Editor's note: This article originally published on Feb. 23.
Texas A&M's linebackers were vastly improved in 2017 with the emergence of Tyrel Dodson and Otaro Alaka, yet the unit still has plenty of room for improvement moving into next season.
Fortunately for the Aggies, they did not lose anyone to graduation, but will still have relatively small numbers.
Here is an outlook at the 2018 Texas A&M linebacker corps:
Key Returnees: Otaro Alaka (senior, 78 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 12.0 TFL), Tyrel Dodson (junior, 105 tackles, 5.5 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 3 INTs), Anthony Hines (sophomore, 3.