If you listen to the press conferences from the coaching staff, they will tell you who’s playing well at practice. Sometimes you have to discern whether they are using the media to motivate certain players or if they are genuinely giving a player props for performing well.
One player who Mike Norvell mentioned unprompted a few days ago when asked about the safety position was senior Ashlynd Barker (13:37 mark in the video below):
Barker has incredible potential in Tony White’s defense if he takes Earl Little’s role.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Barker is one of the guys that Norvell is highlighting. He was second on the team in tackles, third in tackles for a loss, and had 3.5 sacks. last year…