151 last year at this time the college football world was buzzing about an acc quarterback who had lit up the opposition in the postseason ok that certainly applied to clemson quarterback deshaun watson but were talking about lesserknown league counterpart lamar jackson who didnt have nearly the same name recognition as the tigers star jackson used a strong bowl game for louisville 227 passing yards 226 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a victory over texas am to emerge as a 2016 sleeper that sleeper status eventually turned into a heisman trophy for the cardinals sophomore wholl be back for a repeat attempt in 2017 so who are this years lamar jacksons guys who dominated in the bowl season and could be primed for monster followup seasons first a disclaimer we excluded usc quarterback sam darnold lsu running back derrius guice auburn running back kamryn pettway and clemson wide receiver deon cain because they already have been on the national landscape for most of the season alabama crimson tide rb bo scarbrough scarbrough showcased his freakish skill set against washington and clemson in the college football playoff combining for 273 yards and four touchdowns in less than seven quarters of play unfortunately scarbrough was unable to finish the title game after suffering a broken right leg late in the third quarter which was a big blow to the tides offense at 6foot2 230 pounds scarbrough is a rare combination of size power and speed and has the ability to hit the home run from anywhere on the field at any time heading into his senior year next fall he should be on the short list of heisman contenders but will need to show he can remain healthy injuries have plagued him through his first four seasons in tuscaloosa florida gators safety chauncey gardner the true freshman made his presence felt with two interceptions including one that he returned 58 yards for a touchdown in the gators 303 drubbing of iowa in the outback bowl after contributing on special teams for most of the year gardner was forced into action late in the season due to a plethora of injuries on the gators defense a fourstar recruit who was also a standout on the track team gardner has the speed athleticism and versatility to line up in multiple spots in the secondary gardner finished the year with three pass breakups and three interceptions in just three starts and appears to be next in line of the long list of playmakers to go through the florida secondary clemson tigers de clelin ferrell in the college football playoff national championship ferrell faced star alabama left offensive tackle cam robinson his performance was up and down to put it kindly he didnt do a good enough job of setting the edge against robinson on scarbroughs two touchdown runs got flagged for roughing the passer on another play and left with an ankle injury in the third quarter he still