Last week we re-familiarized ourselves with the contributors in the secondary for the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2017. It will be a key positional group if UC hopes to succeed, or at least exceed, the understandably low expectations for the program in Luke Fickell’s first season. After all, so-so pass defense was a drain on the Bearcats a year ago, when they allowed 233.3 yards per game through the air.
Now that we know who is on the roster, its time to start figuring out who will fit in where.
Definite Starters
Although Gilbert didn’t play the full season due to some injury issues, he was exceptional when he was on the field last year.