If my math is correct, 12 OL, 8 RB, 3 QB, 12 WR/TE=35 offense with 8 seniors departing: Robinson, Barnum, Omameh, Khoury, Smith, Mealer, Moore and Roundtree; 16 DL, 11 LB and 14 DB=41 Defense with 3 seniors departing: Campbell, Demens and Floyd (not counting Walk-on Kovacs). 35+41=76+3 specialists (placekicker/punter: Gibbons and Hagerup plus Wile)=79. 79 minus the departing 11 seniors=68 with 85 scholarships allowed. This would give us 17 depending on players who may or may not be renewed for a 5th year like We already have 17 commitments so this leaves us 5-6 (2nd QB/RB/WR on offense; NT/MLB/Safety on defenses) or so to go. We may oversign by 3, and we may get extra scholarships due to the medical issues.
I'm not positive and just speculating, but it looks like Hoke & Staff would like to carry the following scenario for scholarships in the 2013 season and beyond: Offense: 15 OL, 9 RB, 4 QB and 14 WR/TE=42; Defense: 15-16 DL, 12 LB and 15 DB=42-43 plus 3 placekickers/punters for 85 total.
Scholarship Seniors and players leaving after 2011 season and replacements:
Jersey Numbers Available for 2013 Season (19): 9, 29, 31, 39, 42, 50, 51, 53, 62, 64, 71, 72, 74, 79, 84, 86, 91, 95, 99 (Retired Jerseys)
#1 Denard Robinson (Shane Morris)
#2 Vincent Smith (DeVeon Smith)
#3 Roy Roundtree (Jaron Dukes)
#4 Ricky Barnum (David Dawson)
#5 Patrick Omameh (Kyle Bosch)
#6 Rocko Khoury (Christopher Fox)
#7 Will Campbell (Joe Mathis/Henry Poggi/Wyatt Teller/Matt Miller/Poet Thomas/Justin Manning/James Ellison/Jason Hatcher/Adam Coon (wrestling)/Elijah Daniel/Austin Boon/Alquadin Muhammed/Dajuan Drennon/Antoine Miles/Donovan Munger/Darius Latham/Derek King/Justin Moody/Michael Hill/Montravius Adams/Tashawn Bower/Eddie Vanderdoes/Rod Crayton/Marquedius Bain)
#8 Kenny Demens (Michael McCray)
#9 J.T. Floyd (Dymonte Thomas)
#10 DB Gareon Conley
#11 Brandon Moore (Jake Butt)
#12 Brandin Hawthorne (Taco Charlton)
#13 Jordan Kovacs Safety (Kendall Fuller, Su'a Cravens, Leon McQuay, Priest Willis, Cameron Walker, Vernon Hargreaves, Darius Hicks, Desmond King, Cole Luke, etc.)
#14 Mike Cox Wyatt Shallman
#15 Jourdan Lewis
#16 Khalid Hill
#18 Elliott Mealer (Patrick Kugler)
#19 Isaiah Bell (Ben Gedeon)
Some players who may consider quitting or leaving because of lack of playing time are:
#20 Josh Furman DB (Kendall Fuller, Su'a Cravens, Leon McQuay, Priest Willis, Cameron Walker, Vernon Hargreaves, Darius Hicks, Desmond King, Cole Luke, etc.)
#21 Kenny Wilkins DL (Joe Mathis/Henry Poggi/Wyatt Teller/Matt Miller/Poet Thomas/Justin Manning/James Ellison/Jonathan Allen/Jason Hatcher/Adam Coon (wrestling)/Elijah Daniel/Austin Boon/Alquadin Muhammed/Dajuan Drennon/Antoine Miles/Donovan Munger/Darius Latham/Derek King/Justin Moody/Michael Hill/Montravius Adams/Tashawn Bower/Eddie Vanderdoes/Rod Crayton/Marquedius Bain/Darius Commissiong)
#22 Jordan Paskorz TE
#23 Jerald Robinson WR (LaQuan Treadwell, Kevin Gladney, Alvin Bailey, Darrell Daniels, Paul Harris, Brandon Bean, Demorea Stringfellow, De'niro Laster, Devon Allen, James Quick, Uriah Lemay, Richard Benjamin, Derrick Burgess, Robert Foster, Sebastian Larue, Marquez North, Trammel Terry, etc.)
#24 Ricardo Miller WR/TE (Csont'e York)
#25 2nd QB/RB (Derrick Green, Jordan Wilkins, Jameel James, Chris Davis, Travon Chapman, Riley Ferguson, etc.)
#26 Chris Rock DL (Joe Mathis/Henry Poggi/Wyatt Teller/Matt Miller/Poet Thomas/Justin Manning/James Ellison/Jonathan Allen/Jason Hatcher/Adam Coon (wrestling)/Elijah Daniel/Austin Boon/Alquadin Muhammed/Dajuan Drennon/Antoine Miles/Donovan Munger/Darius Latham/Derek King/Justin Moody/Michael Hill/Montravius Adams/Tashawn Bower/Eddie Vanderdoes/Rod Crayton/Marquedius Bain)
That may open up more scholarships
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