Projected Line Ups 25/26

[OH-Wolverine]

Welp, the season is over and the countdown to next season is already rolling. Portal is going to be busy! 
 

What’s everyone’s shot at their favorite teams projected line up? 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

125 Lilledahl

133 Ono

141 Blaze

149 SVN

157 Kasak

165 MM

174 Haines

184 Barr

197 Ferrari

HWT ???

[Ethan Mcgrath]

Ferrari? Huh?

[MLB9]

28 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

125 Lilledahl

133 Ono

141 Blaze

149 SVN

157 Kasak

165 MM

174 Haines

184 Barr

197 Ferrari

HWT ???

Jimmy buddy, you gotta know there’s no way Cael would let AJ anywhere near that room. If I was the only other option, he still wouldn’t. Culture culture culture. I don’t think you’ll ever see Barr at anything other than 197. He’ll continue to grow into it. I’m not a huge Mirasola guy, not sure what happens there going forward.

[Ethan Mcgrath]

11 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

125 Lilledahl

133 Ono

141 Blaze

149 SVN

157 Kasak

165 MM

174 Haines

184 Barr

197 Ferrari

HWT ???

I think Barr 97 Ryder 84 and Mirasola HWT probably cuz Barr will grow and has said he doesn’t want to cut

[elc215]

Anyone have an insight on what Michigan's lineup will look like ? 

[ICpanther]

UNI

125: Anderson
133: Farber/Land
141: Farber/Land
149: Don't know
157: Downey
165: RJ Weston maybe?
174: Simma
184: CJ Walrath?
197: Voelker
285: Grant Stromberg

Won't be any true freshmen that will fill any gaps in this lineup as Schwab redshirts everyone. Kind of hard to imagine UNI getting a transfer who will start as that's not really UNI's vibe, but it's happened before. Should be solid at 125, 133, 141, 157, 174, and 197, but unless they get a transfer, 149 will probably be a black hole.

I remember people being high on Weston last year but he never cracked the lineup for reasons I can't remember - maybe he just got beat out by Downey and Thomsen. Walrath is supposed to be decent, I think. Stromberg probably has a ways to go before he's a solid D1 heavyweight.

Will be interesting to see how Schwab and staff take their success this year and build on it. Can probably assume they'll be solid at 184, whoever it is. So 149, 165, and heavyweight are probably the biggest questions.

[VAtoSC]

Virginia Tech:

125- Aaron Seidel

133-Eddie Ventresca

141-Dillon Campbell/Tom Crook

149-Caleb Henson

157-Rafael Hipolito

165- Mac Church

174- Ryan Burton/Gage Wright

184- TJ Stewart

197- Sonny Sasso

285- Jimmy Mullen 

 

[lu_alum]

Lehigh's nucleus is as follows.  Three AAs and a R12 return.

125: Sheldon Seymour AA (6th 2025)
133: Ryan Crookham AA (3rd 2024)
141: Luke Stanich AA (5th 2024)
149: Kelvin Griffin NQ (2024)
157: Logan Rozynski NQ (2025)
165: Max Brignola 2x NQ (2022, 2024)
174: ???
184: Caden Rogers NQ (2025)
197: JT Davis?
285: Nathan Taylor R12 (2024)

[jammen]

Huskers return 6 AA's next year:

125) Lauridsen (rfr)-Koehler (rso)-Unle (fr) .....  Lauridsen may move up.
133) Van Dee (rjr)- O Ayoub (rsf)
141) Hardy (rsr)-Cushing (rsr)- I Ayoub (rjr)  .......Hardy may move up
149) Robertson (rso)-Zinkin (fr)
157) Taylor (rjr)
165) Minto (rso)-Condomitti (rsr)-Gartrell (rso)
174) Pinto (rsr)-Araujo (rfr)  .......How do they ever fit Araujo into the lineup?
184) Allred (rsr)-Eise (fr)
197) McDanel (so)-DeLeon (rso)
hvy) Andrews (rjr)-Ziola (fr)

[NormMacDonald]

Any chance AJ transfers and becomes someones heavyweight next year? Heavyweight really clears out next year and he's already walking around in the 200s.

[Gus]

47 minutes ago, ICpanther said:

UNI

125: Anderson
133: Farber/Land
141: Farber/Land
149: Don't know
157: Downey
165: RJ Weston maybe?
174: Simma
184: CJ Walrath?
197: Voelker
285: Grant Stromberg

Won't be any true freshmen that will fill any gaps in this lineup as Schwab redshirts everyone. Kind of hard to imagine UNI getting a transfer who will start as that's not really UNI's vibe, but it's happened before. Should be solid at 125, 133, 141, 157, 174, and 197, but unless they get a transfer, 149 will probably be a black hole.

I remember people being high on Weston last year but he never cracked the lineup for reasons I can't remember - maybe he just got beat out by Downey and Thomsen. Walrath is supposed to be decent, I think. Stromberg probably has a ways to go before he's a solid D1 heavyweight.

Will be interesting to see how Schwab and staff take their success this year and build on it. Can probably assume they'll be solid at 184, whoever it is. So 149, 165, and heavyweight are probably the biggest questions.

How about Gunderson at 184?

[PacMan]

The very young but dangerous Stanford:

125: Nico Provo
133: Tyler Knox
141: Aden Valencia/ Jack Consiglio
149: Aden Valencia/EJ Parco
157: Dan Cardenas
165: Hunter Garvin
174: Lorenzo Norman
184: Tye Monteiro/Luke Duthie
197: Brokton Borrelli/Brook Byers
285: Angelo Posada

[nhs67]

42 minutes ago, PacMan said:

The very young but dangerous Stanford:

125: Nico Provo
133: Tyler Knox
141: Aden Valencia/ Jack Consiglio
149: Aden Valencia/EJ Parco
157: Dan Cardenas
165: Hunter Garvin
174: Lorenzo Norman
184: Tye Monteiro/Luke Duthie
197: Brokton Borrelli/Brook Byers
285: Angelo Posada

I think Garvin is headed to Ann Arbor.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see Cardenas head out as well.

[nhs67]

53 minutes ago, jammen said:

Huskers return 6 AA's next year:

125) Lauridsen (rfr)-Koehler (rso)-Unle (fr) .....  Lauridsen may move up.
133) Van Dee (rjr)- O Ayoub (rsf)
141) Hardy (rsr)-Cushing (rsr)- I Ayoub (rjr)  .......Hardy may move up
149) Robertson (rso)-Zinkin (fr)
157) Taylor (rjr)
165) Minto (rso)-Condomitti (rsr)-Gartrell (rso)
174) Pinto (rsr)-Araujo (rfr)  .......How do they ever fit Araujo into the lineup?
184) Allred (rsr)-Eise (fr)
197) McDanel (so)-DeLeon (rso)
hvy) Andrews (rjr)-Ziola (fr)

Hardy loses a lot of advantages at 149 that he has at 141.  Mainly his length.  At 27 years of age, I find it hard to believe he can add 8lbs of functional muscle.

Edit: Also, he might be thr favorite at 141lbs anyways.  I wouldn't be surprised to see Mendez head to 149lbs for lineup purposes at tOSU.

Edited 20 hours ago by nhs67

[VTDante]

VT

125: Eddie Ventresca

133: Dillon Campbell (Seidel will contend)

141: Tom Crook

149: Caleb Henson

157: Rafael Hipolito 

165: Mac Church (Torres could get a shot)

174: Gage Wright

184: Transfer or Ryan Burton

197: Sonny Sasso

HWT: Jimmy Mullen

Depending on how things shake out, I could see Robie bringing in 1-2 transfers to compete at 133, 165, or 184. Hope TJ returns, but he wasn’t in Philly this past weekend (at least I didn’t see him) and hasn’t been seen on VT social media since the ACCs. Hope Mac takes a step forward. He made a massive jump from 141 to 165 last offseason. Adding strength this offseason will help better compete next season.

Not sure if Burton or Seidel will be ready to start at true freshmen, but they will given an opportunity. Connor McGonagle’s AA should help us get the attention of lighter weight transfers if we got that route 

 

[ionel]

13 hours ago, MLB9 said:

Jimmy buddy, you gotta know there’s no way Cael would let AJ anywhere near that room. If I was the only other option, he still wouldn’t. Culture culture culture. I don’t think you’ll ever see Barr at anything other than 197. He’ll continue to grow into it. I’m not a huge Mirasola guy, not sure what happens there going forward.

Are you suggesting the Focus' deadlift numbers prevent him from having success in dodgeball? 

[MLB9]

4 minutes ago, ionel said:

Are you suggesting the Focus' deadlift numbers prevent him from having success in dodgeball? 

No, the LDS church denounces acting upon same-sex attraction and AJ broke the rules yesterday. Cael knows. He can probably throw a bit, New Jersey has great LL baseball programs and Texas is elite.

[Go Hokies]

2 hours ago, VAtoSC said:

Virginia Tech:

125- Aaron Seidel

133-Eddie Ventresca

141-Dillon Campbell/Tom Crook

149-Caleb Henson

157-Rafael Hipolito

165- Mac Church

174- Ryan Burton/Gage Wright

184- TJ Stewart

197- Sonny Sasso

285- Jimmy Mullen 

 

I hate to say it, but I think Stewart is gone!  The fanbase rubbed Papa the wrong way.

[ICpanther]

3 hours ago, Gus said:

How about Gunderson at 184?

You’re absolutely right. Some people think Voelker could bump up to heavyweight, which could make room for both Walrath and Gunderson at 184 and 197. 

[PacMan]

2 hours ago, nhs67 said:

I think Garvin is headed to Ann Arbor.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see Cardenas head out as well.

Nothing would surprise me anymore when it comes to 20 year olds and large bags of money, but I think this is a stretch.  Hope I'm right.

[OH-Wolverine]

2 minutes ago, PacMan said:

Nothing would surprise me anymore when it comes to 20 year olds and large bags of money, but I think this is a stretch.  Hope I'm right.

Not the first time I’ve seen the Garvin to AA smoke, wonder what it’s stemming from. 

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, PacMan said:

Nothing would surprise me anymore when it comes to 20 year olds and large bags of money, but I think this is a stretch.  Hope I'm right.

The Garvin rumblings are loud.  Real loud.

The Cardenas ones were louder ~six months ago.  Not sure where he was headed, though.  Maybe North Carolina to follow Koll?

[nhs67]

2 hours ago, Go Hokies said:

I hate to say it, but I think Stewart is gone!  The fanbase rubbed Papa the wrong way.

To be clear it appears more that Papa isn't pleasable

[VTDante]

5 hours ago, VTDante said:

VT

125: Eddie Ventresca

133: Dillon Campbell (Seidel will contend)

141: Tom Crook

149: Caleb Henson

157: Rafael Hipolito 

165: Mac Church (Torres could get a shot)

174: Gage Wright

184: Transfer or Ryan Burton

197: Sonny Sasso

HWT: Jimmy Mullen

Depending on how things shake out, I could see Robie bringing in 1-2 transfers to compete at 133, 165, or 184. Hope TJ returns, but he wasn’t in Philly this past weekend (at least I didn’t see him) and hasn’t been seen on VT social media since the ACCs. Hope Mac takes a step forward. He made a massive jump from 141 to 165 last offseason. Adding strength this offseason will help better compete next season.

Not sure if Burton or Seidel will be ready to start at true freshmen, but they will given an opportunity. Connor McGonagle’s AA should help us get the attention of lighter weight transfers if we got that route 

 

Making an amendment to my original post since this is public. TJ has a sick family member and did not attend the NCAAs. Rough year for TJ and his family. 
 

Say a prayer if you can for the Stewart family.