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What is #CFBrank? #CFBrank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along.How did we rank the players? We asked 32 of ESPNs college football writers, editors and analysts to rate players on a scale of 0-10 based on their expected contributions for the 2016 season.100-91 | 90-81 |?80-71 |?70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1Bo Scarbrough Alabama Crimson Tide Sophomore | Running Back Score: 7.58What has Scarbrough done to deserve mention as one of college footballs best running backs? On the field, not much. But you can disregard last seasons 108 yards and one touchdown. As a former five-star prospect stepping into a system that has produced two Heisman Trophy-winning running backs, much is expected.Kendell Beckwith LSU Tigers Senior | Linebacker Score: 7.59LSU returns a whopping 18 starters, but Beckwith ranks among the most important. He is a preseason All-SEC pick after making 84 tackles and 10 tackles for loss last season, but Beckwiths value doubles when taking into account his status as one of LSUs few experienced linebackers.Mike Williams Clemson Tigers Junior | Wide Receiver Score: 7.66With a 1,000-yard season in the books and the NFL on the horizon, Williams entered 2015 as one of the nations top receivers. Then in the first quarter of the first game, he collided with the goal post on a touchdown grab, injuring his neck and missing the season. He returns for 2016 fully healthy and eager to make up for lost time on an offense that could be one of the most explosive in the nation.Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Crimson Tide Sophomore | Defensive Back Score: 7.69You dont just walk into Alabamas secondary and play from Day 1. Nick Saban personally coaches the position, and we all know how demanding he can be. So it says something that Fitzpatrick, the former No. 1 prospect out of New Jersey, was able to do exactly that, earning significant playing time at nickel back as a freshman. He not only led the team in passes defended, but he was also a playmaker on special teams.Malik Jefferson Texas Longhorns Sophomore | Linebacker Score: 7.70The unofficial mayor of Austin, as his coaches call him, lived up to the hype as a true freshman and as a linebacker -- but more so as a leader. The Big 12s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year is the face of Charlie Strongs rebuild and should get to do more of what he does best -- rush off the edge -- as a sophomore.Devonte Fields Louisville Cardinals Senior | Linebacker Score: 7.79Fields ended last season on a tear, racking up 10.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss in the seasons final seven games after transferring to the Cards from junior college. His athleticism outside made him difficult for many offenses to contain. Now that he has had a full offseason in the Louisville program, he should be among the contenders for ACC Defensive Player of the Year.Brad Kaaya Miami Hurricanes Junior | Quarterback Score: 7.80Kaaya has thrown for 3,000 yards in each of his first two seasons and is now closing in on becoming the Hurricanes all-time leading passer. Kaaya needs 3,130 yards to break Ken Dorseys Miami record, set during its last run at a national championship in 2001. Another successful season could mean Kaayas last with the Canes, as an NFL future awaits.Luke Falk Washington State Cougars Junior | Quarterback Score: 7.85He emerged as one of the nations top passers last season, finishing fifth nationally with 4,561 yards and tied for fourth with 38 passing touchdowns. With an outstanding receiving corps and an offense designed to move the ball through the air, look for Falk to build on last seasons success.42. Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech Red Raiders Junior | Quarterback Score: 7.86In his second season at the helm, Mahomes burst into the elite category of QBs nationally last fall. One of five players in FBS history to throw for 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 450 yards and 10 touchdowns, he led the nation with 393 total-offense yards per game.Zach Banner USC Trojans Senior | Offensive Tackle Score: 7.87 At 6-foot-9, 360 pounds, theres little doubt that Banner is one of the biggest players in college football. He also is a first-team All-Pac-12 performer who could potentially be selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. 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Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. http://www.cheapducksjerseys.com/ . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. Cheap Ducks Jerseys .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Cheap Anaheim Ducks Jerseys . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. NEW YORK -- Middleweight contender Yoel Romero delivered a huge statement at UFC 205 on Saturday, at a great expense of one of New Yorks own.Romero (12-1) knocked out Long Island native Chris Weidman with a flying knee to the head at 0:24 of the third round. The victory likely sends Romero to a title fight against current champion Michael Bisping, who was inside Madison Square Garden and gestured a middle finger toward Romero.See you soon, boy, Romero said.Weidman (13-2), who spent hours lobbying for the legalization of professional mixed martial arts in New York, looked shellshocked after the loss. The former champion was in the process of shooting a double-leg takedown when Romero leapt forward with a knee.The blow immediately send Weidman to the canvas, and Romero landed a few follow-up punches before referee Mario Yamasaki called the fight.It has been a nightmare year for Weidman, who surrendered the title in a fourth-round knockout to Luke Rockhold last December. Weidman was scheduled to face Rockhold in an immediate rematch at UFC 199 in June but was forced to withdraw with a neck injury.Before Saturday, it had been a trying year for Romero, 39, as well. The former Cuban Olympic wrestler failed a drug test in December, but he was given a reduced six-month suspension after the United States Anti-Doping Agency concluded the failed test was the result of a contaminated supplement.Fighting out of American Top Team, Romero is a perfect 8-0 in the UFC. He was largely inactive in the opening round against Weidman, but Romero stole momentum in the second round after he swept Weidman off his feet in a clinch.Romero bothered Weidman several times with the left body kick and appeared to be the fresher of the two heading into the final round. After the win, Romero jumped out of the Octagon and marched around its perimeter.Bisping had previously stated he wouldnt fight Romero, even if he won at UFC 205, saying Romero had taken performance-enhancing drugs. Bisping is coming off a decision win against Dan Henderson in October.Edgar takes down Stephens five times in decision winFeatherweight Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) picked up a satisfying, three-round win over Jeremy Stephens (25-13) and called for a bout at UFC 209 on Feb. 11, 2017, in Brooklyn.Edgar, a New Jersey native, was dropped by a Stephens head kick in the second round, but Edgar managed to recover and finish the round hunting for a guillotine. Stephens landed his share of offense -- jabs, short uppercuts, a winging right to the body -- but Edgars wrestling background turned up when he needed it.Stephens countered Edgars moves on the floor and never looked out of his league in terms of grappling, but all three judges scored it Edgar: 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.Edgar, 35, bounces back from a five-round loss to Jose Aldo for the interim title at UFC 200. Edgar has said he is willing to drop to 135 pounds, but only for an immediate title shot. He has won six of his past seven.Nurmagomedov dominates Johnson for submission winLightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) tore through Michael Johnson (17-11) on the ground, submitting him via kimura at 2:31 of the third round.After the victory, Nurmagomedov, who missed all of 2015 due to injury but is 2-0 this year, demanded a title shot in his next bout. He took a shot at featherweight champion Conor McGregor.I want to stay humble, but I have to talk. All guys talk too much, Nurmagomedov said. I understand how crazyy powerful the UFC [public relations] machine is.dddddddddddd. Your guy at the beginning of the year tapped like chicken, end of year he fight for title. Its crazy. This is true. This is not just talking.Nurmagomedov was staggered by a left hand in the opening round, but once he closed distance and took Johnson down, Nurmagomedov was unstoppable. He pulverized Johnson with punches and elbows from the top and never allowed him to get back up. In the third, Nurmagomedov closed Johnsons left eye with punches and hurt him with a flush uppercut.Prior to UFC 205, Nurmagomedov said he thought the UFC used him as leverage to negotiate the main event between McGregor and Eddie Alvarez. He threatened to never fight again if a title shot didnt come next. The most deserving contender other than Nurmagomedov would be Tony Ferguson, who has won nine consecutive.Middleweight Tim Boetsch (20-10) thoroughly smoked Rafael Natal (21-8-1) on the feet and finished him via TKO at 3:22 of the first round.Boetsch took the center of the cage and calmly stalked down Natal, predominantly with the right hand. Boetsch dropped Natal with a right cross along the fence and put him to sleep with several hard follow-up shots before the referee could step in.A right hand earlier in the bout cut Natal over the left eye, and he looked a little timid from then on. Boetsch out-landed him in total strikes, 14 to five.After worrying about his job following a three-fight losing streak earlier this year, Boetsch has finished back-to-back opponents.Brazilian welterweight Vicente Luque (11-5-1) dropped Belal Muhammad (10-2) with a left hook before finishing him quickly with a series of punches on the ground. Referee John McCarthy stopped the bout at the 1:19 mark.Luque accepted the bout on short notice, when Muhammads original opponent Lyman Good was pulled due to a potential doping violation. Luque said he lost 30 pounds in two-and-a-half weeks to make weight for the bout.Luque is a member of the Blackzilians who was born in New Jersey. He picks up his fourth UFC win -- three of which have come via first-round finish. The 24-year-old has eight first-round finishes in his career.Lightweight Jim Miller (28-8) extended his active win streak to three, defeating Thiago Alves (21-1!) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The bout took place at a catchweight since Alves, 33, missed the 156-pound limit by 6.6 pounds on Friday.Miller, of Sparta, New Jersey, landed several good body kicks on the feet, but his takedowns secured the win. His double-legs put Alves on his back in each of the three rounds, which made it impossible for the Brazilian to get into a rhythm.With the victory, Miller becomes the all-time leader in wins as a lightweight. He contemplated retirement earlier this year at UFC 200 but has won three in a row since.Bantamweight Liz Carmouche (11-5) survived a knockdown in the third round en route to a split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) over Katlyn Chookagian (8-1).Carmouche, out of San Diego, worked her ground game to jump ahead of Chookagian on the scorecards early. Chookagian dropped her with a right head kick in the third, but Carmouche managed to scramble back up and finish the bout.The win improves Carmouches UFC record to 3-3. Chookagian, who trains out of New Jersey, suffered her first career loss. ' ' '