Senior quarterback Sean Mannion is on pace to rewrite many of the OSU passing records. He is a perfect for this Mike Riley offense. Despite having his top All-American target Brandin Cooks leave for the NFL, there are plenty of receivers and tight ends remaining to continue tossing more than 600 passes in this scheme.

The run game takes a big back seat to the Beavers desire to throw the ball and throw the ball often. It's not like the talent at running back is slim, coaches just chose not to use them much, which forces Oregon State to be a little too one-dimensional. The nation's 115th ranked rushing attack won't cut it. On the other side the Beavers could not stop opponents from running the ball right down the field. The front seven is going to get better next season with so many players returning. How much will determine whether this team is worthy of a Top 25 ranking. Priority No. 1 will be finding a set of defensive tackles.