With a loaded 2016 recruiting class that was ranked eighth in 247sports’ team recruiting rankings, there was high hopes around this freshman class, and it’s safe to say they met expectations.
The class featured three five-star prospects, but one of those was asked to do much more than the others.
Dawn of the Dawg Freshman of the Year:
Jacob Eason
Eason’s freshman year was far from flawless, but the 6’5 signal-caller was asked to take control of this football team, and that’s just what he did.
In Eason’s first career start on the road at Missouri, he showed exactly why he was the top ranked high school quarterback in the country coming out of Lake Stevens, Wash.