Throughout the preseason, one of defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s biggest talking points with the media was the need to create depth by cross-training some players at multiple positions.
Many teams, including Alabama, will go up-tempo and prevent UF’s defense from substituting. So, it’s important that the Gators have players on the field who are capable of doing multiple things so that the offense doesn’t just take advantage of the same mismatch over and over.
With injuries guaranteed to happen as the season goes on, it’s also important to have some of the veterans play multiple spots to create depth.