One of the teams’s best players and a converted quarterback headline the unit.
Maryland’s linebackers had a solid 2015 considering they were replacing two injured starters. After Jefferson Ashiru and Abner logan went down with injuries, Jermaine Carter Jr., Avery Thompson and Jalen Brooks headlined what was a solid, if unspectacular unit as a whole.
Maryland is losing two linebackers from last season: Thompson, who graduated, and Logan, who left the program. Logan seemed destined to start this season after missing 2015 with an injury, but the team has capable replacements, and a scheme change should help.