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NCAA Football: 10 college football players who’d be next cover athletes

By Dakota Cox

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 28-21 during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 28-21 during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

9. Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas

Quarterbacks for top teams will always earn votes for being the cover athlete. No matter how good Sam Ehinger is, some people will simply want him on the cover because he is the quarterback of the Texas Longhorns. However, there is more to his game that will make him a qualified candidate.

People will want to use Ehlinger in NCAA Football because of his dual threat ability. The best quarterbacks in the game have a cannon for an arm and are able to scramble for first downs. Ehlinger isn’t the best at this, but he’s got enough to be fun to use in a video game.

Ehlinger also has a swagger to him that makes him likable. His ability to carry his team past Oklahoma in the regular season helped write part of his legacy at Texas. Big performances in rivalries make every game like that interesting, and Ehlinger had one of the biggest last year.

Of course, he still has time to write his legacy. In a conference without a lot of fantastic defense, Ehlinger has a chance to rack up stats this season. Heck, he might even be considered a dark horse to win the Heisman trophy. Either way, there is a lot of hope for him this season, and it is more than enough to get him into the top ten.

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