Quick question (Redshirts from last two classes)

[BamaEarl]

Can anyone provide me a quick summary of how many players we've redshirted under Saban, broken down by year?

I've always been a firm believer in redshirting as a means to building a strong program foundation and was in a discussion with a gator fan about who redshirts more (Saban vs Meyer). I can try and look it all up if no one has a way to access it quickly, but figured I'd ask first.

Thanks

 

[jps1983]

For the class of 2009, by my count we redshirted 17-20 depending on if you count the greyshirts.

I'm going to count BJ Scott as a redshirt for the '08 clas, even though he redshirted this past season. For the '08 class, we redshirted only 9 or so. A few of teh guys like Preyear and Matchett I not counting since they are technically not going to play for us. The '08 class has been very productive and was the immediate infusion of talent we needed after coming off probation a few years earlier, so I'm not surprised few actually redshirted. UF had/ has the luxury of being able to redshirt a ton of players because they weren't on probation like we were, so they didn't need the immediate depth we did.

Going forward, I'd expect our classes to resemble the '09 class in that most of our signees will redshirt b/c we are building the depth that UF has. Only the elite players (Trent/ Nico) or immediate need positions (Carpenter) will see the field. I'd expect the same thing going forward. A few signees will immediately contribute on ST too (Woodson/ Dre), but most will redshirt moving forward.

 

[bamaslammer]

just to expound, my guesses for impact redshirts

RB Eddie Lacy
WR Kevin Norwood
OL DJ Fluker (may not start but will have a roll)
LB Ed Stinson
LB Tana Patrick
DB Burton Scott
DL Darrington Sentimore

There will probably be more but these are my best guesses.

I debated on Kendell Kelly, he's a big physical guy, I don't think we saw him at his best because he was hurt his senior year and it really set him back. After a year in the program he might be a surprise player, and with his size I would not be surprised to see him move to safety.

Nick Saban has clearly wanted to get faster at the wideout spot. so any of the young players who can burn rubber could get a shot.

 

[GreatDanish]

This may not be 100% accurate, but this is my best guess...

2007
Brandon Gibson
Alex Watkins
Demetrius Goode
Alfred McCullough
Josh Chapman
Patrick Crump
Jeramie Griffin
Nick Fanuzzi
Marquis Maze
William Vlachos
Tarence Farmer
Darius Hanks
Jennings Hester
Chris Underwood

2008
Tyler Love
Barrett Jones
Alonzo Lawrence
Star Jackson
Michael Williams
Glenn Harbin
Robert Lester
Undra Billingsley
Damion Square

2009
DJ Fluker
Tana Patrick
Michael Bowman
Kendall Kelly
Kevin Norwood
Kenny Bell
Eddie Lacy
AJ McCarron
Darrington Sentimore
William Ming
Brandon Moore
Ed Stinson
Jonathan Atchison
Chris Bonds
Anthony Steen
Mike Marrow

 

[CHATTBRIT]

From JPS1983: "A few of teh guys like Preyear and Matchett I not counting since they are technically not going to play for us. "


I may have missed something but can anyone explain this.

 

[jps1983]

From JPS1983: "A few of teh guys like Preyear and Matchett I not counting since they are technically not going to play for us. "


I may have missed something but can anyone explain this.

Preyear left the team and I am pretty sure Matchett had a big injury that put him out of football (I may be wrong on Matchett), so even though they did redshirt, I didn't count them because they won't be playing for us.

 

[jps1983]

This may not be 100% accurate, but this is my best guess...

2007
Brandon Gibson
Alex Watkins
Demetrius Goode
Alfred McCullough
Josh Chapman
Patrick Crump
Jeramie Griffin
Nick Fanuzzi
Marquis Maze
William Vlachos
Tarence Farmer
Darius Hanks
Jennings Hester
Chris Underwood

2008
Tyler Love
Barrett Jones
Alonzo Lawrence
Star Jackson
Michael Williams
Glenn Harbin
Robert Lester
Undra Billingsley
Damion Square

The highlighted guys are no longer on the team. So while they redshirted, we can't really rely on them for our team depth.

 

[Bamaball2001]

This may not be 100% accurate, but this is my best guess...

2009
DJ Fluker
Tana Patrick
Michael Bowman
Kendall Kelly
Kevin Norwood
Kenny Bell
Eddie Lacy
AJ McCarron
Darrington Sentimore
William Ming
Brandon Moore
Ed Stinson
Jonathan Atchison
Chris Bonds
Anthony Steen
Mike Marrow

I may be wrong but I though I saw Bowman in on a couple plays, early in the year.

 

[bama peanut]

You did see Bowman he caught a pass. Don't remember which game. I make it a point every play to look for freshman. He did play. Think the pass was 6 or 7 yards.

 

[GreatDanish]

I may be wrong but I though I saw Bowman in on a couple plays, early in the year.

Yeah, he did. Completely forgot about it though...

The highlighted guys are no longer on the team. So while they redshirted, we can't really rely on them for our team depth.

I was going by the original question: "Can anyone provide me a quick summary of how many players we've redshirted under Saban, broken down by year?"

 

[37bamagrl]

seems like kind of a waste for Bowman..except for he can say he played on the National Championship team (hopefully he can say that again anyway)

but any chance he comes up with an injury? and gets a medical redshirt?

 

[bamaslammer]

Bowman was actually on the field regularly in the second half of the season, but he was mostly blocking, he's a big kid. He may have been playing on special teams as well but I'm not sure.

 

[Mystical]

just to expound, my guesses for impact redshirts

RB Eddie Lacy
WR Kevin Norwood
OL DJ Fluker (may not start but will have a roll)
LB Ed Stinson
LB Tana Patrick
DB Burton Scott
DL Darrington Sentimore

There will probably be more but these are my best guesses.

I debated on Kendell Kelly, he's a big physical guy, I don't think we saw him at his best because he was hurt his senior year and it really set him back. After a year in the program he might be a surprise player, and with his size I would not be surprised to see him move to safety.

Nick Saban has clearly wanted to get faster at the wideout spot. so any of the young players who can burn rubber could get a shot.

Looking forward to seeing him on the field.