They had a pretty good season this year, losing 24 seniors is going to hurt them on both sides of the ball, but maybe not?
who do the Tomcats have returning for them?
who are their playmakers?
Here is my list of key returnees for next season.
**Denotes Starter Last Season
*Denotes Major Playing Time Last Season
1 Stephen Burns WR/DB
**2 Matt Thomas RB/DB
*4 Daniel McDavid WR/DB
*6 Blake McLeod RB/DB
**7 Darrell Mahan QB
**9 Tyler Slone FS
12 Josh Miller FB
*20 Adam Johnson WR/DB
**44 Ryan Bonner TE/DE
54 Stacey Bester OL/DL
**59 Trey Keaton DE
65 Josh Salisbury OL/LB
70 Justin Pennington OL/DL
74 Evan Holbrook OL
Here is some form of what I expect the starting lineup to look like next season.
Offense:
QB - Darrell Mahan
RB - Matt Thomas
WB - Blake McLeod
FB - Josh Miller
WR - Adam Johnson
WR - Daniel McDavid
WR - Stephen Burns
TE - Ryan Bonner
LT - Justin Pennington
LG - ???
C - Evan Holbrook
RG - Stacey Bester
RT - Josh Salisbury
Defense:
DT - Justin Pennington
DT - Stacey Bester
DE - Ryan Bonner
DE - Trey Keaton
LB - Josh Salisbury
LB - ???
M - Matt Thomas
M - ???
CB - Daniel McDavid
CB - Adam Johnson
FS - Tyler Slone
P - Darrell Mahan
K - ???
I think it will be
Offense:
QB - Darrell Mahan
RB - Matt Thomas
WB - Blake McLeod
FB - Josh alber
WR - Adam Johnson
WR - Daniel McDavid
WR - Stephen Burns
TE - Ryan Bonner
LT - Justin Pennington
LG - taylor walker
C - Evan Holbrook
RG - Josh Salisbury
RT - Stacey Bester
Defense:
DT - Trey Keaton (got moved positions)
DT - Josh Salisbury
DE - Ryan Bonner
DE - Stacey Bester
LB - taylor walker
LB - kyle poplin
M - blake mcleod
M - Tyler Slone (got moved)
CB - Daniel McDavid
CB - Adam Johnson
FS - Matt Thomas (got moved)
P - Darrell Mahan
Ko-justin pennigton
pk- will skaggs (if he plays kicked for freshman team last year.)
There are several guys coming out next season that did not play this season. But this is how i see the lineup for next year
Offense:
QB- Darrell Mahan
RB- Matt Thomas
FB- Jeremy Nethercutt (did not play last year and could possibly play on the O-line)
WR- Adam Johnson
WR- Daniel McDavid
WR- Stephen Burns
TE- Ryan Bonner
LT- Justin Pennington
LG- Trey Keaton
C- Evan Holbrook
RG- Josh Salisbury
RT- Stacey Bester (possibly center if Nethercutt plays O-Line)
Defense:
DT- Trey Keaton
DT- Stacey Bester
DE- Ryan Bonner
DE- Jeremy Nethercutt
LB- Kyle Poplin
LB- Steven Carver (also did not play last season)
M- Blake Mcleod
M- Tyler Slone
CB- Daniel McDavid or Cody Plank
CB- Corey Sparks (did not play last season) or Adam Johnson
FS- Matt Thomas
P- Darrell Mahan
KO- Jeremy Nethercutt
PK- Jeffrey Neill (soccer player who I have heard is coming out for kicker next season, just a rumor though)
This is just what I think the lineup will look like from the players I know are coming out next year. I guarantee there will be more players that could step it up and start, and maybe a transfer or 2.
TCat09 Wrote:There are several guys coming out next season that did not play this season. But this is how i see the lineup for next year
Offense:
QB- Darrell Mahan
RB- Matt Thomas
FB- Jeremy Nethercutt (did not play last year and could possibly play on the O-line)
WR- Adam Johnson
WR- Daniel McDavid
WR- Stephen Burns
TE- Ryan Bonner
LT- Justin Pennington
LG- Trey Keaton
C- Evan Holbrook
RG- Josh Salisbury
RT- Stacey Bester (possibly center if Nethercutt plays O-Line)
Defense:
DT- Trey Keaton
DT- Stacey Bester
DE- Ryan Bonner
DE- Jeremy Nethercutt
LB- Kyle Poplin
LB- Steven Carver (also did not play last season)
M- Blake Mcleod
M- Tyler Slone
CB- Daniel McDavid or Cody Plank
CB- Corey Sparks (did not play last season) or Adam Johnson
FS- Matt Thomas
P- Darrell Mahan
KO- Jeremy Nethercutt
PK- Jeffrey Neill (soccer player who I have heard is coming out for kicker next season, just a rumor though)
This is just what I think the lineup will look like from the players I know are coming out next year. I guarantee there will be more players that could step it up and start, and maybe a transfer or 2.
I could see carver getting time at fb too. nethercutt would be a big help to the team If he keeps a good head on his shoulders and I see him doing that now.
i don't know about corey sparks getting playing time over cody plank or adam johnson.
I bonner keeps dropping passes you might see him at tackle. coach hart always said he was 1 more dropped pass from being a tackle.
t-cat50 Wrote:I could see carver getting time at fb too. nethercutt would be a big help to the team If he keeps a good head on his shoulders and I see him doing that now.
i don't know about corey sparks getting playing time over cody plank or adam johnson.
I bonner keeps dropping passes you might see him at tackle. coach hart always said he was 1 more dropped pass from being a tackle.
The only reason I say Sparks is so we wont have too many 2 way starters.. He's just another option there so we can keep fresh legs in the game. Carver could possibly play FB, but he's not much of a blocker and he'll tell you that too. I agree with the Bonner situation though, and I also see Nethercutt keeping himself out of trouble and doing what's need for the team.