re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD - LB Dawson Merritt Commits to Alabama

Bandit -- Defensive end - think Justin Eboigbe. This player can stand up at the line of scrimmage and rush the passer, whether it’s the defensive end or edges such as Chris Braswell and Dallas Turner lining up on opposite sides with two down linemen in between them. (Nose tackle and defensive tackle go by the same names under Wommack.)


Sting — The weakside linebacker, which will be Jihaad Campbell. The Mike (middle) linebacker, Deontae Lawson, has the same name under Wommack.


Wolf — The strongside linebacker/edge defender that Alabama fans know as Sam, which was Dallas Turner’s role last season.


Husky — The Star position, which was manned by Malachi Moore last season.


Rover — The strong safety or Jaylen Key’s position last year. There are times when the strong or free safety is a single-high safety, but the Rover mostly plays closer to the formation and has more man coverage responsibilities.


Also of note, Wommack’s system utilizes a starting boundary cornerback and a field cornerback: The boundary corner takes the short side of the field from the hash mark to the sidelines while the field corner covers the wide side from the hash mark where the ball is spotted. This is a stark difference from Saban defenses that played the two cornerbacks exclusively on the left or right side.

I didn't know this until now, but Kane is Dave Wommack's son. He grew up around coaching. Here is Dave's resume.

Coaching career
1979–1980 Arkansas (GA)
1981–1982 Arkansas (WR)
1983–1984 Missouri (DL)
1985 Bemidji State (DC)
1986–1991 Southwest Missouri State (DC)
1992–1993 UNLV (DC)
1994–1998 Southern Miss (DB)
1999-2000 Southern Miss (AHC/DC)
2001 Arkansas (DB)
2002–2004 Arkansas (DC)
2005 South Carolina (DB)
2006 South Carolina (OLB)
2007 Southern Miss (LB)
2008–2009 Georgia Tech (DC)
2011 Arkansas State (DC/S)
2012–2014 Ole Miss (DC/S)
2015–2016 Ole Miss (DC/LB)