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Measurables: Welcome back, FreaksEvery day now seems to bring another harbinger of football. Today’s: Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List, another annual rite of passage, which highlights the best athletes in college football, as informed by coaches and staff across the sport.It’s fun for the premise alone, but also for what it’s become over 20-plus years. It’s not just an early top NFL prospects list; there are historically Division II and III players on this list, as the entire college football community tries to get their guys noticed.I pulled two big names and one unheralded guy for us:1. South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor
Again, the Gamecocks are loaded with talent and will be on your favorite pundit’s Playoff sleeper list. Harbor was already the first player in the history of the Freaks list to occupy the top spot for two straight years, and now he’s back here again after dropping to No. 3 last year. He’s 6-foot-6, around 240 pounds and runs for the track team. Bruce reports Harbor hit 23.8 mph during offseason workouts this summer. His fundamentals need some polish, but the talent is there.
