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  • OLB
    Position
  • Sixth Year
    Class
  • Dublin, Ga.
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • 237
    Weight
  • Dublin HS
    High School
  • Syracuse / Texas Tech
    Previous School
Steve Linton
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Steve Linton
OLB
Position
Sixth Year
Class
Dublin, Ga.
Hometown

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2024 (Sixth-Year Senior): Played in nine games with five starts at outside linebacker … Finished with 25 tackles, seven for a loss, with three sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three QB hurries … Had the best pass-rush grade on the team (77.6) by PFF … Opened his Baylor career with three tackles and a QB hurry vs. Tarleton … Had a stop at Utah … Made two tackles vs. Air Force … Had five tackles, two sacks, a QB hurry and forced a fumble at Colorado … Had two stops at Iowa State … Went for five tackles, three TFLs and a sack at Texas Tech … Had four tackles, two TFLs, a QB hurry and recovered a fumble vs. OSU … Made two tackles vs. TCU … Had a tackle at West Virginia. 
 
Previous Schools: Played in 37 career games from 2019-23, including four years at Syracuse and the 2023 season at Texas Tech … Played in 29 games with two starts over four years at Syracuse … Had 45 tackles, 8.5 for a loss and 4.5 sacks during his Cuse career from 2019-22, adding three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a pass break-up …  2023: Saw action in eight games with 22 tackles, 4.5 stops for a loss and three sacks, forcing two fumbles and recovering one fumble … Had five tackles and a tackle for a loss, also recovering a fumble in the season-opening loss at Wyoming … Had two tackles vs. Oregon … Went for three tackles, including half a stop for a loss at West Virginia … Had a tackle for Houston … Had three sacks and forced two fumbles at Baylor … Finished with four tackles each vs. Kansas State and at BYU … 2022:Played in 11 games with one start as a junior, totaling 22 tackles, including six for a loss and 3.5 sacks, adding four QB hurries … Ranked fifth on the team in tackles for a loss and sacks … Had two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … Made a start vs. UConn … Had six tackles, including two for a loss vs. Louisville, forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble … Had multi-tackle efforts vs. Purdue, Wagner and Notre Dame, and three stops at Clemson – including a sack – and four vs. Wake Forest … Had 1.5 sacks vs. Wagner … Had a key fumble recovery in a win over Boston College … 2021: Played in seven games after missing the first four games while recovering from an offseason injury … Had six tackles, two for a loss and one sack on the year … Had two stops each vs. Wake Forest and UofL, with a sack against Wake … Had tackles vs. WVU and N.C. State … 2020: Played in eight games with one start … Had 15 tackles and half a stop for a loss, with two QB hurries and a fumble recovery … Had four stops vs. North Carolina in the season opener, including a TFL … Had four tackles in his first career start vs. Duke … Went for three tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Georgia Tech … Had a tackle in games vs. Clemson, BC, UofL and N.C. State … 2019: Redshirted the season after playing in three games … Had two tackles, both vs. Duke … Also played vs. Florida State and UofL. 
 
High School: Starred at defensive end and tight end at Dublin High School in Dublin, Ga. … Earned all-state honors by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … Had 30 sacks and 161 tackles in his career … Totaled 67 tackles, including 18 for a loss and nine sacks while leading a defense that allowed only 8.5 points per game with a 12-2 record … Had 64 tackles, 11 TFLs and five sacks as a junior … Ranked as a consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed as the 32nd-best weakside defensive end available by Rivals and the 62nd-best prospect in the state … 247Sports rated as the No. 53 defensive end and the No. 81 prospect in Georgia … Chose Syracuse over Arizona State, Baylor, Missouri and UCF.