
By Jack Follman, SuperWest Sports
June 24, 2022
The Pac-12 has quietly had really good linebacker units in recent years and this year should be no different.
Oregon and Noah Sewell lead the way, and rightfully so, but there are a ton of other experienced groups loaded with talent.
There are also a lot of transfers who are going to boost groups.

1. Oregon
Having Noah Sewell back is obviously the headline here.The intrigue is if former five-star recruit, Justin Flowe, can be healthy because the sky is the limit with the Ducks unit if he is.

2. Washington
The Huskies are an if because of injury too. Edefuan Ulofoshio might be the Conference’s best after Sewell, but he’s been struggling with injuries.Pitt grad transfer Cam Bright is a nice fill-in and Carson Bruener looks like he could quickly turn into an All-Conference player.

3. Arizona State
An underrated group here, even after losing young talent Eric Gentry to USC. Merlin Robertson and Kyle Soelle are two of the best veterans in the conference.
4. Oregon State
The Beavers have a strong unit even after losing stalwart Avery Roberts to graduation. Omar Speights has a ton of All-Conference reps and he’s surrounded by veteran talent.
5. Utah
The Utes have a massive hole to fill with Devin Lloyd and Nephi Sewell off to the NFL. Florida grad transfer Mohamoud Diabate should help out, as should burgeoning star Karene Reid.
6. USC
USC has a lot of rebuilding to do here, but Arizona State transfer Gentry is huge and Alabama grad transfer Shane Lee is a nice piece as well.
7. Stanford
Levani Damuni has been an underrated stud for a couple of years now and they have some good talented depth around him. Not a bad unit.
8. Colorado
Quinn Perry and West Virginia transfer, Josh Chandler-Semedo, are a nice combo for the Buffs.
9. UCLA
Hawaii transfer Darius Muasau helps a group that needs to do some serious rebuilding. There’s also young talent that should step up as well.
10. Cal
Washington transfer and major veteran Jackson Sirmon is a big addition here. Justin Wilcox always seems to get good linebacker play out of his group so they should do just fine in 2022.
11. Washington State
Yet another rebuilding group that will be helped by a transfer—Daiyan Henley from Nevada. Otherwise, the Cougars have some holes to fill.
12. Arizona
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