Ten candidates to emerge as the SEC's next great pass-rushers

Eight of the SEC’s top nine sack men from 2016 are gone, and the one who remains on an active roster -- LSU’s Arden Key -- is not participating in spring practice because of personal issues.

A year ago, the conference was loaded with returning sack masters like Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett, Tennessee’s Derek Barnett and Alabama’s Jonathan Allen, Tim Williams and Ryan Anderson, but there are few sure things as we examine SEC rosters this spring.

Who might cause SEC quarterbacks to quake in fear this fall? Here are 10 candidates to rank among the conference sack leaders in 2017:

Arkansas' McTelvin Agim could see a sizeable boost in his sack totals with a move to defensive end.McTelvin Agim,…