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Jack Follman’s 2022 Pac-12 Top 50 Players (10-1)

> Let’s finish our countdown of the Top 50 players in the Conference going into the 2022 season
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Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell figures to be one of the best players in the Conference and the nation in 2022. | Oregon Athletics


  By Jack Follman, SuperWest Sports

July 13, 2022


What’s a good way to get away from the sadness and chaos of Pac-12 realignment and potential death?

Let’s finish our countdown of the Top 50 players in the Conference going into the 2022 season.

Brandon Dorlus | Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
10. Brandon Dorlus, Defensive Tackle, Oregon
Dorlus quietly was right there as arguably Oregon’s most valuable defensive player last year. He’s a versatile DT who can destroy run and passing games.

Utah’s Cameron Rising | Ethan Miller/Getty Images
9. Cam Rising, Quarterback, Utah
The Texas transfer is the reason Utah turned the corner and won the Pac-12 last year. He’s a true playmaker and leader and mobile with a knack for finding receivers downfield after making a play with his feet.

Caleb Williams | Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Image
8. Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC
I’m giving Williams a bit of credit here, assuming he progresses after flashing as an uber-talented, young talent in his freshman year at Oklahoma.

Lincoln Riley should have the former five-star recruit turning into a Pac-12 star already in 2022.

Brant Kuithe | Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
7. Brant Kuithe, Tight End, Utah
One of the most interesting players in the Conference recently and a guy I thought would already be in the NFL by now. But he’s back and is far and away the best tight end in the Pac-12 and one of the best in the nation.

UCLA’s Zach Charbonnet | Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
6. Zach Charbonnet, Running Back, UCLA
Another player I’m surprised didn’t leave early for the NFL. Charbonnet is big, but somehow still super smooth and fast. One of the most consistent and deadly running backs in the nation.

Travis Dye | Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
5. Travis Dye, Running Back, USC
People seem to love to hate on Dye, but he’s been one of the Pac-12’s best backs for years now and had a knack for making clutch plays for the Ducks. He’s an ultra veteran and it will be interesting to see how he’s used at USC.

Clark Phillips | 247Sports
4. Clark Phillips III, Cornerback, Utah
The nation got to see what Phillips could do in the Rose Bowl. He’s a major candidate for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and takes over as the new leader for the Utah defense.

Utah’s Tavion Thomas | Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
3. Tavion Thomas, Running Back, Utah
Thomas was a horse for the Utes last year on their way to winning the Pac-12. In a strong running back class for the Conference, he’s my easy No. 1 and should test 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns (again) in 2022.

Jordan Addison | Adrian Kraus/Associated Press
2. Jordan Addison, Wide Receiver, USC
The Biletnikoff Award winner transferred into the Pac-12? What a weird world of college football we live in. Regardless, the nation’s best receiver is playing at USC in 2022.

Oregon’s Noah Sewell vs UCLA. | Harry How/Getty Images
1. Noah Sewell, Linebacker, Oregon
Sewell has torn up college football in two short years and is one of the best linebackers to ever play in the Conference at making plays behind and at the line of scrimmage.

He has a shot to rack up serious awards and All-American honors in 2022.

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