We continue with our position-by-position breakdown of the 2018 Virginia Cavaliers by turning to the defensive line, a unit that returns just two of the five guys who started a game for the Hoos last year. Two other starters, Juwon Moye and Steven Wright, were expected to return, but each lost his scholarship and subsequently transferred.
The two returning—junior DT Eli Hanback and sophomore DE Mandy Alonso—account for just 15 out of 38 starts (Virginia opened in a 2-4-5 look against William and Mary), but combine for over 50% of the total tackles from the DL (72 out of 143), with 58 of that coming from nose tackle Hanback.