The role of a cornerback can be a thankless one: ignored for executing your task too well and vilified for doing so too poorly. It can be a lonely position, isolated on the field’s fringe and pitted against a skilled receiver.
But it’s also a pivotal function, especially in Florida Atlantic’s proposed 4-2-5 scheme under new defensive coordinator Chris Kiffin. In the pass-happy Conference USA, the Owls’ cornerbacks — led by Raekwon Williams and Shelton Lewis — will be tested again, but now FAU will ask for better results.
Last season, FAU’s defense ranked among the worst in college football in a variety of passing categories.