Let’s get after it talking about PAC 12 defenses today, shall we?
As we consider who might be the best candidates for PAC 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2018, it is helpful to remind ourselves that this isn’t about who is the best defensive player in the conference.
Recent history has plenty of examples of that. In 2014, Arizona’s Scooby Wright won the award despite the fact that UW DL/LB Hau’oli Kikaha (72 tackles, 25 TFLs, 19 sacks) was hands down the best defensive player in the conference.