Teams that lost the most per 247.com
Based on the Athlon projections link in the article, as far as starters that projected 2 deep looks glaring (Debose + Cone should be circled too, while Woods is still on the roster). As it is, before the transfers we had four 2020 All-MAC players going pro who had to be replaced. Riggins, Wright, James Patterson, Fuzak, Marks, Ron Cook, McNulty have been All-MAC, and Vantrease is 12-4 as a starter. Winning the MAC East looks a lot tougher, but another bowl should be our team's basement. We need:
*Polgar to step in a center, the same way Novitsky stepped in for O'Hagan. Or he/Jordan Johnson at guard, if the new JUCO center wins a starting spot. Otherwise the backup OL players have decent experience in the last 2 years of blowout wins. You just hope the blocking schemes of the new staff fit the zone blocking experience of the current players.
*We have experienced possession and slot receivers, and Molinich is a beast blocking TE. So we need to uncover at least 1 speedster among the younger WR's and work in Tyler Stevens as a tall TE receiving option.
*Adam Beck should be competitive at DB to replace Hill. DB's and LB's are experienced and strong MAC units. Rogers in for Wilson, different skills at DT but should flourish in the MAC. Depth players like Polizzi, Wolo, and Kyler Laing were sneaky productive when they got in last season so the D should be a strength.