Wes Cobb came to Air Force as a tailback, and was considered a bit small to play fullback but had to move there out of necessity last year. He had a good season at fullback last year, but the logical move for the Falcons was to move him back to tailback.
Cobb finished spring practice as the team’s top tailback, and that could be the case throughout training camp. Although sophomore Jon Lee is a superb talent, the coaching staff seems determined to bring him along slowly. There is very little depth at tailback, especially after Asher Clark graduated, so Cobb made the switch. The Falcons will be fine at fullback, because Mike DeWitt had a good season backing up Cobb (playing about half the snaps) and Broam Hart and Tyrone Sauls can be capable backups.
Cobb brings a little more size to the position than other candidates, and Calhoun has always been a fan of Cobb’s reliability.
“I thought Wes Cobb did a really good job for us at tailback,” Calhoun said.
I want to see Sauls – but Dewitt is actually pretty darn good…when he isn’t fumbling. His YPC is higher than any AFA full time fullback in the last 10 years. Better than Tew. Better than Newell. Better than Williams. Better than Kendrick.
Any word on the o-line? How’s that shaping up for next year?
Mostly seemed to me like, from left tackle to right: Jason Kons, Drew Kerber, Michael Husar, Jordan Eason and Jerry Henry/Alex Huskisson (both very close at RT). Nathan Badger was a guy who rotated in a lot, as well.
Any Preppies coming up the hill to help on DL?
John, gotta see em when they get here – always tough for a freshman to step in and contribute a lot on the DL. Even Nick FItzgerald, who played well last year, said he dropped like 20-30 pounds during Basic.
Want to know how Steffon Batts performed in the spring, knowing he was in the running to start last season!