Returning: Rick Gamboa, Drew Lewis, Akil Jones, Derek McCartney, Terran Hasselbach, Michael Mathewes, Sam Bennion
Departing: Kenneth Olugbode, Jimmie Gilbert
Incoming: Shamar Hamilton, Jon Van Diest, Dante Sparaco, Carson Wells, Nate Landman
Linebacker is the most “football” position in football. In a game full of big and fast men hitting each other, linebackers are both big and strong, and they’re usually a little crazy. More importantly, they are the most cerebrally demanding position other than the quarterback. Linebacking involves the mental side of football as well as the physical. A great linebacker is seemingly impossible to gameplan around.