D should be awesome for next year.
I look at a Orange or an Onyedim and think, really good players - but there's zero way I could say "yeah they are a lock to start at Florida, A&M, or Miami". Those schools get quality talent as well. I hope the guys on the team don't make the same mistake Craig McDonald made, he doesn't even start on a crappy Auburn team.
Craig McDonald's story would say there are risks to picking up quarters in front of the steam roller. I'm sure he would trade whatever check he got this year to actually get playing time. If there's no playing time - there's no hope for the pros.