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