Ranking Pac-12 teams by who has the most returning starters

Some teams in the Pac-12 will have the ability to rely on veteran leadership in 2022 while others will need newcomers to step up

With college football starting this week, fans across the nation are forced to anxiously wait to see if their team has made the necessary improvements from last season. 

Thankfully for some teams like Stanford, they are returning a slew of experienced veterans who theoretically should be able to rise to the occasion and not have a learning curve to fight. Whether or not the experience will help some of these teams is to be seen, but the conference is full of seasoned players.

In total, there are four teams that are returning at least eight players on one side of the ball, and six teams that are returning at least seven on one side of the ball. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at which teams are working with the most experience, and which teams are going to have the most new faces in the starting lineup come Saturday. 

12. Arizona State

Offensive Starters Returning: 3

Defensive Starters Returning: 3

Total Starters Returning: 6

11. UCLA

Offensive Starters Returning: 5

Defensive Starters Returning: 2

Total Starters Returning: 7

10. Cal

Offensive Starters Returning: 3

Defensive Starters Returning: 6

Total Starters Returning: 9

9. Washington State

Offensive Starters Returning: 4

Defensive Starters Returning: 6

Total Starters Returning: 10

8. USC

Offensive Starters Returning: 6

Defensive Starters Returning: 4

Total Starters Returning: 10

7. Washington

Offensive Starters Returning: 7

Defensive Starters Returning: 5

Total Starters Returning: 12

6. Colorado

Offensive Starters Returning: 6

Defensive Starters Returning: 6

Total Starters Returning: 12

5. Oregon

Offensive Starters Returning: 6

Defensive Starters Returning: 7

Total Starters Returning: 13

4. Utah

Offensive Starters Returning: 9

Defensive Starters Returning: 5

Total Starters Returning: 14

3. Oregon State

Offensive Starters Returning: 6

Defensive Starters Returning: 8

Total Starters Returning: 14

2. Arizona

Offensive Starters Returning: 6

Defensive Starters Returning: 9

Total Starters Returning: 15

1. Stanford

Offensive Starters Returning: 10

Defensive Starters Returning: 7

Total Starters Returning: 17