#CFBTop20: Top 20 college football players of 2014

CFB 24/7 is marking the days to the start of the 2014 season by counting down the top 20 players in college football.

We asked seven of our writers and analysts to provide us with their personal top-20 player lists, ranking them 1-20 based on their status entering the 2014 season. From those, we aggregated an overall top-20 list by using a points system. A player received 20 points for a first-place vote, 19 points for second place and so on through one point for a 20th-place vote.

Three players shared the seven first-place votes, with one garnering four. In all, 38 players received at least one top-20 vote. Tell us where we erred by leaving a comment below, or join the debate on Twitter by using #CFBTop20.

No. 1: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 133

» Highest analyst ranking: 1st

» Lowest analyst ranking: 6th

» Fan ranking: 1st (tie)

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No. 2: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 122

» Highest analyst ranking: 1st

» Lowest analyst ranking: 10th

» Fan ranking: 3rd

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No. 3: Leonard Williams, DL, USC

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 109

» Highest analyst ranking: 1st

» Lowest analyst ranking: 8th

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 4: Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 109

» Highest analyst ranking: 2nd

» Lowest analyst ranking: 15th

» Fan ranking: 1st (tie)

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No. 5: Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 80

» Highest analyst ranking: 3rd

» Lowest analyst ranking: 18th

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 6: Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 73

» Highest analyst ranking: 2nd

» Lowest analyst ranking: 20th

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 7: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 72

» Highest analyst ranking: 6th

» Lowest analyst ranking: 17th

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 8: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 68

» Highest analyst ranking: 8th

» Lowest analyst ranking: 16th

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 9: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 62

» Highest analyst ranking: 4th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: 10th

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No. 10: Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 60

» Highest analyst ranking: 3rd

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 11: Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State*

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 59

» Highest analyst ranking: 7th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: 5th

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No. 12: Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 58

» Highest analyst ranking: 4th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: 11th

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No. 13: Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 55

» Highest analyst ranking: 3rd

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: 4th

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No. 14: Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 51

» Highest analyst ranking: 7th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 15: Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 47

» Highest analyst ranking: 4th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 16: Myles Jack, LB/RB, UCLA

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 46

» Highest analyst ranking: 8th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: 12th

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No. 17: Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 45

» Highest analyst ranking: 4th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 18: Landon Collins, S, Alabama

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 44

» Highest analyst ranking: 5th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 19: Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina

» CFB 24/7 panel points: 26

» Highest analyst ranking: 13th

» Lowest analyst ranking: NR

» Fan ranking: NR

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No. 20: T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama

*Editor's note: The vote for the #CFBTop20 player rankings was conducted prior to Braxton Miller's latest shoulder injury.

CFB 24/7 voting panel:Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks, Charles Davis, Gil Brandt, Chase Goodbread, Mike Huguenin and Bryan Fischer.

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