One of the expected outcomes of the 2018 season was Texas A&M football‘s defense being among the best in the SEC. They haven’t been amazing, but at times they’ve looked like the dominant unit most thought they would be.
They gave up multiple big plays to Clemson, which accounted for a good chunk of their total yards on the day. A&M’s defense will rank with the best of them if they can prevent those from happening and clean up some occasional missed tackles.
Another thing troubling this unit has been the pass rush. A&M did not have a standout pass rusher in 2017, but they actually had more sacks than they did with No.