Top 20 players for 2020: 10-6

Voting Criteria: Player's importance to the team in 2020, overall talent, and future potential for the upcoming season. A player's long-term/NFL prospects were not taken into consideration.

Voting Panel: Publisher Chris McLaughlin, and Herdnation.com staffers Sean Hammond, Aaron Perkins and Aaron Coleman.

Previously: 16-20; 11-15

It is hard not to feel good for Salguero, who sat behind Levi Brown for four years and is finally getting his chance to start as a senior. Reports from practice have been very positive surrounding Salguero so there's no reason to expect a drop-off at center this year.

It feels like Johnson has been at Marshall for about 10 years, but the former walk-on is just now getting to his senior season. Johnson is the swiss-army knife of Brad Lambert's defense and his versatility is invaluable.

Hodge might be the most talented player on Marshall's roster. He is oozing with potential and when he flashes, he flashes big time. Consistency will be the theme of 2020 for Hodge. If he can produce week in and week out, he could rack up double digit sacks - even in a shortened season.

No player has transformed their body more than Cumberlander this past off-season. The Georgia native went from being in shape to looking like an NFL defensive lineman from a physique standpoint. Teams are sure to focus on Darius Hodge, so Cumberlander has to win his fair share of one on one match-ups.

Speaking of players who have been around for a long time; hello Mr. Willie Johnson. Rankings vary wildly on Johnson. While reports on him have been glowing, I feel like we've heard the same things about Willie during practice in the past. So until he breaks out I decided to temper my enthusiasm a bit. The Aarons went all in, however.