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Will Quantavius Leslie, the incoming junior college transfer, end up starting for the LSU Tigers? Gary Laney of GeauxTigerNation on ESPN.com says that with the other options the Tigers have out wide, it's not a sure thing Leslie will crack the lineup:

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In the past few seasons, the Stanford Cardinal have sent Coby Fleener, Zach Ertz, and Levine Toilolo into the NFL. This year, though, they have no proven weapons at that position. ESPN analyst Rod Gilmore says the Cardinal need to develop one of their younger players at the position if they hope to return to a BCS bowl:

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A week ago, ESPN 150 linebacker Christian Miller (Spring Valley, S.C./Spring Valley) decommitted from the Florida Gators. He tells ESPN.com recruiting expert Kipp Adams, though, that he could still pick the Gators -- they're just going to have beat out some tough competition.

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The biggest need in the Alabama Crimson Tide's recruiting class? According to the crew at TideNation on ESPN.com, it's at cornerback, where Nick Saban and company must prepare for the impending loss of starter Deion Belue and top reserve John Fulton. They already have commitments from Kalvaraz Bessent (Kingsland, Ga./Camden County) and Stephen Roberts (Opelika, Ala./Opelika), but TideNation's Greg Ostendorf says that they've got more in their sights:

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We may not know exactly how Chip Kelly's offense with the Philadelphia Eagles is going to look until the team's opening offensive drive of Week 1. But we should know at some time before then who the starting QB will be, and as the offseason program rolls on, it would appear that Michael Vick and Nick Foles have a leg up on rookie Matt Barkley. Nevertheless, the offseason was where Russell Wilson laid the groundwork for taking over the Seahawks' QB job last year, so these sessions could make a difference. So does Barkley have any chance of following Wilson's lead?

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For a long time, the LSU Tigers were considered strong favorites to land wide receiver Speedy Noil (New Orleans, La./Edna Karr). Now, though, it appears that Noil has scratched LSU from his list, or at least moved them back several spots. Blair Angulo of WeAreSC on ESPN.com has more on Noil's potential suitors, and says the wideout could find his way to the City of Angels:

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One of the big takeaways from the past two weeks in Jacksonville Jaguars land has been that former first-round pick Tyson Alualu was moving from DT to DE, a move somewhat influenced by the club's acquisition of Brandon Deaderick and Kyle Love, but also the signing of Roy Miller earlier this offseason. Alualu joins a fairly deep group at DE, so how is this all going to work out?

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Offensive tackle Robert Castaneda (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) committed to the Kansas State Wildcats in March, but he admits now that was a hasty decision, caused by fear that he would get no other offers. His commitment served only to get his name out there, and Castaneda is now drawing interest from other schools in the Big 12.

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Every team in the SEC has a traditional rivalry with an opponent in the other division, one game locked into their schedule that they will play every year. For Alabama, that rival is Tennessee. And that, according to Kevin Scarbinsky of AL.com, needs to end.

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When the New York Jets let Shonn Greene enter the free agent market, they did so with the idea that they'd replace him with another player (or players) to pick up the slack; moreover, there was some reason to believe that Bilal Powell deserved a bigger role in the offense moving forward. The team's additions were free agent Mike Goodson -- which isn't going so great -- and a trade with the New Orleans Saints for Chris Ivory. Ivory has the most experience on the roster, and depending how things work out with Goodson, he could have a very substantial role.

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For the teams that made upgrades to their offensive tackle position this offseason -- either through the draft or free agency -- dealings with the incumbent players at those positions have been mixed. The Kansas City Chiefs released RT Eric Winston, inserted No. 1 pick Eric Fisher in his place and kept Branden Albert at LT. The Jacksonville Jaguars followed suit, putting No. 2 pick Luke Joeckel at RT with Eugene Monroe maintaining his position at LT. As for the St. Louis Rams, they elected to put FA signing Jake Long in at LT, taking Rodger Saffold's spot, while they intended to push Saffold across to RT. Some thought that Saffold would protest the move, but thus far, he has been somewhat receptive to the move.

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By using their first-round pick on LSU's Barkevious Mingo, the Cleveland Browns hope that they've found the next great NFL pass-rusher. He may well be. But as we look ahead to the fall, it's uncertain whether Mingo will be a starter in Ray Horton's 3-4 defense. Luckily, the team does have some other options there.

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Given that Carolina Panthers DE Greg Hardy is coming off a breakout campaign (he had 11 sacks in 2012, compared to seven total for his first two seasons) and entering the final year on his current contract, one would assume that he'd be interested in getting a new deal. In fact, his agent Drew Rosenhaus has approached the team about a new pact already, and this process may continue as the offseason rolls along.

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The Oklahoma Sooners have long drawn the bulk of their talent from the state of Texas, and like most other big-time programs, they have landed a bevy of recruits from California and Florida as well. Is that enough, though? Brandon Chatmon of SoonerNation on ESPN.com says that Oklahoma needs to cast a wider net in recruiting, and he recommends starting in the heart of SEC country:

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