But start? No. Starting Michael Jordan on the offensive line last year was a failure of other player development more than a demand to get Jordan on the field. Urban Meyer said as much, though obviously Jordan deserves all the credit in the world for holding down that job. But start? No. Not as a plan. At least not from day one. Joey Bosa didn’t start from the start. Noah Spence didn’t. Ezekiel Elliott didn’t. Vonn Bell didn’t. Jerome Baker didn’t. Nick Bosa didn’t. Raekwon McMillan basically shared the middle linebacker job with Curtis Grant in 2014, but he didn’t actually start a game. The 2017 recruiting class includes an exception to the rule. He’s already into football work as an early enrollee because he came in January with his body ready for the college game. Get five seconds into a conversation with him and it’s clear he’ll be ready…
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