The SportsFormulator 2013 College Football Player of the Year Watch List

It’s time to kickoff our coverage of the 2013 College Football season and we start with our 2013 College Football Player of the Year Watch List.  These are the 40 players we’re watching as the season starts and expect each to have a huge impact on his team.

We will cut down the watch list each on the first Tuesday each month during the season until we announce our five finalists on December 15, 2013.

In no particular order, here are our the college football players on our watch list:

Johnny Manziel (QB – Texas A&M)
A.J. McCarron (QB – Alabama)
T.J. Yeldon (RB – Alabama)
Aaron Murray (QB – Georgia)
Jadeveon Clowney (DE – South Carolina)
Todd Gurley (RB – Georgia)
C.J. Mosley (LB – Alabama)
Duke Johnson (RB – Miami)
Sammy Watkins (QB – Clemson)
Logan Thomas (QB – Virginia Tech)
Jameis Winston (QB – Florida State)
James White (RB – Wisconsin)
Taylor Martinez – (QB – Nebraska)
Braxton Miller (QB – Ohio State)
Devin Gardner (QB – Michigan)
Kain Colter (QB – Northwestern)
Ameer Abdullah (RB – Nebraska)
Jordan Matthews (WR – Vanderbilt)
Bo Wallace (QB – Ole Miss)
Lache Seatrunk (RB – Baylor)
Blake Bell (QB – Oklahoma)
John Hubert (RB – Kansas State)
David Ash (QB – Texas)
Ka’Deem Carey (RB – Arizona)
Taylor Kelley (QB – Arizona State)
Marqise Lee (WR – USC)
Marcus Mariota (QB – Oregon)
De’Anthony Thomas (RB – Oregon)
Marion Grice (RB – Arizona State)
Silas Redd (RB – USC)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE – Washington)
Keith Price (QB – Washington)
Will Sutton (DT – Arizona State)
Teddy Bridgewater (QB – Louisville)
Jordan Lynch (QB – Northern Illinois)
Derek Carr (QB – Fresno State)
Kenneth Dixon (RB – Louisiana Tech)
Cody Fajardo (QB – Nevada)
David Fluellen (RB – Toledo)
Beau Blackenship (RB – Ohio)

Breakdown by Conference:
Pac-12 – 10
Big Ten – 8
SEC – 7
ACC – 4
Big 12 – 4
AAC – 1
Non-BCS – 6

Let us know what you think. Who did we leave out? Why are they deserving of pre-season hype? Comment below or interact with us on Twitter.