But big men in general develop later than their guard teammates...

Having the year "off" this year most definitely hurt his development, but it also likely keeps him at VT for a full 5 years. He can become an absolute animal in years 4 and 5.

He is closer to those players that FSU always redshirts and then gets plugged into the lineup late in their career and youre like "wait, where did that dude come from?"