College Football: Top 5 transfers to watch during 2020 season

Lorenzo Lingard is the most intriguing transfer in the country. The primary reason he is so intriguing is we do not know exactly how good he is at this level. He did not play very much while in Miami. Some of that was injuries due to concussions, and some was not being fully healed from a knee injury in 2018.

Whatever the reason, the former five-star recruit did not see much playing time during his time in Coral Gables.

Put on the high school tape of Lingard and it’s not difficult to know why Florida head coach Dan Mullen is smitten with this young man. He is speed personified. During his high school track career, Lingard ran the 100-meter dash in 10.71 seconds. He is as comfortable catching the ball out of he backfield as he is carrying the ball via handoff.

You can imagine the different ways Mullen would love to use Lingard in the backfield.

Speed is something special to have as a football player, but Lingard not only has speed, he plays fast. Something that stands out on his tape is his ability to do two things. First, he doesn’t dance. Lingard is a one cut and go, guy. This leads to the second aspect of his game: it does not take him long to reach top speed. Once he knows where he is going, you are not going to catch him in the open field.