2017 OL from Belfry has committed to UK per Twitter, 6'6" 295. Now add Bentley, Munford and one other for a solid OL class. Oh...and some guy named Wills.
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Hopefully Cole Bentley from Belfry will be one of those other O lineman to commit. He is a beast as well.
Seems to be some thought that UK may not take an interior lineman in this class. We'll see. Love Dotson's tape and potential.
He looks like an interior lineman to me. Runs very well for a big man. He can add some good weight and keep that speed and he should be a solid player.
If he's the tall guy in that pic he is not a guard at all. Great looking kid already no gut at all
I assume this is it??
Yup, 61.
Nothing about 6'6, 295# with the kind of athleticism that he has says "interior lineman" to me.
I was looking at UK offer list for 16. Nate McBride, ILB, is a freak of an athlete. He was 2nd in his classification in the 100 meters at 10.6, run a 10.3 during the season but hand timed, as a soph. Missed his entire Jr. season after a car wreck which broke both his wrist that required surgery. He has fully recovered for spring practice though, dad is coach at his school, DC I think. Nate is strong as a bull to go alone with all that speed, but probably peaked physically now at about 230.
per Josh Edwards, L-R, Jordan Scott, Dotson, and Ray Horton. Personally, I am very hopeful that Horton got an offer.
Probably unlikely that Horton or Bentley end up at UK. We don't have a need for a inside Olineman and Horton is probably a little undersized
He is a tall kid and that makes me think tackle. However, watching his film I didn't get to see him doing much pass protection. Mostly saw him coming off the ball in the run game and in that he came off the ball very well and got up the field very well. That made me think of a guard getting into the second level and getting on linebackers. He looked like he would excel at that.
I understand but the staff would not take him if he was a guard. Plus he's got a long lean frame to play outside.
Looks perfect for RT, but supposedly Gran likes taller, leaner OGs so we'll see what they prefer.
He is not a guard. UK is absolutely loaded at guard and center the oline commits this year will all be projected at tackle. Unless we have some major attrition we have Haynes Meyers George Drake Stallings Larrubio Fortner Mosier that we know for sure are inside guys then you have Stenberg and Wolfe that probably are better suited at guard. We have Meadows Leavitt Young Taylor that are 100 percent tackles. We will not be taking any guards unless it's an absolute stud and we miss on top targets else where.
I think Sternberg still projects to tackle, but that question will prob be answered in the next few weeks.
From reading this thread, I presume Bentley is projected an interior lineman?? Would hate to turn away an in-state kid who could be a quality prospect, but with the relatively small projected signing class in '17 and the state of the roster, I can understand why.
Also, just curious but haven't seen a rating yet on Mr. Dotson. Having said that, if the staff likes him, I'm certainly good with it.
Also, just curious but haven't seen a rating yet on Mr. Dotson. Having said that, if the staff likes him, I'm certainly good with it.
Dotson is off the radar because up until maybe a month and a half ago he didn't even have a highlight film.
The Belfry staff put it together after numerous coaches at the State Finals began asking who he was. The Belfry staff sent it out and he received two FBS offers on the spot. He is brand new to recruiting and has never camped at a school or anything like a Rivals event.
Would not be surprised to see him shut down recruitment similar to Larry Warford.
The Belfry staff put it together after numerous coaches at the State Finals began asking who he was. The Belfry staff sent it out and he received two FBS offers on the spot. He is brand new to recruiting and has never camped at a school or anything like a Rivals event.
Would not be surprised to see him shut down recruitment similar to Larry Warford.
With Wills, Munford and Eze out there I think Bentley may be a long shot due to the numbers you mentioned. Yes, Bentley's would likely be an OG. Don't think Dotson's been evaluated yet.
I doubt it, too, but neither you nor I will make the call. Any OGs coming in will likely be RS in 17, in 18 Jackson likely will play C, so only 2 of those guys stick out to me in 2018 at OG, George and Lankford. Wolfe, Stenburg and LaRubbio need work to compete at OG.
I meant Stenberg, and no, we will not have every guard on our current roster playing in 2018. We have 3 Jr OGs Fall 16 in Haynes, R Myers and Mosier, and all will be 5th year seniors in 2017...gone by 2018.
In 2018 the current returning OGs will be 5th year seniors Stallings and LaRubbio, a 4th year senior in Adseo-Adjei. Stenberg and Wolfe in 2018 will be juniors and play either OT or OG. Fortner will be a soph and has talent to play all three OL positions reportedly.
At the current time, UK insiders say that coaches have said that they'll only take 2 offensive linemen if the other positions fall the way they want it. I for one don't see that happening. I honestly think that this will be a class of nothing but OLinemen from Kentucky. Cole Bentley doesn't have an offer yet, but I don't think it stays that way. I think later in the process he'll finally get his offer and UK will have Dotson, Bentley and Jedrick Wills all in this class. I think that's what will happen.
Actually I've heard 3-4 in some cases. This of course depends on how many we take in the skill positions, but the bulk of this class is probably along the trenches.
not much passing going on at belfry - remember Belfry threw ONE pass in Championship game - ONE PASS
AS A FORMER RB - I LOVE ME SOME PHILLIP HAYWOOD!!!
not much passing going on at belfry - remember Belfry threw ONE pass in Championship game - ONE PASS
AS A FORMER RB - I LOVE ME SOME PHILLIP HAYWOOD!!!
Belfry's Five State Championship wins combined here are their combined passing stats:
3/12 for 14 yards
"When you throw the football two things can happen and both of them are bad"
Belfry's combine rushing stats in those same five wins:
302 Carries, 1828 Yards
Somebody may have said they will take 2 offensive linemen, But I think they will end up taking Dotson, Bentley, and Wills if they are able to sign all 3 of them. That's a big if, because Wills will not be as easy to sign as people think. By my count, Stoops begins 2016 with at least 11 available scholarships to give in his 2017 class. If the usual amount of attrition occurs, that number will be 15-20 by next February when they sign. Stoops has already taken 9 verbals at this early date, which tells me that he expects more scholarships to open up. Dotson is already on board. But the offensive line is an annual problem, so I don't see how he can pass on Bentley even if we are stacked at guard right now. Plus Munford is still out there too.
Thing is that more than likely we will sign 3 OT and maybe an OG, if the normal attrition were to surmise. We are stacked on the inside but only have a few OT. By my count we will have Leavitt, Young, Meadows, and Taylor (unless he is a DL). Plus a bunch of guys who can play multiple positions but would be best at guard.
Thing to remember is that offensive linemen signed by Stoops in 2017 will contribute on the field in 2018-21. We are stacked in the middle of our offensive line now, but Toth, Meyers, Haynes will all be gone 2 years from now. Meadows is a talented developing tackle who was a 4 star. Looking at our unproven younger players and commitments, we have solid prospects all over our line at every position. Leavitt, Young, Taylor, Dotson, Stenberg, Wolfe, GAA, Fortner, Jackson, Stallings, LaRubbio. 5 of them are tackles, plus Meadows still has 2 more years. Tackles can sometimes be moved inside, Stenberg might get moved inside. Anyway, the situation is changing and all of the offensive line positions are deeper now. With reduced number of scholarships available in our 2017 class, Stoops only takes linemen if they are difference makers. Wills and Munford would be a difference makers at the next level, but both have offers from lots of ranked programs. Wills will be harder to sign than people think. Our coaches will have to decide whether they believe Bentley will be a difference maker. Evidently they believe Dotson will be, and I can understand why.