Sharrieff Shah and a couple of his cornerbacks were the last players on the practice field after a recent session of Utah's preseason football camp, working on coverage techniques.
Same story with defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, who coaches the safeties. Asked this week about the secondary, Scalley said, “I feel good. You never feel great.”
The standards are high for this group, evoking comparisons to the 2008 secondary that sent Brice McCain, Sean Smith, Robert Johnson and R.J. Stanford on to NFL careers. Current cornerbacks Julian Blackmon and Jaylon Johnson, nickel back Javelin Guidry and safeties Marquise Blair and Corrion Ballard compose a secondary that Athlon Sports ranked No.