Who should have been ranked higher? Overrated and underrated players for 2024 - ESPN

With ESPN's top 100 college football players for 2024 having been decided, there could be no room for debate, right? It has to be a perfect, infallible list, correct?

Maybe not so. Should Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers have been in the top 10? Should some Ohio State players have been knocked down a few spots? And what about some under-the-radar players such as East Carolina's Shavon Revel Jr.?

Our reporters, both those who created this year's top 100 and those who were not involved in the process, break it all down.

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Jake Trotter: With the move from linebacker to edge rusher, Penn State's Abdul Carter could be in for a monster season rushing the quarterback. Carter led the Big Ten last year in defensive pressure percentage (24.45%) among players with at least 70 pass rushing plays. Carter has the speed off the edge to lead the country in sacks.

Max Olson: There's not a player in this top 10 who doesn't belong and is easy to bump, but I think there's a solid case for Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan as a top-10 talent. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound playmaker is coming off an incredible season with 90 catches for 1,402 yards (most among all returning Power 4 wideouts) and 10 touchdowns with six 100-yard performances. He and Noah Fifita took over an Arizona team with preseason expectations of five wins, transformed them into one of the hottest teams in college football and won 10 games. That's serious star power.

Mark Schlabach: Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is potentially a top-10 player, and he's definitely better than No. 23 in the FBS. Last season, Ewers passed for 3,479 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions. He completed 69% of his