Yesterday, Ethan delivered Gator Country’s spring practice preview of the wide receiver position. It’s a good summary of where the position stands today.
What I want to do is give you some perspective on how the position will change going forward.
Allow me a brief digression; it will tie back in, I promise. When Dan Mullen’s staff arrived in 2018, they changed the base defense from a 4-3 front under the old regime to a nickel base defense. There’s a lot of discussion you could do about whether it was a true 3-3-5 set or if it was closer to a 4-2-5, but regardless, it employed two of the newer specialty positions: the edge rushing outside linebacker (Buck) and the hybrid nickel corner/safety (Star).