Sark's All-Star Defense & Special Teams

0:00On April 29th, we've already covered Steve Sarkisian's top offensive weapons at Texas, so now it's time to spotlight the defense and special teams that locked it down during his run. Leading the Ed rushers, Collins Simmons exploded with 21 sacks in just two years, forcing six fumbles and earning freshmen of the year. Honours, he might be the number one NFL pick next year. Baron Surrail shipped in 15.5 sacks over four seasons, while up front, Tivondre Sweat dominated as a unanimous all-american and big. 12 defensive player of the year, pairing perfectly with Byron Murphy the second's pass rush fire. Lionbackers brought the heat to, with Anthony Hill Jr. racking of 17 sacks, 11 forced turnovers and 249 tackles. Before going early in the draft, Jalen Ford delivered back to back 100 tackle seasons and let him pick one year. Meanwhile, the secondary shone bright Jade Baron snagged the Thorpe Award with eight interceptions and led the SEC in picks his final year,

1:01while Michael Taffay's walk on story ended with all-american status, seven picks, and top coverage grades. Corners like Mollig Muhammad shut down receivers without big stats because no one tested him, and Ryan Watts held it down after transferring in. Andrew McCuba made his one Texas season count, tying for the SEC interception lead with elite coverage numbers. Special teams rounded out this squad. Strong? Cameron Dicker nailed 13-15 field goals and punted for 46.8 yards per boot in his longhorn year. Keelan Robinson averaged 23.6 on kick returns with a 95 yard score, and Ryan Nibblet led the SEC in punt returns at. 22.7 yards, including a game tying near 80 yarder. This all-sark defense and specials crew built a foundation that's still paying off as Texas' eyes bigger runs. Pure longhorn grit from Austin to the pros.