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It doesn't take long for Kmet (pronounced kuh-met) to get home from school for the holidays. The Lake Barrington, Illinois, native was a top-five tight end prospect (top-100 overall recruit) nationally out of St. Viator High School before heading a couple of hours east to South Bend. Kmet actually signed up to be a dual-sport athlete, leading the baseball team with eight saves in addition to playing all 13 games as a reserve freshman (two receptions, 14 yards). He focused on football as a sophomore, becoming a larger part of the offense in 11 games played (15 receptions, 162 yards, 10.8 average). Kmet became a primary target for quarterback Ian Book in 2019, catching 43 passes for 515 yards (12.0 per) and six touchdowns. He started 11 games, missing the season's first two contests with a broken collarbone.

Johnson was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection for his work on the field and in the classroom in 2018. He led the Utes with four interceptions in his sophomore season (also making 41 tackles, two for loss, and four pass breakups) and ranked eighth in the country with 126 interception return yards (one score). Johnson, a business major, also maintained a 3.6 grade-point average to earn his academic honors. He followed that up with a second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 season in 2019, posting a team-high 11 pass breakups as well as 36 tackles and two interceptions. As a freshman, the Fresno native tied for the team lead with six pass breakups despite starting just two of 12 games played. He was also credited with 25 tackles and an interception on the year. Johnson was a four-star recruit and top-10 cornerback nationally. Johnson will undergo surgery in early March (after he participates in the NFL Scouting Combine) to repair a torn labrum (shoulder) that he played through in 2019, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Gipson comes from a family of athletes; his father played basketball at Texas, his mother ran track at North Texas and his brother played basketball professionally in Finland. Gipson did not see the field too often as a redshirt freshman (eight tackles, one sack in 13 games) and sophomore (11 tackles, one forced fumble) but stepped up his game in 2018. He started all 12 games for the Golden Hurricanes as a junior, racking up 46 tackles, nine for loss, and four sacks while tying for second in the FBS with five forced fumbles. Gipson was even more productive as a senior, garnering first-team All-American Athletic Conference accolades by leading Tulsa with 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks among his 49 total stops (also posting two forced fumbles in 12 games with 11 starts).

Vildor got on NFL scouts' radar after an outstanding junior season. He was a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2018, posting 42 stops, 4.5 for loss, a team-high four interceptions and 11 pass breakups in 13 starts. His follow-up performance was just as strong, as SBC coaches named him first-team all-conference again in 2019 despite missing time with an ankle injury (27 tackles, three for loss, two interceptions, six pass breakups in 11 games, 10 starts). Vildor became a part-time starter in 2017, beginning five of 12 contests played (21 tackles, 1.5 for loss, three interceptions, seven pass breakups). He contributed as a reserve and on special teams as a true freshman, posting five stops.

Mooney was an all-state player for Gadsden High School in Alabama, but a late qualifying test score reportedly kept many programs from offering him. Tulane stepped in, and he started eight of 12 games played (24-267-11.1, two TDs) as a true freshman. He started every contest in his sophomore campaign (34-599-17.6, four TDs) and did so again in 2018, earning second-team All-AAC honors and ranking sixth in the FBS with 20.7 yards per catch (48-993, eight TDs). Mooney did not make as many big plays as a senior but still led the team with 48 catches for 713 yards (14.9 per) and five touchdowns.

Hambright joined the Buffaloes in the summer of 2019 as a graduate transfer from Oklahoma State. He started all 12 games at left tackle for UC, earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors. The native of Ypsilanti, Michigan, played two years at Garden City Community College, including the school's 2016 national title-winning campaign. After redshirting his first year with the Cowboys, he started five games at left tackle in 2018 before missing seven contests due to injury and returning to play as a reserve in the team's Liberty Bowl appearance.