The offseason is where college football anoints its next wave of All-Americans, Heisman Trophy winners and top NFL Draft picks. Some players rise to the occasion while many fall victim to the great expectations and hype machine that comes with the spotlight in a top college football program. Part of being a fan of a program is putting high expectations on an unproven commodity. Many answer the challenge, and today's offseason breakdown likely includes some of the best overall college football players by the end of the 2018 college football season.

Great expectations are part of what makes the college offseason fun. But in a world of injuries, eligibility and stiff competition, not everyone is ready to meet the hype head on. Looking across some of the top college football programs, which players have the burden and gift of mega hype? Will they live up to the hype this college football season?