D.J. Palmore is Navy’s defensive captain and clearly one of its best overall football players. The 6-foot-3, 236-pound senior has proven he can be a disruptive force by breaking into the backfield on both passing and running plays.
So it’s somewhat surprising to hear assistant coach Justin Davis say it doesn’t really matter whether Palmore or his two backups are in the game. Davis coaches the outside linebacker position known as “raider” and said this week he has as much confidence in Kevin McCoy and Myles Davenport as he does in Palmore.
“To be honest, there’s not a ton of difference between the three of them.