It's easy to forget that the pass defense was actually very good until the post-apocalyptic three games (I almost wonder - since it didn't pay off in recruiting anyway - if it would have been better to fire Fuente after the regular season, since Price's three games were, uh, not great). With most of the top-line personnel back, I actually think this is the area outside of QB that's going to be looked at much more positively than the recent standard:
Virginia Tech 2022 preview: Pass defense
Virginia Tech 2022 preview: Pass defense