All three starters return to the linebacker corps for the Hurricane in 2016 – Trent Martin (6-2, 232), Matt Linscott (6-1, 223) and Craig Suits (6-0, 220).
Linscott, a former walk-on, was second on the team last year with 107 tackles, while leading the Hurricane in TFLs (16) and sacks (5). Martin, too, had triple-figure tackles for the year with 104 stops, including 14 TFLs, and added four forced fumbles and three pass break-up. Suits, who missed the first two games in 2015, ended the season with 43 tackles and 5.