Best Husky Linebacker in the Modern Era? (1970-2021)

DerekJohnson

DawgOfTheAges

Joe Kelly

Man, what a tough choice! $ way tie with Jackson, Kelly and Hoffman ~ pick your poison, these guys were legendary game changing players that won big games with the season on the line.

Jackson and Thompson similar fluid type athletic players while Kelly and Hoffman were just heat seeking white shark animals with the drive killing game changing mentality to dominate and destroy... what great players.

PurpleBaze

Jaime Fields

Yes, I know he fizzled, but...

FireCohen

Kyler Manu

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

FireCohen said:

Kyler Manu

Joey

Dave Hoffmann

Bierria?

RaceBannon

Donald Butler

I mean I favor the James gang guys but Butler was great on bad teams

DerekJohnson

Dave Hoffmann

There wasn't room for Mark Stewart, but it should be noted that in 1982 he had six QB sacks in one game against UCLA

Fishpo31

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was there when I became a Doog…

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Mason Foster

Prime Azeem would top this list. Whole body of work, though, definitely not.

Also, BBK was an All-American, led the country in tackles, and was absolutely essential for making the defense work for two straight seasons. I get that he wasn't an "intimidator" or whatever, but has any other Husky linebacker ever had that level of production? And he even did it in a more pass-happy era than a lot of these others.

theknowledge

Mason Foster

In 2019 I often dreamed of Willingham recruited Foster and Butler playing on that defense. Would have beaten Oregon and Utah with those two and won the league again. How after three straight NY6 games a program can trot out Wellington and Manu as LB1 and LB2 is beyond comprehension. Pete allowed the Bob problem to happen and fester and it cost him wins in the end.