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BYU has some significant holes to fill on the defensive line. Can the Cougars do it?
Defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki says a rugged early schedule will test BYU’s defensive front, which is thin and inexperienced
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Kelsey Brunner, Deseret News
Major 2020 contributors and starters Khyiris Tonga, Zac Dawe and Bracken El Bakri are in the NFL, at least for the time being, and rising star Seleti Fevaleaki is in the transfer portal.
In other words, BYU’s defensive line in 2021 figures to be the most inexperienced position group on the team. Of the nine defensive linemen on the depth chart the Cougars finished the season with last year when they pummeled Central Florida in the Boca Raton Bowl, only five are back.
BYU Offers Northwestern Transfer Gunner Maldonado
Maldonado is a safety out of Northwestern who entered the transfer portal 10 days ago.
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BYU has been monitoring the transfer portal for a defensive back over the last few weeks, and it appears that the Cougars have identified their top target. Safeties coach Preston Hadley extended an offer to Northwestern transfer Gunner Maldonado on Wednesday:
Maldonado is a safety prospect from Arizona who signed with Northwestern as part of the 2020 recruiting class. Since entering the transfer portal on December 21, Maldonado has received offers from the likes of Washington State, Tulane, and Northern Arizona.