College Football Conference Rankings: Top Players at Every Position

Iowa DE Adrian Clayborn
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Here we are fans, another exciting and fast paced season of college football will be upon us in a few days. We can finally lay the months of speculation to rest and let the real winners do the talking with their play.

The college game is full of some extremely talented players at pretty much every position this season.

If you were wondering which players are truly the best—then this list is for you. Here’s a look at the college football players that I feel will be the elite at their position in 2010.

Quarterbacks

Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor
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ACC: Christian Ponder: Florida State

Big East: B.J. Daniels: South Florida

Big Ten: Terrelle Pryor: Ohio State

Big 12: Jerrod Johnson: Texas A&M

Pac 10: Andrew Luck: Stanford

SEC: Ryan Mallett: Arkansas

Conference USA: G.J. Kinne: Tulsa

MAC: Zac Dysert: Miami-Ohio

Mountain West: Jordan Wynn: Utah

Sun Belt: Jeff Van Camp: Florida Atlantic

WAC: Kellen Moore: Boise State

Running Backs

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ACC: Montel Harris: Boston College

Big East: Victor Anderson: Louisville

Big Ten: Mikel Leshoure: Illinois

Big 12: Daniel Thomas: Kansas State

Pac 10: Quizz Rodgers: Oregon State

SEC: Trent Richardson: Alabama

Conference USA: Sam McGuffie: Rice

MAC: Bernard Pierce: Temple

Mountain West: Matthew Tucker: TCU

Sun Belt: Bobby Rainey: Western Kentucky

WAC: Robbie Rouse: Fresno State

Wide Receivers

PITT WR Jonathan Baldwin
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ACC: Travis Benjamin: Miami

Big East: Jonathan Baldwin: PITT

Big Ten: Damarlo Belcher: Indiana

Big 12: Ryan Broyles: Oklahoma

Pac 10: Chris Owusu: Stanford

SEC: Greg Childs: Arkansas

Conference USA: Damaris Johnson: Tulsa

MAC: Eric Page: Toledo

Mountain West: Phillip Payne: UNLV

Sun Belt: Jamaal Jackson: North Texas

WAC: Phillip Livas: Louisiana Tech

Tight Ends

Tennessee TE Luke Stocker
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ACC: Dwayne Allen: Clemson

Big East: DC Jefferson: Rutgers

Big Ten: Drake Dunsmore: Northwestern

Big 12: Andrew Jones: Missouri

Pac 10: Anthony Miller: CAL

SEC: Luke Stocker: Tennessee

Conference USA: Jeffery Anderson: UAB

MAC: Jordan Thompson: Ohio

Mountain West: Eric Peitz: Colorado State

Sun Belt: Ladarius Green: Louisiana

WAC: Virgil Green: Nevada

Offensive Tackles

Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi
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ACC: Anthony Castonzo: Boston College

Big East: Jason Pinkston: PITT

Big Ten: Gabe Carimi: Wisconsin

Big 12: Tanner Hawkinson: Kansas

Pac 10: Jonathan Martin: Stanford

SEC: Joseph Barksdale: LSU

Conference USA: Jah Reid: Central Florida

MAC: Anthony Parker: Western Michigan

Mountain West: Matt Reynolds: BYU

Sun Belt: James Brown: Troy

WAC: Rob McGill: Louisiana Tech

Interior Linemen

Ohio State OG Justin Boren
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ACC: Sean Bedford: Georgia Tech

Big East: Zach Hurd: UCONN

Big Ten: Justin Boren: Ohio State

Big 12: Ryan Miller: Colorado

Pac 10: David DeCastro: Stanford

SEC: Mike Pouncey: Florida

Conference USA: Dominik Riley: Memphis

MAC: Colin Miller: Central Michigan

Mountain West: Kelvin Drake: North Texas

Sun Belt: Tyler Clark: Troy

WAC: Nate Potter: Boise State

Defensive Tackles

Florida DT Jaye Howard
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ACC: Marvin Austin: North Carolina

Big East: Myles Caragein: PITT

Big Ten: Jerel Worthy: Michigan State

Big 12: Phil Taylor: Baylor

Pac 10: Stephen Paea: Oregon State

SEC: Jaye Howard: Florida

Conference USA: Michael Janac: Marshall

MAC: Almondo Sewell: Akron

Mountain West: Cory Grant: TCU

Sun Belt: Shavod Atkinson: North Texas

WAC: Billy Winn: Boise State

Defensive Ends

USC DE Armond Armstead
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ACC: Allen Bailey: Miami

Big East: Julian Miller: West Virginia

Big Ten: Adrian Clayborn: Iowa

Big 12: Aldon Smith: Missouri

Pac 10: Armond Armstead: USC

SEC: Marcell Dareus: Alabama

Conference USA: Cheta Ozougwu: Rice

MAC: Adrian Robinson: Temple

Mountain West: Jon Rainey: New Mexico

Sun Belt: Jamari Lattimore: Middle Tennessee State

WAC: Dontay Moch: Nevada

Inside Linebackers

Illinois ILB Martez Wilson
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ACC: Brad Jefferson: Georgia Tech

Big East: Sam Barrington: South Florida

Big Ten: Martez Wilson: Illinois

Big 12: Garrick Williams: Texas A&M

Pac 10: Shayne Skov: Stanford

SEC: Dont’a Hightower: Alabama

Conference USA: Korey Williams: Southern Miss

MAC: Cobrani Mixon: Kent State

Mountain West: Tank Carder: TCU

Sun Belt: Demario Davis: Arkansas State

WAC: James-Michael Johnson: Nevada

Outside Linebackers

Georgia OLB Justin Houston
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ACC: Nigel Bradham: Florida State

Big East: Doug Hogue: Syracuse

Big Ten: Brian Rolle: Ohio State

Big 12: Travis Lewis: Oklahoma

Pac 10: Akeem Ayers: UCLA

SEC: Justin Houston: Georgia

Conference USA: Lawrence Young: Central Florida

MAC: Amara Kamara: Temple

Mountain West: Michyl Sisson: Colorado State

Sun Belt: Craig Robertson: North Texas

WAC: Bobby Wagner: Utah State

Cornerbacks

LSU CB Patrick Peterson
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ACC: Brandon Harris: Miami

Big East: Brandon Hogan: West Virginia

Big Ten: Shaun Prater: Iowa

Big 12: Curtis Brown: Texas

Pac 10: Omar Bolden: Arizona State

SEC: Patrick Peterson: LSU

Conference USA: Josh Robinson: Central Florida

MAC: Brandon Stephens: Miami-Ohio

Mountain West: Anthony Wright: Air Force

Sun Belt: Anthony Gaitor: Florida International

WAC: Lametrius Davis: Hawaii

Safeties

Iowa S Tyler Sash
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ACC: Deunta Williams: North Carolina

Big East: Robert Sands: West Virginia

Big Ten: Tyler Sash: Iowa

Big 12: Jasper Simmons: Missouri

Pac 10: Rahim Moore: UCLA

SEC: Mark Barron: Alabama

Conference USA: Hiram Atwater: UAB

MAC: Jaiquawn Jarrett: Temple

Mountain West: Shamiel Gary: Wyoming

Sun Belt: Jeremy Kellem: Middle Tennessee

WAC: Jerron Johnson: Boise State

Top Overall Difference Makers

Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower
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ACC: Robert Quinn: North Carolina

Big East: Tavon Austin: West Virginia

Big Ten: Terrelle Pryor: Ohio State

Big 12: Aldon Smith: Missouri

Pac 10: Jake Locker: Washington

SEC: Dont’a Hightower: Alabama

Conference USA: DeAndre Brown: Southern Miss

MAC: Adrian Robinson: Temple

Mountain West: Phillip Payne: UNLV

Sun Belt: Dwight Dasher: Middle Tennessee State

WAC: Phillip Livas: Louisiana Tech