I want to ask you the same thing that I asked Jamond.
What's your sense of the depth on the defensive line?
Depth is real good.
It's keeping guys fresh, rolling out, rolling in.
And it's -- and we got everybody just become playmakers.
Not that tired, just in and out, in and out.
And everybody dogs on the D Line,
so like it helps a lot knowing we got guys that we can trust
to put in and make plays for us when one guy is down.
How about (inaudible) speaking, how many guys would you say
you all should have in that rotation this fall?
I mean, the most guys we could get,
Coach Joyner feels like to put in probably like ten guys.
But the more, the better. Keep guys rolling and fresh
and just wreak havoc, disrupts all game.
What was the transition like for you
from JUCO playing in the SEC?
When did things start to (inaudible)?
Transition, it was I want to say tough.
It brought me like a different perspective
to take care of your body more.
And like as time went on, with me learning
how to take care of my body as a pro athlete.
And just locking in on little details,
paying attention to details,
it helped me transition pretty fast.
When do you think that happened?
I want to say it happened like around fall camp.
I started like keying in on details,
having like older guys like Chance Campbell, Sam,
just looking up to them, and have them like telling me --
pointing me on the right path.
Are you playing (inaudible)?
Is that what you do?
I'm playing anywhere Coach needs me to be.
Versatile.
JJ mentioned that, that he's kind of been moved around some.
Is that -- is that a lot of young guys kind of learn
to do all the positions on the front line?
Yes, sir. JJ a dog.
I'm glad we have him on our team.
Spring, I guess, is about done.
JJ and other new guys, have you seen them kind of learn,
kind of understanding all (inaudible)?
Yeah, they picking up the game fast.
JJ like -- I like about him, he versatile, he can move.
Like how Griese said, play the run, play the pass rush.
JI, he pass rush real good.
We need guys like him.
When those two guys get brought in,
I guess what's going through the head of guys
who are here when you see portal guys coming through?
I mean, just get better.
everybody feed off each other, everybody work hard,
and everybody just like as a group we're going to bond more,
so we all going to play.
How much fun are y'all having out there?
We're having real fun out there. Just like -- like defense,
I mean, we have a lot of fun out there.
I came to tell you, you just watch practice,
everybody feed on each other emotionally,
everybody running to the ball,
and everybody celebrating with each.
It's a real good thing going on.
When you signed, Ole Miss was coming
off of the worst defensive seasons in the country.
Now y'all are coming off a really good season.
Can you tell the difference in the room, positivity, optimism?
It's a credit to the coaches.
You know, and a credit to the leaders like Matt Corral,
Chance Campbell, and Sam, Mark Robinson, all the guys,
the older guys that had left, it's a credit to them.
They set the standard, and we had to up it.
You know, yeah.
Who's stepped up now that Mark and Chance
and Sam are gone on defense?
I would say AJ Finley stepped up.
And the defensive as a whole, we all stepped up
because we realized like there's a standard now,
you know, and everybody gotta --
Just kind of feeding off that question, I think for the --
up until last year, for the last several seasons,
Ole Miss has kind of been near the bottom
of the defensive statistics and everything.
Do you sense a change? I mean, is there --
is there a change in attitude
and what the results on the field are gonna be defensively?
Defensively I feel like there's a lot of positive attitudes.
Everybody is getting after it.
Everybody like -- it's just like a family, you know.
And we keep going at it,
and we'll have a good thing going on for the season.
You notice any differences with the defensive staff changes?
Uh, other than Durkin leaving, not really.
It's the same mindset.
Attack, be violent, and play ball.
You -- you, obviously, play for Lane Kiffin.
And he's known throughout the country
as an offensive-minded coach.
That boy's a genius.
Yeah. He is. Exactly.
So, does that make the defense's goal
to shine a little bit more difficult on Saturdays,
considering that offense sells tickets,
everybody is watching offensive football,
and Lane's noted for it?
I mean, as a whole, I just feel like we all feed off each other.
We feed off our offense and we try to match
each other's energy on both sides of the ball.
What was it that made you choose Ole Miss?
Uh, just like the potential I see.
Like when Coach told me what's going to happen,
and how like the guys I seen here that like --
it's just the energy and everything.
It's the love for it that just like made me feel like home
when I stepped on campus.
For fans who are unfamiliar with your game,
how would you describe your skillset?
My skillset?
Aggressive, versatile, and as a dog.
I just want to keep getting better, though.