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[quote quote=27524]Small DL? Lehigh has size on the DL. It may be a matter of putting them in the right position.
Mitchell 6-2 285#
Cavenas 6=5 280#
Gille 6=5 285#
Lynn 6-4 285#
Kauffman 6-2 260#
Nace 6-2 265#
Johnson 6-4 250#
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Lehigh is absolutely bigger along the DL than they were 2-3 years ago. Those sizes are plenty big enough for FCS football. The key is making sure those kids have upper body strength and good leverage.
I don’t think any position is affected more by not redshirting than the front 7 on defense. The ability to sit out and get physically stronger would make all the difference in the world. Imagine if Caslow was a RS-Jr, Cavenas RS-So? Be a great luxury to have….
The defense gets to see a top shelf offense everyday in practice. There’s size, depth and experience all in respectable numbers. I don’t see what the excuse could possibly be for the unit to be anything less than decent.