Redshirt junior Anthony Hines

Sophomore Andre White

Sophomore Chris Russell

Redshirt freshman Tarian Lee

Redshirt junior Ikenna Okeke

The backup job behind Hines is very likely to go to White, who performed well as a freshman last year. That, however, isn't a certainty. Also, A&M needs to figure out who its other outside linebacker will be on the rare occasions it's used.

Cooper. He's very fast, but he's also listed at 205 pounds. In other words, he'll have to add some weight in a hurry to be a factor in 2020.

Hines. After missing virtually all of 2018 with a knee injury, he started all 13 games and was second on the team with 73 tackles. That's the good news. The bad news was he was inconsistent, missed a lot of tackles and played himself out of position on some very big plays. The talent is certainly there -- ask Georgia, and De'Andre Swift in particular -- but can he play at a high level and limit mistakes for a whole season? If he can, he'll be very good and the defense will be as well.

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