Here’s a look at the SEC’s biggest over/underachievers for 2014:

OVERACHIEVERS

Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia: Sure, Nick Chubb entered his college career as one of the nation’s top running back prospects. But no one expected the true freshman to have the impact he did on Georgia’s offense in his first season, especially behind preseason Heisman favorite Todd Gurley. Instead, Chubb emerged as the nation’s top freshman and finished second in the SEC with 1,547 yards and 14 touchdowns on 219 carries. With Gurley serving a month-long suspension and eventual season-ending injury, the freshman recorded more than 100 yards in his final eight games.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs entered the season as an unranked team and earned the No. 1 overall ranking in Week 8. Mississippi State stayed atop the rankings until Week 13, before suffering its first loss to Alabama. Even with a disappointing loss to Ole Miss, the Bulldogs still entered their bowl game ranked No. 7 overall.

Missouri: Missouri lost its two best pass rushers — Michael Sam and Kony Ealy — and replaced them with an even better duo in 2014. Shane Ray led the SEC with 13 sacks and became the second consecutive Tigers defensive end to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors. After suffering a disappointing loss to Indiana in Week 4 and a blowout to Georgia in Week 7, Missouri won six consecutive games en route to an SEC East title.

UNDERACHIEVERS

South Carolina: The Gamecocks were a preseason favorite to win the SEC East. Instead, South Carolina needed 11 games to earn bowl eligibility and finished with a 7-6 record. The Gamecocks’ biggest problem was putting away games as the team blew several late-game leads. South Carolina’s lone victory against a ranked opponent came in Week 3 against No. 13 Georgia. Mike Davis, who was expected to be a preseason favorite, rushed for 982 yards and nine touchdowns on 199 carries.

O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama: Howard was expected to be an All-SEC tight end in Lane Kiffin’s offense. But the sophomore caught just 17 passes for 260 yards and zero touchdowns in 2014. Howard averaged 1.2 receptions and 18.6 yards per game. Howard could emerge as a bigger threat in 2015 with the departures of Amari Cooper and DeAndrew White, but didn’t live up to expectations in his second season.

LSU quarterbacks: Neither Anthony Jennings nor Brandon Harris emerged as the true standout quarterback. Jennings was benched for the true freshman who, in turn, was later benched for the sophomore. LSU’s passers were so bad, just about every former starting quarterback that could transfer this offseason is rumored to have interest in joining the Tigers.