The defensive lineman was one of just two true freshmen to see action in every game last year.
Moving on in our Most Important Players series, we hit our first defensive player with No. 8, Jordan Thompson. Thompson was one of less than a handful of true freshmen to receiver playing time last year, and he'll see an uptick in playing time this year with the departures of ends Dean Lowry and Deonte Gibson and tackle Max Chapman. Zach Pereles and Ben Goren debate how important the former four-star recruit is to the Wildcats' success in 2016.