It’s no secret that there are some pretty good football players in the SEC. The league had 21 players drafted across the first two rounds of this past NFL draft alone, a new record for a conference.
But what about those who fly slightly under the radar? Sure, they may eventually be NFL-bound, too, but not everyone is a five-star recruit, or a guy coming off an All-American season.
Here are the SEC’s wild card players for the 2017 season.
Offense: Malik Zaire, QB
Zaire has to win the job first, but the Notre Dame graduate transfer looks like the guy who can lead Florida to its third straight SEC East title — and perhaps more.