Olu Fashanu shined in Outback Bowl – does he have a starting role next season?

Right Guard 

Caedan Wallace – Rs. Sophomore

Wallace is a former highly touted four-star recruit out of New Jersey who was seen as the future star of this offensive line.

He stepped into a starting role at right tackle midway through the year in 2020 and was very good but seemingly took a step back in 2021. He struggled in pass protection especially, with the Michigan game serving as a perfect example of his struggles.

Listed at six-foot-five and 323 pounds Wallace is a physical specimen and can be a road grader in the run game, which makes him an ideal candidate to move inside to guard where he will not be tasked with blocking elite pass rushers and technique plays a bit of a lesser role.

Franklin said in his Outback Bowl press conference that they needed Wallace at tackle and had no intentions of moving him into guard, but that could change with an entire offseason to prepare him for the move.

He is too talented to not have a role on this line next season, the only question will be at what position.