Young and Coker worked together extensively through last season, but Young said it was evident in OTAs that the Holy Cross product had the chance to stand out.
“Coming in undrafted, you don’t really get that luxury of, hey, I just played this position,” Young said. “You don’t get to just sit in and be like I’m only going to be the X or Z, so he had to go and just play wherever he could. He was able to get reps at all spots. The competitor he is, he just wants to get on the field, however he could, especially back then. He was an outside guy, but then he had to fill in inside, and it’s like, oh wow, he can do that too.
“Because of just how he came in, his circumstances, I think early on we were like, wow, this could be, … he brings that utility, which is one of the many things he brings to the team.”
