Offense we are losing
Also Eichorn, but he wasn't really in the 2-deep. We're really only gaining Gentry on the OL, but Mitchell did a good job filling in for Pay last year and Jatta was a big addition last year who should be able to help at tackle. We're probably worse than we were, but not destitute
On the defensive line, we lose
- our top three ends (Batty, Bagnah, Lutui) and
- our two top DTs (Mangelson and Nelson)
Also a few depth DT pieces to the portal. Bringing Tanuvasa in is an upgrade over any of the DT types we had, but it'd be nice to have another step up. We also brought in Purcell from SUU. At DE we brought in Clegg and Akana from the portal, but it's questionable if either will make an immediate impact.
Basically at DE we're loaded with young, but unproven, upside. At DT we have Tanuvasa (who is great) and then my guess is that we move one of our other ends inside.
So it's Schoonover, Fonohema, Asiata, Akana, Clegg at the end and then likely Tanuvasa and Purcell at DT, but a lot of other potential guys (Po'uha) who might move in.
I'd say the Defensive Line has a lower floor than last year but a higher ceiling. It's (besides Tanuvasa) mostly unproven upside, but definitely more upside than we previously had