Jamie Giordano , a senior roverback, was the team's most valuable special teams player a year ago. The secondary might be the strongest group on defense because we have pretty decent starters and depth. All four starters on the defensive line are gone, so the coaching staff must retool with new personnel. Peter London , a junior who made 30 tackles at linebacker last fall, makes the transition to the defensive front where he will play both the end and tackle positions. We may have to rotate many linemen and try to keep them relatively fresh this time around.
Special teams prove to be just as important as offense and defense.
Coach Ford has at times not been happy with his specialists over the past few years, but has two experienced placekickers and a punter to rely upon. Regev converted 14 of 15 extra-point attempts, and booted two field goals. King, who can also work as a punter, made nine of 10 PATs and two fields goals. Brian Cafalone averaged 32.5 yards per kick in 51 attempts as UA's regular punter.