Virginia is running the defense that Bronco Mendenhall has wanted all along, the 3-3-5 – three down linemen, three linebackers and five defensive backs.
UVA’s De’Vante Cross looks to super senior season as chance at redemption
Published Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021, 2:59 pm
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De’Vante Cross. Photo courtesy UVA Athletics.
De’Vante Cross was needed at cornerback in 2020, so the senior moved there from his natural safety spot.
The numbers he put up at corner were ghastly – opposing QBs targeted him 46 times on 339 pass coverage snaps in 2020, completing 31, for 696 yards and five TDs, and a 128.4 NFL passer rating.
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