For some time, adding a guard has seemed to be the biggest need for a class that features Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, Jermaine Samuels, and (for eligibility purposes) Omari Spellman as well. That’s a lot of size and toughness that can play inside the arc - the need is somebody who can play outside of it.
Following Justin Smith’s commitment to Indiana, it’s looking more and more likely that guards Lonnie Walker and Darryl Morsell are the only potential additions to Villanova’s 2017 recruiting class.
Trevon Duval is going to wait until the spring to decide, and ‘Nova may keep kicking the tires on him but it seems entirely dependent on whether Jalen Brunson stays in school (likely) or heads to the NBA (less likely).