Best Position Groups Among Contenders

[Michael Chasnoff]

OTF Mods and OGs -

Among the pre-season rankings which team has the top starter(s) by position groups? Which team has the overall top starting line up? 

For example, I like Arch/Texas over Chambliss/Ole Miss, Moore/Oregon and Sayin/OhioState.  

While I like our running back room and Hollywood Smothers, I'll give Lacey/Ole Miss the edge. 

So far I have Texas slightly ahead of Ole Miss.

While Ohio State might have the top wide receiver in Jeremiah Smith, I'll take Coleman, Wingo and Mosley over the Buckeyes receiver room. IU and Oregon also have a strong group. 

At tight end, Green/LSU and Johnson/Oregon seem to be the leaders. 

Many of the teams listed above all have talented offensive lines. Georgia and ND may be among the best but Texas, OSU and IU are represented well.

Overall, the offensive talent at Texas looks slightly better than OSU, Oregon and IU. 

Switching to Defense... many believe Oklahoma has the best DL/Edge room but we all know that OU Sucks. Oregon, Ole Miss, Texas and the Irish are all stacked with talent. My money are on the Horns with Colin Simmons leading the way. 

At linebacker, Rasheem Biles is at the top of my board but I recognize Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa/ND is a top backer as well. Once again OU shows up well at linebacker as does Oregon and Ole Miss.

Finally, as I review the talent in the secondary at Texas, we are strong with Bo Mascoe and Jelani McDonald. But ND is led by Leonard Moore and a host of others, Finney/Oregon, Bolden and Robinson/Georgia and LSU has a talented backfield.

Collectively, Texas, OU, ND and Oregon are the most talented defensive units this year.

Based on my review, Texas offense and defense looks as good or better than any team in the country. Oregon and ND should be very good. Ole Miss could be a dark horse. IU and OSU round out a very competitive, top heavy Big 10. Top to bottom the SEC is still the strongest  conference. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Michael Chasnoff