This is not in any way to bash a player but name someone who needs to step it up for us to win a Natty.
Good to Great. Great to Elite. Elite to legend. Could be any level of player.
An example from the past that comes to mind is Curtis Grant in 2014. Very talented but an underachiever but raised his level of play that year and was an important piece of that defense.
2024 for me is Sonny Styles. Immensely talented but dare I say overrated. Need him to make more impact plays at the second level. He flashes but need more consistency. I can’t get that missed tackle in the Michigan game out of my head on the Corum touchdown.