TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The suggestion that he is now the guy to beat for one of two starting inside linebacker spots was enough to make Will Smalls chuckle.
It wasn’t that the FAMU junior found humor in the question. He knows that the competition will heat up when fall workouts begin.
But he clearly established himself during Saturday’s Orange and Green spring game with two interceptions that would put him ahead if Coach Earl Holmes were to make a depth chart today.
“I’m going to come out here and do the best I can to try to help my team,” Smalls said, downplaying his eight tackles in the intrasquad game and the fact that he took one of the picks back for a 33-yard touchdown.
One thing that Smalls didn’t want to be hyped too much is that he is constantly being compared to Brandon Hepburn, who led the Rattlers in tackles last season. The comparisons are coming now despite the fact that Smalls spent two seasons waiting to prove he could contribute.
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