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ESPN re-ranks top CFB players: 12 from B1G make Top 50, Ohio State with 4 in Top 20
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Everybody does preseason rankings. They pre-rank teams, players, fan bases, you name it. ESPN, of course, made its preseason list of the top 50 players in college football.
And, they got it all wrong. Realistically, who wouldn’t have?
Who saw Joe Burrow becoming absolutely unstoppable? Who thought Justin Fields would have as easy of a time as he has had transitioning from a backup role at Georgia to QB1 in Columbus?
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After the regular season and conference championship games have been played, ESPN revisited and re-ranked the top 50 players in the sport.
Ohio State had four of the top 17, and below are the 12 B1G guys that cracked the top 50:
2. Chase Young, DL, Ohio State
3. Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
5. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
11. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
17. Jeff Okudah, DB, Ohio State
23. Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
33. A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
38. Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin
39. K.J. Hamler, WR, Penn State
41. Antoine Winfield Jr., DB, Minnesota
46. Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota
49. Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
What do you think of the list, B1G fans? Anyone missing?
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.