Joel Dublanko is here to make tackles. The redshirt sophomore played his second season with the Cincinnati Bearcats as a backup linebacker, as he worked to create a role for himself on a new-look defensive scheme. He may have been stuck behind guys like Perry Young, Malik Clements and Jarell White, but he still managed to make an impact.
A former four-star recruit, Dublanko came out of 2016 having earned a lot of praise for his work on the scout team. He inched further up the ranks in 2017, playing in 12 games and making a case to be an even more utilized linebacker in 2018.