Earlier today, we looked at the SEC’s numerous departed quarterbacks and evaluated which players will be most difficult to replace. But what about the non-quarterbacks from the league?
Think about guys like Alabama’s Heisman Trophy-winning running back Derrick Henry or any number of the Crimson Tide’s star defenders (starting with defensive linemen A’Shawn Robinson and Jarran Reed and linebacker Reggie Ragland), Ole Miss’ trio of Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell and Robert Nkemdiche and Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves. All of those guys left behind enormous voids when they departed for the NFL.