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Minnesota Football 2023 Preview: Upgrade or Downgrade defensive backfield for the Gophers

We may one day look back at this secondary and realize that maybe we didn’t fully appreciate just how good it was in 2022. All four starters very well could be playing on Sundays with 2 of them already on NFL rosters this year, expected to be regular contributors. Which likely means this group will be a downgrade, right?

2022

Starter: Justin Walley, Terell Smith, Jordan Howden, Tyler Nubin
Depth: Beanie Bishop, Ryan Stapp, Michael Dixon, Darius Green, Victor Pless, Rhyland Kelly, Tariq Watson, Bryson Coleman, Jalen Glaze

Gone is one of my favorite Gopher corners from recruitment to graduation.