SEC teams loaded with talent at a position

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Here are the three position groups that stand out entering 2016:

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Nick Chubb ran for 1,547 yards in 2014 and was well on his way toward toppling that total last season before injuring his knee at Tennessee. Sony Michel, who had gotten just 41 carries through five games to that point, took the ball and ran with it. Michel finished with 1,161 yards and 8 TDs.

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That wide open, playground attack often leads to confusion and breakdowns on the backend, and that’s where Kirk, Reynolds and Ricky Seals-Jones make A&M scary.

Kirk finished third in the SEC last season with 1,009 receiving yards. Reynolds was seventh with 907. They combined for 12 TD receptions. Seals-Jones added another 560 yards and four TDs.

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Eddie Jackson’s return was the key. Bama moved a lot of pieces in 2015, essentially transitioning corners into safeties, allowing 2015 five-star Minkah Fitzpatrick and 2014 five-star Marlon Humphrey to lock down the edges. The result was a more athletic secondary that led the SEC with 19 interceptions.

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