Two of the most important pieces? Star linebacker Josh Allen and tight end CJ Conrad.
Both of them are expected to build toward elite draft status for the 2019 draft, but in order to do that, they have some things to fix this summer. As stars on both sides of the football, the opposition locked in on each of them last season, causing slight mid-season slumps they each had to overcome. Double-teams were the norm, and it affected both mentally.
At SEC Media Days this afternoon, Allen and Conrad addressed those adversities and how they’ll build off of them in 2018.