A look-ahead to recruiting

FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Post No. 1,198

Hey everyone. Thanks for being patient with me today. It's my daughter's birthday and I was in charge of present procurement. Some recent revisions rendered my (hard-fought) Wii Fit moot. Other merchandise was considered more coveted and useful.

That's where I come in.

Anyway, we'll probably spend plenty of time this summer talking about recruiting. A lot of that talk will surround Auburn's needs and how closely the team's top targets dovetail with those needs.

So let's take a look at where Auburn's current scholarship allocation chart, which (theoretically) will give us some clarity when it comes to identifying the Tigers needs.

Here is where Auburn is right now. New signees aren't yet included.

RED is for players who won't play next season.
PURPLE is for players whose status is in doubt for whatever reason.

QUARTERBACK (4; 4 in '09)
QB Kodi Burns
QB Chris Todd
QB Neil Caudle
QB Barrett Trotter

RUNNING BACK (7; 6 in '09)
RB Tristan Davis
RB Brad Lester
RB Ben Tate
RB Mario Fannin
RB Eric Smith
RB John Douglas
RB Onterio McCalebb

RECEIVERS (16; 10 in '09)
WR Rod Smith
WR Chris Slaughter
WR Robert Dunn
WR James Swinton
TE Brent Slusher
TE Gabe McKenzie
WR Montez Billings
WR Tim Hawthorne
WR Derek Winter
WR Darvin Adams
WR Quindarius Carr
WR Terrell Zachery
WR Phillip Pierre-Louis
WR Harry Adams
TE Tommy Trott
TE Bailey Woods

OFFENSIVE LINE (14; 10 in '09)
OL Tyronne Green
OL Jason Bosley
OL Kyle Coulahan
OL Chaz Ramsey
OL Lee Ziemba
OL Ryan Pugh
OL Bart Eddins
OL Andrew McCain
OL Mike Berry
OL Byron (Lee) Isom
OL Jared Cooper
OL Darrell Roseman
OL A.J. Greene
OL Vance Smith

DEFENSIVE LINE (13; 9 or 10 in '09)
DL Sen'Derrick Marks
DL Raven Gray
DL Tez Doolittle
DL Andre Wadley
DL Antonio Coleman
DL Antoine Carter
DL Michael Goggans
DL Mike Blanc
DL Zach Clayton
DL Jake Ricks
DL Jomarcus Savage
DL Derrick Lykes
DL Cam Henderson

LINEBACKER (10; 6 in '09)
LB Tray Blackmon
LB Courtney Harden
LB Merrill Johnson
LB Chris Evans
LB Craig Stevens
LB Josh Bynes
LB Spencer Pybus
LB Adam Herring
LB Da'Shaun Barnes
LB Eltoro Freeman

DEFENSIVE BACK (14; 11 in '09)
DB Jerraud Powers
DB Ryan Williams
DB Jonathan Vickers
DB Zac Etheridge
DB Mike McNeil
DB Walt McFadden
DB Neiko Thorpe
DB Mike Slade
DB D'Antoine Hood
DB Drew Cole
DB T'Sharvan Bell
DB Christian Thompson
DB Marcus Jemison
DB Aairon Savage

SPECIALTY (3; 3 in '09)
K Wes Byrum
P Ryan Shoemaker
DS Dax Dellenbach

OFFENSE: 41
DEFENSE: 37
SPECIALTY: 3

OVERALL TOTAL: 81
2009 RENTURNING: 59 or 60, depending on Andre Wadley.
2009 SIGNEES: 26, including Nick Fairley.
THE MAXIMUM REAL NUMBER: 85 or 86.