Considering eight starters are gone from 2024, expectations inside and outside the program are extraordinarily high for the Tulane defense.

While the offense could endure some growing pains with new starters at every skill position, the combination of key holdovers and impact transfers on the other side of the ball make the Green Wave the consensus favorite to win the American Conference. Assuming a portal-dominated, talented, deep front four meshes quickly, this could be the stingiest defense at Tulane in a long time.

Here is a position-by-position breakdown:

DEFENSIVE END/BANDIT

Starters: Gerrod Henderson at end, Mo Westmoreland at bandit

Backups: Eliyt Nairne at end, Jordan Norman at bandit

Analysis: Less than a week before the opener against Northwestern, the depth chart rema

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