Trey McNutt is the bigger loss, in terms of his upside and path to playing time. The five-star safety possesses gamebreaker talent, elite, athletic and smart. At 6-0, 195 he has the twitch and the body type to play immediately and an advanced understanding of the game.
Both players were third on the depth chart at their respective positions, but expectations were higher for the Navy All-American from Shaker Heights, Ohio, the kind of elite ballhawking safety who plays as a true freshman with an eye to reaching the draft in three seasons.
It's reportedly a hairline fracture of the right leg, for which a typical recovery time would be 6-8 weeks.