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cdiddy70
Hall of Fame
Was thinking how amazing it was he played this year at 17 years old.
He was impressive in limited non-special teams snaps.
Big, fast, instincts.
Question - Does he slide into Hickman’s spot or outgrow it.
He has to be on the field.
Another year of maturity and in the weight room and he will be special.
It seems like before he’s done he could end up anywhere between safety and DE.
Personally I hope he settled in around 230 lbs and becomes Cam Chancellor.
He was impressive in limited non-special teams snaps.
Big, fast, instincts.
Question - Does he slide into Hickman’s spot or outgrow it.
He has to be on the field.
Another year of maturity and in the weight room and he will be special.
It seems like before he’s done he could end up anywhere between safety and DE.
Personally I hope he settled in around 230 lbs and becomes Cam Chancellor.
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Captain Buckeye
Legend
Depends I think. I think both Tommy and Steele return next year so you'd think he'll have to stay at safety. That said, he's going to grow to 240-245 pounds so you'd think wherever he plays it'll be near the LOS. All I know is I'm so excited to see this kid play next year and IMO will be an enormous upgrade over whoever he's replacing.
I think Sonny has the ability to be better than Will Anderson.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
High school: 24/7 lists him as 6' 4", 215 lbs.
College (Freshman): Ohio State lists him at 6' 4'', 222 lbs.
Twenty more lbs. is a lot of weight. I know everybody is different; and a lot depends on genetics, body structure, diets, and workouts, etc. Realistically, how many more years do you think it will take for him to get to 240-245?
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Captain Buckeye
Legend
Just depends. He was a 222 pound 17 year old this year. If they pushed it (Gee Scott program) he could be 245 next year. Naturally though he could be there by his junior year.
He's 6 foot 4... he's going to be a minimum 5-7 heavier next year which means he'll be borderline 230. Even at that weight I don't see him slowing down though.
Knowing how we work we'll make him a 3rd rotational LB instead of a big safety who starts. There's no reason why he can't get to 235 pounds and be our hybrid next year. This kid would eliminate everything 15 yards from the LOS.
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1926Buckeyes
Head Coach
That would be amazing. Just hoping he shows out in spring and summer and locks up a starting job.
If Tommy and Steele do return, they're only a few CBs and a safety away from a great defense.
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Sonny needs to stay at safety for us to be as good as we can be. He and Ransom will be excellent as a pair. Do the other DBs get better is the question. The front 6 should be stellar so we could have the #1 Defense if things fall into place
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
I remain excited about Styles and Stokes at the safety positions. Maybe Proctor or Ransom will stay another year to bring some leadership.
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I can't wait to see Stokes and Styles back there, I'd love Ransom back for his talent and leadership. But Proctor should move on, I'd rather see what we have with a healthy Williams(fingers crossed), Dunn and Martinez
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