Exactly and unfortunately without transfers it is not a quick fix. And we can't afford to lose any non senior starters.
Next year we could have Baker, Brooks, Cujoe, Goosby as quality starters. But those guys need to be playing on the line together. We can't have any of them playing backup roles. Basically, all you need then is a starting center with Robertson and Cruz as quality backups. That leaves Chatman and Neto as quality backups at guard and some others who are either unknown or known and not good enough. But it also means that we will be razor thin at tackle without spending the money and bringing in 2 guys to compete. And I personally think this is unlikely. More likely in my next best case scenario is that we have Turntine and Lee as backups at tackle.
For some reason this year Flood thought it was a great idea to have solid tackle backups while not having starting quality guards and centers. This can't happen. But it is not a new thing. Last year it was pretty much the same. It doesn't help that our right guard has been a disappointment compared to expectations, but in a perfect world, he would have been pushed out of the starting lineup.
Now with all that said above, I think Flood will have only 2 starters and 2 backups out of Brooks, Baker, Cujoe, and Goosby. With that decision our interior will basically be dog meat for another year with Robertson/Cruz at center and Chatman and Neto probably starting at guard with Stroh, Kibble, Chatman, and Christian backing them up. And with Turntine and Lee as redshirts. And of course we need to flip Lee for him to even be an option.
Roster
Brandon Baker 73
OL
6' 4"
308 lbs
SO
Nick Brooks71
OL
6' 7"
349 lbs
FR
Jaydon Chatman75
OL
6' 4"
306 lbs
SO
Jackson Christian76
OL
6' 5"
310 lbs
FR
Andre Cojoe77
OL
6' 6"
335 lbs
SO
Devin Coleman59
OL
6' 5"
331 lbs
FR
Jordan Coleman78
OL
6' 5"
350 lbs
FR
Daniel Cruz51
OL
6' 3"
312 lbs
FR
Trevor Goosby74
OL
6' 7"
312 lbs
SO
Nate Kibble70
OL
6' 3"
330 lbs
FR
Connor Robertson62
OL
6' 4"
312 lbs
JR
Connor Stroh79
OL
6' 7"
341 lbs
SO
Neto Umeozulu72
OL
6' 4"
325 lbs
JR