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Miami’s Defensive Back Corps Has Slipped Recently, But is the Once Lauded Group Headed Back in the Right Direction?

When classifying the DBU moniker in NCAA football, recent favorites include LSU, Ohio State, and Alabama. At this point, Miami only remains in the top historical DBU conversation due to legacy and imprint left from over a decade ago.

In recent years, the dropoff has been marked. Of note, between 2006-2014, Miami produced the most Pro Bowl appearances for defensive backs (15), which easily exceeded the second best college in that same timeframe (Georgia at eight). After 2014? Miami has produced zero Pro Bowl defensive backs.

On the field on Saturdays, the product in the secondary has been middling.