For the next few weeks, we’ll take a look at the Longhorns’ roster position by position, which will include recaps of 2015 and an outlook at the 2016 season. In the fifth installment of our series, we look at the linebackers.
Position: Linebacker
Key returnees: Malik Jefferson (Soph.), Anthony Wheeler (Soph.), Timothy Cole (Sr.), Edwin Freeman (Soph.), Breckyn Hager (Soph.), Cameron Townsend (RS-Fr.), Dalton Santos (Sr.)
Key loss: Peter Jinkens
Key additions: Demarco Boyd, Jeffery McCulloch
2015 recap: Then-freshman Malik Jefferson was the star of the linebacker corps.