These are the ranks for total defense nationally for a program that is led by a defensive coach who talks about “toughness” and “violence”. There really is no excuse for the drop off during the last 3 years. It’s not NIL, it’s about lack of development, poor player evaluation, poor coaching:
2020: 82
2021: 52
2022: 45
2023: 34
2024: 72
2025: 114
2026: 126
2020: 82
2021: 52
2022: 45
2023: 34
2024: 72
2025: 114
2026: 126