Persa wasn’t good as a redshirt freshman.Possibly, but what if, under Kelly's oversight, Marchiol or O'Brien take the next step? Nobody here is saying Day is going to be Persa as a RS FR.
He looked lost as a redshirt sophomore.
The tools were there but not the vision until his fourth year, which most fans anchor him to before his Achilles tear.
I still think both Basanez and Thorson were better than Persa by a long shot.
Hopefully the portal treats us well.