For the most part, Florida State’s defense should be improved in 2018.
Depth and star players along the defensive line and in the secondary should help make the Seminoles transition to Harlon Barnett’s scheme easier.
But if there is one spot that could be labeled a weakness, it’s linebacker.
The ’Noles lost three senior starters from last year’s team - Matthew Thomas, Ro’Derrick Hoskins and Jacob Pugh. While none of the three were star players, they combined for more than 60 starts and 300 tackles between them.
As expected, Florida State enters the 2018 season with many questions at linebacker, with very few answered during spring practice.