SPOTLIGHT: ESPN Lists These Top SEC Newcomers Set to SHINE in 2026! | Get To Know These Future Stars

SEC football heats up as ESPN ranks the top 100 newcomers for the 2026 college season—is your team’s breakout star about to emerge? Powerhouses like Alabama, Texas, LSU, and Georgia reload their rosters with impact transfers and five-star freshmen, including Cam Coleman’s move to Texas and Sam Leavitt’s fresh start at LSU. Can these new arrivals shake up the College Football Playoff race? The conversation focuses on how key additions such as Auburn’s Byrum Brown, Vanderbilt’s Jared Curtis, and Alabama's Ezavier Crowell might transform their teams on both sides of the ball. A key theme that emerged was each SEC contender’s strategic moves to address offseason losses, from offensive line reinforcements to secondary shakeups. The discussion explored standout freshmen like Lamar Brown (LSU) and Kaiden Prothro (Georgia), the pressure on new quarterbacks to produce, and which “under-the-radar” transfers could become household names by season’s end.   Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.