If he stays at 3rd string behind Toth and Bunchy, will he RS? If that hold true, I think he should RS.
Will Drake Jackson RS?
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Honestly, there is absolutely no reason for him not to at least attempt to redshirt. If there are injuries then he can take it off, but the plan should be to make all attempts to redshirt him. First off, we have an All SEC type center starting. So, he won't start there. Last year Toth played pretty much every single snap if I am not mistaken. By all accounts, Bunchy is also a pretty solid backup that could end up being pretty good as well, so Jackson won't be needed as a backup. He could move to guard, but we have a lot of depth there as well. Last, centers do not jump to the NFL early very often, so the odds of him staying 5 years is pretty high. Barring injuries he should redshirt, ask Toth a ton of questions and lead the scout team offensive line and get stronger every day by having to go toe to toe with big Matt Elam.
Unless there are significant injuries on the interior OL, he should.
at OC - He's running 3rd string
at OG - He's behind GAA, Meyers, Haynes, maybe Stenberg
Seems like a silly reason to burn a RS unless, as stated, injuries pile up.
at OC - He's running 3rd string
at OG - He's behind GAA, Meyers, Haynes, maybe Stenberg
Seems like a silly reason to burn a RS unless, as stated, injuries pile up.
Drake will redshirt and Landon will play. The interior of the line is very good. The tackles will be ok I see gran playing two tightends alot to help out with protections. Hart and Conrad will be big parts of the success of the run game and in pass pro.
We don't need a true freshman from Ky hs football starting at left tackle in the SEC! 18 years old going against 23 year old pros.
FWIW, AL started Robinson as a true FR at LT in 2014. But I'd rather that not be our best option.
No way Drake could play tackle he's only about 6'1" or 6'2" and he doesn't have the wingspan. The only way Drake would play is if we had to move Stenburg or GAA to tackle and Drake filled in at guard but I don't see that happening
This^^^ I saw a big drop off from even Stallings to Drake, which was very surprising. Elam was pushing Drake 3 yards into the backfield. He wasn't doing that to Stallings.
It was actually very encouraging to see we have the interior depth to afford a redshirt.
Now Young and playing immediately at tackle is a totally different subject. He absolutely is needed to play
Redhirting Drake and leaving him at center is probably best in the long run, we aren't hurting on the interior and Toth missed very few plays last year------if any. His experience is also needed to call the signals and keep the other OL on top of it.
Young should start from the get go IMO (unless he clearly isn't the best option) because while he might not be our best option for the first game (which we "should" win anyway) he probably will be before a lot of games are played, and he needs all the experience he can get.
Young should start from the get go IMO (unless he clearly isn't the best option) because while he might not be our best option for the first game (which we "should" win anyway) he probably will be before a lot of games are played, and he needs all the experience he can get.
My thinking too. Bunchy's not giving up easily. Competition is good for everybody.
Crazy take. He will be a minimum 2 year starter. He competed well against the best of the best in every big time camp, what makes you think he wont' do the same against the same guys at the next level as he moves through his career. That plus he has a bull dog mentality that will make sure of that.
Drake Jackson @THE_DRAKE_52 21h21 hours ago
Graduating early for spring practice was one of the best choices I've ever made. I feel light years ahead from where I would be in HS.
Graduating early for spring practice was one of the best choices I've ever made. I feel light years ahead from where I would be in HS.
Hopefully no one thinks Young should RS just because he is a true frosh from Ky. I prefer to had such decisions made after competition. If he is third string, RS him. Otherwise, he is in the mix, regardless of age.
It's about depth chart. We have 6 or 7 good interior linemen and 1 or 2 good tackles and young is one of them.
You're correct on all accounts, but he is small. Like I said, I hope I'm wrong and he is as good or better than Toth down the road. However, when you are talking about SEC NG's, that's a different beast then HS'ers, no matter how highly ranked they are.
It is about depth. If he is one of the good tackles, he has to play. And, fans will forever be posting "LY should have RSed" and "I wish the staff had RSed Young." It is the Kentucky way.