Last season, two freshmen took the SEC East by storm on both sides of the ball.

Georgia tailback Nick Chubb ran for at least 100 yards in all eight of his starts, and he finished second in the conference in rushing despite his somewhat abbreviated season; meanwhile, Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett broke Jadeveon Clowney’s freshman sack record with 10 sacks as a rookie, all coming against SEC opponents.

Those two budding superstars overshadowed a number of other dynamic freshmen throughout the East last year, and Barnett and Chubb will be far from the only super sophomores in the division in 2015.

Here are five more rising sophomores to watch for this fall:

1. Lorenzo Carter, OLB, Georgia: Chubb wasn’t the only fantastic freshman to call Athens home in 2014. Carter was recruited as a five-star talent out of the class of 2014, considered a top 20 player in the nation regardless of position. He’s referred to as an outside linebacker but is primarily an edge rusher with freakishly athletic abilities that allow him to fill any role on the UGA defense. He’s a nightmare to keep out of the backfield, and quick to cover ground and stop ball-carriers in their tracks on the edge. This is definitely a guy who will contend for 10 sacks and 15-plus tackles for loss in 2015.

2. Jalen Hurd, RB, Tennessee: Hurd really began to hit his stride late last season, rushing for more than 47 percent of his yards on the season after Nov. 1. He’ll be complemented by star juco transfer Alvin Kamara this season, which may limit Hurd’s touches but should also keep him fresher for the long SEC season, especially now that each team has only one bye rather than two. If he can pick up where he left off in 2014 — a 122-yard performance in a romp of Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl — he’ll be one of the best backs in the SEC by season’s end.

3. Nigel Bowden, ILB, Vanderbilt: Not many talked about Bowden last year as Vanderbilt struggled through a tough 3-9 campaign, but he was one of few bright spots on the roster. He led the Commodores in tackles with 78, and was the team’s best run-stopper all season long. Now that Derek Mason has taken command of the defense, he’ll have the opportunity to more closely develop Bowden and the other stars of his defense. And if Mason can get the Vandy defense looking anything like his past defenses at Stanford it’ll likely inspire a breakout season for Bowden.

4. Boom Williams, RB, Kentucky: Although he failed to even rush for 500 yards last season, Williams led Kentucky in rushing and emerged as the team’s most dynamic playmaker early in the season. Three of his five touchdowns came from at least 50 yards out, and a fourth came from 25 yards away on the first play of overtime on the road against Florida. Williams caught a swing pass out of the backfield, took it all the way to one sideline, cut back, and eventually scored running down the opposite sideline. He definitely did more than 25 yards of running on the play. If Williams can maintain those playmaking abilities as the featured back on offense, he’ll emerge as a star a conference loaded with talented tailbacks.

5. Jalen Tabor, DB, Florida: Tabor is one of many talented defensive backs in Florida’s secondary, along with two-time All-SEC honoree Vernon Hargreaves and rising senior Brian Poole. Hargreaves is almost universally considered the best corner in the SEC, maybe the nation, while Poole led the team in picks a year ago with four thanks to defenses avoiding Hargreaves’ side of the field like the plague. Tabor gained vital experience as a freshman last season, and with greater savvy and increased playing time he may reap many of the same benefits Poole did a year ago. Tabor won’t have to match up against anyone’s top pass-catcher, so if he can get up to speed on Geoff Collins new defense (which traditionally goes a full two-deep) he’ll definitely have a chance to make plays this fall.