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Pro Football Focus ranks Christian McCaffrey as nation's best

Pro Football Focus has ranked its 101 best college football players entering the 2016 season and Stanford's Christian McCaffrey sits atop the list.

Thirteen Pac-12 players made the ranking.

McCaffrey remains a favorite of Pro Football Focus, as he was also its early pick for this season's Heisman Trophy. There's mention of his plus-33.3 rush grade and plus-15.5 receiving grade in the justification for the top spot -- those two figures combined make McCaffrey a lethally versatile weapon for defenses to corral last season.

Oregon running back Royce Freeman is the second Pac-12 player on PFF's list, checking in at No.