Jeffery Wilson

H-towngreen · November 19, 2014

Why was he not redshirted? Or why did he not just continue to sit out after his injury and try to receive a medical red shirt? If he turns out to be a stud we will all look back and wonder why Mac did this and cost Wilson another full year.

eulessismore · November 19, 2014

Why was he not redshirted? Or why did he not just continue to sit out after his injury and try to receive a medical red shirt? If he turns out to be a stud we will all look back and wonder why Mac did this and cost Wilson another full year.

I hope to look back and wish he'd stayed for his senior year instead of opting for the NFL draft after playing lights out for the next two years.

Mean Green 93-98 · November 19, 2014

Redshirting RBs seems to be somewhat rare, if that's what they're recruited at and that's where they stay. You don't typically have the development issues you do with linemen and QBs, or even WRs. RBs are usually ready to hit the ground running. And they usually aren't redshirted just because there's already a good stable. T.J. Yeldon was not redshirted at Alabama even though they already had Eddie Lacy and other good RBs ready to go. Trent Richardson was not redshirted even though they had Mark Ingram ahead of him.

That said, Ivery probably would have been a good redshirt candidate considering how sparingly he's been used. It would have been nice to have a year of eligibility difference between Wilson and Ivery instead of having Wilson, Ivery, Tucker, and Evans all crowded together in the same class.

SSP · November 19, 2014

HE IS A STUD. The kid's going to be really fun to watch next year.

NorthTexan95 · November 19, 2014

I bet Wilson would've played much more if he hadn't gotten hurt or if we had had more success.

I don't think they could have sold the medical redshirt after he had played in every game up to his injury ... or else they would have tried.

NT03 · November 19, 2014

Would love to see Wilson get about 30 touches here in the last 2 games.

How many games did Ivery play ? Is he available for Medical RS ?

BillySee58 · November 19, 2014

Would love to see Wilson get about 30 touches here in the last 2 games.
How many games did Ivery play ? Is he available for Medical RS ?

Ivery was playing on kickoff coverage at least until the USM game. He should've been redshirted IMO

NT03 · November 19, 2014

Ivery was playing on kickoff coverage at least until the USM game. He should've been redshirted IMO

Oh.. Didn't notice him on ST... Agree , should have RS him

MeanGreenTexan · November 19, 2014

Jeffery Wilson is a prime example of a GOOD choice to 'build towards next year'. Glad he's playing this year because (especially with that injury), he knows what he's up against for the remainder of his career.

BillySee58 · November 19, 2014

Redshirting RBs seems to be somewhat rare, if that's what they're recruited at and that's where they stay. You don't typically have the development issues you do with linemen and QBs, or even WRs. RBs are usually ready to hit the ground running. And they usually aren't redshirted just because there's already a good stable. T.J. Yeldon was not redshirted at Alabama even though they already had Eddie Lacy and other good RBs ready to go. Trent Richardson was not redshirted even though they had Mark Ingram ahead of him.

That said, Ivery probably would have been a good redshirt candidate considering how sparingly he's been used. It would have been nice to have a year of eligibility difference between Wilson and Ivery instead of having Wilson, Ivery, Tucker, and Evans all crowded together in the same class.

But Eddie Lacy was redshirted though, because they had Ingram and Richardson. Those guys you mentioned were the number two back, which is why they weren't redshirted. Ivery was basically our number 5. Ivery was good enough to play this year, but we didn't need him to. And we aren't taking a running back this class (2015). Not a huge deal starting an underclassmen at running back down the line once these guys all leave.

The bigger issue is that Wilson, Ivery, and Evans are set to graduate from this team at the same time. Those grade logjams can make things tricky down the line. Luckily it's running back, so I'm not too concerned.

I hope to look back and wish he'd stayed for his senior year instead of opting for the NFL draft after playing lights out for the next two years.

From just a skill perspective, I think Jeffery Wilson may have the best chance of anyone on this team. As fast as defenses are in the NFL, straight-line speed is starting to take a back seat to cutting ability. Especially as prominent as zone blocking schemes have become. That plays well into Wilson's skills, as he has elite cutting ability. Obviously a lot needs to happen for him to have that shot, but he should be fun to watch here.

Mean Green 93-98 · November 19, 2014

But Eddie Lacy was redshirted though, because they had Ingram and Richardson. Those guys you mentioned were the number two back, which is why they weren't redshirted. Ivery was basically our number 5. Ivery was good enough to play this year, but we didn't need him to. And we aren't taking a running back this class (2015). Not a huge deal starting an underclassmen at running back down the line once these guys all leave.

I said Ivery probably should have been redshirted. I was simply pointing out that playing Wilson as a true freshman was not that far removed from the mainstream.