Alabama still has work to do — and if its face of 2016 plays like we think he will on Monday night in the championship game against Clemson, he will return to campus with a happy face.

Here, then, is the face of 2016 for each SEC team, some of them more familiar than others:

Alabama: Calvin Ridley, WR — Ridley set records as a freshman in an offense that showcased the SEC’s first 2,000-yard rusher. With Derrick Henry and much of that ballyhooed defense expected to move on, Ridley

Arkansas: Dre Greenlaw, LB — Arkansas’ offense is in transition, with so many skill players leaving early for the NFL or out of eligibility. There will be plenty of new faces who emerge, but one we can count on is Greenlaw, a largely overlooked 3-star recruit who emerged as arguably the Razorbacks’ best defensive player as a true freshman.

Auburn: Jeremy Johnson, QB — We mean it this time.

Florida: Jalen Tabor, CB — The heir to Vernon Hargreaves III in every way, from shutdown responsibilities to face of the program. Tabor will enter his junior year as the top CB in the SEC, battling for the same recognition nationwide.

Georgia: Nick Chubb, RB — Proclaimed the SEC’s top running back entering 2015, a season-ending injury robbed him of the chance to prove it. He’ll be back, and while Georgia fans are hoping five-star QB recruit Jacob Eason doesn’t play like a freshman, history overwhelmingly suggests he will, meaning Chubb again will carry not only the rock but also the Bulldogs’ fortunes.

Kentucky: Drew Barker, QB — Stanley Williams will be Kentucky’s best player next season, but Barker is the most important. It’s his team, and it’s long past time for the Wildcats to climb above .500 in the SEC. Williams will provide help in the run game, and rising junior Dorian Baker has emerged as a big-play threat in the passing game.

LSU: Leonard Fournette, RB — He was the Heisman frontrunner until running into the brick wall that is Alabama, but he’ll be back for a junior season and a chance to join Herschel Walker as the SEC’s only 5,000-yard rushers. Walker finished with 5,259, an NCAA record for three-year players. Fournette needs 2,273 to break that.

Mississippi State, Elijah Staley, QB: Nick Fitzgerald is the favorite to replace Dak Prescott as the Bulldogs QB in 2016 and the most logical choice to become the program’s face, but contender Staley has the most interesting story. In an era of specialization, Staley also is playing basketball for the Bulldogs. Staley has the dual-threat skills that Dan Mullen likes.

Missouri: Charles Harris, DE — Harris finished second in the SEC with 18.5 tackles for loss. That included 7.0 sacks. A redshirt sophomore with a boxing background, he’s eligible for the NFL Draft but has said he’s returning. Not necessarily what SEC East QBs wanted to hear, given he will be the centerpiece of a defense that loves to get after the quarterback.

Ole Miss: Chad Kelly, QB — The record-setting QB returns for his senior season armed with new but promising targets. He could make a run at Tim Couch’s SEC single-season passing record of 4,275 yards. If he throws for more than that, he’ll have a chance to leap into the SEC’s top 20 on the career list — in just two seasons.

South Carolina: Deebo Samuel, WR — The Gamecocks’ QB situation might not be substantially better in 2016, but Samuel will provide some big-play relief as he replaces Pharoh Cooper, who is expected to jump to the NFL.

Tennessee: Jalen Hurd, RB — How’s this for RB depth in the SEC: Hurd wouldn’t even have made second-team All-SEC this season had Nick Chubb not been injured. And he might not make first-team next season, either, even if he leads the Volunteers to their first SEC title since Phil Fulmer roamed the sidelines. Hurd finished with 1,288 yards rushing. Next year he’ll make a run at Travis Stephens’ school record of 1,464, set in 2001.

Texas A&M: Myles Garrett, DE — The Clowney comparisons will continue, but let’s hope for a junior season free of wondering whether Garrett should be/is playing hard or saving himself for the NFL Draft. Either way, the SEC’s reigning sack leader will enter 2016 under the microscope. With 24.0 career sacks, he’s on pace to jump into the SEC’s top five all-time with another productive season.

Vanderbilt: Ralph Webb, RB — The Dak Prescott of SEC running backs in terms of being a one-man wrecking crew, Webb defied the eight-in-the-box schemes and ran for 1,152 yards — just a few broken-tackle bursts shy of Zac Stacy’s school-record of 1,193, set in 2011. Breaking that record next season also would push Webb (2,059) past Stacy for No. 1 on Vandy’s career list too. Stacy finished with 3,143, the only Commodore to clear 3,000 yards.