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Good article on 247 about Dean getting benched....
Could Trey Dean's snaps at nickel start to dwindle?
Could Trey Dean's snaps at nickel start to dwindle?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When Florida's at full strength in the secondary, the Gators should be pretty tough to throw on. After all, cornerback CJ Henderson was named a preseason first-team All-SEC selection while his counterpart, Marco Wilson, was a freshman All-SEC selection in 2017 prior to suffering a torn ACL as a sophomore.
The safeties also returned virtually everyone from a year ago, and the Gators currently rank second nationally with 12 interceptions.
But when opponents have wanted to pass, they've pretty frequently targeted one of the few spots Florida had to find a new starter at in 2019. That's nickelback, or "Star," Trey Dean, who has had a rough go of things after a move to a new position.
On Saturday in a loss to LSU, Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow exploited the matchup repeatedly in the first half. So much so that Florida eventually made a switch, moving Wilson inside to nickelback in the second half and sending true freshman Kaiir Elam outside to man Wilson's spot.
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Could Trey Dean's snaps at nickel start to dwindle?
Could Trey Dean's snaps at nickel start to dwindle?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When Florida's at full strength in the secondary, the Gators should be pretty tough to throw on. After all, cornerback CJ Henderson was named a preseason first-team All-SEC selection while his counterpart, Marco Wilson, was a freshman All-SEC selection in 2017 prior to suffering a torn ACL as a sophomore.
The safeties also returned virtually everyone from a year ago, and the Gators currently rank second nationally with 12 interceptions.
But when opponents have wanted to pass, they've pretty frequently targeted one of the few spots Florida had to find a new starter at in 2019. That's nickelback, or "Star," Trey Dean, who has had a rough go of things after a move to a new position.
On Saturday in a loss to LSU, Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow exploited the matchup repeatedly in the first half. So much so that Florida eventually made a switch, moving Wilson inside to nickelback in the second half and sending true freshman Kaiir Elam outside to man Wilson's spot.
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