SMU linebacker Jackson Mitchell celebrates after the Mustangs 31-13 victory over North Texas an NCAA football game at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
For the next couple weeks, we will be breaking down the SMU roster position by position, including recaps of 2015 and an outlook on the upcoming season. Our fifth position examined will be linebackers.
Position: Linebackers
Key returnees: Anthony Rhone (Jr.), Nick Horton (Sr.), Jordon Williams (So.), RC Cox (Jr.), Matt McNew (So.), Jackson Mitchell (Sr.), Kyran Mitchell (So.