And then use the ranking of the last several recruiting classes as proof, at least show how many players from those classes are still on the roster and playing offense.
https://twitter.com/CriddleBenjamin/status/914997993408929792
Here's the offer list of who's left:
2010 Class
Tuni Kanuch - None
2011 Class
Tanner Balderree - None
2012 Class
Tanner Mangum - Arkansas, Boise State, Oregon State, Utah
Austin Hoyt - Air Force, Utah
2013 Class
Starters
Talon Shumway - Utah
Thomas Shoaf - Ball State, Indiana, Iowa
Backups
Addison Pulsipher - None (doesn't play)
Injured
MLP - None
2014 Class
Starters
Matt Bushman - Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Colorado State, Duke, Nevada, SDSU
Tejan Koroma - Arkansas State, Army, Air Force, New Mexico, and UTEP
Backups
Austin Chambers - Kansas
Trey Dye - None
Kavika Fonua - Utah
Chandon Herring - None
2015 class
Starters
Micah Simon - Air Force
JJ Nwigwe - Cal, Kansas, Nevada, NMSU, SMU (Moved to blocking tight end)
Backups
Squally Canada - Boise State, Colorado, Washington State, Oregon State, SJSU, Houston, Nevada, Colorado State
Beau Hoge - None
Brady Christensen - Air Force (doesn't play)
Kody Wilstead - SDSU, Louisville (doesn't play)
Jacob Jimenez - North Texas, Oregon State, UTEP (doesn't play)
Riley Burt - None (doesn't play much)
Akile Davis - Indiana, Bowling Green, Maryland, MTSU, SDSU, Toledo (doesn't play much)
Kieffer Longson - Ohio State, Florida State, UCLA, Utah, Missouri, etc.(doesn't play much)
LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai - Utah, Nebraska, UCLA, Hawaii