50 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Tre Walker
by BracketCat on Jul 15, 2011 12:00 PM CDT
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#50 Tre Walker |
Position: Linebacker Previous College: None Projection: Starter Status: On Scholarship |
Armogen Bruer "Tre" Walker Jr. (b. Feb. 22, 1992) is living proof of how bad our linebacker corps was in 2010.
A scrawny freshman who really could have used a redshirt season to gain needed weight, he instead was thrown into the fire.
The coaches obviously didn't feel comfortable with the depth at linebacker if they thought they needed to rely on a true freshman, but as it turned out, Walker probably was the fastest active linebacker on the roster.
By the end of the season, he was starting in place of the injured Alex Hrebec, beating out incumbent starter Jarell Childs for that honor.
He also provided the only stability at the position in the last four games, as Emmanuel Lamur and Blake Slaughter took turns starting at the other linebacker position, with David Garrett playing his Cat safety role at times.
Walker exited spring practice penciled in beside Arthur Brown and Lamur as projected starters, and it will take a mammoth effort from either Hrebec or Slaughter to unseat him if he continues to gain weight without losing speed.
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How about this for a prediction?
Unit most likely to digress on defense: Cornerbacks
Unit most likely to resemble last year: Safeties
Unit most likely to show vast improvement: Linebackers
Unit most likely to make us scratch our heads if they got better or not: Defensive Line
"Nor yet in Dell?"
Pretty much agree
I, however, could see the safeties improving a bit what with Zimmerman having a year of experience and Hartman’s mysterious fall-off in 2010 being a mere blip. If Nigel Malone is merely the player he showed in the spring than our cornerbacks should be at least solid.
Linebackers improve because of speedier, more athletic players on the outside and the injection of Arthur Brown in the middle.
The defensive line? Good Lord. Close your eyes and pray that hopefully, if nothing else, the recruiting haul in February provided it with some desperately needed depth. Even mediocre depth is better than what was there last season.
I think all the focus on Cosh’ inability to run a defense overshadowed some severe talent deficiencies in the front seven – but most notably the lack of depth overall on defense. At the end of the year we saw Braden Wilson playing defensive end and Josh Cherry getting reps at safety. Let me repeat that list bit again: we saw Josh Cherry getting reps at safety. Enough said.
by CT-K-Stater on Jul 15, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
If you looked closely, Cherry played quite a bit on the kick of team
when Cantele was kicking off.
"Nor yet in Dell?"
Yeah, I know he was a solid athlete
who I think played defensive back in high school, but it only serves to underline the point further: if you have to rely on your kicker to play on coverage units and come in at safety in a pinch, then you suffer from a lack of quality depth. We all know KSU had/has holes in its starting 11 on both sides of the ball, but more importantly, they lack quality depth. Inevitably during a season a coach has to reach into his two- or three-deep roster. I think depth has been an issue for K-State since Snyder came back (thanks a bunch to Prince’s wonderful roster management). If KSU is to move up in the Big-12 into the top half it will need to rectify this aspect.
by CT-K-Stater on Jul 17, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
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