2011 Warrior Football Outlook: Linebackers

Outlook Part 1: Quarterbacks
Outlook Part 2: Running Backs
Outlook Part 3: WIde Receivers
Outlook Part 4: Offensive Line

With fall camp underway and the season opener versus Colorado less than a month away, HawaiiAthletics.com breaks down the 2011 Warrior football team, position by position. The series continues today with a preview of the UH linebackers.

Starters Returning: Aaron Brown, Corey Paredes
Starters Lost: None
Letterwinners Returning: George Daily-Lyles, Art Laurel, Jordan Monico
Squadmen Returning: Rykin Enos
Redshirts: Darryl McBride Jr.., Alema Tachibana, TJ Taimatuia, Aulola Tonga
Newcomers: Brenden Daley, Dylan McCagg, Kendrick Van Ackeren, Justin Vele

UH primarily featured a two-linebacker set last season and both starters return for 2011. Corey Paredes, a senior from Kane'ohe, O'ahu, and Aaron Brown, a senior from Puyallup, Wash., were two of the team's top three tacklers.

In fact, Paredes posted the second highest single-season total (151) in school history while ranking 14th nationally at 10.8 tackles per game. The first-team all-WAC started all 14 games and posted double-digit tackles in eight games. He also added three interceptions and two forced fumbles, both of which occurred during UH's upset of nationally-ranked Nevada.

Brown finished with 83 tackles, including 9.5 for loss, three interceptions, and five sacks. He returned two picks for touchdowns against San Jose State and New Mexico State and had two forced fumbles against Tulsa in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.

George Daily-Lyles, a sophomore from Long Beach, Calif., made two starts last season including at Army, in which he recorded a career-high 12 tackles.

Jordan Monico, a junior from Mililani, O'ahu, was a standout special teams player last season who switched to linebacker in the spring. During the annual Warrior Bowl spring game, Monico had an interception and was around the ball all night. Also having an impressive spring game was Art Laurel, a sophomore from Wahiawa, O'ahu, who snagged two picks and had three sacks.

Also returning who may see playing time are redshirt freshman TJ Taimatuia, redshirt junior Aulola Tonga, and junior walk-on Darryl McBride, Jr.

Among the newcomers, Brenden Daley had 110 tackles, including 16.0 for loss and 10 sacks last season at Ventura Junior College.

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