Every College Football Playoff Contender's Secret Weapon in 2016

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Tennessee: S Rashaan Gaulden

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Tennessee will have very few new starters this season thanks to the bulk of 2015's lineup coming back for more, and in the heavily covered SEC, it's difficult for any player to remain much of a secret. Rashaan Gaulden is a known quantity within the league but more because of his inability to parlay standout offseason work into regular-season performance because of injuries.
A broken bone in his foot suffered last August cost him his sophomore year, preventing him from starting as the Volunteers' nickel cornerback. He's since moved to safety and now is poised to be a starter on the back line as Tennessee looks to replace both starters from a season ago.
"Right now I'm trying to prove to them that I haven't lost a step since my injury," the 6'1", 178-pound Gaulden said, per Patrick Brown of the Times Free Press.


Been waiting a long time for this kid to get back on the field. He could have a really big year.


Go Vols
 
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He is a very athletic, instinctive player, whose production in HS was huge. Played very well in his time as a FR on special teams as well. Very excited about Gaulden. Plus the fact that Abernathy and Warrior are showing positive signs makes this even better. We're looking elite in the defensive secondary!

EDIT: Nice informative article from Patrick Brown @ TFP. He really does a nice job.
 
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