The FSU football defense was thought to be one of the better defenses in the nation going into the 2019 season.
FSU finished No. 37 in SP+ advanced metrics in 2018 while having to offset one of the worst FSU offenses in over a decade that turned the ball over 26 times.
The Noles returned its entire defensive line and most of its secondary but had questions at linebacker going into last season.
There were rumblings the Noles would be switching to more of a 3-4 defense, and that’s what we saw as the season got closer.