Written By T.J. Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

As we march through the summer and into fall camp, Hoosier Huddle will look at the top five opposing players or position groups they will face in 2017. Only players and position groups from teams on the 2017 IU Football schedule are considered.

I’ve chosen to list the individual linebacker followed by the team’s unit as whole. That means both the overall unit and the best individual linebacker on each team have been considered for the ranking. There are plenty of talented players the Hoosiers offense will be squaring off against in 2017. The best linebacker this offense sees might just be lining up across the field from them every day in practice and going against Tegray Scales is a great way to prepare for taking on these other top-notch linebackers.