Alabama signed Leatherwood as a five-star, top-10 overall prospect out of Booker T. Washington High School in Florida, where he played for former Florida State quarterback and 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward. He enrolled a semester early in 2017 and wound up playing in seven games as a reserve for the national champs that fall. Jumping into the starting lineup at right guard for all 15 contests in 2018, he garnered second-team All-SEC honors. Leatherwood moved to left tackle for his junior season, replacing first-round pick Jonah Williams. League coaches voted him first-team all-conference for his efforts. SEC coaches not only repeated that honor for Leatherwood in his senior campaign, but also voted him and his teammate, center Landon Dickerson, as co-winners of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy (conference's top offensive lineman). Leatherwood also received national recognition in 2020 for starting all 13 games at left tackle as the Tide won yet another national championship, taking home the Outland Trophy (nation's top interior lineman) and first-team Associated Press All-American honors. He accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter

Trevon Moehrig (pronounced trey-von mair-ig) was a four-star prospect as a cornerback out of Smithson Valley High School in Texas, but moved to safety for TCU. He was the team's Special Teams Player of the Year as a true freshman, even starting two of 12 games played (16 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup). Moehrig became one of the top safeties in the country in 2019, voted first-team All-Big 12 by league coaches after posting 62 tackles, 1.5 for loss, four interceptions, 11 pass breakups and two forced fumbles. He ascended to an Associated Press second-team All-American, Jim Thorpe Award (top DB) winner and first-team all-conference pick as a junior (47 tackles, two for loss, two interceptions, team-high nine pass breakups). -- by Chad Reuter

Koonce earned second-team all-state honors at Archbishop Stepinac High School, then spent one prep year at Milford Academy before arriving in Buffalo. He played in all 12 games as a reserve in 2017 (16 tackles, one sack) and came off the bench for all 14 games as a sophomore (30 tackles, four for loss, with three sacks). Koonce moved into the starting lineup for 2019, accumulating 34 tackles, 11 for loss, including a MAC-best nine sacks, and three forced fumbles in 13 games. The first-team all-conference selection was the team's Bahamas Bowl Defensive MVP with two sacks against Charlotte in the school's first-ever bowl win. Koonce was a first-team All-MAC pick again in 2020, leading the Bulls with five sacks among his 30 stops in six starts. He opted out of the team's bowl game. -- by Chad Reuter

Divine's parents gave him that name to honor his great-grandfather as well as to offset his devilish surname. The four-star prospect out of Winston-Salem started his career with the Hokies at wide receiver, also excelling on special teams as a true freshman in 2016 (four tackles; one catch for eight yards). Deablo redshirted the 2017 season after four games as a reserve safety (eight tackles, 1.5 for loss, one interception, three pass breakups) due to a broken foot. Deablo missed two games due to injury in 2018, as well, but started 11 contests (55 tackles, 4.5 for loss, two pass breakups). He started all 13 games at free safety in his junior campaign, recording 84 tackles, 4.5 for loss, one interception and two pass breakups. ACC coaches voted Deablo first-team All-ACC in 2020 for his outstanding all-around play in nine starts (55 tackles, two for loss, team-high four interceptions, four pass breakups). He missed two games because of COVID-19 protocols. -- by Chad Reuter

Gillespie played in seven games as a reserve his true freshman season (two tackles) before getting starts in the final eight games of the 2018 season (48 stops, 1.5 for loss, one pass breakup in 13 appearances). The Florida native started 11 of 12 games played in 2019, missing one start because of a targeting call the previous week. He posted 50 tackles, four for loss, and seven pass breakups. Gillespie then started eight of nine contests in 2020 (46 tackles, four pass breakups). He accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter

Hobbs pulled off a rare feat in 2017, leading the Illini in defensive snaps as a true freshman (48 tackles, two for loss, two pass breakups in 12 games, 10 starts). He was suspended for the first three games for the 2018 season for a violation of team rules. Hobbs started seven of nine games played that year (22 tackles, three for loss, one INT, one pass breakup). He came back to start all 13 games as a junior, leading his squad with 10 pass breakups (also posting 67 tackles, 5.5 for loss, and an interception). Starting five games as a senior, Hobbs was credited with 31 tackles, two for loss, one interception, and two pass breakups. He also returned kicks during his time in Champaign (12-250-25.0 career kick returns; 9-15-1.7 career punt returns). -- by Chad Reuter

Morrissey walked on at Pitt after earning All-Philadelphia Catholic League honors as a junior and senior at La Salle College High School. He redshirted his first year on campus and then won the starting center battle before the 2017 season, gaining a scholarship before suiting up for all 12 games. Morrissey started 11 games as a sophomore, garnering third-team All-ACC honors despite missing the last few games of the season after suffering an ankle injury while his offensive line teammate scored a touchdown on a trick play. He returned to start all 13 games in 2019, receiving first-team all-conference accolades for his efforts. Morrissey, who graduated in three and a half years, won the 2020 Burlsworth Trophy as the top player who began his career as a walk-on. He was a second-team all-conference pick and team captain as an 11-game starter (once at right guard, 10 at his usual center spot). He played in the Senior Bowl after getting called up to the game the day before. -- by Chad Reuter