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Dew-Treadway before leaving his grad- uate assistant position at Notre Dame to join former defensive coordinator Bob Diaco's staff at Connecticut, where Reardon is a cornerbacks coach. "They weighed heavily for me when they offered in May," Dew-Treadway said. "Josh Reardon came to see me [before leaving in January]. I have a little notebook with my stuff in it, and I put Notre Dame at the top. They hadn't even offered me yet. "You always want to get a look at things. The visit clinched my deci- sion." Dew-Treadway said his ability to pursue the quarterback should ben- efit the approach installed by defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, whom Dew-Treadway called one of his favor- ite coaches. "I can be a prime-time pass rusher with the best of them," he said. "I can FILM ANALYSIS Strengths Micah Dew-Treadway has a terrific frame … Features a thick, athletic build and should be able to add a lot of good weight and strength over the next 12 to 24 months … Has the ver- satility to stay on the edge at defensive end or slide inside and play tackle … Displays good initial quickness, and his overall speed is bet- ter than most his size … His effort is there, just needs to be more consistent … Tackling ability is a plus. Areas For Improvement Needs to continue adding strength to his frame … Has a lot of good physical tools, but needs polish … May not have a tremendous upside, but should provide quality depth ini- tially and then compete for a starting job by year three in the system … Consistency of effort needs to improve … Hand technique will be coached up when he gets on campus. — Tom Loy