Originally published at: https://pistolsfiringblog.com/oklahoma-states-safety-room-gets-even-thinner/
STILLWATER — Once viewed as a talented, deep safety room, now seems poised to resemble an in-game tryout on Saturday as the Cowboys head to Arizona if reports from On3’s Chris Low are accurate that David Kabongo is entering the transfer portal. Kabongo averaged a 41% share of snaps in the first four games and was tied for seventh this season with 12 total tackles. He would be the third safety to enter the transfer portal following dismissals of former head coach Mike Gundy and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. Starting safety Dylan Smith (89% average snap share) and DeAndre Boykins (eight total snaps this season per PFF) are reportedly in the transfer portal as well. Boykins, a North Carolina transfer, joined this offseason with 1,074 snaps played and 14 career starts. The Cowboys also lost Miami transfer Zaquan Patterson before the season began for unknown reasons that didn’t sound like health-related concerns based on Gundy’s comments at the time. Former walk-on Parker Robertson will now be tasked with leading a nine-man safety room that is responsible for manning the STAR position in addition to the back-end positions. One-time Florida Gator Mordecai McDaniel would be in line to start based purely…
WE’RE NOT GIVING UP ON THE SEASON.
Let these guys go. Can’t imagine too much demand for them based on the sorry coverage and missed tackles that I have seen. Hope the kids that want to be in Stillwater gain some experience for next year and are compensated better than the guys that jumped ship.
Agreed. Our safeties are and have been the worst position on the team. Can’t cover. Can’t tackle. You can’t get worse putting air out there. Haven’t really had a good one since Jason Taylor. Kendall Daniels looked stuck in quicksand before we moved him to linebacker.
Parker Robertson can tackle and puts himself in position, but let’s be real, he can’t cover even an average Big 12 receiver. He’ll stick you though.
Since our regulars who are bailing out couldn’t get the job done, I shudder to think what kind of product we will have on the field Saturday.
KHP was a great safety.