Despite ranking near the bottom of the country in points given up per game, Kansas has produced professional-level talent in its defense in this decade. This series looks at the current players in the best position to carry on that tradition set by guys like Dorance Armstrong and Ben Heeney. Revisit previous posts in the series: NFL Jayhawks, Mike Lee, and Daniel Wise.
Ben Heeney became one of the most dominant tacklers in recent Kansas football history, as noted in part one of this series.