Rashard Higgins

Higgins is a fine player in a stable, functional offense, and he might be one of the nation's most productive receivers in a year or two. It's difficult to see that transformation occurring in 2014, however. His 68 catches for 837 yards and six scores look like very good numbers last year, especially for a freshman, but they're less impressive when you note that Colorado State played 14 games. Projected over 12 games, in other words, Higgins looks more like 717 yards and five touchdowns, which obviously isn't that exciting. He should improve his per-game production this year to the point that he'll likely match his 14-game numbers from last year in the first 12 games of this year, but he'll be hard-pressed to do much better than that. Colorado State is deep at receiver, as all of Joe Hansley, Charles Lovett, Jordon Vaden and Thomas Coffman are back after totaling 115 receptions last season.