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Five defensive leaders to watch this spring for Alabama football

Although its offense returns more pieces, the defense for the University of Alabama football program is fueled by vengeance, passion and with the new coaches hired, it has much determination to be the most feared group in college football in the coming fall.

After years of strong play, the Crimson Tide allowed 18.1 points a game in 2018 – the second-highest of the Nick Saban era since 2014. The mixture of freshmen arriving for the 2019 class and veterans back to work with defensive coordinator, Pete Golding, spring practice will be interesting.

Follow a peek of the five offensive leaders for the program going into spring ball, listed below is a breakdown of the five defensive guys to watch for when March rolls in.