Josh Ali recently made this comment on the Behind Kentucky Football podcast: "We're tired of being called the worst group on the team and that's definitely gonna change."
I look for the receivers to step it up this year with a healthy QB throwing to them. Also, even though they haven't produced gaudy receiving stats yet, their blocking has been stellar.
His comment got me thinking about the various position groups, and we are absolutely loaded in some areas. I realize there may be different ways to break up the team into groups, and there's some overlap, but I'm considering them to be QBs, RBs, TEs, OL, WR, DL, LBs, DBs, and K/P. I don't want to guess who will be the worst, so I'll just list my top 3:
1. OL - one of the best in the nation. Kinnard, Jackson, Young, Fortner are all statistically among the top 7 returning OL in the SEC, according to Pro Football Focus.
2. LBs - I give them the nod over DBs based on quality of depth. We can rotate 8-10 guys here without much, if any drop off.
3. DBs - Most likely starters are Robinson, Corker, Joseph, and Echols. Aggressive, fast and physical.
I look for the receivers to step it up this year with a healthy QB throwing to them. Also, even though they haven't produced gaudy receiving stats yet, their blocking has been stellar.
His comment got me thinking about the various position groups, and we are absolutely loaded in some areas. I realize there may be different ways to break up the team into groups, and there's some overlap, but I'm considering them to be QBs, RBs, TEs, OL, WR, DL, LBs, DBs, and K/P. I don't want to guess who will be the worst, so I'll just list my top 3:
1. OL - one of the best in the nation. Kinnard, Jackson, Young, Fortner are all statistically among the top 7 returning OL in the SEC, according to Pro Football Focus.
2. LBs - I give them the nod over DBs based on quality of depth. We can rotate 8-10 guys here without much, if any drop off.
3. DBs - Most likely starters are Robinson, Corker, Joseph, and Echols. Aggressive, fast and physical.