As is the case with all sports right now, the 2020 school soccer season will be a little different than what enthusiasts have grown used to over the years.
With the Big Ten and Pac-12 opting to postpone fall sports, as well as other outdoor gatherings of the Power Five, there will be far fewer players and groups in action this season.
For now, the CCA, The Big 12 and the SEC will come together through AAFC, Conference USA and the Sun Belt to build the changed landscape of school soccer this year.
Taking credit for those six conferences, as well as Notre Dame, which has temporarily joined the CCA, we’ve compiled our list of the 50 most sensitive players to be in action this season. Opportunities and expectations were also spread with a clever dose of subjectivity.
Let’s get to the heart of the matter.
50. QB Dillon Gabriel, UCF
A 3-star rookie in 2019 who chose UCF over Georgia and USC, among other offerings, Gabriel had a stellar freshman season. The Knights finished 10-3 with the true freshman under center, and finished with a 59 ,3%. of his passes while throwing for 3,653 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
49. S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee State
An ankle injury limited Blankenship to just seven games last season, yet he was one of the most productive defensive running backs in school football in 2018. He racked up 107 tackles, 8 tackles per loss, 4 interceptions and seven deflections. happens at the time of year. Good physical condition allowed him to run for the US Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors.
48. RB Brenden Knox, Marshall
A workhorse for Thundering Herd last season, Knox seventh in the country with 270 carries while accumulating 1,387 yards and 11 landings. The 6’0 “, 223-pound winger totaled at least 100 rushing yards in six of his last 8 games last season, adding a 220-yard 23-carry blast opposite the Florida Atlantic. The junior scored for 85 yards and a landing. opposed Eastern Kentucky in Marshall’s season opener.
QB Kellen Mond, Texas A
Mond showed a lot of lightning in his season (3107 yards, 24 TD, nine INT) and junior (28nine7 yards, 20 TD, nine INT), adding 975 yards and 15 touchdowns in that two-year period. Ausbon and 5-star rookie Demond Demas gave him two talented passes and four starters returned to the offensive line.
46. Jordan Smith LB, UAB
After spending his first crusade at Butler Community College in Kansas, Smith joined the UAB last season and racked up 48 tackles, 14. 5 tackles for the loss, 8 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. An imposing physical presence at 6’7 “and 255 pounds, he has the team to be one of the nation’s pass rushers in 2020.
45. RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
One of the few bright spots for a 2-10 team last year, Boyd racked up 1,133 yards and 8 touchdowns with an impressive 6. 2 yards consistent with carry. The Razorbacks’ blatant lack of passing play made it easy for the groups to stack the box opposite him, yet still pulled off some impressive numbers. Any kind of advanced offensive balance would make it even more dangerous.
44. TE Charlie Kolar, State of Iowa
Third-team All-American in 2019, Kolar made 51 receptions for 697 yards and seven touchdowns. It’s a huge target for Field Marshal Brock Purdy with 6’6″, 257 pounds, and if he can step forward with his blocking ability, he has a chance to be the tight end in the country.
43. WR Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
Newsome had 72 receptions for 1,018 yards and 10 touchdowns, joining Dyami Brown (51 receptions, 1,034 yards, 12 touchdowns) to give Sam Howell a dynamic pair of passing goals. He has 26 receptions for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns in the last 3 games. of the season, adding a pair of touchdowns in the Tar Heels bowl game, and he looks set for a great senior season.
42. DT Darius Stills, West Virginia
Stills, a nose anchor for the Mountaineers, eats blockers with his massive 6-foot-1, 285-pound frame. He had 43 tackles, 12 tackles to lose and six sacks last season, betting on one of the engines of college: football.
41. S Ar’Darius Washington, TCU
Washington represents part of what will be one of the most productive safety tandems in the recent history of school football. Although he started just five games last season, he still finished with 46 tackles (35 solo) and five interceptions as a rookie in a red jersey. He has allowed just five catches and missed just 3 tackles all year, and will now be the clear starter alongside Trevon Moehrig.
40. QB Shane Buechele, SMU
Despite a mediocre first game in which he finished 26 of 36 passes for 367 yards with one landing and two interceptions, Buechele remains one of the country’s quarterbacks. His first season at SMU after being traded from Texas, he threw for 3,929 yards with 34 landings and 10 interceptions, leading the Mustangs to a 10-3 record in the process.
39. S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
N ° 1 in 2019 Notre Dame recruiting elegance, Hamilton made an ad have an effect on the Fighting Irish as a true rookie. He scored 41 tackles (27 solo), 4 interceptions and six pass deflections, returning the first 34-yard interception of his career for an opposite landing to New Mexico. Another big step forward could come in 2020.
38. DE DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky
The current American Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Malone ranked among FBS leaders in missed tackles (20. 5, fifth) and catches (11. 0, 13), while adding 99 tackles, a loose ball and a touchdown. the year’s loss to Louisville proved he was able to disrupt high-level competition.
37. BC Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
A 3-star rookie who was the 163rd corner prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, Gardner was one of the biggest upsets in school football last season. He had 31 tackles (24 solo), six deflected passes and 3 interceptions, two of which came back for touchdowns. He also clarified “no touchdowns and just a 39. 4 smuggler score against him” in 2019, according to the school’s website. It’s a call to find out for the 2022 NFL Draft.
36. WR George Pickens, Georgia
Pickens led a strong attack in Georgia in receptions (four9), receiving yards (727) and touchdowns (eight) as a rookie. 6’3 “, 190 pounds, and he makes up for his lack of top-level speed with physique and frame control. A more balanced Bulldogs attack can mean massive numbers.
35. LB Garret Wallow, TCU
After a season of productive moments, Wallow made a big leap forward last year. He led the Big 12 and third in FBS with 77 tackles alone, while also ranked among the 20 most nationally sensitive in general tackles (125, 10) and tacied with loss (18, t-14). Array Expect more of the same by 2020.
34. RB Kylin Hill, Mississippi State
Hill led the SEC with 242 runs last season, completing with 1,350 yards and 10 touchdowns. He ran at least one hundred yards 8 times, adding a 234-yard functionality opposite Arkansas, he fought with the elite defenses of LSU, Alabama and Auburn. With Mike Leach taking the reins at Starkville, he is likely to become a more important component of the passing game in 2020, while becoming a risk crossing the 100-yard mark each week.
33. S Andre Cisco, Syracuse
After matching the FBS lead with seven interceptions as a rookie, Cisco had five more assists last season despite missing 3 games due to injury. He has also had 125 tackles (87 solo), 14 pass deflections and two forced fumbles in his 22 career games at Syracuse. Youth protection continues to be underrated nationally, in part due to its 3-star record and being suitable for a schedule after a 5-7 season.
32. CB Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State
It can be argued that Jolly is the PROSPECT of the NFL among Group of Five defenders. After betting only one game as a red shirt rookie, he took on a starting role last season and recorded forty-five tackles (28 solo), 3. 5 tackled by defeat, five interceptions, 8 pass detours. and two touchdowns. It’s 5’9″ undersizing, but has the whole team to play on Sundays.
31. QB Ian Book, Notre-Dame
In 2019, Reserve the first quarterback in Notre Dame history with at least 2,500 passing yards (3,034), 500 yards on the floor (546) and 30 landings (34 passes, 4 landings), according to the website of the school. 28 passes for 247 yards and a landing in the team’s win over Iowa State before opting to return to its final year of eligibility.
30. LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
Owusu-Koramoah spent his first season on the scout team and played sparingly at the time of year before fitting in to one of the team’s beginner supporters in 2019. He recorded 80 tackles (54 solo), 13. 5 tackles for a loss, 5. 5 catches and two forced loose balls while adding a couple of pass detours. He had nine tackles, four losses and three catches at the Camping World Bowl, and that may be just the starting point for a massive 2020 campaign.
29. S Trevon Moehrig, TCU
An absolute force at Horned Frogs High School last year, Moehrig stood first in the protection of school football through Pro Football Focus, according to the team’s website. Four interceptions, two forced loose balls and one recovered, will join Ar’Darius Washington to shape the country’s most productive security tandem.
28. WR Tutu Atwell, Louisville
As a component of a balanced receiving framework that lacked a true star in his first season in 2018, Atwell emerged as the primary target in Louisville’s passing game last year. The 5’9 “, 165-pound undersized sprinter recorded 69 receptions for 1,272 yards and 11 touchdowns in the most sensible of the ACC, and Malik Cunningham’s continued progression below middle may lead to even more important things in 2020. .
27. By Carlos Basham Jr. , Wake Forest
The 6’4 ”, 225-pound 3-star rookie when he came to Wake Forest in 2016, Basham is now a 6’5 ”, 285-pound, red-shirted senior who earned second-team All-American honors. preseason. He had 18 tackles to lose and 10 sacks for the Demon Deacons last year, adding a 2. 5 sack functionality opposite Sam Howell and North Carolina. He may find his way into the first-round verbal exchange in the 2021 draft with strong recovery functionality.
26. LB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
Surratt, a 3-star rookie as a double-threat quarterback in 2016. He threw for 1,342 yards and rushed for 210 yards with thirteen TDs overall as a rookie in a red jersey. Now he’s an All-American for the second preseason team and one of the most sensitive linebackers in the country. Always a multifaceted threat, he switched to the defensive end of the ball last year and made a quick impact, racking up 115 tackles (66 solo), 15 tackles for a loss, 6. 5 sacks and an interception.
25. RB Javian Hawkins, Louisville
Hawkins, a 3-star rookie in 2018 who has placed the 1,000 most sensitive national prospects outdoors, has become a workaholic for Louisville in his first season in a red jersey. He ranked in the top 10 most sensitive nationally in run attempts (264, ninth) and yards on the court (1525, eighth), and his trio, Malik Cunningham and Tutu Atwell, will make the Cardinals’ offense detrimental in 2020.
24. Eriq King QB, Miami
King took the unexpected red jersey resolution last season after Houston had a disappointing 1-3 start, and one of the most wanted players in the motion portal will now be the first to call the Hurricanes. During the 2018 season, he added 50 touchdowns, with a total of 2,982 yards and 36 touchdowns with six interceptions, while adding 674 land yards and 14 more ground points. Whether you can reverse shipping in Miami after a 6-7 season last year, it’s going to be a lot of fun to watch.
23. S Richard LeCounte, Georgia
TheCounte is a first All-American preseason team, and is directly in verbal exchange about maximum protection in school football. He led Georgia’s stacked defense with four interceptions last season, adding 61 tackles (35 solo), 3 loose passes, two forced passes. loose balls and 3 recoveries of loose balls. With JRReed graduating, he is now about to take over as leader of Bulldogs High School.
22. DT Tyler Davis, Clemson
A four-star rookie who signed with Clemson at the beginning of the signing era in 2019, Davis ended up making a significant effect as a true rookie. He started thirteen games and recorded forty-five tackles, 10. 5 missed tackles. 6. 5 sacks and detours of two passes. At 6’2″ and three hundred pounds, it’s a front charge and will play a major role in pocket movement and ground game control.
21. QB Brock Purdy, State of Iowa
Purdy led the Big 12 and finished fifth in the country with 3,982 yards at the time of year after betting 10 games as a true new student, pitched 27 touchdowns versus nine interceptions, and also ran for 249 yards and 8 other scores. Given its dual-threat capability, it can reach the first circular of the 2021 NFL Draft if it continues on its current progression path.
20. WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
Waddle to a productive catcher and kicker who replaced the game for Crimson Tide last season finished fourth on the team in receptions (33) and yards receiving (560), but with Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III entering the NFL. He is now in a position to play a more important role alongside DeVonta Smith. It remains to be noted what that means for his use of kick-off back, however, after averaging 24. 4 yards with a landing in 20 lap last season, it will be difficult to get him out of that role altogether.
19. DE Quincy Roche, Miami
Roche had 49 takes (36 solo), 19 takes for defeat and thirteen catches as one of the pins in the country while playing for the Temple Owls last season. Now, after the transfer, he will anchor a Miami defensive line that will be without Gregory Rousseau after his retirement from the season. Roche has amassed 10 catches in the last four regular-season games, and made five takes and a loss to North Carolina in the game Temple Bowling.
18. Samuel Cosmi OT, Texas
Cosmi, a second-season American with 26 career starts at the start of his junior season, is one of the country’s elite offensive linemen. At 6’7″ and 309 pounds, it’s a mountain at the front, and you’ll have the task of protecting Sam Ehlinger’s blind appearance again. He is expected to push Alex Leatherwood for the name of the most productive offensive take on school football this season.
17. LB Nick Bolton, Missouri
After scoring 22 tackles and one catch as a rookie, Bolton became Missouri’s defensive leader last season, taking fourth place in the country with 74 tackles solo in 103 tackles and 8. 5 missed tackles. It also had an effect on the policy game with seven deviant passes and two interceptions. He was named the all-American team of the preseason moment.
16. Trey Smith OG, Tennessee
A 5-star rookie and number 14 overall in the 2017 recruiting class, Smith 12 games as a true rookie and won the moment the All-SEC team is honored. Blood clots in his lungs limited him to seven games in his current year, he returned strongly last year to gain popularity for the first All-SEC team. Another year further from these fitness problems may be the country’s most productive national offensive lineman.
15. WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma
Wallace had 53 receptions for 903 yards and eight touchdowns in nine games last season before a torn anterior cruciate ligament ended his 2019. Last year, he had 86 receptions for 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns. Spencer Sanders deserves to make him one of the nation’s elite pass recipients.
14. C Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
A moment on the All-American team last year and the most productive consensus high school in school football as the 2020 season approaches, Humphrey is a sure thing for the Sooners. The team’s website will help Spencer Rattler get comfortable under the center.
13. BY Chris Rumph II, Duke
Rumph seems ready to be a star for the Blue Devils after a 3. 5-capture feature opposite Miami in the team’s bowling game last year. He finished his season at the moment with 47 tackles (19 solo), 13. 5 tackles for loss and 6. 5 catches, and that sounds like the tip of the single-player iceberg with the physical team to be a star. Pro Football Focus ranked it 18th in the 2019 season.
12. OT Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
A 5-star rookie and number four overall in the 2017 class, Leatherwood entered campus as a 6. 6″327 pound take. He played sporadically as a real rookie, then moved internally to serve as the team’s right start. left he took over last year and returned for his senior season as one of the country’s elite blockers.
11. Sam Ehlinger QB, Texas
Ehlinger amassed 8,870 air yards, 1,526 yards on the court and 93 landings in total in his three seasons in Texas. He led the big 12 with 32 landing passes last year and recorded non-public records in yards (3663), a final touch percentage (65. 2). ) and power (151. 8). He pitched for 201 yards and three landings and added 73 yards on the floor and some other score in the Longhorns’ Alamo Bowl win over Utah.
As the son of an 11-year-old NFL veteran and a three-time professional Bowl cornerer, Patrick Surtain has the pedigree to excel at the next level.
A 5-star rookie and player in the top 10 in the 2018 recruiting class, he played 27 games in his time in Alabama, recording 79 tackles (60 solos), 3 interceptions, 15 pass deviations and 4 forced loose balls.
With a length (6’2″, 202 pounds) and speed, formidable instincts and elite ball skills, he meets all the requirements to be the star of the best Crimson Tide school in 2020.
Florida State takes Marvin Wilson’s defense on his way to a huge junior season before a hand injury cut off his 2019 after nine games.
Still, he finished with 44 tackles (19 solo), 8. 5 tackles for defeat, five catches and 4 deviant passes, and that’s enough to make him the most productive defensive lineman in the country as 2020 approaches.
A set of 10 tackles, 3. 5 loss tackles and two catches against Louisville on September 21 was the best example of his ability to recover a game, and few offensive ACC linemen are able to prevent the 6. 5″ and 305 pound Array. when he’s locked up.
Najee Harris has accumulated 783 yards in 6. 7 yards consistent with the career of a three-headed monster at the Alabama backfield in 2018.
He took over last year and stood up to it, racking up 1,224 yards in 209 hauls and scoring thirteen touchdowns. It is also a weapon in the aerial game with 27 receptions for 304 yards and seven scores.
With green Mac Jones in between and Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs leaving the receiving body, Crimson Tide can rely heavily on Harris to take on the offensive pace at the start of the season.
North Carolina football again gained relevance in Mack Brown’s first year as head coach, and Quarterback Sam Howell is one of the main reasons he is talked about nationally as 2020 approaches.
A 4-star rookie and a double-threat quarterback No. 3 in the 2019 category, Howell won the starting name for the season opener last year and led the Tar Heels to a 24-20 win over South Carolina. two touchdowns and no interception, and he in the race.
He finished his first season with 3,641 air yards, 38 touchdowns and seven interceptions, completing 61. 4% of his passes along the way. With the return of the most sensitive dazz newsome and Dyami Brown receivers, he is in a position to target someone else. prolific season in the air.
Dylan Moses won the first All-American preseason team despite missing the entire 2019 season for a knee injury. In 2018, he amassed 86 tackles (45 solo), 10 tackled for defeat and 3. 5 catches, but missed the Crimson Tide School Football Playoffs Game with a damaged foot.
It has to turn out that he deserves to be in the top 10 picks in the 2021 NFL Draft after more than a few unexpected people have had the resolve to return to campus for their senior year.
The former 5-star rookie has the length (6’3″, 240 pounds), speed, intuition and engine to be the supporter in the country, now all he has to do is stay on the field.
DeVonta Smith led Crimson Tide in receiving yards (1256) and touchdowns (14) last season, and believes he is even more targeted now that Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III are dressed in the NFL.
Huge games opposed to Ole Miss (11 receptions, 274 yards, five TDs) and LSU (7 receptions, 213 yards, 2 TD) last season demonstrated their ability to resume a game, and now it will have to turn out that it can still produce. at this point where the best students make it a focal point.
With wonderful play skills and formidable hands, Smith is the most productive recipient in school football after LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase retiring from the 2020 season.
Travis Etienne has published the correct issues while leading Clemson to rush into each of his 3 years on campus.
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Although some rolled on the offensive line, there is no explanation as to why expecting more than just the same thing in 2020. Su speed and recoil put him fully in the first circular of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Chuba Hubbard returns to Stillwater after leading the country with 2,094 yards in 2019.
He published that squeaky figure with 6. 4 impressive career-consistent yards, and his 21 touchdowns were also those of the Big 12 and third in the FBS.
Not to be overlooked, he also had an effect on the passing game with 23 receptions for 198 yards, and his total of 351 scrum plays and 2,292 scrum yards were also smart for the top spot in the country.
He has a lot to do for his recovery performance, but it’s hard to see it as more than just the most productive return in the country and one of the faces of school football in 2020.
In 2019, Derek Stingley Jr. hosted one of the seasons of a true freshman defense in the history of school football.
He achieved 38 tackles (31 solo) while qualifying among the five most nationally sensitive and leading the SEC in interceptions (six) and pass detours (15), winning first-team All-American honors.
Paul Myerberg of USA Today shared some of the first things the corner beat his coach:
“LSU assistant coach Corey Raymond controlled the Tigers’ defensive backs for 8 seasons, which led to three first-round picks, seven draft picks and seven All-America first-team picks. At this point, Raymond said, Stingley is the no one on the show is surprised – not by the six interceptions, nor by the distinctions of the entire America, nor by the way Stingley has agreed to play on an island in the defensive framework of LSU and has more than resisted a high-level parade. Talent. “
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With Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields out of action, Trevor Lawrence is now the undisputed face of school football and the big favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, assuming it’s one more thing this year.
Number one player in the 2018 recruiting class, he pitched for 3,280 yards with 30 touchdowns and four rookie interceptions to take Clemson to a 15-0 record with a CFP title.
He followed that with 3,665 yards and 36 touchdowns last season, while he had a much larger effect on the area with 563 yards on the court and nine other scores.
With a body of 6 feet 6 inches and 220 pounds, a high-level IQ in football and a strong and accurate arm, he is the favorite to spend first in the 2021 NFL Draft. impressive school careers in recent memory.
All statistics are provided through the Sports Reference, unless otherwise noted.