It was a topsy turvy year for Boston College’s vaunted defense. Just a year after finishing atop the nation in overall defense, they lost defensive back Justin Simmons and Steven Daniels to the NFL, while Don Brown cashed in his chips and headed to Michigan. Even with those losses, there were still high expectations for Jim Reid and his crew. Boston College returned a ton of talent, and while they weren’t expected to be the best in the nation again, a good-very good defense was expected. Did they deliver? Let’s take a look.
Defensive Line
A lot of credit has to be given to new defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni on the job he did with this group.