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Texas position series: Malik Jefferson leads potentially strong linebacker unit

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.