Absolutely. Quan was underrated when he was here and quickly forgotten when he left, but you are absolutely correct.
It wasn’t just the sheer number of tackles Jaquan made - it was his efficiency and consistency making them. Quan played in the same scheme. RBs were getting to the 3rd level after the LBs got washed out. Last night, when you saw Carter take the false step/bad angle on the 65 yard TD run, Quan makes that tackle. He made that play for us for 4 years straight.
When everyone was highlighting how much better the tackling looked bad Duke, I was quick to point out that their skill position athletes weren’t exactly Devin Hester when it came to making people miss. Watching Carter get trucked when he didn’t wrap up felt so fitting. But it wasn’t just tackling yesterday. Our defensive backs take bad angles at an alarmingly high rate.