SMU defensive line outlook for 2019: Can this deep unit be more productive?

Here's a look at SMU's current outlook on the defensive line heading toward the 2019 season:

Key returnees (2019 status): DE Tyeson Neals (junior), DE Delontae Scott (senior), DE Toby Ndukwe (sophomore), DE Gary Wiley (sophomore), DE Turner Coxe (sophomore), DE Gerrit Choate (junior), DT Demerick Gary (senior), DT Chris Biggurs (senior), DT Pono Davis (senior), DT Ken McLaurin (junior), DT Shabazz Dotson (redshirt freshman), DT Darren Brown (redshirt freshman), and others*

*Online roster may be incomplete

Key losses: DE Paka Davis (graduation), DE Noah Westerfield (graduation), DT Jake Hall (graduation)

Newcomers: DT Jacob Pugh (transfer, Tulsa), DT Elijah Chatman (Evangel Christian,…