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Pro Football Focus' highest graded players on each team in the College Football Playoff

On3 imageby:Justin Wells•12/17/24
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Kelvin Banks (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Then there were 12. With the 2024 College Football Playoff about to begin this weekend, Inside Texas takes a look at top players from each program according to Pro Football Focus.

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Oregon Ducks (1)

OFFENSE: 90.4 – Dillion Gabriel, QB. 3,558 passing yards, 28 touchdowns. Heisman finalist.

DEFENSE: 87.3 – Bryce Boettcher, LB. 74 tackles, two sacks.

Georgia Bulldogs (2)

OFFENSE: 85.3 – Trevor Etienne, RB. 571 rushing yards, 168 receiving yards, nine touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 80.8 – Chaz Chambliss, EDGE. 38 tackles, seven sacks.

Boise State Broncos (3)

OFFENSE: 95.8 – Ashton Jeanty, RB. 2,497 rushing yards, 116 receiving, 30 total touchdowns. Heisman runner-up.

DEFENSE: 79.8 – A’Marion McCoy, CB. 52 tackles.

Arizona State Sun Devils (4)

OFFENSE: 91.4 – Cam Skattebo, RB. 1,568 rushing yards, 506 receiving, 22 total touchdowns. Heisman top 10.

DEFENSE: 82.4 – Xavion Alford, S. 54 tackles for the former Longhorn.

Texas Longhorns (5)

OFFENSE: 85.4 – Kelvin Banks, OL. Winner of the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award.

DEFENSE: 91.0 – Michael Taaffe, S. 135 tackles, 15 pass breakups, 8.5 TFLs, five interceptions, and two sacks in his career. Named second-team AP All American.

Penn State Nittany Lions (6)

OFFENSE: 90.9 – Tyler Warren, TE. 88 catches, 1,062 receiving yards, 191 rushing, 10 touchdowns. All-American.

DEFENSE: 90.6 – Abdul Carter, EDGE. 43 tackles, 11 sacks. All-American.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7)

OFFENSE: 91.6 – Jeremiyah Love, RB. 949 rushing yards, 206 receiving, 17 total touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 85.5 – Xavier Watts, S. 52 tackles, two interceptions, one sack. All-American.

Ohio State Buckeyes (8)

OFFENSE: 86.6 – Quinshon Judkins, RB. 805 rushing yards, 109 receiving, nine touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 90.5 – Lathan Ransom, S. 59 tackles.

Tennessee Volunteers (9)

OFFENSE: 90.6 – Dylan Sampson, RB. 1,485 rushing yards, 141 receiving, 22 touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 90.4 – Joshua Josephs, EDGE. 35 tackles, two sacks.

Indiana Hoosiers (10)

OFFENSE: 91.2 – Kurtis Rourke, QB. 2,827 passing yards, 27 touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 89.4 – Mikail Kamara, EDGE. 36 tackles, 10 sacks.

SMU Mustangs (11)

OFFENSE: 90.3 – Brashard Smith, RB. 1,270 rushing yards, 303 receiving, 18 touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 90.7 – Elijah Roberts, EDGE. 47 tackles, 5.5 sacks.

Clemson Tigers (12)

OFFENSE: 87.9 – Cade Klubnik, QB. 3,303 passing yards, 33 touchdowns.

DEFENSE: 89.9 – TJ Parker, EDGE. 40 tackles, 12 sacks.

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The first round of the new-look College Football Playoff gets underway Dec. 20-21, with games at home stadiums for the first time. Notre Dame kicks things off against Indiana in a standalone game Dec. 20, and a CFP tripleheader awaits the next day. Penn State hosts SMU in the opener Dec. 21, followed by Clemson at Texas and Tennessee at Ohio State.

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