Where Texas would land in PositionU for 2022

Georgia’s elite tight ends could take their offense to another level this year.

The 2022 edition of Texas football features a special collection of talented players. When compared to other teams, it becomes evident just how special Texas is on paper.

ESPN recently posted their Position-U, showcasing the teams that produce the best players at every position. With that in mind, I came up with the 2022 version of Position-U.

At quarterback, Alabama and Ohio State have not only great starters but elite depth. LSU and Clemson may lack the elite starter, but certainly have multiple very good quarterbacks in the fold.

Texas comes in strong at running back and receiver, with two of the best units in the country.

Elsewhere in the Big 12, Baylor figures to have a strong defensive line, while Oklahoma’s tandem of Danny Stutsman and Deshaun White could flourish in Brent Venables’ defense.

Texas A&M, Georgia and Clemson join Alabama and Ohio State in multiple units. Georgia’s elite receiving tight ends could take Todd Monken’s offense to another level this year.

Here is a look at my Position-U rankings for the 2022 season.

Where Wisconsin stands in each of ESPN’s ‘Position U’ rankings

There seems to be a recent ongoing discussion during the college football and NFL offseason surrounding which college programs are the best at sending certain positions to the next level.

For Wisconsin, the best pros are often at running back and on the offensive line. But even so, there are other programs out there that rival their production at those positions.

David Hale of ESPN recently set out to explain which program rules the NFL at each position.

From quarterback to kicker, here is where Wisconsin fell in each of his ‘Position U’ rankings:

Re-visiting ESPN’s Position U rankings. Where is Ohio State with each?

ESPN is re-visiting its Position U rankings and we’re following right along. Where is Ohio State ranked among all the position groups?

There aren’t too many college football programs that have has as much talent that’s come through the tunnel at almost every position group quite like Ohio State. Alabama comes to mind, but it’s hard to find another program that can keep up.

Last year, ESPN went through an exercise of identifying a Position U for every position on the football field and Ohio State was well represented. It was named Defensive Back U by the Worldwide Leader in Sports Programming and was in the top ten in numerous others.

Now, ESPN is re-visiting that list and we’re onboard the train. Here’s a look at every position group and where Ohio State lands according to ESPN staff writer David. M. Hale.

Next … Quarterback U

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ESPN updates Position U’s, Find out where Notre Dame landed

The Irish place very well inside the updated rankings, but not quite where you would expect them to.

Now that NFL training camps have started back up, we are all getting a look at some teams roster constructions. With that, ESPN has updated their Position U rankings after gathering data from their Sports and Information group along with numbers from Pro Football Reference.

The Irish have placed in their rankings, although not in the top spot for any positions. Notre Dame placed 9th in Wide Receivers, 5th in Tight Ends and 7th in Offensive Line groups. It might seem like the analysts at ESPN got some of the rankings wrong, especially at tight end, but they do give some sound reasoning.

They did not mention much at ball regarding the production of former Irish wide receivers, but the group is very solid. Golden Tate, Will Fuller, Equanimeous St. Brown, Miles Boykin and Chase Claypool make up a fantastic collection of Notre Dame alumni receivers. Claypool has been shown very well so far and that ranking could be on the rise from 9th.

This next group, the tight ends, seems a bit low given the production from the group has been top-notch. The top spot went to Miami, the U, who boasts an quite a lot of quality players, as they have had 10 drafted in the last 20 years, with half of them going in the first round. They note that the Irish have “Cole Kmet was the first tight end taken in this years draft, and the Irish have had a tight end selected for three straight years.” Alize Mack and Durham Smythe were those two other players. As we know the position is stacked right now with tons of talent, but it’s hard to argue with Miami production the last 20 years. All time is a different conversation, however.

The offensive line helped the Irish get to 7th, but that ranking also could be on the move upwards as ESPN ranked them as who’s next. “There’s a strong case to be made that Notre Dame has produced the NFL best current tackle (Ronnie Stanley) and guard (Quenton Nelson) over the past five drafts. Add in Pro-Bowler Zach Martin, and NFL starters Nick Martin and Mike McGlinchey, and what the Irish might lack in quantity, they more than make up for in quality.”

The Irish didn’t make the defensive line group’s rankings but the did make their who’s missing. ESPN noted that “the Irish failed to produce a true impact player at the next level.” This is an area where an improvement is drastically needed.

As a whole collective group, the Irish did great inside the updated Positional U rankings. The upside is there for movement in the future and could very well be happening.