OL Aumavae-Laulu entering NFL Draft

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Looks like OL Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu will be playing in the Alamo Bowl and then entering his name in the NFL Draft.

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[UOducksTK1]

Should stay another year! But oh well, I get him being an MC guy and wanting to move on.

Will he even get drafted?

[GrandpaDuck]

Should stay another year! But oh well, I get him being an MC guy and wanting to move on.

Will he even get drafted?

A year with whoever the new O-Line coach is would have undoubtedly helped him.

[rockthief]

Another season might have helped him to stand out, but who knows how he will do.

[Duck07]

Late Round to Undrafted Free Agency. Cleaning up his Pass Blocking will help him find a team.

[nogerO]

Good Luck! Once a Duck, always a Duck!

[StevensTechU]

Who are our starting tackles next year?

[Duck07]

Who are our starting tackles next year?

Steven Jones and Dawson Jaramillo. I wonder about Jackson P-J and if he might move out to Tackle, especially if Forsyth returns to play Center we could keep Bass and Walk at Guard. If Forsyth goes Pro then obviously we know he won't get kicked outside.

OT and DB seem like an obvious position to bring in a transfer if available. It was brought up that Lanning might be able to bring a UGA transfer or 2 over with him but they'd also likely be Defensive guys.

[StevensTechU]

Who are our starting tackles next year?

Steven Jones and Dawson Jaramillo. I wonder about Jackson P-J and if he might move out to Tackle, especially if Forsyth returns to play Center we could keep Bass and Walk at Guard. If Forsyth goes Pro then obviously we know he won't get kicked outside.

OT and DB seem like an obvious position to bring in a transfer if available. It was brought up that Lanning might be able to bring a UGA transfer or 2 over with him but they'd also likely be Defensive guys.

Given Lanning's relationship with Kirby Smart, I'd be really surprised if he 'poached' anybody from that roster.

[Duck07]

Who are our starting tackles next year?

Steven Jones and Dawson Jaramillo. I wonder about Jackson P-J and if he might move out to Tackle, especially if Forsyth returns to play Center we could keep Bass and Walk at Guard. If Forsyth goes Pro then obviously we know he won't get kicked outside.

OT and DB seem like an obvious position to bring in a transfer if available. It was brought up that Lanning might be able to bring a UGA transfer or 2 over with him but they'd also likely be Defensive guys.

Given Lanning's relationship with Kirby Smart, I'd be really surprised if he 'poached' anybody from that roster.

I don't think we'd poach anyone from their current class, but a transfer could be an option. They had an Edge leave for Florida State last year who broke out after being stuck on the depth chart behind all the other dudes they've got.

[OrTDuck]

Makes sense, I believe Aumavae-Laulu has spent 5 years playing college football. At the five year mark, one has to wonder if there is going to be another "huge step" to be made in college? Take your shot and maybe catch on and see how you develop as a professional athlete with full-time pro coaching, and if not move on to whatever is next. Pulling for him.

It will be interesting to see if the new OL coach does as much cross training and mixing-and-matching as it has. Maybe the OL looked alittle better with Bass outside and Jones inside - but I guess two drubbings by Utah isn't a very strong argument.

For all the talk about Mario/Mirabal and OL recruiting and development, it sure looks like the usual suspects next season. I guess Jaramillo turning into a playable guy is **something** for Mario and Mirabal to show (but does anyone really think a young guy would otherwise be breaking through if Aumavae-Laulu did return)?

Sewell great and Jones overall ok, but not exactly a ton for those guys to hang their hats on. Powers-Johnson is pretty exciting, and maybe a guy like Walden helps sooner rather than later, but so far the MC/AM OL is looking like a fair amount of recruiting washouts, guys who apparently aren't particularly playable, and JC/walk-on stop-gaps.

2022 should be starting the season with 4 full MC/AM OL recruiting classes/coaching, no? For all we heard about those guys coaching that position group, seems like that spot should look a bit more loaded on paper than it does, perhaps a bit underwhelming?

[StevensTechU]

The guy who I wonder about how he fits is Bram Walden. He's probably had the best feet and lateral movement of any guy on the roster out of high school. He needed to physically develop this year. Might need another year. Outside of him, I'm not super hopeful that any guy can block a Kayvon or other high end DE.