TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Visit FAMUAthletics.com, examine its 2022 football roster, and you'll see a healthy list of linebackers – 15, to be exact. There's the reigning Buck Buchanan Award Winner (National Defensive Player of the Year) Isaiah Land. And the ever-consistent redshirt senior Nadarius Fagan. It'll require a little research to recognize that 12 of the FAMU linebackers are new to the program ... a number that would be a cause for concern for several coaches ... but not Ryan Smith. The Rattlers' assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach intentionally recruited playmakers, "guys that can run. Guys that are physical, athletic. Guys that just love football."
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