The Arizona Wildcats’ defense wasn’t a point of pride last season, but there are reasons to be optimistic about it in 2018.
Here’s one: It led the Pac-12 in interceptions thanks to ballhawking cornerbacks Jace Whittaker and Lorenzo Burns.
The sophomore trio put up gaudy numbers in their first seasons on campus.
Schooler, a Freshman All-American, was the quarterback of the defense, tracking down ballcarriers all season to finish with 95 tackles (13.5 for loss), four sacks and two interceptions. Fields, another Freshman All-American, was a tackling machine off the edge, leading the team with 104 including five sacks.