The Tigers lost a number of starters from last year's defense. Brent Venables and Co. have a big task at hand developing young players on defense to replace the production lost from last year. The defense might be a work in progress but features a number of young, quality players and, based on Coach Venables and his experienced staff, I expect to see this defense make strides as the year goes on. Overall, the defensive coaching staff is full of veterans with long track records of success.
Brent Venables (DC/LBs)
Venables has a long history of coordinating strong defenses as well as being known as a great recruiter.