College football players are put on a pedestal in America. Kids of all ages grow up watching and cheering for their favorite players.

Auburn senior wide receiver Duke Williams made the latest Sports Illustrated Kids cover, along with TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin, Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott and Southern Cal quarterback Cody Kessler, four of the most prominent players in the country for 2015.

It’s great to see an SEC player represented among college football’s elite.

I’m still scratching my head as to why Williams wasn’t included on the Biletnikoff Watch List for 2015.