Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mark Richt and Defensive Coordinator Manny Diaz were forced to start the trio as freshmen. The Hurricanes dismissed their three leading tacklers from 2015 during a rental car scandal in the summer of 2016.
Quarterman was Miami’s second leading tackler last season and is their leading returning tackler. Pinckney finished fifth and McCloud tenth in tackles on Miami’s defense a season ago.
The Linebacking core and front four lead will lead the Miami defense. The front seven created a lot of pressure last season.
Miami finished fifth in the nation last season in tackles for loss.