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2015 Big 12 unsung hero: Kansas LB Joe Dineen Jr.

The Big 12 was full of unsung heroes in 2015.

As players earned headlines and all-conference honors, other playmakers played a critical role in their teams' seasons. With the aim of recognizing those overshadowed contributors, we are going to take a better look at one unsung hero per Big 12 team over the next week.

Today, we continue the series with Kansas.

2015 stats: Dineen finished with 86 tackles (66 solo) -- including 6.5 tackles for loss -- four quarterback hurries, three sacks and one pass breakup.