UCF Knights College Football Preview 2023: Defense
UCF Knights Preview: Defense
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The UCF defense was okay, but it needs to be a whole lot more disruptive. The run D got ripped up late last season, the pass D had issues during the middle of the year, and Tulane did whatever it wanted in the AAC Championship. There are enough good veterans back to be better, starting with …
The defensive line might not be the best in the Big 12, but it’ll be really good. Ricky Barber is an active tackle who has been though it all, first at WKU and now at UCF. He’ll be a factor, and so will veteran end Josh Celiscar, a 265-pounder who got the job done over the last three seasons. There isn’t a ton of bulk, but the rotation on the nose will be fine.
Tre’Mon Morris-Brash is the pass rush. The edge rusher led the way with six sacks and 13 tackles for loss from his hybrid spot on the outside, but he’s hardly alone in a veteran linebacking corps - okay, so Morris-Brash is really more of an end than an LB - with leading tackler Jason Johnson and his 126 stops back in the middle and third-leading tackler Walter Yates a great athletic on the outside.
More interceptions, more big plays, more stops. That’s what the secondary has to do, and that will come if there’s a bit more help from the pass rush. A slew of key guys are gone, but 6-3 Brandon Adams is settled at one corner spot and help is on the way with a good JUCO corner in JaMaric Morris and East Carolina veteran safety Jireh Wilson both instant fixes.
2023 UCF Knights Preview: Offense
Keys To Season, Top Players, What Will Happen
- UCF Knights Schedule, Picks For Every Game
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