Talent
Despite the team’s overall performance last season, the talent on the defense is still among the best in the country. Here’s a look at the composite recruiting rankings of players that start or will see significant snaps:
- Janarius Robinson (DE)-4-star
- Marvin Wilson (DT)-5-star
- Cory Durden (DT)-3-star
- Robert Cooper (DT)-3-star
- Joshua Kaindoh (DE)-5-star
- Amari Gainer (DE/LB)-4-star
- Leonard Warner (LB)-4-star
- Jaleel McRae (LB)-4-star
- Jaiden Lars-Woodbey (LB/S)-4-star
- Brenden Gant (LB/S)-4-star
- Kalen DeLoach (LB)-4-star
- Akeem Dent (DB)-4-star
- Asante Samuel Jr. (DB)-4-star
- Hamsah Nasirildeen (DB)-4-star
- Cyrus Fagan (DB)-4-star
That’s 15 players total listed and 80 percent of them are blue-chip recruits. That’s a lot of talent that needs to be coached up and put in positions to win.