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re: Recent SEC players who switched sides of the ball - Who's had success?
Posted on 3/9/12 at 4:05 pm to Tammany Tom
Posted on 3/9/12 at 4:05 pm to Tammany Tom
Bruce Thornton started as a mediocre running back that turned into a lockdown corner for us his senior year.
Brandon Miller was completely underwhelming at LB for 3 frickin years before we moved him to DE and he did ok. Better than LB anyway.
Richard Samuel moved to LB but redshirted and then after that moved back to RB, so no net gain
Brandon Miller was completely underwhelming at LB for 3 frickin years before we moved him to DE and he did ok. Better than LB anyway.
Richard Samuel moved to LB but redshirted and then after that moved back to RB, so no net gain
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Posted on 3/9/12 at 4:11 pm to LOYALBAMA
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OP- Smelly was a QB moved to TE.
Yeah, but he wasn't recruited as a QB and never worked with the QBs at Bama. He just played it in HS.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 4:14 pm to WG_Dawg
Though he never played the position in college, David Pollack was recruited as a Fullback, then was switched to DT his freshman year and moved out to DE his Sophomore year.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 4:16 pm to NATidefan
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Recent SEC players who switched sides of the ball - Who's had success?
Corey Webster started out as a receiver, but moved to DB and had a lot of success.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 5:11 pm to NYCAuburn
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Sorry to slightly hijack
No you're not. Could have been a good thread too.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 5:14 pm to Nuts4LSU
Alabama TE Michael Williams started out as a DE I think
Posted on 3/9/12 at 6:37 pm to Tammany Tom
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Joseph Barksdale was a DT and switched to OT.
as did Will Blackwell & Carnell Stewart but none played a down of defense at LSU.
Stephen Peterman, who now starts for Detroit at OG, played TE & DE his freshman year. LSUSports.com
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TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2000) Made an impact with the Tiger defense, seeing action in nine of the 12 games ... Finished the year with eight tackles, three of which went for losses ... Came to LSU as a tight end and made the transition to defensive end early during two-a-days in August
Posted on 3/9/12 at 6:45 pm to NATidefan
Jason Witten went from DE to TE.
He's been alright, 7 pro bowls, 5 times all-pro, fastest TE to 600 receptions, etc.
He's been alright, 7 pro bowls, 5 times all-pro, fastest TE to 600 receptions, etc.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 6:54 pm to NATidefan
A long time ago, probably before your time, but Tommy Wilcox changed from QB to Safety and earned some All American awards if I remember correctly
This post was edited on 3/9/12 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 3/9/12 at 8:00 pm to Volmanac
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He's been alright, 7 pro bowls, 5 times all-pro, fastest TE to 600 receptions, etc.
All of that and he may be the most underrated player in the NFL for the duration of his career.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 8:01 pm to chinese58
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most underrated player in the NFL
lolwut?
Posted on 3/9/12 at 8:03 pm to NATidefan
Corey Webster for LSU. I believe he started out at a WR and Saban switched him over to CB. Turned out to be a great decision that played a pivotal role in LSU winning a national championship in '03.
Posted on 3/9/12 at 8:45 pm to dkreller
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lolwut?
Nowhere near the hype of Gonzales & Gates and now Gronkowski & Jimmy Graham.
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