Not only do we have new coaches with their new philosophies and points of emphasis, but we don't even go into this with a firm grasp of whether a number of guys (Sherman, Moretti, Haigler, Vaughn, etc.) were developing into tackles or guards under the previous regime. It's nothing but question marks right now other than being pretty confident that Pursell is a center, that Lynott is a guard who can backup center if necessary, and that Fillip is a tackle.
To take a crack at it, here's how I'd at least group the players:
C - Pursell, Jynes
G - Lynott, Tonz, Sauvao, Kutsch, Ray, Johnson
T - Haigler, Vaughn, Lytle, Wyatt, Senn, Wiley
Flex - Sherman, Moretti, Paige
I think that ideally Sherman puts on the weight to move to guard (he's only 6'3") and that Moretti recovers fully (supposedly it's about an inch a month for nerve damage to heal so he might be back to full health by camp) to move to tackle. But I'd also think that when camp starts the place it starts is with seniors and returning starters running with the 1s to get first crack at it. That would be Sherman-Tonz-Pursell-Lynott-Haigler until someone beats someone out to cause a shift.
Agree with everything you post here, which to say Sherman should move inside after he was our best OL last year seems nearly blasphemous; but he was merely the best of the worst and did not have a "great" year compared to a higher standard. I like what he did (and performed way better than Kaiser) and his development for the future, but agree he is an inside player going forward.
Roddick seems pretty much a guard. I know he played OT in HS but with his build in college he would be a great RG candidate.
Wiley probably fits into the "flex" role.
Who is "Wyatt" in your Tackle list? Did you mean Fillip?
Looking back at the last 3 years O-line "grades" it is just crazy that both Lynott and Haigler scored worse every year. Lynott was a 2.40 in 2016; 2.42 in 2017, and a 2.55 in 2018. Haigler was: 2.42, 2.47, and 2.59. Losing Kough and Irwin hit us bad and those guys weren't even NFL talent! Both of them improved from 2016 to 2017 and Huckins was even with Kelley at Center so it's not like the whole starting lineup dropped off during that period.
What I would love to see in 2019:
Everyone gains 15-20 pounds of good weight/muscle. Everyone is healthy. Specifically: Moretti gains 2 inches, 20 pounds, and the mobility he lost while recovering from injuries.
A grad transfer, JUCO, or a competition between Will Sherman and Jake Moretti to lock down the LT spot with Schutack and Vaughn as swing tackles in the meantime; allowing Fillip/Senn/Wiley to develop as tackles.
A competition at LG between Sauvao, Tonz, and Sherman (if not LT), with Ray developing behind them. Tonz and Paige as swing interior linemen.
Jynes hopefully (Tonz or Paige, if not) steps up and becomes a legit backup to Pursell (instead of moving Lynott there).
A competition at RG between Lynott, Kutsch, and Moretti (if not LT) with Roddick and Johnson in development.
Haigler locks down the RT spot with Lytle as a solid backup and the young tackle group allowed to develop behind them.
The big "IF" comes down to the LT spot and the reserves at either tackle spot or center not being the starters at other positions; thus lending stability to the unit.
Not sure if this is an accurate or complete list of graduate transfer offensive tackle prospects or not:
Justin Murphy - UCLA 6'6 291 3-star prospect out of HS with 24 career games from Belton, Texas. Transferred from Texas Tech after injuries. Granted 6th year by NCAA. Mostly RG but did start 4 games at RT for Texas Tech and was backup RT at UCLA.
Jacob Capra - Oregon 6'5 319 3-star prospect out of HS with 15 career games from Auburn, California. Mostly RG but did play some RT.
DaVondre Love - Indiana 6'7 310 3-star prospect out of HS with 18 career games from St. Louis, Missouri.
Adam Solomon - Illinois 6'5 315 3-star prospect out of HS with 23 career games (mostly ST) from Indianapolis, Indiana.
Richie Petitbon - Alabama 6'4 316 4-star prospect out of HS with 10 career games from Annapolis, Maryland. Probably more OG than OT.
These appear to be the top offensive tackle prospects remaining in the JUCO ranks:
Bamidele Olaseni - Garden City CC 6'8 330 originally from London, England with a long list of P5 offers (Auburn, Utah appear to be in the lead). Played RT at GCCC
Josh Cooper - Navarro College 6'7 355 originally from Haughton, LA; long list of P5 offers (Florida State, Baylor, Ole Miss in the lead). Played LT in 2018.
Tim Anderson - Saddleback CC 6'5 280 originally from Mission Viejo, CA. Offers from Louisville, Arkansas, Kansas, and many G5 schools including Houston, Fresno State, and CSU. Played LT in 2018.
There are still a lot of HS recruits uncommitted at OT but none of them jump out as "day one starter" type recruits.
The #1 recruit from Finland is still there! 6'9 320 lb Martin Veinberg (4 P5 offers) to go along with our Austrian tackle! Nebraska appears in the lead.
Damarcus Mills 6'6 320 3-star was offered by North Carolina so assuming Kapilovic is interested.
Cam'Ron Johnson 6'4 283 3-star previously verbal commit to CU but decommitted is still undecided. Probably fits the profile of the "old regime" moreso than the new regime.
