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Yahoo Sports: The Doc’s Up-and-Coming Team: Meet 2011′s new offensive stars

First-time starters bound for breakout seasons.

QUARTERBACK • Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech Alternately projected as a tight end, a wide receiver or an "athlete" out of Lynchburg, Va., Thomas managed not only to stick at quarterback in Blacksburg, but has impressed coaches so much that they reshuffled the offensive staff this spring to better suit his talents as a pocket passer. At 6-foot-6, 245 pounds, Thomas already has the NFL's eye as a Josh Freeman clone, and — given dramatically better surroundings at Tech than Freeman ever enjoyed at Kansas State — may be coach Frank Beamer's last, best shot ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: