The best defenders are capable of dismantling an offense like they knew the playcall the whole time. When they enter the zone, they can see offensive play art via coach cam.

Defenders with this ability will clear a ballcarrier's progress towards entering the zone with a hit-stick tackle.

Players with this ability are harder to knock out of The Zone

Defenders with this ability are rarely faked out by ballcarrier moves (and cannot be faked out when user-controlled).