One of my favorite defensive coordinators to study is Jim Leonhard. He led Wisconsin’s defense from 2017-2022 before being let go as Wisconsin hired Luke Fickel. He is from the Dave Aranda(Baylor) and Chris Wilcox(California) train of thought as they will often send 4 with various pressures, but be sound on the back end. He is a little different on 3rd down as he plays some of the same concepts and relies on coverage and being sound on the back end. You will very rarely see Jim send more than 5 on a pressure, and doesn’t send 6 and play cover 0. I haven’t seen it in the 4 games I evaluated him in.
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Jim Leonhard Wisconsin 3rd Down Defense Study
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One of my favorite defensive coordinators to study is Jim Leonhard. He led Wisconsin’s defense from 2017-2022 before being let go as Wisconsin hired Luke Fickel. He is from the Dave Aranda(Baylor) and Chris Wilcox(California) train of thought as they will often send 4 with various pressures, but be sound on the back end. He is a little different on 3rd down as he plays some of the same concepts and relies on coverage and being sound on the back end. You will very rarely see Jim send more than 5 on a pressure, and doesn’t send 6 and play cover 0. I haven’t seen it in the 4 games I evaluated him in.