The Troy Trojans’ defense paced the conference with 42 sacks in 2017 while shutting rushing attacks to 2.9 yards per carry. Gone to graduation are stud DTs Jamal Stadom (7 sacks, 11 TFLs) and Baron Poole (3.5 sacks, 6 TFL), as well as defensive end Seth Calloway (2.5 sacks, 5 TFL). Troy will look to replace 1/3 of their sacks with a rotation of experienced players.
Defensive End
Kelvin Lucky - SO - 11 games, 12 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 sacks
Jarvis Hayes - JR (JUCO) - 63 tackles, 8 TFLs, 4.