White’s 4-2-5 defense features five defensive backs on the field – two corners, two safeties and a nickelback.
“That’s very important because all of us guys are adults and we know what we’re doing,” senior DB Leverick Johnson told the Daily News on Thursday after the team’s seventh spring practice. “There are new plays, but we’re going to get to it and get it done.”
Former defensive coordinator Nick Holt employed a 4-3-4 defense the last few seasons with four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs.
By contrast, returning players in the WKU secondary have made a combined 81 starts.