Because we lost Bryce Thompson to the NFL, To'o To'o, Crouch and Deandre Johnson to the transfer portal, Aaron Willis, Martavious French, Isaac Washington, Kivon Bennett and Aaron Beasley to criminal/personal issues. 5 sure starters and some quality backups either left or dismissed.Someone else already made this point but how are we so thin on defense? I thought Pruitt was a defensive guru?