Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to break down the far from transparent world of player valuation in college football. How do teams analyze a player's worth in a sport with so many teams and options? What's the best way to prioritize development versus immediate returns? Does the job of determining value better fall to coaches or general managers? And what makes this exercise so different from its counterpart in the NFL?

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