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The No. 46 player in our top 50 countdown is Colorado State Rams defensive back Trent Matthews. Matthews is part of an experienced defensive backfield for the Rams which returns four starters, and Matthews being the returning leader in pass brekups with eight and three interceptions.
Our player countdown will be posted at 8 a.m. MT each and every day, and here is our StoryStream of our countdown. Feel free to agree or disagree, civilly of course, in the comments about the list. New players are in bold.
| Overall | Jeremy Mauss | Chris Hondros | Duane Grasmick | Scott Tejerian | Ben Mitchum | Dont Warrior Bout It | erwinism | Chris Strickley | Brandon Truffa | Matthew Kenerly | Parker Robertson |
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| 12. | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | |||||||||
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| 14. | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | |||||||||
| 15. | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | ||||||||||
| 16. | Teriyon Gipson, RB, UNM | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | |||||||||
| 17. | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | ||||||||||
| 18. Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | Uso Olive, DL, WYO | Uso Olive, DL, WYO | |||||||||
| 19. | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | Trent Matthews, DB, CSU | |||||||||
| 20. | Lamar Jordan, QB UNM | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | |||||||||
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| 22. | Ryan Finley, QB, BSU | ||||||||||
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| 24. | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | |||||||||
| 25. | Nate Romine, QB, AFA | ||||||||||
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| 27. | Jarred Gipson, TE, NEV | ||||||||||
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| 29. | Teryion Gibson, RB, UNM | Ben Weaver, LB, BSU | |||||||||
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| 31. | Ben Weaver, LB, BSU | Ryan Finley, QB, BSU | Travis Averill, OL, BSU | ||||||||
| 32. | Don Jackson, RB, NEV | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | |||||||||
| 33. | Don Jackson, RB, NEV | ||||||||||
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| 35. | Jeremy McNichols, WR/RB BSU | Ben Weaver, LB, BSU | Travis Averill, OL, BSU | ||||||||
| 36. | Ben Clarke, OL, UH | Ben Clarke, OL, UH | |||||||||
| 37. | Don Jackson, RB NE | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Alex Fifita, OT, FSU | Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | ||||||
| 38. | Blake Decker, QB UNLV | Travis Averill, OL, BSU | Joe Gray, QB, SJSU | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Jimmy Pruitt, CB, SJSU | Ben Weaver, LB, BSU | |||||
| 39. | Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU | Jarred Gipson, TE, NEV | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Ben Clarke, OL, UH | |||||||
| 40. | Ryan Finley, QB, BSU | ||||||||||
| 41. | Zack Greenlee, QB FSU | Joe Gray, QB, SJSU | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Garrett Brown, WR, AFA | Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO | Tyler Gray, LB, BSU | |||||
| 42. | Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU | ||||||||||
| 43. | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO | Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU | Jonathan Moxey, CB, BSU | ||||||
| 44. | Jeremy McNichols, WR/RB BSU | Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO | Uso Olive, DL, WYO | ||||||||
| 45. | Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV | Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO | Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV | Kevin Pierre-Louis, DB, CSU | |||||||
| 46. | Jake Roh, TE, BSU | Alex Fifita, OT, FSU | Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV | Garrett Brown, WR, AFA | Nate Romine, QB, AFA | ||||||
| 47. Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV | Diocemy Saint-Juste, RB Hawaii | Kelsey Young, RB, BSU | Justin Northern, OG, FSU | Joe Gray, QB, SJSU | Steven Walker, TE, CSU | Lamar Jordan, QB UNM | Lamar Jordan, QB UNM | |||
| 48.Ryan Finley, QB, BSU | Lamar Jordan, QB, UNM | Bo Bonnheim, C, FSU | Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV | Tau Lotulelei, LB, UNLV | Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU | ||||||
| 49.Ben Weaver, LB, BSU | Garrett Brown, WR, AFA | Joe Gray, QB, SJSU | Ben Clarke, OL, UH | Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO | |||||||
| 50. Steven Walker, TE, CSU | Zack Greenlee, QB, FSU | Garrett Brown, WR, AFA | Garrett Brown, WR, AFA | Rafe Kiely, OL, WYO |