We start our review with players in their fifth or even sixth year of college.
This group includes multiple players who have already earned all-conference honors, two established starters trying to return from injury and at least one who just must really love playing college football after passing up on entering the NFL Draft not just once but twice.
Class of 2020
Gavin Gerhardt, OL, Xenia — Cincinnati
He could be preparing for his first (or second) NFL training camp but opted to return for a sixth year at Cincinnati as one of the last players still taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted to players who were on college rosters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He is already a three-year starter who was a team captain the past two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 308-pound Gerhardt has 35 career starts and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection in 2023.
Credit: AP
Credit: AP
Class of 2021
Markus Allen, WR, Northmont — Mississippi State
A big, physical receiver, Allen is back at a Power 4 school after a two-year odyssey that included stops at Butler Community College in Kansas and Eastern Michigan. He spent his first two seasons at Wisconsin, where he played in nine games and caught 10 passes for 156 yards. The 6-2, 215-pounder caught 43 passes for 651 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games last season at EMU.
Credit: AP
Credit: AP
Michael Appel Jr., QB, Springboro — Duke
The 6-4 Appel joined the Blue Devils this winter after four years at Valparaiso, where he started 16 games and thew for 2,776 yards with 16 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions.
Dwight Lewis III, CB, Fairborn — Mississippi State
A 6-1, 195-pounder, Lewis jumped all the way from NAIA to the SEC this winter, transferring to MSU after four years at Marian University in Indianapolis. He was a two-year starter for the Knights and earned…
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