Hoo Preview 2013: Safeties Show Experience

Safety Anthony Harris recorded 87 tackles last season.

One of the most seasoned units on the Virginia football team is the secondary where six players with significant experience return from 2012. Anthony Harris , Demetrious Nicholson , Brandon Phelps , Drequan Hoskey, Maurice Canady , and Rijo Walker all picked up playing time last fall. Walker is the only senior in the group.

Those DBs were productive in the tackles department too. Those six players each made at least 20 tackles as they combined for 275 stops on the season. Harris led the way with 87 tackles and he is the leading returner tackler on the team. Still, the secondary tallied just 3 interceptions. Harris, who had one of those picks, said the time on the field helped the players develop.

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