They're deep and experienced, young and talented, but how does it all go together for USC's 17 linebackers this year?
There's really no debate here. The one position on this USC team that has it all -- numbers, experience, size, speed, young talent ready to play, interchangeability, you name it, the 17 linebackers, inside and outside, have it.
Phil Steele says they're the nation's best. And if you ask them about it, USC's linebackers do not disagree.
There are six with starting experience. One, Lamar Dawson (6-1, 230), the Kentucky kid whose No.