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Key takeaways
- ESPN surveyed more than 20 front office staffers across the sport, including general managers, player personnel directors and scouting directors, to find out who they consider the top returning players in the country.
- Teams tried their hardest to persuade the best returning backs to enter the transfer portal in January.
- Four of the top vote-getters among personnel experts switched schools this offseason, and several more seriously considered making moves.
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ESPN surveyed more than 20 front office staffers across the sport, including general managers, player personnel directors and scouting directors, to find out who they consider the top returning players in the country.
Teams tried their hardest to persuade the best returning backs to enter the transfer portal in January. Industry sources told ESPN the intense demand for these stars pushed the value for the best of the best up to $2 million or more.
Four of the top vote-getters among personnel experts switched schools this offseason, and several more seriously considered making moves. But there's no shortage of productive and high-potential backs returning across the sport, which made it tough to narrow this year's list down to just 10.