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2018 Defensive Depth Chart - IMO

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WDE -

1. Joe Jackson
2. Jonathan Garvin
3. Gregory Rousseau


DT 1 -

1. Gerald Willis
2. Pat Bethel
3. Tito Odenigbo
4. Tyreic Martin


DT 2 -

1. Jon Ford
2. Nesta Silvera
3. Jordan Miller


SDE -

1. Demetrius Jackson
2. Scott Patchan


SLB -

1. Zach McCloud
2. Charles Perry or De'Andre Wilder
3. Patrick Joyner


MLB -

1. Shaquille Quarterman
2. Bradley Jennings Jr. or Mike Smith


WLB -

1. Michael Pinckney
2. Waynmon Steed


CB 1 -

1. Michael Jackson
2. Al Blades
3. Nigel Bethel


FS -

1. Sheldrick Redwine
2. Derrick Smith
3. Robert Knowles


SS -

1. Jaquan Johnson
2. Gurvan Hall or Amari Carter
3. Romeo Finley


Nickel/Hybrid -

1. Trajan Bandy
2. Derrick Smith or Amari Carter


CB 2 -

1. Gilbert Frierson or Jhavonte Dean
2. DJ Ivey
 
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FS - Sheldrick Redwine or Derrick Smith / Gurvan Hall

SS - Jaquan Johnson / Amari Carter / Romeo Finley

CB1 - Michael Jackson / Gilbert Frierson / Sheldrick Redwine

CB2 - Jhavonte Dean / Al Blades or DJ Ivey

NB - Trajan Bandy / Jaquan Johnson / Gurvan Hall

SLB - Zach McCloud or De'Andre Wilder / Patrick Joyner

MLB - Shaquille Quarterman / Bradley Jennings Jr. or Mike Smith

WLB - Michael Pinckney / Waynmon Steed / Charles Perry

WDE - Joe Jackson / Demetrius Jackson / Scott Patchan

DT1 - Jon Ford / Tito Odenigbo or Jordan Miller

DT3 - Gerald Willis / Nesta Silvera or Pat Bethel / Tyreic Martin

SDE - Pat Bethel or Jonathan Garvin / Gerald Willis
 
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We have some good top line players. Ford is a huge talent. Expecting a lot out of him.
 
The entire defense is stacked.. If Diaz can't field a consistent elite top 5 defense with this roster he needs to be the main defensive coach fired.
 
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Losing DJJ and Young really hurts. Add them to the mix and there aren't any depth issues. Agree about needing to add another DL. I'd personally take the best player possible knowing they could always have Bethel slim down a little and shift back out to end.
 
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DEFENSE

LEFT END

1 Jonathan Garvin 4*
2 Demetrius Jackson 3*
3 Pat Bethel 4*
4 Scott Patchan 3*

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

1 Gerald Willis 5*
2 Nesta Silvera 4*
3 Pat Bethel 4*

NOSE TACKLE

1 Jon Ford 3*
2 Tito Odenigbo 3*
3 Jordan Miller 3*
4 Tyreic Martin 3*

RIGHT END

1 Joe Jackson 4*
2 Demetrius Jackson 4*
3 Scott Patchan 3*
4 Gregory Rousseau 3*

WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER

1 Mike Pinckney 3*
2 De'Andre Wilder 3*
3 CJ Perry 3*

MIDDLE LINEBACKER

1 Shaq Quarterman 4*
2 Mike Smith 3*
3 Waynmon Steed 3*


STRONGSIDE LINEBACKER

1 Zach McCloud 4*
2 Bradley Jennings 3*
3 Patrick Joyner 3*
4 Terry McCray 3*

LEFT CORNERBACK

1 Michael Jackson 3*
2 Al Blades 4*
3 DJ Ivey 4*

NICKLE
1 Trajan Bandy 4*
2 DJ Ivey 4*

FREE SAFETY

1 Sheldrick Redwine 3*
2 Gurvan Hall 4*
3 Derrick Smith 3*


STRONG SAFETY

1 Jaquan Johnson 4*
2 Amari Carter 3*
3 Gilbert Frierson 4*

RIGHT CORNERBACK

1 Trajan Bandy 4*
2 Jhavonte Dean 4*
3 D.J. Ivey 4*
4 Nigel Bethel 3*
 
KrazyCane said:
The entire defense is stacked.. If Diaz can't field a consistent elite top 5 defense with this roster he needs to be the main defensive coach fired.
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Stacked? pump the breaks.. this team should win the coastal.. VT will be good. Clemson will be stacked..
 
RDE
Garvin
Rousseau
Patchan

DT
Ford
Silvera
D.Jackson

DT
Willis
Bethel
Odenigbo
Miller

LDE
J.Jackson
D.Jackson

SLB
McLoud
Wilder
Perry

MLB
Quarterman
Jennings
Smith

WLB
Pinckney
Joyner
Steed

CB
Jackson
Bandy
Frierson
Blades Jr

CB
Dean
Bandy
Ivey
Bethel

FS
Carter
Redwine
Hall

SS
Johnson
Smith

NB
Bandy
Johnson
Hall
 
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KrazyCane said:
The entire defense is stacked.. If Diaz can't field a consistent elite top 5 defense with this roster he needs to be the main defensive coach fired.
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Stacked? LMAO Yes there are some great players on this defense but not enough. You're telling me you don't see the glaring depth issues on that depth chart? We have probation era type depth across the DL. We have no proven quality depth at LB whatsoever. Steed and Joyner are definitely quality but neither of them has taken a college snap yet. We were 6 scholarship DBs short last year and we lost 2 in Delaney and Young making us 8 short before counting any 18 kids. We add some very good players at CB and Safety. We signed 5 DBs still leaving us 3 short of optimum numbers. Of those 5, 4 can play CB(Hall is a pure S) but only 2 are ready to contribute as freshmen(Frierson and Ivey).


Hall has the ability to contribute right away at safety but how much PT he gets this year is anyone's guess with Redwine and Johnson being seniors and Carter and Smith showing promise as freshmen last year. My point on the DBs being that while we addressed the glaring need at CB, the kids we signed may not be ready to make an instant impact. We also addressed our lack of speed and athleticism at safety but our elite Free Safety prospect Frierson will most likely be forced to play CB right away due to our lack of depth there. Blades and Bethel need time to develop.
 
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I already think Bethel should move back to DE since we have Odenigbo, Ford, Willis, Nesta, Miller. It becomes an easy call if we add Sterling Johnson.
 
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