Originally Posted by
CDu
Griffin is an interesting case. Pretty much everyone had him in the #6-8 range, and then suddenly ESPN dropped him to #27. That is the reason he is now #12 in the composite. Conversely, ESPN has their mock-draft for 2022 and has him at #6 (obviously different people doing the mock draft from those doing the recruiting rankings). So I'm not sure what to make of ESPN's recruiting ranking. He missed about half of his junior year with an ankle injury, and he hasn't played this year (not injury related). So maybe they are penalizing him for that? Who knows. All we know is that at this time that #27 ranking by ESPN is a huge outlier.
That said, if he's really in the #6-8 range in quality and ESPN is just bonkers, then he'd be a surefire starter. If #12 is accurate, then he's more of a 50/50 proposition to start.
Either way, though, I'd expect all of Griffin, Moore, and Keels to play a lot of minutes next year if all are here, regardless of whether Baldwin comes. If Baldwin comes, I think it's Blakes and Baker who suffer most, with John losing minutes as well.