Rayshard Ashby showed a lot of promise as a sophomore in 2018. (Photo by Ivan Morozov)

Virginia Tech put a lot of youth on the field at most positions on defense in 2018, and the results were not good for the most part.  The one exception came at linebacker, where Rayshard Ashby generally played well at mike, and Dax Hollifield showed plenty of promise at the backer position.