College football observers are obsessed with positions.

Where will this player play? How does he fit? Is he a tweener? These questions are asked every day by college coaches as they project recruits, and those inquiries continue well into a player’s college career as programs attempt to find where a prospect best fits.

Lately, however, college football has seen a shift in that thinking. As the game’s sped up and spread out, athleticism and flexibility have become more valued. Not only does it help save a scholarship, but it allows teams to substitute seamlessly. More importantly, it allows coordinators on both sides of the football to employ multiple formations without breaking tempo.

A running back capable of splitting out wide makes things infinitely more complicated for a defense in the same way a safety capable of blitzing off the edge challenges an offense’s protection.

Summed up in only one word, college football teams prize versatility.

We made this list a year ago, and dubbed it the “Jabrill Peppers All-Stars.” Nobody in this year’s group plays that many positions, but everyone included below is flexible in their own way. From star returners/receivers to a few defensive back/linebacker hybrids, these are the most versatile players in college football for the 2018 season.