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Gibbs, a four-star recruit and one of the top 75 prospects nationally, committed to Georgia Tech. He was the Georgia 6-A Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-state pick as a senior at Dalton High School. The 2020 honorable mention All-ACC kick returner (8-205-25.6) started six of seven appearances that season (89-460-5.2, four TDs rushing; 24-303-12.6, three TDs receiving). Gibbs was a third-team all-conference running back (143-746-5.2, four TDs rushing; 36-470-13.1, two TDs receiving) as well as a second-team kick returner (23-589-25.6, one TD) as a sophom*ore in 2021. He transferred from Georgia Tech to Alabama for 2022, where he garnered second-team All-SEC honors as the Tide's top running back (151-926-6.1, seven TDs in 12 games, 11 starts) and third-team Associated Press All-American honors as an all-purpose player after leading the team with 44 receptions (444 yards, 10.1 per, three TDs) and returning kicks (13-258-19.8). -- by Chad Reuter

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Campbell could have played Division I basketball after helping his Cedar Falls High School squad win Iowa state titles as a junior and senior. He chose to sign with the Hawkeyes football program, though, playing in 11 games as a reserve as a true freshman. He missed the first three games of 2020 due to an illness but came back to play in five games off the bench (29 tackles, 4.5 for loss with one sack, one interception, three pass breakups). Campbell broke out as a junior, garnering third-team All-Big Ten Conference and the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player honors by leading the FBS with 143 tackles (3.5 for loss) in 14 starts. He also intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, broke up six others and forced one fumble. He starred for the Hawkeyes again in 2022 (128 tackles, 5.5 for loss in 13 starts), winning the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker and garnering first-team Associated Press All-American and Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Linebacker of the Year recognition. Campbell also received the 2022 William V. Campbell Award, also known as the Academic Heisman. -- Chad Reuter

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LaPorta lit up Illinois high school football at Highland, catching the second-most touchdown passes in state history with 50 during his career. LaPorta played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2019 (15-188-12.5). He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection in 2020 after leading the Hawkeyes with 27 receptions (271 yards, 10.0 per, one TD) in eight games. League coaches voted him to the third team in 2021 as the team's top receiver (53-670-12.6, team-high three TDs in 14 games). LaPorta led Iowa in receiving again in 2022 (58-657-11.3, one TD, 12 games) and won the Big Ten Tight End of the Year Award. He set the school record for tight ends with 153 career receptions. -- by Chad Reuter

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Branch was a top-five safety prospect nationally out of Sandy Creek High School in Georgia, the school Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson attended. Branch won the Georgia 5A Iron Man of the Year Award as a senior for his play on both sides of the ball, though he stuck at safety in his true freshman year at Alabama, playing in 12 games with three starts (27 tackles, two INTs, seven PBUs) in their 2020 national championship season. He played in all 15 games in 2021, starting seven times and leading the Tide with nine pass breakups (also recording 55 tackles, five for loss). Branch broke out as a second-team Associated Press All-American as a junior, starting all 13 games (90 tackles, 14 for loss with three sacks, two interceptions, seven pass breakups). -- by Chad Reuter

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Hooker signed with Virginia Tech after winning two state titles and throwing for over 6,000 yards and 55 touchdowns at Dudley High School in North Carolina. As a redshirt freshman, he played in six games as a reserve (4-57-14.3, one TD rushing). Hokies coaches started Hooker eight times in 2019 (the team won his first six starts) and he set a school record with 124 completions without an interception (99-162-61.1%, 1,555 yards, 13 TDs, two INTs passing; 123-356-2.9, five TDs rushing). He started seven of eight games in 2020 (98-150-65.3%, 1,339 yards, nine TDs, five INTs passing; 120-620-5.2, nine TDs rushing) but decided he needed a change in scenery. Hooker took over the Tennessee job early in the 2021 season (11 starts in 13 games) and ended up ranking third in the FBS in pass efficiency (181.4) and fourth with 9.72 yards per attempt (206-303-68%, 2,945 yards, 31 TDs, three INTs passing; 166-616-3.7, five TDs rushing). He threw 140 passes without an interception during the season. Hooker was an early Heisman Trophy favorite in 2022, eventually winning SEC Offensive Player of the Year and being named a third-team Associated Press All-American. After throwing for 3,135 yards (229-329-69.6%) and 27 scores (against just two interceptions) and rushing for 430 yards (104 carries, 4.1 per) and five touchdowns in 11 starts, however, he suffered a torn left ACL that ended his season. Hooker led the nation's top offense (in yards per game and points scored) with an FBS-best 9.53 yards per pass attempt. He also ranked second in pass efficiency (175.5) and seventh in completion percentage in 2022 and set Tennessee records by throwing 261 passes without an interception and recording a touchdown pass in 20 straight games. -- by Chad Reuter

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Martin attended Northridge High School, then signed with in-state Division II school North Alabama prior to the 2017 season. He redshirted that year, then played in 10 games (27 tackles, three for loss, two pass breakups, one start) in 2018. Martin became a full-time starter for the Lions in 2019 (43 tackles, 4.5 for loss with two sacks, two pass breakups in 11 contests) and in their abbreviated 2020 campaign (11 tackles, 1.5 for loss in four games). He transferred to WKU for 2021, playing in all 14 games with one start (31 tackles, 4.5 for loss with 2.5 sacks). He landed honorable mention All-Conference USA honors as a senior, starting all 14 appearances (31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups). -- by Chad Reuter

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Sorsdal played at Mount Lebanon High School before heading to William & Mary, where he became a five-year starter at right tackle. He jumped into a starting spot as a true freshman, beginning 10 games that season as well as his sophom*ore campaign. The team did not play in the fall of 2020 due to COVID but Sorsdal started all three games of the 2021 spring season. He was a third-team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection for his play in 10 starts in 2021 and then garnered first-team FCS All-American and All-CAA notice as a 13-game starter in his final season. -- by Chad Reuter

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Green played in five games for the Tar Heels his true freshman season in 2018 (4-45-11.3), one year after leaving Florida's Rockledge High School as a four-star recruit. He started twice in 2019 (8-217-27.1, two TDs in 10 games) and once in 2020 (4-38-9.5, one TD in 11 contests) before grabbing the full-time spot in his fourth campaign (31-612-19.7, five TDs in 13 starts). Green was a third-team All-ACC selection in 2022 (43-798-18.6, seven TDs in nine games, eight starts). -- by Chad Reuter

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