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13 College Football Players that would be in 99 club in NCAA Football 2023

By Riley Cavanagh

Nov 26, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) celebrates the victory against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) celebrates the victory against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Elko looks on prior to the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Elko looks on prior to the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports /

Graham Barton OT Duke

Dominant Stat: 99 Run Blocking

Barton would likely have been the best all-around tackle in the game if it were to have been released in time for the 2023 college football season. PFF had him as the only tackle in the country last season with an 85+ grade in both pass-blocking and run-blocking. Beyond that, he led the nation in what they refer to as “big-time blocks,” which sounds like a 99 Impact Block to me.

Playing for Duke, Barton isn’t going to have the skill position players around him that our other two representatives have. He’s not going to be the lead blocker on many 40+ yard runs because he doesn’t have a running back capable of breaking those out.

However, taking a basketball school like Duke and turning them into a football school is what Dynasty mode is made for. The Blue Devils are currently hanging their hat on Danny Dimes as the highest-drafted offensive player since 1940, and after this season they may have to change that.

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