring and sparingly played. McCormick and Birdsong are complete unknowns.
DB - Braeden Marshall is really the only known quantity here, and he's been more of a slot corner than a boundary player. Lots of young unknowns in here. Cedrick Hawkins, TreQuon Fegans, Jaylen Heyward, Jakob Gude, Christian Peterson, and Jeshad Presley...All were moderately to highly touted coming out of high school, so there's talent here. But again, completely unknown.
K/P/LS - who really knows here...
Have to imagine UCF isn't going to be as selective with players coming out of high school, so I expect next year's incoming freshman class to be close to 30, especially considering the current state of the roster.
Scott really does have his work cut out for him. I just hope the fanbase doesn't turn on him before he's able to build the roster his way.
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