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Every year, a new crop of stars emerges in the SEC. This year, a big group of young players emerged from the shadows to play big roles for their teams. Cameron Artis-Payne, Josh Robinson, Pharoh Cooper, Travin Dural and Senquez Golson all burst onto the scene, thrusting themselves into SEC-wide and national conversations as being among the best at their positions.
Who are the candidates to do just that in 2015? SDS looked around the SEC, seeing which players would have a chance to make the leap to stardom in 2015. While we focused on finding younger players that just got a taste of action in 2014, there are some veterans on the list that have a chance to step up in place of departing players as well.
- Alabama: CB Tony Brown
- Arkansas: TE Hunter Henry
- Auburn: QB Jeremy Johnson
- Florida: CB Jalen Tabor
- Georgia:Â LB Lorenzo Carter
- Kentucky: WR Dorian Baker
- LSU: SÂ Jamal Adams
- Mississippi State: RBÂ Ashton Shumpert
- Missouri: DEs Charles Harris and Marcus Loud
- Ole Miss: CBÂ Tee Shephard
- South Carolina: LB Jonathan Walton
- Tennessee: TE Ethan Wolf
- Texas A&M: LBÂ Otaro Alaka
- Vanderbilt: LB Nigel Bowden
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.