Head coach Ken Niumatalolo has said many times that slotback may be the deepest position on the Navy football team.
That depth has been tested of late as several members of the slotback rotation have gone down with injuries. Niumatalolo said junior Josh Walker would miss this Saturday's game against East Carolina with a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, junior Josh Brown has been lost for the season with a foot injury that required surgery.
Brown went down during the Notre Dame game while Walker was injured versus Tulsa. Additionally, standout senior Calvin Cass Jr.