The math on figuring an actual countback number will make your head spin, since it's a multi-year deal. It's not a one year reset. Basically to find the true number you have to go back to the last time you signed a full class and work forward counting the EEs and carrying over the spare slots.
Those 3 named get us to 25 -- I see us taking 28ish. Mullen never goes all in at the end trying to max out unless some unexpected elite guys swim to the boat. Most likely to save 4-5 slots as countbacks for next year. I think the last time we purely filled up was 2012(which coincidentally was the last time OM was in complete disarray).
Keep in mind -- we have about 62 returning scholarship players as of right now. Taking 28 will put us at 90 and is IMO about the perfect setup for attrition(5 guys -- I've been on Mullen for undersigning in previous classes). I think we lose a good one RB, a couple WRs being passed by young guys, a TE, and a couple of DBs that get bunny hopped in the spring.
Also keep in mind -- we need to keep a couple of these countbacks to semi balance classes. If we make it through next season with 83-84, we only have Cleveland, Giles, Rankin, Thomas, Dez, Cooke, Durr, Graham, Grey, Grey, Miles, and Jung graduating. 12 scholarship seniors. So, although we would have room to sign 30 more in the c/o 2018 -- against the 85 -- we'd only have 15 or so spots. This is one thing I wish Mullen would do better. Forced attrition to balance the classes.
