With one of the main goals of every college football player being to get to the NFL, it’s come to where the best of the best tend to spend as little time in school as necessary before setting off on a pro career. Though they can play four seasons and attend class for up to five, once three years are in the books many will make the move to the NFL. Sticking around and using up every bit of eligibility has somehow become a red mark when evaluating a player’s talent level, the feeling being that if they were good enough to turn pro earlier they would have done so. But life sometimes gets in the way, thus requiring a college student to spend their full five years in school. And there are plenty of rewards for doing so. Besides the obvious benefit of being able to complete their college degrees, there’s the ability to establish themselves as a team leader while also honing their craft to the point they have less of a learning curve at the pro level. And for the teams they play on, having fifth-year seniors is a huge boost in the experience department. There are varying reasons why the best fifth-year seniors in college football needed that year away from the game. Many weren’t ready to compete when they first arrived five years ago, or their teams were stacked at that position and it made sense to bring them along slowly. Others were forced to sit out a season either due to transfer rules or because of injury, but that time away has added to their drive and dedication. As we creep ever closer to the 2015 season, here’s our ranking of the best fifth-year seniors in college football based on their performance to this point in their careers and their value to their respective teams this fall. …
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