It's terrifying to even think about if you're a defensive coordinator tasked with stopping Alabama's ability to press the issue offensively. Is there really a chance the Crimson Tide could be better without Tua Tagovailoa when they have the football next season?

Those among the nation's elite hoping Nick Saban's team would suffer a mass exodus were disappointed last month when Devonta Smith and Najee Harris, two All-SEC players, announced they'd return for their senior seasons. Couple those two with now seasoned passer Mac Jones and the arrival of five-star freshman Bryce Young and Alabama again has necessary the ingredients to be one of the SEC's leaders in production.

Jones threw 13 touchdown passes last season in four starts, winning the team so to speak during Tagovailoa's absence due to injury.

“Those guys see (Mac) go in there and make plays in critical moments," Alabama OC Steve Sarkisian said about Jones. "So I think that’s where he’s grown, translated the practice to the games, built confidence in himself, and that’s built his teammates confidence in him.”

Par for the course, several of college football's most-talented teams will reside in the SEC this season, which means the league could tout a couple potent offenses as a result.

Per ESPN national analyst Bill Connelly's Preseason SP+ ratings, here's a look at which teams his data projects will be the nation's best on offense next fall. We've paneled many of our team-site experts with boots on the ground for their take within respective programs included, here: