They're hard to miss on film and often mean extra hours of game-planning from opposing coordinators just to combat their talents.

We're talking about college football's most valuable players, those irreplaceable starters that bring a little bit of everything to the table each and every Saturday. Not all of these standouts are Heisman candidates necessarily, but take them out of the lineup and their teams crumble, conference championships dashed and any edge within their position group gone.

Limiting our selections for the 2018 season to 18 players was a chore and there are several names worthy of consideration that weren't mentioned. If you think we swung and missed on a cornerstone talent for their respective team, let us know in the comments.