With how inexperienced the Cowboys will be on the defensive line this season, their defensive front would benefit highly from solid play at linebacker.
Oklahoma State will be without Justin Phillips, who started 26 games in his OSU career and led the Cowboys with 98 tackles last season. With that said the Cowboys still bring back some experience at the position, but depth could be an issue. Here is what we learned about the Pokes’ linebackers this spring.
The Returning Starters
The Cowboys have 22 returning starts to their linebacker unit for 2019, but 20 of those belong to Calvin Bundage.