is how FSU’s staff scouts JUCO transfers. Matters little if fewer and fewer are ready to play or if more and more are; there will always be ones ready to play/capable of contributing immediately, whether it is 5% of them or 50%. What truly matters is how well FSU’s staff scouts and identifies the ones who can truly contribute.

So, with that in mind, look at the FSU trend:
07: Brian Coulter – non-factor – don’t think he ever enrolled Grade incomplete due to non-enrollment
08: T. Pressley – non-factor, but injury situation
C. Surrency – contributed one season (non-academic eligibility)
Marcus White – worth it. Three years of eligibilty, started two of the years.
J. Tonga – came in with what the NCAA ruled as one year of eligibility. Lost appeal for 2nd. 2nd team OT at FSU
Grade B-: – grade this high due to White. Could argue it was a C easily, but Tonga and Surrency only tied up scholies for one year each
09: no JUCOs
10: Mike Harris – starting nickelback first year, “co-starter” as senior. Very good pickup
Anthony McCloud – picked up with three years of eligibility. Contributed first year, starting reps in 11. another good pickup
D. Smiley – second team FB. also three years of eligibility
McCloud and Smiley were sign and place. Grade B+ so far; Smiley been somewhat disappointing IMO.
11: Tank Carradine – ended season getting as many reps as starter, projects as starter in 2012 if Jenkins leaves early
Jacob Fahrenkrug – while the OL is bashed this season, ’Krug has started from day 1 of showing up. As signing JUCO is often about filling gaps, grade him a success
2011 is a A-. Carradine would be a starter if not for the remarkable jump of Werner from freshman to sophomore. Worth it anyway for what he has provided in depth at DE.

So, I think FSU’s staff is doing really well sorting through the potential JUCOs that are ready. Under John Lily, FSU didn’t have near this success rate, but Coley/Craig have done really well finding players who have contributed instantly, contributing if not starting (those that enroll anyway – and ‘07 was a Lily as RC year). Pressley is the only one who didn’t make at least second team but he was just unlucky health wise, seriously tearing his ACL during his first pre-season. Tonga would be my next most disappointing, and he did play as a second team OL (losing out the starting battle to two freshman Datko (LT) and Sanders (RT))