Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham is always emphasizing the need to field a team of versatile players during his time with the media.
When offenses don’t substitute and hurry to the line of scrimmage, the defense doesn’t have the opportunity to substitute, either. So, it’s crucial that the defense has players on the field that can handle everything the offense might throw at them. Otherwise, the offense will just keep exploiting a mismatch over and over.
Plus, with nine true freshmen and redshirt freshmen in the Gators’ secondary, they don’t have as many trusted veterans back there as they would ideally like, which makes cross-training players even more important.