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9 potential Chargers prospects to watch in College Football Playoff title game

Chargers Wire’s Gavino Borquez lays out nine prospects in the College Football Playoff title game that Los Angeles could target.

All eyes will be glued to the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship game, where the Alabama Crimson Tide takes on the Ohio State Buckeyes.

While many will be watching it for entertainment purposes, there will be plenty of NFL caliber talent on the field that are worth keeping an eye out for.

With that, here are nine players that the Los Angeles Chargers could be scouting tonight:

Alabama

CB Patrick Surtain

Voted a unanimous All-America selection and the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year, Surtain has been lockdown, breaking up eight passes and picking off one which he took back to the end zone. Surtain is a long, smooth athlete who has impressive instincts and ball skills. He could polish up in the run game, but overall, he has the makeup of an All-Pro cornerback.

Projected Round: Top-15

WR DeVonta Smith

While Smith may not have the track-like speed, the 6-foot and 172 pounders plays with a well-rounded route tree, excellent footwork, and brings the separation tactics to thrive at the next level. Through four seasons, Smith has 3,750 yards and 43 touchdowns.

Projected Round: Top-15

WR Jaylen Waddle

Speed kills. Waddle, the 5-foot-10 and 182 pounder, is a pass-catcher with elite phone booth quicks and legitimate breakaway speed to threaten a defense vertically. He can line up all across the formation as well as serve as a return man. After missing the last seven games with a fractured ankle, Waddle is game-time decision.

Projected Round: 1st

OT Alex Leatherwood

Named the 2020 Outland Trophy winner, which is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football, Leatherwood, the 6-foot-5 and 313 pounder, made 47 starts for the Crimson Tide with 13 of them coming at right guard in 2018. Leatherwood is an excellent blindside blocker who possesses great size, length and physicality to grow into a very reliable tackle or guard at the next level.

Projected Round: 1st-2nd

CB Josh Jobe

Surtain is the No. 1 corner but opposite of him is another player who has proven to put the clamps on receivers. Jobe has good length and size at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, reactive athleticism and ball skills. He has 52 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and 11 passes defensed.

Projected Round: 3rd-4th

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10 Alabama players who need to step up in 2020

Alabama is looking to make it back to the College Football Playoff in 2020. These 10 players will be crucial factors in that quest.

Alabama is fresh off its first season without making the College Football Playoff since its creation prior to 2014. In order to make it back and, once again, compete for a national championship in 2020, the Crimson Tide is going to need several players to step up.

Below is a collective list of 10 of those players who will be heavily relied on this upcoming season, and it’s likely that those included will be deciding factors in determining just how good — or how bad — Alabama will be.

First up, a second-year safety…

1. Jordan Battle, Safety

Jordan Battle is the only safety on the roster with starting experience after earning four starts as a true freshman in 2020. Now, he’ll be relied on as one of the leaders on defense while becoming more of a consistent playmaking presence.

Is he Alabama’s next big-time safety prospect? Absolutely.

Next: The favorite for the No. 3 receiver role..

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Alabama player snapshot: No. 28 Josh Jobe

Junior cornerback Josh Jobe is the next man up on Alabama football’s player snapshot, which highlights each scholarship player.

As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire has decided to bring fans a quick snapshot of each scholarship player listed on Alabama’s 2020 football roster.

Each day, we’ll release two player profiles giving fans a glimpse into the players who will be available this upcoming season. Whether that’s size, classification, hometowns or recruiting rankings coming out of high school, we’ve got you covered.

Also included in each article is a quick recap letting you know what to expect from that player for the upcoming 2020 season and beyond.

Next up on the list is junior cornerback Josh Jobe out of Miami (Fla.).

Josh Jobe, Cornerback

Height: 6-1 / Weight: 189

Class: Junior

Hometown: Miami (Fla.)

High School: Chesire Academy (Conn.)

HS ranking (247Sports): 4-star / No. 109 overall / No. 4 S / No. 1 CT

HS ranking (Rivals): 4-star / No. 227 overall / No. 19 S / No. 1 CT

Analysis: It’s Josh Jobe’s time to shine. With Trevon Diggs off to the NFL, Jobe is the heavy favorite to take over his starting spot after running with the first team in the Citrus Bowl against Michigan back in January.

Jobe wasn’t perfect, but he made his fair share of plays and proved that he’s capable of locking down that position permanently for the 2020 season.

Expect some continued growing pains from the junior out of Chesire Academy in Connecticut, but also expect growth as the season wears on. This Alabama secondary, while including a lot inexperience, should be solid at the top.

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