Western Michigan Broncos College Football Preview 2021: Defense
– The Western Michigan defense wasn’t up to the offensive side’s production, but it was a whole lot of fun. It couldn’t take the ball aways, and it had mega-issues coming up with stops in the red zone, but it got into the backfield a whole lot.
The Broncos led the MAC – and was fifth in the nation – in tackles for loss, averaging 8.5 per game to go along with over three sacks per outing. Ten starters are expected to be back starting with …
– The defensive line combination of Ralph Holley and Ali Fayad is fantastic. The 6-2, 255-pound Fayad has led the team in sacks in each of the last three years – coming up with four last year – and the 285-pound Holley is a great interior pass rusher on the nose. Holley tied for the team lead with nine tackles for loss, and …
– Playmaking hybrid safety/linebacker AJ Thomas is back after coming up with nine tackles for loss and finishing second with 46 stops. He’ll work in a variety of ways, all-star Bricen Garner is a big play tackler at one safety spot, and the veteran corners are okay, but have to come up with more picks.
250-pound Corvin Moment is a big hitter in the middle of the linebacking corps – should be an all-star this time around as one of the team’s top tacklers – but leading tackler Treshaun Hayward is off to the transfer portal.
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