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MarsDB Brian Logan 2 interceptions, 29 interception return yards
DB Steven Thomas 1 interception, 1 sack, 1 dropped pass
DB Andrew Rich 1 interception, 1 tackle for a loss
DB Robbie Buckner 1 interception, 2 bat-downs, 1 PAT block return
DB Brandon Bradley 1 interception, 1 bat down
DB Jray Galea'i 1 interception
DB Travis Uale 1 interception
DB Corby Eason 2 bat downs
DB Dalin Tollestrup 2 bat-downs
DB DeQuan Everett 1 bat-down
TOTAL: 8 interceptions, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 8 balls swatted down
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Rich, Logan, and Bradley are good. We knew that coming in. Andrew is obviously the team leader on defense, and an All-Conference player. They are one of the strengths of the team, and we should see drastically improved pass defense numbers this year because of these 3 guys.
But man has Corby Eason improved! That we are very happy about!
They just need to go out and grab more INTs. 8 seems like a relatively small number coming off of Fall camp. Or perhaps our QBs are better and smarter than we thought...
Rich, Logan, Bradley, and Jaussi are gone after this season. But coming back are Eason, Thomas, Galea'i, Buckner, Uale, Tollestrup, Mees, and Fowler. And coming off of blue-shirts will be Everett, Johnson, Gaines, and Herrmann. Also coming back from academic problems is Sr. Lee Aguirre, and possibly Garrett Nicholson (though to be honest, I'm uncomfortable with how open both of them are about imbibing certain beverages).