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Who were the breakout players at UW in 2017? Who do you expect to emerge in 2018?

Gladstone
Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419
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Most years under Pete yields several upperclassmen who.gif players who ball out unexpectedly. Was last year an outlier? Who really elevated their game? 2016 had breakout players everywhere (Pettis, Mathis, Vea,). 2017 had...Jordan Miller?

Hope Benning and Tryon step up this year. Likewise some of the WRs.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    String & Darkness




    And PGOS
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  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    Amandre Williams
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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,661
    edited August 2018
    I think browning stepped up to the point that the new OC has to trust him with the ball a bit more than he typically would let the QB throw it.

    Rather than risk a small or no gain from Gaskin your OC would be wise to just let Browning go out and rip it.

    Because brownings been really feeling the whole field, the slow developing, long routes are really where the money is at.
    A guy as cool as Jake can let his receivers get where they need to be while shrugging off the pressure and deliver like clockwork.
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    joeEDangerously said:

    I keep thinking Myles Rice is going to be the next Donald Jones. I'll say him but this is the last year I'll do it.

    has he looked good? he had good first step until he blew a wheel
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    After watching the vid I poasted, Benning
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  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,026
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    After watching the vid I poasted, Benning

    Agreed. This is Potatoes year.
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  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member Posts: 18,026
    Prayingdoog.gif that he abuses Auburn's new starters and gets us? the heat on the edge this defense needs to take the next step.
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,230 Founders Club
    WeakarmCobra said:

    joeEDangerously said:

    I keep thinking Myles Rice is going to be the next Donald Jones. I'll say him but this is the last year I'll do it.

    has he looked good? he had good first step until he blew a wheel
    I hear mixed reviews. I just remember thinking he could be another Bruce Irvin from the first time I saw him run drills
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,670 Swaye's Wigwam
    Someone among the OLBs will emerge. I like Tryon the best but that's really based on his size and my memory of how he looked as a prospect. I don't care if it's Rice, Williams or Potoae.

    A couple of young receivers will emerge. I don't expect someone to explode with 50+ catches, but I think a couple will get 30+.

    I also think one of the true frosh DTs will stand out by the end of the season. There's only one experienced nose on the roster so those guys will get their chance.

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  • dawgs206
    dawgs206 Member Posts: 482
    Levi, Salvon, Ty Jones, Joyner (if he can stay healthy), and Jaylen Johnson
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  • DawgFader
    DawgFader Member Posts: 1,414
    Levi
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  • minion_doog
    minion_doog Member Posts: 2,024
    Ahmed could be super electric, I'm looking for it
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    dnc said:

    Dissly was a bigtime breakout player last year IMO. He might have done the Quincy Pondexter start-to-breakout-towards-the-end-of-his-junior-year thing but I would have laughed you off the boreds this time last year if you told me he was going to go in the top half of the draft.

    This year my hope is Brown Potatoes. IMO he could be the most make or break player on the team outside of maybe kicker and Browning.

    If Benning breaks out we could be really hard to beat.

    Dissly was a dominating blocker his junior year. We (I especially) loved him and Sample in the game together and remember watching Grundle gifs of them dominating.
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  • Ice_Holmvik
    Ice_Holmvik Member Posts: 2,912
    DawgFader said:

    Would be nice if Beavers break out.

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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    RoadDawg55 said:

    I don't think Benning's horrible. He's okay. He's not going to break out though. Bowman getting 10+ sacks is more likely.

    Ahmed is going to be a lot better this year. It seems there is a bunch of bullshit being spouted about him not having vision, etc. His speed and ability to cut without slowing down is elite. We're going to see quite a few big plays from him.

    Nobody thought Bryce Love was on McCaffrey's level until he got the chance. I suspect the same is true with Gaskin and Ahmed.

    Problem he is being compared to gaskin who has amazing vision. Other than that his vision is fine.
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