Here's a look at SMU's current outlook at linebacker heading toward the 2019 season:
Key returnees (2019 status): Richard Moore (senior), Patrick Nelson (senior), Trevor Denbow (junior), Shaine Hailey (junior), Delano Robinson (junior), Jordon Williams (senior), Myles Duke (junior), Noah Spears (junior), Jimmy Phillips Jr. (sophomore), Preston Ellison (sophomore), J.C. Rispress (sophomore), and others*
*Online roster may be incomplete
Key losses: Kyran Mitchell (graduation), William Jeanlys (graduation), Andrew Adams (not currently listed on roster)
Newcomers: Armando Fitz (transfer, Drake)