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Tennessee football: 5 SEC offensive stars the Vols have to account for in 2018

By Billy Williford

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 07: An 'SEC' logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game at Georgia Dome on December 7, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 07: An 'SEC' logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game at Georgia Dome on December 7, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Drew Lock
COLUMBIA, MO – SEPTEMBER 23: Quarterback Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers passes during the game against the Auburn Tigers at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on September 23, 2017, in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

No.1 Drew Lock – Missouri Tigers, Quarterback

Quarterback for the Missouri Tigers, Drew Lock tops our rankings. He was selected as an All-SEC first team selection and could potentially be on Heisman watch if Missouri can have somewhat of a decent season. The odds of him winning the award is slim, however, to be in the conversation shows how much talent Lock has.

Lock has a similar feeling around the SEC as Benny Snell, how is the kid still playing? He is entering his senior season with the Tigers and had is looking for his first 4,000-yard season passing the football.

He came close last season with 3,964 yards on 242 completions. That is about a 9.5 yards per attempt average which was the best of his career. What was more impressive was his 44-to-13 touchdown to interception ratio.

His 44 passing touchdowns blew all the other SEC quarterbacks out of the water. Vanderbilt quarterback, Kyle Shurmur had 26 passing touchdowns.

Lock gets the number one ranking not just because he is a talented quarterback, but the Missouri game could be the difference is a losing season and a bowl game.

Fellow site expert, Caleb Calhoun mention in his post, reasonable goals for the 2018 team, that beating Missouri, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and the three cupcakes in the nonconference gets Tennessee to six wins.

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If the Vols can slow down Lock, they most certainly have a chance to keep the game close and even sneak out a win. But, if he throws for 217 yards with four touchdowns like last year, it could be a long game.

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