The annual departure of talent to the NFL didn’t leave the SEC with a gap in returning skill players on offense. Six of the top 10 rushers, six of the top 10 receivers and five of the top 10 quarterbacks all return for the 2016 campaign.

QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss: Kelly had such a strong 2015 that he could have left Ole Miss for the NFL. He led the SEC with 4,042 yards, 31 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. His 4,542 total yards are third in conference history behind only two of Johnny Manziel’s seasons, and he ranks behind Tim Couch and Manziel as the only SEC quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards.

QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee: The Tennessee quarterback is looking for more consistency, but he still threw only five interceptions to go with 15 TDs and 2,291 passing yards. Of course, what sets Dobbs apart from every other SEC quarterback is his running ability. He ran for 671 yards and 11 TDs in 2015.

RB Leonard Fournette, LSU :The runaway Heisman favorite for the first half of the 2015 season, Fournette led the SEC in rushing yards per game with 162. He had 300 fewer yards than Derrick Henry because he played in three fewer games. He will be mentioned throughout the summer as a Heisman favorite alongside Clemson QB Deshaun Watson and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey. The reigning NCAA rushing champion will move up from fourth on the LSU career rushing list.

RB Jalen Hurd, Tennessee: The only returning running back outside of Fournette who had double-digit touchdowns (12), Hurd is another one of those experienced Tennessee players expected to help the Volunteers get over the hump in the SEC East. Hurd needs just 892 yards to be Tennessee’s all-time leading rusher.

RB Nick Chubb, Georgia: There could be an asterisk here because of Chubb’s recovery from a season-ending knee injury against Tennessee. He has 2,294 career rushing despite sharing time in the backfield as a freshman and missing more than half of his sophomore season with the injury. And despite the injury, which has left it unclear if Chubb will start the 2016 season in the backfield or on the bench, he is listed at 12-1 to win the Heisman.

WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama: One of the best freshman receivers in the SEC, Ridley had 89 catches in the 2015 season for 1,045 yards and seven TDs. Because Ridley had a big game in the College Football Playoff semifinal — eight catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns — he was a focal point of the Clemson game plan in the national championship. After Ridley broke Amari Cooper’s freshman receiving record set in 2012, the comparisons to the All-American and Oakland Raiders standout will continue.

WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M: One of the more dynamic freshmen in the SEC, Kirk was third in the SEC in receiving yards per game, and one of four receivers with 1,000 receiving yards (1,009) to go with 80 catches and seven TDs. Kirk was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year and set an A&M single-season record for all-purpose yards by a freshman with 1,659. He added nine TDs, including two on punt returns.

WR Antonio Callaway, Florida: One of the lone bright spots for the Florida offense this past season, Callaway broke Reidel Anthony’s true freshman receiving record. Callaway led the Gators with 678 receiving yards and four TDs on 35 catches. Callaway will be most remembered for punt return TDs against LSU and Alabama, and a touchdown pass against Michigan.

WR Terry Godwin, Georgia: His versatility gave the stagnant Georgia offense a spark several times throughout the season, including a TD run against Kentucky, and a TD pass in the TaxSlayer Bowl win over Penn State. He blossomed by the end of the season with big games against Missouri, Georgia Tech and Penn State. Godwin passing out of the Wild Dawg formation could be one of the more exciting elements of the 2016 offense.