Part #1: Quarterbacks  |  Part #2: Offensive Line  |  Part #3: Running Backs & Fullbacks  |  Part #4: Wide Receivers & Tight Ends  |  Part #5: Defensive Line  |  Part #6: Linebackers
 
University of Hawai'i's season opener against Southern California is less than a month away, and with fall camp underway, HawaiiAthletics.com will breakdown the 2013 Rainbow Warrior football team, position-by-position. Today's feature is the UH secondary.
 
VIDEO: Coach Jones on the Secondary
 
Starters Returning: John Hardy-Tuliau, Marrell Jackson, Ne'Quan Phillips
Starter Lost: Mike Edwards
Lettermen Returning: Kawika Borden, Charles Clay, Joshua Donovan, Tony Grimes, Dee Maggitt
Others Returning: Ryan Pasoquen
Redshirts: Brian Clay, Michael Martin
Newcomers: Barry Higdon, Kwamane Bowens, Trayvon Henderson, Keahi Hogan, Damien Packer, Anthony Pierce
 
The good news for the University of Hawai'i secondary entering 2013 is that three starters and four other lettermen return. The bad news is they must replace all-everything playmaker Mike Edwards, who declared for the NFL Draft.
 
Senior John Hardy-Tuliau returns for his fourth year with the Rainbow Warriors. The Temecula, Calif., native has 32 career starts under his belt with 164 tackles and six interceptions. The versatile defender has started at every position in the secondary and is a possible replacement for Edwards at cornerback.
 
Marrell Jackson, a sophomore from Miramar, Fla., was the team's leading tackler last season as a true freshman. Jackson tallied 56 tackles and five pass-breaks while making seven starts at free safety.
 
Ne'Quan Phillips, a sophomore from Miami, Fla., made five starts at cornerback and had two interceptions. Fellow Floridian Tony Grimes, a senior from Davie, Fla., made four starts and recorded five pass breakups as the duo shared the position for much of the season.
 
Dee Maggitt, a junior from Tacoma, Wash., exited spring ball as the starter at one cornerback spot. Maggitt has three career starts in two seasons at UH.
 
Other returning lettermen include safety Charles Clay, a senior from Hilo, Hawai'i, and safety Joshua Donovan, a sophomore from Honolulu. Redshirts Brian Clay, a sophomore from Vacaville, Calif., and Ryan Pasoquen, a sophomore from Wahiawa, O'ahu who missed all of 2012 due to a knee injury, will add to the competition in the secondary.
 
Among the newcomers are freshmen Anthony Pierce of Mission Viejo, Calif., Barry Higdon of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Kwamane Bowens of Virginia Beach, Va., Trayvon Henderson of Sacramento, Calif.