The way UCLA Football‘s defense is set up, requires them to be thick up front and in the defensive backfield, which means that they might be a little thin in the middle. This translates to the linebackers not being as deep as other position groups, but they do not necessarily need to be.
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Defensive Coordinator Tom Bradley likes four guys up front and often plays with a fifth man (nickel back) in the secondary.