The 2020 Miami Hurricanes have started 5-1 largely because of the performance of the defensive line. Other than quarterback D’Eriq King the best players for Miami on offense and defense have been the performance of the DL. The aggressiveness of the Miami DL has been a constant under head coach Manny Diaz.
Since Diaz was hired as the Hurricanes defensive coordinator in 2018 under his predecessor Mark Richt in 2016 Miami has been a top 15 defense in tackles for loss and sacks. The Hurricanes are currently 12th averaging 8.5 TFLs per game.