According to Matt Brown of SportsonEarth.com, Virginia Tech's secondary is tops in the nation.
What's most amazing about Virginia Tech's strength is the secondary is the players who are not in Blacksburg anymore. All-ACC cornerbacks Kyle Fuller and Antone Exum were both drafted, but the sophomores taking over as full-time starters have the chance to be as good or better. Fuller's brother, Kendall Fuller, ended up starting 12 games last year (both Kyle Fuller and Exum dealt with injuries) and earned second-team All-ACC honors, recording six interceptions and 58 tackles. Facyson also got plenty of national attention and intercepted five passes in nine starts. That the Hokies could lose two impact corners and still end up with arguably the best duo in the country, as only sophomores, is remarkable, and sets up coordinator Bud Foster well for yet another successful season on defense. Of course, it doesn't stop there: The Hokies return two senior safeties, Detrick Bonner and Kyshoen Jarrett. Both had two picks last year, while Jarrett is the team's leading returning tackler (71). Opponents averaged only 6.2 yards per attempt with 12 touchdowns and 19 interceptions against Virginia Tech last year, and the Hokies ranked fifth in pass efficiency defense. While a disruptive pass rush helped pave the way for such a great season, there shouldn't be much of a drop off, if any, especially with the Fuller-Facyson tandem now having a full season under their belts.
The entire article is worth a read too: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/82745416/college-football-best-posi....
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