The First Bank & Trust Friday Q&A: Roster Balance And “What Ifs?”

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Brent Pry and his staff could find themselves right at the 85-man limit when practice begins in August. (Ivan Morozov)

1) With the current roster as-is, how do you feel about the roster balance? Are there positions we need more players, or any groups where you see us needing attrition after next season? – 3DKeyShaker

Chris Coleman: Here’s how the scholarship count looks right now…

QB: 4
RB: 6
WR: 12
TE: 4
OL: 15
DE: 8
DT: 8
LB: 9
DB: 15
SP: 2
Total: 83

That’s pretty well-balanced for the 2023 season, I think. Tech will likely add Gardner-Webb OL transfer Clayton Frady, which takes the offensive line numbers up to 16 and the total number up to 84. But because of the transfer portal, it can be a bit hard to predict attrition these days.

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