By Stewart Mandel, CNNSI.com

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Quarterbacks
Player	School	Year
1. Byron Leftwich	Marshall	Sr.
A 6-foot-6, NFL scout's dream who threw for 4,132 yards and 38 TDs.
2. Rex Grossman	Florida	Jr.
Heisman runner-up and nation's most efficient passer last year.
3. Ken Dorsey	Miami	Sr.
Proven winner who may be facing more of a pass-rush this year.
4. Dave Ragone	Louisville	Sr.
Another big-numbers guy dealing with a new coordinator's system.
5. Eli Manning	Ole Miss	Jr.
Beginning to resemble brother Peyton in more than just appearance.
6. Jason Gesser	Washington St.	Sr.
Clear team leader who orchestrated WSU's rise from the cellar to 10-2.
7. Phillip Rivers	N.C. State	Jr.
Led the Wolfpack to an historic win at Florida State as a sophomore.
8. Casey Clausen	Tennessee	Jr.
"Casey to Kelley" should become a familiar refrain in Knoxville.
9. Seneca Wallace	Iowa State	Sr.
Defending Vick-like scrambler described as "like trying to tackle the wind."
10. Kliff Kingsbury	Texas Tech	Sr.
Puts up gaudy numbers, though somewhat inflated by the system.
11. Chris Rix	Florida State	So.
Took some lumps as a freshman but finished strong.
12. Jeff Smoker	Michigan State	Jr.
Inconsistent, but capable of putting points on the board.
13. David Greene	Georgia	So.
Last-minute rally against Tennessee signaled his coming out party.
14. Chris Simms	Texas	Sr.
Stock dropped faster than WorldCom's following Big 12 title game disaster.
15. Ryan Dinwiddie	Boise State	Jr.
Prolific passer had 3,043 yards and 29 TDs last year.

Running Backs
Player	School	Year
1. Cedric Benson	Texas	So.
Reached 1,000 yards despite playing sparingly his first five games.
2. Onterrio Smith	Oregon	Jr.
Takes over as primary tailback after netting 1,007 yards in his Ducks debut.
3. Chris Brown	Colorado	Jr.
Racked up 380 yards and nine TDs against Nebraska and Texas.
4. Lee Suggs	Virginia Tech	Sr.
Scored whopping 27 TDs in 2000 but missed last season with ACL tear.
5. Anthony Davis	Wisconsin	So.
Big Ten's leading rusher (1,466 yard) in only his first season.
6. Mewelde Moore	Tulane	Jr.
Versatile threat ran for 1,421 yards and caught 65 balls for 756 more.
7. Earnest Graham	Florida	Sr.
Injuries and Gators' pass-dominated offense limit his ability to truly shine.
8. Avon Cobourne	West Virginia	Sr.
All he's done is rush for 1,000 yards for three straight seasons.
9. Kevin Jones	Virginia Tech	So.
Nation's top recruit a year ago lived up to hype after Suggs went down.
10. Clarence Farmer	Arizona	Jr.
Quietly trucked to 1,229 yards a year ago, tops in the Pac-10.
11. Dahrran Diedrick	Nebraska	Sr.
May see Thunder Collins snare more of his carries.
12. Dwone Hicks	Middle Tennessee St.	Sr.
This year's long, long, long-shot Heisman candidate.
13. Chance Kretschmer	Nevada	So.
Went from obscure walk-on to nation's leading rusher as a freshman.
14. Bruce Perry	Maryland	Jr.
Began season with five straight 100 yard games before tailing off.
15. LaBrandon Toefield	LSU	Jr.
Has shown flashes of brilliance when not saddled by injury.

Wide Receivers
Player	School	Year
1. Charles Rogers	Michigan State	Jr.
Scored 12 TDs and averaged 21.1 yards per catch in first season.
2. Kelley Washington	Tennessee	So.
As a 22-year-old freshman, exploded for 256 yards in third game.
3. Roy Williams	Texas	Jr.
Dazzling 6-4 specimen does his best damage when the 'Horns throw long.
4. Reggie Williams	Washington	So.
Another big (6-4) matchup problem who gained 973 yards as a true frosh.
5. Darius Watts	Marshall	Jr.
Byron Leftwich's favorite target notched 1,417 yards and 18 TDs.
6. Andre Johnson	Miami	Jr.
Made stunning impression with 199 yards in the Rose Bowl.
7. Lee Evans	Wisconsin	Sr.
Big Ten record-holder (1,545 yards) out until Oct. 5 following knee surgery.
8. Fred Gibson	Georgia	So.
Averaged 23.4 yards per catch as a true freshman.
9. Bernard Berrian	Fresno State	Sr.
Accounted for over 2,000 yards in receiving/return yards.
10. Shaun McDonald	Arizona State	Jr.
Figures to only improve on last year's 1,104 yards.
11. Billy McMullen	Virginia	Sr.
The go-to guy (83 catches, 1,060 yards) in Cavs' otherwise suspect offense.
12. Brandon Lloyd	Illinois	Jr.
After missing all of 2000 with broken foot, returned in 2001 with 1,006 yards.
13. Mike Bush	Washington St.	Sr.
Maddenigly consistent target in the Jason Gesser-led Cougar offense.
14. Taylor Jacobs	Florida	Sr.
Latest in the line of stud Gator receivers finally assumes No. 1 role.
15. Anquan Boldin	Florida State	Jr.
Returns after missing last year and after abandoned QB experiment.

Tight Ends
Player	School	Year
1. Trent Smith	Oklahoma	Sr.
More like a receiver than a TE, veteran had 61 catches last year.
2. Doug Zeigler	Ole Miss	Sr.
Big (6-4, 254) blocker who can also flare out of the backfield.
3. Jason Witten	Tennessee	Jr.
A 6-5, 265-pound battering ram and a threat off the play-action.
4. Ben Utecht	Minnesota	Jr.
Expected to become a bigger part of the passing game this fall.
5. Bo Scaife	Texas	Jr.
Gets a surprising amount of catches considering Horns' loaded receivers.

Offensive Linemen
Player	School	Year
1. Brett Williams	Florida State	Sr.
FSU's staple at split tackle dating to the '99 national title team.
2. Jon Stinchcomb	Georgia	Sr.
SEC's best lineman has started 33 career games.
3. Brett Romberg	Miami	Sr.
Becomes the stalwart of a line that lost three to the NFL.
4. Tony Pashos	Illinois	Sr.
An intimidating 6-6 blocker who's started every game of career.
5. Todd Wike	Maryland	Sr.
Fourth-year anchor of a Terps line that doesn't allow many sacks.
6. Shawn Andrews	Arkansas	So.
The 330-pound, true-freshman starter helped ignite Hogs' dormant offense.
7. Al Johnson	Wisconsin	Sr.
Center teams with his cousin, guard Ben Johnson, to anchor Badgers' line.
8. Kwame Harris	Stanford	Jr.
Beast (6-7) of a right tackle who excelled in first year as starter.
9. Steve Sciullo	Marshall	Sr.
Four-year starter for one of the nation's most prolific offenses.
10. Nat Dorsey	Georgia Tech	So.
True freshman starter who earned All-ACC honors and national recognition.

Defensive Linemen
Player	School	Year
1. Dewayne White	Louisville	Jr.
His 15 sacks as a sophomore were second only to Dwight Freeney.
2. William Joseph	Miami	Sr.
Had a staggering 10 sacks in '01 despite rushing from the tackle position.
3. Terrell Suggs	Arizona State	Jr.
Will face more double-teams this year on a thin defensive line.
4. Darnell Dockett	Florida State	Jr.
Antagonistic trash-talker who backs it up with his play.
5. Jerome McDougle	Miami	Sr.
A third-team All-America in just his first year following junior college.
6. Tommie Harris	Oklahoma	So.
Became a force for the Sooners from the start of his true freshman season.
7. Jimmy Wilkerson	Oklahoma	Jr.
A fill-in starter to begin the season, he wound up with 18 tackles for loss.
8. Greg Gathers	Georgia Tech	Sr.
Jackets' all-time sacks (30) and tackles-for-loss (56) leader.
9. Cory Redding	Texas	Sr.
Gifted athlete and leader of the nation's top defense last year.
10. Antwan Peek	Cincinnati	Sr.
Three-year starter who had 12.5 sacks and 30 QB hurries as a junior.

Linebackers
Player	School	Year
1. E.J. Henderson	Maryland	Sr.
Nation's top defender and Terps' heart and soul had 150 tackles last year.
2. Jonathan Vilma	Miami	Jr.
Best known for two bone-crushing hits on Nebraska I-backs in Rose Bowl.
3. Bradie James	LSU	Jr.
May move to the middle to replace departed All-American Trev Faulk.
4. Lawrence Flugence	Texas Tech	Sr.
Gets all over the field, recording 145 tackles a year ago.
5. Dontarrious Thomas	Auburn	Jr.
Prototypical end-to-end middle man who anchors a Auburn's young D.
6. Michael Boulware	Florida State	Jr.
Able to mix it up in pass coverage, picking off three passes last season.
7. Victor Hobson	Michigan	Sr.
Should fill void vacated by the prolific Larry Foote.
8. Boss Bailey	Georgia	Sr.
A linebacker with athleticism like a certain corner named Bailey.
9. Jarrod Penright	Texas A&M	Sr.
Latest "Wrecking Crew" star registered 10.5 sacks as a junior.
10. Angelo Crowell	Virginia	Sr.
Face of the Cavs' defense totaled 144 tackles last fall.

Defensive Backs
Player	School	Year
1. Mike Doss	Ohio State	Sr.
Quite possibly the game's hardest-hitting defender.
2. Anthony Floyd	Louisville	Sr.
The leader among active players with 17 career interceptions.
3. Stuart Schweigert	Purdue	Jr.
Boilers' top defender from the minute he stepped on campus.
4. Andre Woolfolk	Oklahoma	Sr.
Part-time receiver became OU's glue cover man last fall.
5. Sammy Davis	Texas A&M	Jr.
An integral part of both pass and run coverage for Aggies.
6. Troy Polamalu	USC	Sr.
Trojans veteran has 213 tackles and three interception returns for TDs.
7. Nathan Vasher	Texas	Jr.
Will move from safety to corner this year to utilize his speed outside.
8. Eugene Wilson	Illinois	Sr.
Emerged as a premier pass defender during Illini's Big Ten title run.
9. Dennis Weathersby	Oregon State	Sr.
Cog of Beavers' defense uses size (6-1) to his advantage.
10. Derrick Strait	Oklahoma	Sr.
Stalwart during OU's 2000 national title run had some lapses in '01.

Kickers
Player	School	Year
1. Todd Sievers	Miami	Sr.
Deadly accurate (21-of-26) during 'Canes' 12-0 season.
2. Damon Duval	Auburn	Sr.
Came through with three straight game-winners early last season.
3. Seth Marler	Tulane	Sr.
2001 Lou Groza winner was 15-of-16 on his FG attempts.
4. Asen Asparuhov	Fresno State	Sr.
Powerful leg connected on 23 of 30 field goals as a junior.
5. Jonathan Ruffin	Cincinnati	Sr.
Groza winner two years ago followed up with 12-of-16 effort.

Punters
Player	School	Year
1. Brooks Barnard	Maryland	Sr.
Has averaged 43.9 yards on 145 career punts.
2. Nate Fiske	UCLA	Sr.
Four-year starter has almost 200 career kicks.
3. Glenn Pakulak	Kentucky	Jr.
Extremely consistent, averaging at least 42 yards in 10 games.
4. Curtis Head	Marshall	Sr.
Has averaged 41.9 yards on more than 150 career punts.
5. Steve Mullins	Utah State	Sr.
His 44.8-yard average last year tops among returning players.

Return men
Player	School	Year
1. Nathan Vasher	Texas	Jr.
Returned both a punt and a kick for TDs in Longhorns' spring game.
2. Chris Massey	Oklahoma State	Sr.
Led the nation last year with 34.8-yard kick return average.
3. Bernard Berrian	Fresno State	Sr.
Over 1,200 yards in kick and punt returns a year ago.nbsp;
4. Luke Powell	Stanford	Sr.
No. 2 in the nation in punts with 16-yard average.
5. Keenan Howry	Oregon	Sr.
One of only three to return two punts for touchdowns in '01.