In a program built in head coach Steve Sarkisian’s image that just made back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinal appearances, the defensive backs look the part as much as any position on the Forty Acres.
“When you look at the secondary as a whole, just body type, skill set, ability, corner, Star, safeties, I would argue it’s probably one of our better, if not our best, looking position on the team,” Sarkisian said last week.
With Sarkisian entering his fifth season, it’s the result of a lot of intention and recruiting success orchestrated by Terry Joseph and Blake Gideon, whose collective ability to develop the talent they secured over four years earned both promotions with Joseph returning to his hometown to coach with the New Orleans Saints and Gideon taking over as the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech.