The Lindstrom clan is entrenched in Boston College football. Chris Lindstrom Sr. is in the school's Hall of Fame after his career as a lineman. He also played in the NFL for three years. The younger Chris' uncle, Eric, played at BC, and his younger brother, Alex, is his teammate on the offensive line. Lindstrom stepped into the starting lineup at right guard for the final nine games of his true freshman season, playing in 12 contests. He started at right guard for all 13 games in 2016 before earning second-team All-ACC honors as a junior, splitting time between right guard (two starts) and right tackle (11 starts). He stuck at right guard for all 12 games in 2018, earning Associated Press third-team All-American and first-team All-ACC notice.

McGary was a conference defensive player of the year and first-team all-conference tight end at Fife (Washington) High School before heading to the Huskies. He redshirted his first year, then took over the starting right tackle job in six of 12 games in 2015. McGary started all 14 games there as a sophomore and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors on the right side as a 13-game starter in 2017. He was again a first-team all-conference performer at right tackle as a senior, starting all 14 games for the Pac-12 champions. He and his family have been through serious adversity. Kaleb was diagnosed with a heart arrthymia, and his father with multiple sclerosis. The family was forced off the family farm when he was in high school. In 2018, the family was living in RVs while restoring his mother's childhood home, but a fire partially burned down the home and one of the RVs.

Sheffield signed with Alabama for the 2015 season as a high school All-American and top-five cornerback prospect nationally out of Missouri City, Texas. He redshirted that fall but then decided to transfer from Tuscaloosa, signing with Blinn Junior College for the 2016 season so he did not have to sit out a year. Sheffield joined the Buckeyes for the 2017 season, played in all 14 games (three starts) making 40 tackles with nine pass breakups. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick as a junior, posting 35 stops, two interceptions, and eight pass breakups in 14 starts. Sheffield's speed is intriguing to scouts, as he won back-to-back 110-meter hurdles championships in high school and broke an Ohio State record with 6.6 60-yard dash February 2018.

Cominsky was a highly-recruited option quarterback out of Barberton, Ohio. He enrolled at the University of Charleston (in West Virginia) as a 218-pound defensive end, so a redshirt season was in order. The work he put in during his time on the scout team made him an immediate starter in 2015 (37 tackles, five for loss, four sacks, three pass breakups). Cominsky earned second-team All-Mountain East honors as a sophomore (41 tackles, four for loss, 2.5 sacks) and then took a large step forward in 2017, becoming a first-team all-league pick with 23 tackles for loss (6.5 sacks, 73 total stops). He was the Mountain East Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 by posting 67 tackles, 16.5 for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles.

Ollison finished his high school career at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium, rushing for 240 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries to help Canisius High (Niagara Falls) win a state title. He redshirted behind James Conner in 2015 before having to step in for the older back after he suffered a knee injury and, eventually, received a cancer diagnosis. Ollison performed well given the situation, earning second-team All-ACC and conference rookie of the year honors (212-1,121-5.3, 11 TD rushing; 14-77-5.5, one TD receiving in 13 games, 12 starts). His production dropped off significantly the next two seasons, starting 2 of 13 games in 2016 (33-127-3.8, two TD rushing) and 8 of 12 games in 2017 (90-398-4.4, five TD rushing; 17-186-11.8 receiving). He returned to form in 2018, splitting carries with Darrin Hall but still earning second-team All-ACC honors by rushing for 1,213 yards and 11 touchdowns on 194 totes (6.3 average) in 14 starts.

Miller looked like an all-conference performer for the first seven games of the 2017 season, starting each contest, posting 23 tackles and intercepting two passes. However, he injured his left leg at Arizona State, ending his season prematurely. Miller returned to start 12 contests in 2018, posting 26 tackles, two for loss, two interceptions, six pass breakups, and two forced fumbles. The All-San Diego Section pick and track star from Oceanside played as a reserve in all 13 games for the Huskies as a true freshman (five tackles, one interception) and all 14 games as sophomore (seven tackles, one INT).

Green was one of the top all-purpose performers in the Sun Belt Conference the past four years, earning first-team all-conference nods as a receiver and all-purpose player in 2017 and 2018. A finalist for the 2018 Paul Hornung Award as the nation's best all-purpose threat, Green led the Red Hawks in receiving (50-855-17.1, eight TDs) and contributed as a rusher (20-193-9.7, one TD) and returner (19-385-20.3 kickoffs, 5-85-17.0, one TD punt). Green was an offensive weapon (team-high 54-812-15.0, five TDs receiving; 14-185-12.5 rushing) and special teams demon, tying for the FBS lead with four kickoffs for touchdowns (27-876-32.3 total, 13-101-7.8 on punt returns). He led his team in receiving in 2016 (36-344-9.6, four TDs) as a part-time starter, as well as in his all-purpose ways (14-123-8.5 rushing; 14-298-21.3 kickoff returns; 10-94-9.4 punt returns). Even as a redshirt freshman, he managed to garner honorable mention all-conference honors as the ULM's top pass-catcher (63-698-11.1, seven TDs) while returning some kickoffs (10-202-20.2).