to be the worst defensive teams BYU has played.
In the games Tanner has started:
First 5 average S&P ranking, overall – 50.2 and defense – 39.8
Last 4 average S&P ranking, overall – 87.5 and defense – 74 (Since Wagner isn’t ranked I left them out, but that would have influenced the numbers more.)
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaadef
Those numbers shared for first 5 vs. second 5 are better for the second 5, but they absolutely should be better based on who they played.
I wouldn’t go so far to say Tanner has regressed, but he hasn’t been the same since his injury IMO.