For the past two weeks, we took a look at one player each Big 12 team can't live without. Here are the players we consider the most indispensable heading into 2016. We conclude this series with the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Most indispensable: DE Noble Nwachukwu
Having Nwachukwu to build around could be critical for West Virginia after losing Karl Joseph, K.J. Dillon and Nick Kwiatkoski off last year’s star-studded defense. The fifth-year senior is coming off a junior campaign that featured 47 tackles including 13 for loss, 8.5 sacks, six hurries, one forced fumble and a pass breakup.