DeacsOrDie
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This may be a bit nitpicky but you can almost say that about any position when you lose a long term starter to graduation. I haven't considered the dline a concern for some time. A backup player at one position out of four just to me, is not a whole dline concern. We have had depth concerns at almost every position as Clawson has continued to build up the talent level.
Dline to me has been one of the bright spots. Last year we were worried about one player to step in behind Boogie and Allen looked ready in surprisingly few snaps played. Two years ago we Rodney, Yarbary, Bateman, Kamara, and Tyler Williams at DT and at DE we had Ejiofor, Dunn, Calhoun, and Black. The year prior to that we had Josh Banks, Tylor Harris, Sheldon Lewinson, Yarbary, and Rodney at DT with Dunn, and Ejiofor, Black and Calhoun at DE. This year, DT is definitely a quality depth issue so not arguing that but we have 3 solid DT's in Kamara, Williams and Bergan and if Bothroyd can slide in successfully with Boogie and Allen splitting time occasionally sliding inside, we'll be ok. Hopefully Fox will be our only injury for the season (asking a lot, I know).
Two of those 4 guys you mentioned have yet to play DT at the collegiate, ACC-level. Two of the remaining were back ups.