The word indispensable doesn’t necessarily mean the most talented player on the team, although in AJ Epenesa’s case it arguably does. No, the word indispensable describes the player who, if lost, would be the biggest casualty to the team’s success. USA Today took a stab at listing out the most indispensable player of each top-25 team and they got it right with the Iowa football team when they listed AJ Epenesa.
And while we could certainly write an article about how USA Today got it right, we would rather dig a bit deeper and pick out three other players that are absolutely indispensable to the team.