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Replacing a Heisman Trophy winner is a tall task, but Murray proved to be up to the challenge. He repeated Baker Mayfield's accomplishment in 2018, winning the same trophy after an outstanding junior season. The first-team Associated Press All-American and Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award winner, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and finalist for the Maxwell Award played in all 14 games with 13 starts (he did not start against Baylor because he was late for practice). He ranked in the top five nationally in passing efficiency (199.2), passing yardage (4,361), passing touchdowns (42, against just seven interceptions), and rushing yardage by a quarterback (123-1,001-7.3, 12 TD). He became the second quarterback in FBS history (Deshaun Watson, 2015) to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards. Murray signed with Texas A&M out of high school, following his dad's footsteps to play quarterback there (Kevin set many school passing records there in the mid 1980s). Kyler was a five-star recruit and top 50 overall prospect from Allen High School in Texas who went 43-0 as a starter, totaled 14,500 yards of offense, and won the National Gatorade Player of the Year after his senior year from multiple outlets. He played in eight games for the Aggies as a true freshman, making three starts (72-121-59.5, 686 yards, five TD, seven INT passing; 53-335-6.3 rushing). After the season, he joined fellow passer Kyle Allen in transferring out of a struggling Texas A&M program. He decided on Oklahoma, sitting out the 2016 season there as a redshirt. Murray played in seven games behind Mayfield in 2017, starting one contest (18-21-85.7, 359 yards, three TD, no INT). He was the ninth overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball amateur draft, selected by the Oakland A's, who presented him with about $5 million in signing bonus. Murray played outfield and hit cleanup for the Sooners' baseball team in 2017, batting .296 with 10 homers and 47 RBI. Murray's dad played minor league ball, as well, and his uncle, Calvin, played outfield in the majors.

In a rare feat, Murphy was an All-American high school receiver (88-1,733, 21 TDs) at Saguaro High in the Phoenix area, and also a finalist for an award for the top defensive back in high school football (seven INTs). The top 100 national recruit signed with UW to play cornerback, redshirting his first year on campus and winning the team's Defensive Scout Player of the Year for his work at practice. His freshman year began and ended with three starts, but he lost seven midseason games to a broken foot suffered in practice. He played well in a return to Arizona that year, making seven tackles, two for loss, a sack, and an interception against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. Murphy's sophomore season met high expectations, as he earned first-team All-Pac-12 and second-team Associated Press All-American accolades. In 13 starts, he collected 58 tackles, four for loss, and led the team with four interceptions (one returned for a score) and 13 pass deflections. He and Arizona State receiver N'Keal Harry attended high school together their sophomore years and have remained close friends ever since.

Isabella's small stature kept him off the recruiting radar despite his success as a running back in Mayfield, Ohio. He was also a track star, winning the 100-meter dash at the state track meet as a senior and running a national-best 6.72 seconds in the 60-meter dash (he defeated Denzel Ward in the 100 and 200 events). His only FBS offer came from UMass, and he was primarily a special teams contributor as a true freshman, starting one of 10 games, catching just two passes for 7 yards, and returning kickoffs (17-315-18.5). Coaches got smart and put him in the starting lineup 10 times in 12 games in 2016, and he flourished (62-801-12.9, seven TD). Isabella became an even bigger threat as a junior, starting all 12 games and covering 1,020 yards and scoring 10 times on 65 receptions. He also contributed as a returner (5-114-22.8 on kickoffs, 2-22-11.0 on punts). If NFL scouts weren't interested in his game at that point, his senior season probably changed their minds. The Biletnikoff Award finalist as the nation's top receiver and second-team AP All-American led the FBS with 141.5 receiving yards per game (1,698, 16.7 per catch) and ranked near the top with 102 receptions and 13 touchdowns in 12 starts. Isabella also contributed as a rusher on occasion (11-79-7.2, one TD) and punt returner (7-55-7.9).

Allen won Connecticut' Gatorade High School Player of the Year award, helping his team win their second straight state title his senior year (102 tackles, 18 TFL, two INT, 12 PBU). He played basketball at New Canaan High and was also a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete. He had just two tackles in 12 games as a true freshman at BC. Even though he only started one game in 2016, he racked up 36 tackles, 10 for loss, six sacks, and four pass breakups in 13 games. Allen really became a playmaker his junior season, collecting honorable mention All-ACC honors, and leading the team with 15.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. He also joined Stanford defensive tackle Harrison Phillips as the only FBS defensive linemen to hit triple digits in tackles; Allen hit the century mark on the head. He was a second-team all-conference selection in 2018, leading his team with 15 tackles for loss while totaling 61 total tackles, 6.5 sacks, one interception, seven pass breakups, and two blocked kicks in 12 starts.

Butler lost his mother to cancer early in his life, then moved to Texas to live with his cousins, who happened to be a couple of top basketball recruits in Kentucky -- twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison. He was not a major recruit at Travis High School, and his grades nearly cost him a shot at college football. However, Iowa State offered him a scholarship. Butler was a second-team All-Big 12 pick in 2018, finishing among the nation's top 10 in receiving yards (1,318) and yards reception (22.0) and leading the Cyclones with 60 receptions and nine receiving touchdowns in 13 starts. League coaches voted him honorable mention all-conference in 2017 for his big-play ability, as he averaged 17 yards per catch (41-697, seven TD) and started 7 of 13 games played. He played 11 games as a reserve his redshirt freshman season, making nine grabs for 134 yards (14.9) and two scores.

Alabama is probably the only school in the country with the secondary depth to sign a four-star recruit rated among the top-five safeties in the country and redshirt him. That's what head coach Nick Saban did with Thompson in 2015. The next year, the team's talent at safety forced Thompson into a special teams role (nine tackles, tied for team lead with eight on coverage units). He started twice as a sophomore but mostly played special teams in his 14 appearances, making 25 tackles, intercepting one pass and breaking up one other. With the NFL taking away the Tide's starting secondary before the 2018 season, Thompson got his chance to play -- and took full advantage. He earned first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors as a junior, starting all 15 games and recording 79 stops, 3.5 for loss, two interceptions, six pass breakups, and four forced fumbles.

Johnson followed Green Bay Packers star wideout Davante Adams from Palo Alto High School to Fresno State. Now he hopes to follow Adams to the NFL. Johnson finished in the top 10 nationally with 95 receptions and 1,340 receiving yards (14.1 average), scoring eight times to garner second-team All-Mountain West accolades. His 2017 season helped put him on scouts' radars, as he was a second-team all-conference pick after leading the Bulldogs in receiving (77-1,013-13.2, eight TDs). He was an honorable mention all-conference pick as a sophomore, catching 66 passes for 773 yards and six scores (also 11-227-20.6 on kick returns). Johnson started 10 of 12 games played as a redshirt freshman (37-337-9.1, two TDs).

Lamont Rockarius Gaillard (pronounced GILL-yard), rated as one of the top five defensive tackle recruits in the country out of North Carolina, moved from defensive line to offensive line during the spring of 2015, and played two games as a reserve redshirt freshman that season. He excelled as a 13-game starter at right guard in 2016 before moving to center as a junior. Gaillard started all 15 games of the team's chase for the national title. He again led the line from the middle as a senior, garnering first-team All-SEC accolades by starting all 14 games.

Miles is a Baltimore native (a two-time All-Division pick at Western Tech High School) that stuck around Maryland to play his college ball for the Bears. He started seven of nine games played at left tackle as a redshirt freshman before taking the spot over full-time in 2016. However, Miles missed the 2017 season because he was ruled academically ineligible. He returned for his final season, earning a team captaincy and third-team All-MidEastern Athletic Conference honors after starting 11 games at left tackle.

Dogbe was the 2013 Newark Star-Ledger Player of the Year as a senior at Parsippany Hills High School after racking up 145 tackles, 40 for loss, and 22 sacks. He played in four games as a freshman for Temple (making three tackles), but redshirted the season. Dogbe played in 12 games as a backup the following year (14 tackles) before getting the starting nod in nine of 13 games as a sophomore (43 tackles, five for loss, 1.5 sacks). His production dropped a bit in 2017 (26 tackles, two for loss) as he only started six of 12 games played. Dogbe bounced back in a big way during his senior campaign, receiving a first-team All-American Athletic Conference nod from league coaches after accumulating 72 stops and leading the Owls with 12.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and three forced fumbles.

Wilson is the son of former Oklahoma Sooner defensive lineman and current defensive line coach of the 2017 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Before heading to the NFL, he coached at USC –- where Caleb signed coming out of Serra High School as a dual-threat quarterback/receiver. He had also played quarterback at North Oconee High in Georgia as a junior, though he missed the season due to injury, and at Starkville High in Mississippi as a sophomore. Wilson initially committed to Old Dominion to play quarterback before changing his mind to redshirt as a walk-on tight end at Southern Cal. Once his father left the school, Wilson transferred to the Bruins as they could offer him a scholarship. He played right away, suiting up for all 12 games as a reserve tight end and on special teams (16-220-13.8). Wilson was breaking out as a major threat as a sophomore, catching 38 passes for 490 yards (12.9 average) and one score in five starts. A Colorado defender rolled over his right foot, however, ending his 2017 season prematurely. His father actually suffered the same injury late in his college career, but there was no effective surgery at the time. Wilson, on the other hand, came back strong in 2018. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a junior, starting all 12 games and making 60 receptions for 965 yards (16.1 average) and four touchdowns.