Complete Guide to 2020 College Football Offseason - Bleacher Report

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David Bell, Purdue WR

With injuries causing Rondale Moore to miss much of the season, freshman David Bell jumped right into Jeff Brohm's high-octane offense and tied for the Big Ten lead with 86 catches for 1,035 yards (third). With Moore back in 2020, the Boilermakers should have a duo of explosive playmakers who will be the envy of everyone.

Bell is the kind of consistent playmaker Brohm needs to make his offense tick.

                      

Jayden Daniels, Arizona State QB

The true freshman showed poise beyond his years in 2019, throwing for nearly 2,943 yards, running for 355 more, accounting for 20 total touchdowns and leading the Sun Devils to a Nov. 23 upset of Oregon to highlight an 8-5 season.

He'll only get better with a year in the weight room and more time in the system. Daniels has one of the highest ceilings of any youngster in college football.

            

Sam Howell, North Carolina QB

There were a lot of reasons for head coach Mack Brown's turnaround in North Carolina, but Howell had to be the most significant. He threw for 3,641 yards, 38 touchdowns and seven interceptions and got better as the game progressed.

With yet another strong recruiting class heading to Chapel Hill, Howell will have plenty of help next year. He has All-American potential, and it will be fun to watch the passing of the torch from Trevor Lawrence to the next great ACC signal-caller.

            

Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma QB

It's Lincoln Riley's M.O. to get a transfer quarterback the way he did with Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts. But the Sooners may have a youngster who's good enough for the coach to buck that trend.

Rattler will be a redshirt freshman and was a 5-star prospect. Though he is a bit undersized at 6'0", 191 pounds, the Arizona product can make all the throws and has a quality young stable of receivers to help him. Unless OU can get King, this may be Rattler's team next year.

            

Kedon Slovis, USC QB

When JT Daniels went down with a knee injury in the season opener, USC's campaign was on the brink. Slovis made sure it didn't tumble into oblivion. Much like Daniels, the first-year Trojans quarterback appeared unflappable, throwing for 3,502 yards and 30 touchdowns.

He meshed well with offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, and with so many offensive weapons returning to USC, it will be fun to watch Slovis develop.

           

Derek Stingley Jr., LSU CB

The nation's best freshman played in the Bayou Bengals secondary, looking every bit the 5-star talent he was coming out of high school.

Stingley only got better as the season progressed, grabbing 38 tackles and six interceptions to go with 15 pass deflections. Teams had to throw his way for some of the year with Kristian Fulton in the same backfield, but that quickly stopped as it became apparent Stingley is a shutdown corner.

          

Eric Gray, Tennessee RB

Once Tennessee let Gray take the reins as the primary running back in late November, the freshman torched Vanderbilt for 246 rushing yards and a trio of touchdowns in the regular-season finale. Then, with UT in need of a spark in the Gator Bowl, he had 120 total yards and a touchdown, and recovered a game-changing onside kick.

The Vols have a lot of young playmakers, led by rising sophomore middle linebacker Henry To'oto'o, but Gray can do big things next year, especially with Trey Smith returning for his senior season and Mays transferring to Knoxville.

                

Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon EDGE

There was a reason Thibodeaux was one of the biggest recruiting prizes in the 2019 class, which became more apparent with each rep he got for the Ducks. 

The freshman dominated Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game and finished the season with 24 tackles, nine sacks and a forced fumble. It's just a glimpse of the big things to come.

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