Back to the Arizona Wildcats Newsfeed

Play of Arizona’s safeties has been key to defensive strides

The Arizona Wildcats are still toward the bottom of the Pac-12 in almost every defensive category, including pass defense, where the 248.7 yards allowed per game is ninth in the conference.

But while the overall numbers aren’t particularly great, there is one place that Arizona excels when it comes to stopping the pass: against slot receivers. In fact, two of the five best individual slot defenders are Wildcat safeties Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and Scottie Young Jr.

https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1062898735645147136

Flannigan-Fowles, a senior, looked particularly good in the games right before the bye.