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Texas 50: Jaylan Ford is Texas's best overall player at their thinnest position unit
Texas Longhorns linebacker Jaylan Ford led the team with 110 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles as the unit massively improved in defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski's second season.
The college football season begins on Sept. 2 for 12 of the 13 FBS teams in the state of Texas. The lone exception in the Lone Star State is UTEP, which faced Jacksonville State in Week 0 to begin Conference USA play.
As we approach the start of another season, we'll countdown the 50-most important players in college football. We'll go one-by-one until Sept. 1 as we enter the top 20.
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