Avery Williams preached constantly to reporters last season that they should watch out for the young group of linebackers behind him on the depth chart.
Williams and fellow senior linebackers Jarred Alwan and Stephaun Marshall had three starting spots locked down, but there was an even better group coming next year.
“You probably don’t even know who those guys are,” Williams said after a practice last fall when he reeled off a list of young players to watch out for.
Now that Williams, Alwan and Marshall have left the team, the young group is ready to emerge.