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(01-11-2023 10:42 PM)cleveland Wrote:  

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(01-10-2023 10:33 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Jalani Williams, DB (Missouri)

https://www.espn.com/college-football/pl...i-williams

Just looked at his recruiting profile out of HS. Had 25 offers from a who’s who, including Georgia, Alabama, Ohio St, etc.

My guess is, across the board, a lot of these 'defensive' transfers could be switching over to offense. In transitions like Kent is going through a lot of coaches will put defensive guys on offense for no other reason than establishing 'toughness'. Not saying this improves the W-L totals early on, but it does set a tone.

I’m not familiar with this happening. Do you have any examples?

You see this with ol/dl and vice verse, also with wr/db ... not saying this is going to be a roster-wide swap, just saying it does happen and this is one reason why with teams in transition.

Some of these kids have been in college 3+ years, regardless of what athleticism they may possess it doesn't really make sense to switch them over to a position they've had zero proper coaching at. A college DB that played WR & DB could have flown by defenses in high school based of pure athleticism and lack of opposition. It's why many are slow to get going early in their college careers, they need to be taught proper technique, and you can't afford to break it down to the basics and build back up for a guy in their 20s with only a season or two of eligibility.