On the defensive line, Tevarua Tafiti and Wilfredo Aybar are the starters on the edge, while Clay Patterson and Zach Rowell take up the interior defender spots. At linebacker, Matt Rose and Jahsiah Galvan take up the spots.

Reich’s marching orders are to do better than 3-9, which has been Stanford’s record four years on the spin, but even that low bar could be tough. The offense seems to be lacking playmakers, and the defense is projected to be a sieve again. Bill Connelly ranks Stanford’s D as the 96th-best unit in the country.