We signed 2 or 3 JUCOs this year right? I don't fault the practice, it is a good way to cover down on early departures with immediate depth chart participants.
15 JUCOs over 4 years is a sign that they're having a lot of trouble at filling positions out of high school more so than early departures to the NFL. Auburn hasn't recruited a successful QB straight out of high school since Brandon Cox...and that is quickly heading towards an entire decade, right? DL and OL numbers and development cycles get weird, so I understand needing to pick out a few JUCO guys to round out those groups. Consistently needing to go the JUCO route for QB is very concerning and a risky gamble. They've been really fortunate with Marshall and Newton...mixed bag with Todd (bad in 2008, alright in 2009).