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theScore's 2020 All-CFB team

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Want to create the sickest college football team in the country but need help narrowing it down? Perfect, we have you covered.

To get you hyped for the upcoming season, here's theScore's All-College Football squad for 2020.

Offense

QB - Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

We could have gone in plenty of directions here, but ultimately, it's a no-brainer - Lawrence is the best quarterback in the country. Ohio State's Justin Fields and Miami's D'Eriq King wouldn't have been bad calls, but when you can get a non-senior who's recorded 66 touchdown passes and just 12 interceptions with a national title to boot, it becomes pretty easy.

RB - Najee Harris, Alabama

There's a reason we're looking at more than just statistics here. Harris didn't even rank top 20 in rushing yards last season, but with a quarterback who's 6-6 and a running back without a single ounce of fat on his body, this hypothetical team of elite athletes will be running the ball maybe five times per game. You don't need to pound the rock when you have a back like Harris.

RB - Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis

It would be tough to mess up this pick considering the options available, but let's grab Gainwell, who took home Freshman of the Year honors last season.

He's a perfect complement to Harris in the backfield and a smooth runner in the open field.

WR - Rondale Moore, Purdue

Moore should probably be on an NFL roster right now - he's that good. Following a freshman season in which he registered more than 1,200 yards through the air, Moore regressed to just 387 in 2019 as he was plagued by injuries and subpar quarterback play.

But don't forget about the things he can do ...

WR - Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

That Waddle was the third- or fourth-most productive player on his Alabama teams is really something. Fellow wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs are no longer enrolled, which could hand a bigger role to Waddle, one of the most electric return men/receivers in the country.

WR - Tutu Atwell, Louisville

Someone was going to get left out here. No offense to Ja'Marr Chase, Tylan Wallace, Warren Jackson, and others, but we'll take another burner in the form of Atwell, who caught the second-most touchdowns out of the slot last season. Plus, he was the student-athlete of the week in the aforementioned video, meaning we can hang that award on our team fridge for motivation.

OT - Penei Sewell, Oregon

This might be the easiest pick on the board. Sewell earned a better PFF grade than the damn Heisman trophy-winning quarterback did last season! He's the most dominant player in college football, and he's going to protect the blind side for Lawrence, which should ensure that the QB's Miami Vice-style jersey stays relatively clean throughout games.

OT - Sam Cosmi, Texas

It's Sewell and everyone else in the tackle rankings, but there's a solid second tier underneath the Oregon stalwart. That leads us to Cosmi, who allowed just one sack on his 595 pass drops last season. He'll be a surefire first-rounder next season barring a disaster.

OG - Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

This team wants nasty guards, so, yeah, let's snag Wyatt Davis out of Ohio State.

OG - Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC

If you're looking to build this offense into a quick-strike passing juggernaut, there's no one better to grab at guard than Vera-Tucker, who led the country last season in both pass-blocking grade and pressure rate allowed.

C - Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma

Humphrey's pass-blocking grade dropped by more than 26 points from his freshman to his sophomore season, but it's tough to find another center who looks as comfortable at the position, especially against top-tier competition. Humphrey hasn't allowed a sack in almost 900 snaps during his career at Oklahoma.

Defense

DE - Quincy Roche, Miami

Roche has what it takes to be a dominant edge in the NFL. At 6-4, 240 pounds and after a campaign with 13 sacks, Roche can anchor any line any day of the week.

DE - Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

It feels like such a cop-out to take the former No. 1 recruit out of high school. But after Thibodeaux's strong freshman campaign, you'd be silly not to.

DT - Levi Onwuzurike, Washington

There's nothing Onwuzurike can't do. The Washington product ranked top 10 at both tackle and nose last season by PFF's metrics

DT - Marvin Wilson, Florida State

There's a good chance Wilson will be the first defensive tackle to hear his name called at the 2021 draft. In 2019, he finished as the second-best pass-rusher from the tackle spot with the Seminoles.

LB - Nick Bolton, Missouri

Bolton's the off-ball linebacker of the bunch here after he posted one of the best grades against the pass at his position last season. You'll be hearing his name constantly in the SEC next season.

LB - Micah Parsons, Penn State

Parsons was an absolute freak in 2019, amassing 109 tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles, and five passes defensed. He's a two-year starter with a chance to be one of the first linebackers off the board next April.

LB - Dylan Moses, Alabama

Moses never saw the field in 2019 due to a preseason injury, which was a shame after his 2018 campaign featured 86 tackles - including 10 behind the line of scrimmage - and 3.5 sacks.

CB - Derek Stingley Jr., LSU

There's a pretty convincing argument that Stingley was the best corner in the country last year ... and he was only a freshman.

CB - Jevon Holland, Oregon

If you're looking for a freakish slot corner who can put the clamps on opposing receivers, look no further than Holland. As one part of an elite Oregon secondary, Holland posted the best coverage grade out of the slot over the last two seasons.

S - Trevon Moehrig, TCU

Not many players in the nation are better at roaming the field. Moehrig forced an incompletion on 32% of the passes thrown his way in 2019 while adding four picks.

S - Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State

According to PFF, Harvell-Peel saw more passes thrown his way than any other safety in 2019, yet he still finished with the second-best coverage grade at the position.

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