

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound senior could go a long way toward solidifying a line that struggled for much of last season.īiggest question mark this season: Saban said it himself after the first practice of fall camp: "I don't think there's any question about the fact that we need to play better on the offensive line. But perhaps the most important pickup might have been offensive lineman Tyler Steen, who started 33 consecutive games before leaving Vanderbilt. X factor (player the season depends on): Nick Saban mined the transfer portal for All-American cornerback Eli Ricks from LSU, All-ACC running back Jahmyr Gibbs from Georgia Tech and top receivers from Georgia ( Jermaine Burton) and Louisville ( Tyler Harrell). Methodology: Forty-eight ESPN college football experts submitted their own top-25s, leading to this consensus list. Without further ado, this season's first Power Rankings. It's August, and there's hope for all top 25 teams that made the preseason rankings. Which team will we talk about as a bust next season? And which teams will tumble out of the rankings after two weeks this year? None of that matters now. 2 and both Iowa State and North Carolina in the top 10 - and we all know how that turned out. But last season's rankings had the Spencer Rattler-led Oklahoma Sooners at No. Yes, the preseason College Football Power Rankings are once again led by perennial playoff teams, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. Despite the seismic changes that took place during college football's offseason, the upcoming season will provide fans with a breath of familiarity.
