Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith explain why they believe Clemson QB Deshaun Watson should be considered the front-runner to win the Heisman Trophy next season. (2:14)

Deshaun Watson has already set some lofty goals for the Clemson offense in 2016.

“We have a chance to be one of the best offenses ever in college football, so that's our motivation: to be the best ever,” the 2015 Heisman finalist said last week.

The Tigers will certainly have a shot. Eight offensive starters return, including Watson, running back Wayne Gallman, tight end Jordan Leggett and seven of the top eight receivers on the roster (that includes injured 1,000-yard receiver Mike Williams). Co-offensive coordinators Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott will have another year experience running the offense. And unlike last season, Watson should be completely healthy in the offseason conditioning program, for spring practice and into fall camp -- expanding the options for what the offense can do with him and around him.

So if everybody is healthy and ready come kickoff against Auburn on Sept. 3, what are the chances the Tigers end up breaking some offensive records?

Here is a quick look at the major NCAA FBS offensive records:

Touchdowns scored: 99 -- Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games)

Total points: 723 -- Florida State, 2013 (14 games)

Points per game: 56 -- Army, 1944 (nine games)

Yards per game: 624.9 -- Houston, 1989 (11 games)

Most yards gained: 8,387 -- Houston, 2011 (14 games)

In the ACC, the 2013 Florida State team that won the national championship has the top spot for total points scored (723), points per game (51.6), total touchdowns (94) and total offensive yards (7,267). That team averaged 519.1 yards per game -- just a few more than 2015 Clemson (514.5).

Maybe a good starting point is to compare how 2016 Clemson stacks up against 2013 Florida State, the most prolific offense that has ever played in the ACC. Let’s just say the talent on both teams is stellar.

Deshaun Watson's running ability sets him apart from Jameis Winston. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports

Quarterback: Jameis Winston vs. Deshaun Watson. In 2013, Winston won the Heisman after throwing for 4,057 yards, 40 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, completing 67 percent of his passes and adding 219 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground. This past season, Watson threw for 4,104 yards, 35 touchdowns and 13 interceptions and completed 68 percent of his passes. He added 1,105 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns on the ground and finished third in the Heisman voting. (Note: Watson played one more game than Winston.)

What makes Watson so intriguing headed into 2016? When this past season started, he was only nine months removed from ACL surgery. His ability to run was not truly showcased until November, when he was nearly a year removed from his injury. Watson finished with more than 100 yards rushing in five of the season’s final seven games. When 2016 kicks off, Watson will be an integral part to the run game and should also be bigger, faster and stronger. His ability to run makes him a far different quarterback than Winston.

Running back: Devonta Freeman/Karlos Williams vs. Wayne Gallman. Gallman just set the single-season school record with 1,527 yards rushing on 283 carries, to go with 13 touchdowns. (Watson added 207 carries and 12 TDs.) Freeman and Williams combined for 264 carries and 1,764 yards (Freeman had more than 1,000 yards) and scored 25 total touchdowns. The key difference here is Florida State didn’t just rely on one workhorse back. Gallman and Watson had more than 200 carries each this past season; the next-highest total for a Clemson running back? C.J. Fuller had 42 carries. The Freeman/Williams duo also averaged more yards per carry.

Receiver: Rashad Greene/Kelvin Benjamin/Kenny Shaw/et al vs. Artavis Scott/Mike Williams/Hunter Renfrow/et al. Greene and Benjamin each went over 1,000 yards receiving in 2013, while Shaw added 933 yards of his own. Scott and Williams will have the potential to get more than 1,000 yards each themselves next season, while Renfrow has been a big-time addition as a former walk-on. For Clemson to truly contend for the total offense marks, it will have to prove its passing game is as elite as Florida State’s was in 2013.

Tight end: Nick O'Leary vs. Jordan Leggett. O’Leary had 33 catches for 557 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013. Leggett is coming off a breakout season in which he had 40 catches for 525 yards and eight touchdowns. But could he survive getting hit by a car?!

Offensive line: Florida State returned four starters in 2013 and had perhaps the best offensive line in the entire country behind three first-team All-ACC selections (Cam Erving, Tre' Jackson, Bryan Stork). Erving also won the league’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy as its best lineman, while Stork won the Rimington Award as the top center in the country. Clemson's offensive line loses two starters from 2015, including All-ACC guard Eric Mac Lain, but left tackle Mitch Hyatt is a rising star.