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What I am intrigued to see is what this next crop of Freshman actually translates into. I don't see the physical specimens who enter essentially varsity ready like Horton, Bentley, and Hall.... I do see some Fletcher's and Catron's who I think can add depth.

The three kids who stuck out to me for seeing the field is Varney, Wellman, and Hunter.

Varney is a very, very naturally gifted kid. He has that "it" factor and I have no doubt you don't see him in the Belfry backfield by his Soph season. He kind of reminds me of a young Michael West that played for Lawrence. He has a long ways to go physically.. but I almost wonder if you don't give him a crack at SE if Taylor moves to QB. The kid certainly has hands.

Wellman will be up against the Depth Chart at LB and it will be next to impossible to beat out Hatfield and Stanley... but he certainly can provide some depth.

Hunter is the kid who is a bit of a Wild Card. He is miles away from being ready to play Varsity right now as he still has to learn a lot of the fundamental things and generally learn how to play the game better... but goodness gracious does that kid have the raw athleticism you rarely see come through Belfry. I really see a lot of comparison to him and one of my favorite Pirates Matt Maynard. When Doug, Dave, and then Matt played you had to stand up anytime Haywood dialed up their number because the odds were better that they would make a big play than anything... Hunter has that skillset.

No way can Hunter step in at HB in Belfry's precision offense... but the thought of just getting him to speed on kick return and obvious passing situations where he can take that bubble screen and make a play in space has me salivating.