Lathan random underrated. He had some struggles in 2022 towards the end of the season, but vastly improved his coverage in 2023. He was also osu’s most consistent tackler last year before he got hurt, he was a huge loss especially for the michigan game
He’s a prototypical strong safety. Really good at run fitting from 12 to 15 yards off the ball and has gotten a lot better in coverage over the past year
A michigan fan tried to tell me that Rod Moore was a better player than Caleb Downs lol, Moore got injured in the offseason but he is not a better safety than Caleb Downs
Rod Moore was probably the most valuable because he was Michigan’s QB of the defense. He was the one calling the plays in and getting the other secondary guys in position for Michigan. And the vocal leader with Sainristil.
I think RJ Mickens from Clemson should have made the list. This will be his 3rd year starting. In 3 years, he hasn’t allowed more than 100 yards in any year and he’s only given up 1 TD to 5 INTs. He only has a 10% missed tackle rate
