I believe Jaylon will take the next step after a full season and another offseason under his belt. With that being said, I strongly believe that we NEED to resign hitchens. Jaylon showed that he was more productive towards the end of the season when splitting reps. When you take into account Sean Lee’s age and injury history, it might make sense to look at running with a rotation of LBs. That’s where Hitchens becomes so valuable. He has been a consistent high level player on our defense since he was drafted. He’s been asked to play all three spots and he’s done so well. If you can keep jaylon and Sean Lee healthy and fresh and have the consistency of Hitchens, it gives our defense it’s best chance to perform at a high level.