Breakout stars to see: The next known name of College Football in 2025, non-QB edition, edition

Some names in College Football – such as Arch Manning, DJ Lagway and Julian Sayin – already feel intended for the spotlight. And be assured: Quarterbacks will get a lot of attention in the coming months. But today we turn the pen somewhere else.

The 2025 season is rich in breakout potential across the board. From Freak athletes in defense to Skill players who are willing to take on game plans, this autumn offers a chance for aspiring stars to redesign the national conversation (no arm talent required). Spring ranking of the CBS Sports of the top 150 players Mass sales from last season; At this point there was no top 10 player for 2025 to close in 2024.

Here are the non-QBS that the show could steal on Saturdays this autumn. We will save Jeremiah Smith, the best player in college football, from this list.

Judge Haynes, Michigan RB

Michigan'S -Running Backs tend to have a superstar status. Kalel lust Went from the LineBacker to the well -known name last season. Donovan Edwards Was a cover athlete for EA Sport College Football 25. Blake Corum Was one of the most famous players in sports. Hassan Haskins In front of him he earned all-America honors in 2021. This is the kind of situation that Haynes enters as a transfer from Alabama.

The Wolverines do not have the infrastructure of being a passport team. They are built for their offensive line, there are no real playmakers at receivers and could start a real newcomer (albeit a talented!) At Quarterback.

That means they will lean on the escape, and they brought that with them Haynes justice in for.

Haynes ranked as A five-star recruit in class 2023 And had a strong sub -class time with the Crimson Tide. It ran over two seasons for 616 yards and nine touchdowns with an average of 5.9 yards per carry.

There are also signs of the ability to create Haynes alone because he has an average of 3.4 meters after contact.

He will have much more opportunities to wear the ball in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and should be the focus for one of the best rushing crimes in the country.

Cam Coleman, Auburn WR

Cam Coleman Had a strong one Auburn Debut with 37 catches for 598 yards and eight touchdowns. But that only scratches the surface of its potential, especially if you think about how his peers Smith and Williams of the 2024 class immediately climb.

This is the level that Coleman can reach. The No. 5 player in class 2024 is a sporty freak at 6-foot 3, 197 pounds.

It combines the take-the-off-a-de-Defense speed with the ability to change the speed immediately and consistently win 50-50 balls with its size and strength.

There is every reason to assume that it will be better in 2025.

Auburn invested an enormous investment in its offensive line and quarterback from the transfer portal, hoping to improve an offensive line that took 84th place in the permissible print rate and a quarterback (Quarterback (((quarterback) (quarterback) ((quarterback) (quarterback) ((quarterback) occupied.Payton Thorne) The one in Qbr 53. Auburn's quarterback replacement, Jackson ArnoldIs not necessarily a safe thing. But he's one Ceiling.

Don't forget the addition of Georgia Tech Star receiver Eric Singleton. His present opposite or alongside Coleman – Singleton spent time outside in the slot – it will make it difficult for the defense to consistently shade the direction of Coleman.

Spencer Fano, Utah OT

There is not much to debt Spencer fanoGame. The 2023 True Freshman All-American And in 2024 All-Aternican has quietly developed into one of the best offensive tackles in sports.

After Fano played the left duel in 2023 in 2023, he switched to the right side last season and was almost flawless. After he has a sack against South Utah In week 1 he gave up no further sack for the rest of the year and only allowed nine pressure in these 11 games.

He also achieved a 93.6 PFF Run grade, which all led by FBS.

Fano, who was only 240 pounds three years ago, is on the exact physical development route that you tend to do with many modern elite tackles.

He is a plus athlete that has grown to its framework over the years and is now being one of the best players in sport before his junior season.

Incidentally, the offensive tackle opposite Fano, Caleb Lomualso projected as one of the top two -battles in College football next year.

Peter Woods, Clemson DL

Peter Woods Is already considered one of the best defensive linema of sport that occur in 2025. But he has the chance to act as a real strength when he will change again next year.

The 6-foot 3, 315th-pounded forest played a large part of the 2024 season on the edge TJ Parker. But given ClemsonThe edge investment in the transfer portal – it brought edges Will Holdt ((Purdue) And Jeremiah Alexander ((Alabama) – Woods projected again in 2025 in the interior.

In this case, Woods will almost certainly be one of the best defensive in the country. He is a nimble 315 cunts with the ability to collapse the bag and especially eat blocks in the run game. Do not be shocked to see Woods' names in the All-American Mix after the next season and in the NFL design of 2026 high.

Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon Edge

Meet “Young Concrete”, the brother of DJ Uiagaleleithat broke out in 2024 with 10 1/2 bags for Big Ten Champion Oregon.

Matayo Uiagalelei Profiles as a high-round NFL design with its combination of size 6-foot 5, 270 pound length and sporting ability, someone who can change the direction and, despite its size, bend with the best edges of the country.

Few, if at all, defensive players are more proven nationwide than Uiagalele who occur next season. Expect that he will be a first-wheeler among the players in conversation.

Lt overton, Alabama Edge

Lt overton Never before his potential Texas A & M.. He classified as a high school junior from the 2023 class to the 2022 class and joined what was at that time Recruitment class No. 1 in history. But overton never played a rotation role in the college station, Texas before he entered the transfer portal and landed in Alabama.

This marriage worked beautifully. Overton put on almost 20 pounds in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who turned out to be the ideal defender of the 3: 4 defense of the flood. Overton proved to be an excellent running defender with the additional weight and at the same time led the flood at 39 pressure.

Another season in Kane WomackThe system and another year of development-think about it, overtones junior season was easy to appear to be one of the top defenders of sport and an early selection in the first round with a view of 2026.

Anthony Hill Jr., Texas LB

There is not much Anthony Hill Jr. Do not do for the Longhorns.

It spends time in the middle and weak line backers. Hill is a devastating running defender and an etching rubber and sideline-to-sideline-radier rubber with 113 tackles and a SEC Best 17 Tackles for the loss last season. He is still one of the best Pass -rushers of Defense if, according to PFF, he only achieved 23 prints and eight sacks with only 74 Pass -Rush snapshots in 2024.

Hill is a do-it all piece for the Longhorns and is already on the right track to be one of the best defenders of the 21st century program. Expect that he will be an all-American in 2025 and will enter the mix for 2026 as a high-ranking NFL design.

Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss LB

I love players who, as an off-ball linacker, profiler with explosiveness and bend themselves as devastating pass-rusher. It is a niche that is almost exclusively for the college game due to the size of the offensive lines.

This is the role that Hill temporarily serves for Texas. But it's really Suntarine Perkins Who defines this archetype in the Sec.

Perkins is only 6-foot 1, 210 pounds. It is not built to fight in the trenches from bottom to the bottom.

But if he is asked as a pass -rusher, Perkins is a devastating capital. He ended the 2024 season with 14 tackles for loss, 10 1/2 sacks and 43 printing, although he only played 258 Pass-Rush snapshots.

But Perkins is also an improved player in the other aspects of the game. While Ole Miss Most of the time he used 2023 as a situation pass-rusher as a real newcomer and spent a lot more time in early situations last season and as a passport.

In another year to learn Ole's scheme and to continue his physical development as a run defender, he was able to act one of the really devastating all-round defenders of sport.

OJ Frederique Jr., Miami CB

It is difficult to have a much better real new time than OJ Frederique Jr.Who ended as True newcomer all-American In 2024 with 21 tackles, a interceptor and seven passes defended. The most important thing may be that Frederique rarely allowed degrees. Opposite passers -by only completed 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third -low rate in the Power Four.

The teams rarely bothered to choose the true newcomer, although the opponents often had to catch up to catch up Miami'S high scoring. Frederique was targeted 36 times compared to 47 or 62 destinations for his fellow starters Jadais Richard And Daryl porter.

The 6-foot 180 pound year is a safe tackler with excellent ball capabilities. He will continue to be one of the best cornerbacks in the country.

KJ Bolden, Georgia S

KJ Bolden Never as a full -time starter for Georgia In 2024, but he played 552 snapshots and was a real newcomer All-American in his debut. Now with superstar security Malaki Starks Bolden continues with the NFL like the next man for the Bulldogs.

Security No. 1 in class 2024 is a playmaker in the backend of the defense, which is characterized by both reporting and as a running defender in the box if they are requested. It is best as a space-eating eraser at the back of a defense, thanks to its 10.7-second speed in the 100-meter fittings board.

Georgia will always have an elite defense. Bolden will be a fundamental part of these efforts next year.