Jackie Matthews was the first one in the portal. This wasn't necessarily a surprise, as we'd seen him walk on Senior Day. What was surprising, however, was Darryl Porter and Nicktroy Fortune following suit. Just like that, a promising secondary was gutted and left searching for answers. While I was hopeful that spring ball had provided some of them, it was yesterday's release of the preseason depth chart that really has me feeling optimistic about the room again.
Let's start with what we know. We know that Charles Woods was our best defensive player for the second half of the 2021 season.