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There are few better sights in college football than a big, explosive rushing play up the middle or a long pass completion after the quarterback has had a chance to drop back into a perfectly clean pocket and wait for his receiver to get open down the field. Both of those have one thing in common: They start with the big men blocking up front.
Using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades and PFF's wins above average (WAA) metric, we present the top 10 offensive linemen returning to college football in 2020, as well as a sleeper to watch out for.