These are not the 2024 Colorado Buffaloes.

There are new names and faces to learn for Deion Sanders’ latest team in Boulder.

The expectations for Coach Prime’s squad are to win close games and compete for a Big 12 championship. Can this group live up to those goals? Here are the 10 players (five on offense, five on defense) who will decide that:

1. Kaidon Salter, QB, Sr.

Salter is the key to the Buffs' offense reaching its potential. Even if five-star freshman phenom Julian "JuJu" Lewis has looked the part in fall camp, Salter’s experience and abilities as a dual-threat player provide CU’s best chance at replicating the production from last year’s offense.

2. Arden Walker, DE, Sr.

With so much rotation likely to take place on the defensive line, it’s hard to narrow this spot down to

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