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Florida will reap rewards of interior defensive line depth in 2023

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If you see a new coach have a depth problem, it’s probably traceable to recruiting missteps by the previous regime. Especially so if, as was the case for Billy Napier, there was not an immediate transfer portal exodus upon the new guy’s arrival.

It’s no secret that Florida lacked depth at defensive tackle last year. The weekly depth chart went three deep at both interior spots — nose guard, and then the nominal second “defensive end” spot in a 3-4 alignment that is basically a defensive tackle, which I will refer to as such — but by season’s end the team mainly leaned on just three players.