Wide Receiver depth is starting to look a little low. We have so many questions with this right now.
WR - Santonio Holmes (you never know. I think it might be 50-50 now he might leave, because of his 2 children. Some insiders in San Antonio now state that they see the gleam in his eyes that this is his last game as a Buckeye. Hopefully he is true to his word that he'll stay, but we have seen players change their minds before, in both going to the draft, and in the recruiting world. Nothing is ever set in stone.)
WR - Albert Dukes (Could be 2 for 2 in not getting the Belle Glade kids back. I think it's almost a given we will not see Albert back. I would say it's at least a 90 percent chance on that. It's hard to win a defensive battle against a 12 year old girl in this type of case. If any of the accusations against him are true... he's done, he's toast, and he will never set foot on a football field again.)
WR - Roy Hall (All these talks about how he's been a dissapointment so far have some merit to them. He was hyped up to be like David Boston, and then damn near got demoted to 3rd string behind 4 receivers... Holmes, Ginn, Gonzales, and even Lyons at times at end of the year. Then there are talks of bulking him into a tight end. That will not happen now, as I think our depth at WR might be running low soon).
WR - Devin Jordan (Had a nasty injury this year. Will he ever come back and be the same? Another possible question here, and a possible casualty. Think Angelo Chattams and Darik Warnke too. They suffered nasty injuries too, and had to call it quits because of the position they played... wide receiver.)
WR - Andre Amos (A stud WR/CB out of high school, but insiders claimed that the staff might actually have been more excited about him as a taller cornerback with his 6'2" frame. That may not happen now. We may need him at receiver, but we'll see. Cornerback depth could have some issues of its own).
WR - Brian Hartline (See Jordan above. A nasty injury. Hopefully we'll continue to get good news on Hartline's progress though. Will he ever be the same though?)
WR- Bam Childress (A senior. We are losing him)
WR - John Hollins (A senior. We're losing him as well)
Based on all of this, I think we need to recruit 2 more receivers in this class. Carlos Thomas (WR/CB) would count as one. I honestly think we need to recruit Jessie Hester Jr. from Florida (6'0", sub 4.5 speed when healthy), and have him replace Albert Dukes. If Dukes somehow pulls it off and comes back, then we'll just have an extra receiver, and that may give Ginn and/or Amos (and/or Carlos Thomas) to play more at cornerback too.
Getting 2 more receivers and 1 more linebacker at this point, might actually be better than vice versa. Remember, we still have Freeman, Hoobler, Lukens, Perry, and Brandon Smith, to go with the linebacker recruits in this class for the future. Wide receiver depth is starting to look shaky now, and could get real shaky soon.
