Reslotting Candidates Could Vary

John-Kevin Dolce could possibly contribute at defensive tackle in a 4-3.

By the simplest counting method, and ignoring all contingencies, 71 players from this past year’s team will be returning for next season. All 71 were recruited with a primary position or two in mind, and all 71 have been practicing at a particular position.

Enter Mike London, a coach who brings with him a 4-3 defense and an offensive philosophy that will not mirror the system, whatever it was, that Al Groh chose to run (often, on a game-to-game basis). Those 71 returning players and the incoming first years are going to have to fill out the depth chart in the new systems, and that means that not all of the 71 will be playing the same position next year that they played this year.

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