Is Bassey the first Deac expected to be drafted?
Realize that no WF player will get drafted before Saturday. Was interested to see that in the NFL Draft Tracker, 8 Deacons are listed:
https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/allPositions?college=Wake+Forest&page=1&status=ALL&year=2020
That is the same as Clemson and Miami, and more than every other ACC school, and it's really not close: UNC, Cuse and UVA all have 4. FWIW, State has 2, Duke has 1 and GT has zero.
Clawson has done a nice job at cultivating and developing players to give them an NFL shot, particularly as they compare to their incoming recruiting rankings.
More should be made of this... HINT HINT....
Two notes. Carney is listed but he already said that the bowl game was his last game and he was hanging up his cleats.
Herron being listed as a Guard probablg means teams see him there and helps his draft stock
Scotty made a big mistake being AWOL at both the bowl game and whichever senior bowl he was invited to. He had a chance to show he was healed. Did not help himself by not playing I am afraid.
CBS Sports picks the results for every ACC team. Their "expert" has WF going 4-8 (2-6) with wins over ODU, Nova, Cuse and BC. He admits that WF's record could easily flip with "toss-up" games against Duke, State and App.
Here is the link: http://https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/predicting-acc-win-totals-clemson-should-cruise-again-in-2020-college-football-season/
Ultimate hedger because he doesn't know shit. Love how the media ignores that App State going to have their 3rd coach in 3 years is probably going to lead them to suck. Assuming a full season, I see 8-4 as very doable, but hey what do I know I've only watched every Wake Forest game Clawson has ever coached compared to some guy in the media who has probably seen 1 or 2 of them.
Like it when national experts discount WF.
WF lost some talent this past year, but good programs have young players in the pipeline that can step right in at the same or even a higher level. Defense should be as deep as it has been under Clawson. If CB play steps up, this could be WF's best D in a long time.
Love WF's skill position talent on offense. Not many teams have three home run threats like Walker, Surratt and Greene. Understand the OL is a question mark, but again, feel WF has recruited better than the experts realize, and if Terrance Davis (the OL transfer from MD; started 27 games for MD; 6-3 317) is healthy, I think the OL can play at high level. If I could buy stock in a football player, I would "buy" on Sam Hartman. Admittedly, he had some flaws early on, but he was 180 pound true freshman and still threw for almost 2000 yards and 16 TDs in 8 games. Two years later, he is bigger, stronger and is entering his third season as a college QB. Think he will make a major jump in 2020.
Those expecting WF to step back will be in for a surprise.
100% agree.
I LOVE that the corners are going to be in press-man more often. When you have physically talented players that lack experience, it makes so much sense. It also disrupts timing between the QB and WR and allows Boogie to do work.
Like it when national experts discount WF.
WF lost some talent this past year, but good programs have young players in the pipeline that can step right in at the same or even a higher level. Defense should be as deep as it has been under Clawson. If CB play steps up, this could be WF's best D in a long time.
Love WF's skill position talent on offense. Not many teams have three home run threats like Walker, Surratt and Greene. Understand the OL is a question mark, but again, feel WF has recruited better than the experts realize, and if Terrance Davis (the OL transfer from MD; started 27 games for MD; 6-3 317) is healthy, I think the OL can play at high level. If I could buy stock in a football player, I would "buy" on Sam Hartman. Admittedly, he had some flaws early on, but he was 180 pound true freshman and still threw for almost 2000 yards and 16 TDs in 8 games. Two years later, he is bigger, stronger and is entering his third season as a college QB. Think he will make a major jump in 2020.
Those expecting WF to step back will be in for a surprise.
We would still be on that great board if not for turftoega (Louis Gossett, Jr.). He ruined it.