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Maryland's defensive line has talent, questions heading into new scheme

The defensive line has some big shoes to fill now that Keith Bowers, Darius Kilgo and Andre Monroe have all graduated.

Randy Edsall and new defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski will be relying on youth and speed as the Terps switch from 3-4 to 4-3 formation up front in 2015. After having those three seniors start almost every game in 2014, this year's lineup will rely on a mix of juniors, sophomores and potentially an impact freshman, with zero senior defensive linemen on the roster.

Here's what the line looks like:

Starters:

End:

Yannick Ngakoue (Junior, 6'2', 250 lbs.