Big 12 roundtable: Reviewing pre-spring defensive position rankings

This week at the roundtable, we’re dissecting our pre-spring rankings of the Big 12’s defensive position groups -- the line, linebackers and secondary.

What was the toughest call?

Max Olson: I do think we’ve underrated what Kansas is bringing back on its defensive line. Dorance Armstrong racked up a Big 12-leading 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks last season. He’s arguably the best pass-rusher in the conference, and Daniel Wise should be one of the Big 12’s top defensive tackles. Putting the Jayhawks at No. 5 in our D-line rankings feels too low, even if the teams above them did have a lot of depth.

Mitch Sherman: I struggled to place Baylor’s line among a group of defensive fronts that,…