All teams have players where an injury occurs can damage their team.
Not all of these standouts are Heisman candidates necessarily, but take them out of the lineup and their teams crumble, conference championships dashed and any edge within their position group gone.
Yes, the major teams have capable backups. But are they just capable, or can they step into the shoes of these players that teams can ill afford to lose.
One player each college team can not afford to lose...
UCF QB: McKenzie Milton
Wisconsin LB: T.J. Edwards
South Carolina QB: Jake Bentley
Oklahoma RB: Rodney Anderson (life without Baker Mayfield is going to suit the Sooners just fine as long as Anderson stays healthy.)
Florida State RB: Cam Akers
LSU LB: Devin White
Auburn QB: Jarrett Stidham
Washington QB: Jake Browning
Notre Dame LB: Tevon Coney
Texas LB: Breckyn Hager (Without Malik Jefferson as the heart and soul of the Longhorns defense, Hager steps into a featured role this season)
Georgia CB: Deandre Baker
Alabama DL: Raekwon Davis
Michigan DL: Rashan Gary
WVU QB: Will Grier (We've already seen what happens when you take Grier out of the lineup)
Clemson OL: Mitch Hyatt
PSU QB: Trace McSorley
Ohio State QB: Dwayne Haskins
Stanford RB: Bryce Love (Love is the difference between a very good Stanford team and what could be an elite one.)
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