Overall talent and depth at CB is sub-par

Overall talent and depth at CB is sub-par
by Hanratty5ND (2019-04-18 14:30:55)

In reply to: Cornerback Noah Boykin is entering the transfer portal. Dang * posted by Marine Domer

At least if playoffs and a national title is still the yearly goal for ND.
It is not close to being good enough, to be blunt.

Pride is the exception to the talent problem at CB.
Griffith is a safety playing out of position.
I would expect he will move to S next year after Gilman and Elliott depart.
Bracy has some cover skills, but is undersized.
I'm a bit surprised Joe Wilkins was moved so quick from CB to WR as a Freshman. He has the size/speed for CB. Unless he is not quick enough?
And WR seems to have a supposed glut of talent now.

ND needs 1 or both of the FR CB's(Rutherford and Wallace) to be a hit instead of a bust.

And they also need to pull in some high end talent in the 2020 class.
Early indications seem to suggest they are struggling at that spot.
The kid from the Los Angeles area is a must get.

ND traditionally has a tough time recruiting CB with sustained success.
Same with DE. ND seems to have solved their DE recruiting issues and now can go a legit 2-3 deep. They need the same effort/approach when it comes to CB recruiting.

It hurt to lose Jalen Kimber to Georgia in the current cycle

And RJ Mickens to Clemson.

Jalen Kimber to UGA hurt Texas as well..

they thought they had a better shot than ND.

Both Kimber and Mickens are from Texas

And Darius Snow selected Michigan State. Those losses don't bode well for the Longhorns.

We're still trying to land Ryan Watts. Although Clark Phillips from California is a bigger prize, we need more bodies at corner and the herd is thinning.