[samson81]

It certainly looks like Russell will improve in 2015 but my question for the Russell faithful is do they have talent to come in and replace guys like Korzep, Suman, and Arnold at those positions that will come in and make an impact right away? Those 3 brought it every night and they will be missed.

Korzep will be hard to replace. Aside from leadership, he was very productive on both sides of the ball. Offensively, there doesn't appear to be another back on the roster (Conley excluded) with the size and strength that Korzep had, except maybe Evan Ison. I don't know how much Evan will figure into the offense next year after only having a few carries this season. His greater value is probably at LB. Spencer Cole will probably get the bulk of Korzep's carries, but he is a different type of runner (smaller, faster, quicker). Russell has some good looking frosh and soph backs, but they are unproven at the varsity level (again, Conley excluded).

Arnold and Korzep were a great LB tandem. That position will be the hardest to fill for Russell on either side of the ball, IMO. Evan Ison appears to have the tools to be a star at LB for the next two years. Earlier in this thread I brought up the possibility of having Conner Slone move to LB from DE. The Devils should have more than enough depth on the DL to make that switch possible.

Logan Suman will also be missed, but there are a lot of very capable bodies ready to fill his positions. It's too early to predict who might have the inside track at Suman's OL spot. Defensively though, I look for Jacob Pierce to be the man at DE. Jacob is a 6'4" 210lb sophomore with a very high ceiling, if he puts in the work. Russell's DL should be very strong next year.