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White's prowess on offense (5,031 yards, 81 touchdowns in his career) and defense (192 tackles) during his time at North Webster (Louisiana) High School earned him four-star ratings and a spot on the Baton Rouge Advocate's Super Dozen recruit list for 2016. He earned playing time as a true freshman, suiting up for all 12 games and posting 30 tackles, three for loss. The SEC All-Freshman squad selection's only sack of the year came against Louisville's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Lamar Jackson. White became the star everyone thought he would in 2017, leading the SEC with 133 tackles and topping the Tigers with 14 tackles for loss (4.5 sacks) in 13 starts to earn a permanent team captaincy and MVP award as well as first-team all-conference and second-team USA Today All-American honors. He met high expectations again as a junior, garnering first-team All-SEC pick and Associated Press All-American accolades and winning the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in the country after starting 12 of 13 games played (he missed the first half of LSU's 2018 loss to Alabama due to a questionable targeting call made during the team's win over Mississippi State). White led the Tigers with 123 stops, 12 of which went for losses including three sacks, six pass breakups, and three forced fumbles.

Bunting and his cornerback partner, Xavier Crawford, both decided to leave the Chippewas as juniors after coach John Bonamego was fired. He and Crawford were first-team All-MAC picks in 2018, while Bunting received CMU's Defensive Player of the Year award with 37 tackles, three for loss, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles in 12 games (11 starts). Bunting started all 13 games as a sophomore, making 49 tackles, breaking up five passes, forcing two fumbles and ending the year on a high note by intercepting five passes in the final four games. As a redshirt freshman in 2016, the Michigan native played in all 13 games (one start) and was credited with 18 tackles, two interceptions, and five pass breakups. Bunting is expected to become just the third defensive back from Central Michigan to get drafted in the NFL since 1985 (Kavon Frazier by Cowboys in 2016 and Jim Bowman by Patriots in 1985).

Dean's collegiate career started off on a sour note, as he was medically disqualified to play football by Ohio State due to his suffering multiple knee injuries in high school. He sat out 2015, transferring from Columbus to Auburn, which cleared him to play. Dean suffered yet another knee injury in preseason 2016 camp, which sidelined him for the year. Finally healthy in 2017, he started 11 of 14 games for the Tigers, collecting 43 stops, 2.5 for loss and eight pass breakups. He started 11 of 12 games played in 2018, recording 30 stops, two for loss, two interceptions and nine pass breakups. Dean was a highly-recruited prospect despite those knee injuries because he was a two-time first-team Class 4A All-State pick at Cocoa High School (15 receiving TD as a senior) in Florida.

Nelson's father, Jeff, was a defensive lineman at Iowa for revered coach Hayden Fry 30 years ago. He initially committed to Iowa State as the Class 4A Western Iowa Defensive Player of the Year but switched to the Hawkeyes once they offered him a scholarship. Nelson played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016, starting once but contributing as if he had the full-time gig (33 tackles, eight for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles). In 2017, Nelson was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection and Academic All-American after leading Iowa with 7.5 sacks among his 41 total tackles, 9.5 for loss. He also broke up four passes, forced two fumbles, and blocked one kick in 13 starts. Big Ten coaches voted him third-team all-conference for his play as a junior after he collected 45 tackles, 13.5 for loss, and 9.5 sacks in 13 starts during his final season in Iowa City.

Gay had a tough road to college football success. He worked at a restaurant after high school because he tore his ACL/MCL and damaged his meniscus during a practice. He tried to serve a two-year church mission but returned after six months due to depression. Gay played soccer at Utah Valley College in 2014 and 2016. He tried out for BYU as a kicker after that point, but the Cougars weren't interested. Utah coaches offered him a walk-on spot before 2017, which turned out to be a great move as Gay won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker. The consensus All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 selection hit all 40 extra point attempts and connected on a nation-leading 30 of 34 field goal attempts (88.2 percent, fifth-best in the FBS). Gay hit on five of six tries from 50-plus yards, including a long of 56. His 130 points ranked ninth in the country. He was named 2018 AP third-team All-American. Though his accuracy was down a bit in 2018, Gay still earned third-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 honors after making all 45 extra point tries, connecting on 26 of 31 field goal attempts (3-5 from 50-plus yards) and creating 58 touchbacks on 82 kickoffs. His 26 made field goals ranked third in the FBS.

Miller led the Falcons in receiving in each of his final three seasons. He was a second-team All-MAC pick in 2018 after leading the squad with 71 receptions, 1,148 yards (16.2 average) and nine touchdowns in 11 starts. He finished the year seventh in the FBS with 104.4 yards per game. Miller garnered third-team honors in 2017 (63-722-11.5, four TD) and first-team accolades as a sophomore (74-968-13.1, 10 TD). He served as a reserve receiver (7-29-4.2) and the team's primary kickoff returner (24-457-19.0) as a true freshman in 2015, taking off his redshirt to contribute in the team's final 10 games.

Missouri made a recruiting coup by landing Beckner, considered one of the top-10 recruits nationally out of East St. Louis. He immediately made an impact, starting five of 10 games played and garnering Freshman All-American honors with 27 tackles, eight for loss, and three sacks in 2015. Unfortunately, he tore his right ACL and MCL against BYU, which ended his season prematurely. His sophomore season (24 tackles, two for loss in seven games as a reserve) also ended due to a knee injury (left ACL) and he was also suspended in January 2016 for marijuana possession. Beckner was finally healthy in 2017, winning the Tigers' Interior Lineman of the Year award, starting all 13 games and tying for the team lead with seven sacks (38 total tackles, 11 for loss, one interception, two pass breakups). SEC coaches rewarded Becker for his play in 2018 by voting him second-team all-conference. He started 13 games, posting 34, 11 for loss, 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.