re: 2018 UGA Recruiting Thread (commits, offers, visits, etc.) - Back to that #1 class

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Hayes seems to be penciled in for LT but he's not really young.

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What year of eligibility will Hayes be next year exactly?

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how soon do you think the young bucks on the OL will start paying off?

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Relatively soon. I think Hayes mans one of the tackle spots, likely LT due to his maturity and age. Wilson and Thomas have a good shot at the other; Wilson is a prototypical RT and from his first day will likely be the best one at that spot. Thomas surprised a LOT of people at the USAAA game and if he plays like that throughout his college career, then we might have the best LT we've had in a long, long time. Wynn has a position on lock and if we can get good tackle play from the 3 listed plus Baker, then he'll lock down LG. I also expect Gaillard to keep a pretty tight grip on Center, so that leaves RG open for Sims or one of the young guys. Cleveland has all the intangibles, it's a question of learning the position and getting mean. I think he has the highest ceiling of any of our interior linemen. Netori needs to hit the gym and plyo hard this summer and reshape his body; once he does that then the kid will be SEC ready. Kindly has outperformed most everyone's expectations and, at this point in time, until the other 2 prove they can take the necessary steps to get ready, he'll be the one who really fights Sims for that spot. Shaffer I see redshirting this year.

Wynn, Sims, Gaillard, Kindly, Cleveland, Johnson, Baker, Hayes, Wilson, and Thomas. Take that kind of talent and you should be able to put together a pretty good OL. Might take time for them to gel and the young 'uns to adjust, but that might the most talented group of linemen we've had in a while.



FWIW, for the next 2 seasons, I do think you see a pretty good amount of attrition at the OL as Pittman's guys pass upperclassmen.