Which SEC players will be the best touchdown-makers in 2015?

We picked out five players we think will reach the end zone again. And again. And again. And … well, you get the idea.

Also Considered: South Carolina WR Pharoh Cooper, Missouri QB Maty Mauk, Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson, Arkansas RB Jonathan Williams, Arkansas RB Alex Collins, Auburn WR Duke Williams, Mississippi State WR De’Runnya Wilson.

5. JOVON ROBINSON, AUBURN

I would rank Robinson much higher — probably at No. 2 — if we knew how the Tigers’ backfield will shake out. Auburn traditionally favors one feature back. Cameron Artis-Payne (2014) and Tre Mason (2013) each led the SEC in rushing and ranked at or near the top in rushing touchdowns. The two averaged 18 rushing touchdowns a season in those years.

Don’t expect any news this spring on how the team plans to divide the backfield load, which offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee confirmed last week. Roc Thomas and Peyton Barber are getting more or less equal practice reps right now. But Artis-Payne and Corey Grant entered last season as co-starters and it took Auburn about four games to figure out Mason was the man before he eventually became a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Robinson also could see time as a kick returner. But if he emerges as the No. 1 backfield option, which I suspect he will, expect double-digit touchdowns — maybe by early November.

4. LEONARD FOURNETTE, LSU

Fournette managed 10 rushing touchdowns and one kickoff return touchdown in ’14 as a true freshman. At 6-foot-1 and a slimmed-down 227 pounds, he’s plenty big to get the team’s goal-line carries, some of which Kenny Hilliard vultured during the first half of last season.

(Hilliard, who has used up all his eligibility, rushed for six touchdowns — the last of which came on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line on Oct. 11.)

Expect the team to hand the ball to Fournette near the goal line this fall. The biggest difference, though, may be explosive plays. Entering the final regular-season game, Fournette had a single run of 30 or more yards to his name. (By comparison, Georgia’s Nick Chubb compiled 12 last season.) But the LSU standout peeled off long runs against Texas A&M and Notre Dame, not to mention the 100-yard kickoff return in the bowl game.

Fournette will continue to get the grinding, tough yards. But expect him to add some more explosive plays in ’15, which will escalate his touchdown count.

3. JOSH REYNOLDS, TEXAS A&M

Reynolds was a revelation for the Aggies at receiver last season after transferring from Tyler Junior College. He broke A&M’s single-season school record for touchdown catches with 13, surpassing Jeff Fuller and Mike Evans. And that’s with “just” 52 catches, or one touchdown every four catches.

The 6-foot-4 wideout managed multiple scores in four different games. He averaged 16.2 yards per catch — no one else on the team with more than 30 catches averaged better than 12.7 — and A&M needs more downfield passing plays this fall. (The Aggies tied Alabama for first in the conference in passing plays of 30 or more yards, but many of those were screen passes that the receivers broke for big gains.)

With Malcome Kennedy gone, expect Reynolds to emerge as the team’s No. 1 option in ’15. Like several of A&M’s receivers last season, he could be slowed with bump-and-run coverage, occasionally struggling to get off the line of scrimmage against physical cornerbacks. If Reynolds can add some muscle to his listed 190 pounds, he could become a more effective red zone target, but clearly he has a knack for getting into the end zone.

2. NICK CHUBB, GEORGIA

Chubb is a production machine for the Bulldogs. He scored a touchdown in 11 of 13 games last season, only failing to get to the end zone against South Carolina and Troy early in the season (on a combined eight offensive touches).

It seems likely that Chubb’s usage rate will decline, whether or not Keith Marshall manages to stay healthy. But, as previously mentioned, Chubb was the most explosive runner in the SEC in 2014. He’s got a blend of balance, speed and power that makes him a threat to score from anywhere on the field, but he’s also effective in the red zone.

The biggest question to me is whether Chubb can improve in the passing game, both as a receiver and in protection. He caught 18 passes for two touchdowns last season. But new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer favors throwing to running backs pretty often. The St. Louis Rams completed 110 passes to the team’s top four backs in ’14, including 45 to Benjamin Cunningham and 31 to Tavon Austin.

If Chubb scores, say, five touchdowns as a receiver in addition to his work as a running back, he may lead the SEC in touchdowns by a non-quarterback.

1. DAK PRESCOTT, MISSISSIPPI STATE

This list isn’t the five players who will necessarily lead the SEC in touchdowns. If it were, it would only include quarterbacks. It’s about touchdown-makers, guys who not only will be responsible for a high number of scores, but are threats to take the ball to the end zone every play.

Quarterbacks often need to team with receivers to produce touchdowns. That’s true of Prescott, but he can also account for them by himself.

Prescott is the SEC’s platonic ideal of a touchdown scorer entering the 2015 season. You want rushing touchdowns? Prescott racked up 14 in ’14, tying Chubb for the conference lead. Passing touchdowns? Prescott threw 27, one behind Alabama quarterback Blake Sims. Heck, Prescott even scored the third receiving touchdown of his college career last season.

It wouldn’t be shocking to see Prescott’s numbers decline this fall, even if he plays at or better than his ’14 level. The defense and the offensive line shouldn’t give him as much help as it did last year.

But Prescott will have the ball in his hands more than the others on this list, and he’ll have plenty of opportunities to score. As far as SEC quarterbacks go, it’s hard to see anyone accounting for more scores than Prescott in ’15.

Will it be enough to keep Mississippi State nationally-relevant and keep Prescott viable as a Heisman Trophy candidate? It’ll be fun to find out.