Baylor Bears College Football Preview 2021: Top Players
Best Baylor Bears Offensive Player
WR RJ Sneed, Sr.
Flip a coin between Sneed and Tyquan Thomas as the star of the show, and it would be a massive positive if one of the quarterbacks ended up taking this spot.
The 6-1, 203-pound Sneed was steady as a sophomore and took off as a junior, with a team-high 39 catches for 497 yards and three scores, buuuuuut …
He’s steady, not necessarily sensational. Thornton averaged under ten yards per catch, but the 6-3 senior cranked up over 17 yards a catch and five scores as a sophomore. He might be the home run hitter set up by a slew of Sneed singles.
2. WR Tyquan Thornton, Sr.
3. RB Trestan Ebner, Sr.
4. OG Xavier Newman-Johnson, Sr.
5. RB Craig Williams, Soph.
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Best Baylor Bears Defensive Player
LB Terrel Bernard, Sr.
The 6-1, 222-pound all-star was rolling right along being his normal self – with 55 tackles in the first five games with 19 against Texas and 13 against West Virginia, but he suffered a shoulder injury and was out for the year.
An academic all-star, he’s a true leader and quarterback of the defense who led the team with 112 tackles in 2019 and cranked up 47 as a freshman. If he stays healthy, he’s a 100+ tackle force and potentially the Big 12’s best linebacker.
2. S Jalen Pitre, Sr.
3. S Christian Morgan, Sr.
4. S JT Morgan, Sr.
5. DT Siaki Ika, Soph.
Top Incoming Baylor Bears Transfer
DT Siaki Ika, Soph.
A 6-4, 350-pound massive space-eater who started out his career at LSU as a part of the rotation for the epic 2019 team with 17 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Last year, though, he didn’t see a whole lot of time early on and got into the transfer portal.
Ika landed with former Tiger defensive coordinator Dave Aranda to be the main man for the interior of the D line – at least that’s the hope – for a front that needs a true anchor.
– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Keys To The Season
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Baylor Schedule Analysis