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Depth chart
| No. Name | Ht. | Wt. | Year |
| WLB 46 Pat Bennett | 6-0 | 224 | Sr. |
| “ In the hunt for starting job | |||
| WLB 49 Steve Dildine | 6-1 | 223 | So. |
| MLB 51 Will Derting | 6-0 | 229 | Jr. |
| “ First-team All-Pac-10 in 2003 | |||
| 43 MLB Brian Hall | 6-2 | 235 | So. |
| SLB 42 Scott Davis | 5-11 | 227 | So. |
| “ Voted captain despite no starts | |||
| SLB Hall | |||
Quote
“He (Derting) is that playmaker and we’re just not up to that level he is.” — Pat Bennett, WSU senior outside linebaker