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Here are players entering the 2025 college volleyball season that I think are not talked about nearly enough. 

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The biggest name that I think is not talked about enough is Julia Hanson at Minnesota. A lot of fans know how good she is, but she needs more attention. Hanson averaged a team-best 4.57 points per set last season for the Gophers. She is a high flyer and difference-maker.

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Caylen Alexander is now at Missouri. Alexander lead the ɬ�﷬��������ַ in kills last season and was fifth in the nation with over five kills per set, tallying 20 or more kills in 15 matches to go with 15 double-doubles last season. Now she will be taking over that offense at Missouri, a team that made waves last year. I think she will be a very popular name this season. 

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Cheridyn Leverette at UCLA is next. The 6-foot outside had a breakout year last year, as she was sixth in the Big Ten in kills per set. Paired with Maggie Li, I think they could be a lethal outside duo, and Leverette should be in more conversations. 

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Ava Martin at Creighton is definitely given credit for her talent, and last year she finished a third team All-American, but again — she is not talked about enough. She averaged over 3.66 kills per set while playing with Norah Sis last season, but more impressively hit .312 on the year.

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Then there's Caroline Kerr at Tennessee. This is one of the best setters in the country — she it not talked about enough.

Jalyn Stout at Coastal Carolina is also a phenomenal talent. We're talking about a player that leads all active players in triple-doubles. A 6-2 setter that does it all — she led the team in kills last season.

Alexis Shelton at Oklahoma was third team All-American last season and can take over a match. She put up 27 kills against Texas last season and had seven blocks vs. Pitt in the tournament. As one of the best outside in the ɬ�﷬��������ַ, she affects the game in so many ways and again, is not talked about enough. 

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A few more I want to rattle off — and this might be a hot take — but I don't think Rebekah Allick is talked about enough at Nebraska. A lot of talk about Andi Jackson, understandably so, but Allick is unbelievably good. There's Kamryn Gibadlo at Utah, Claire Little at BYU, Nia Washington now at LSU and so many more.