Fifty days from now, we will officially have real football that counts in the state of Texas. In preparation, we're counting down the 50 most important college football players in Texas. 

"Important" is a subjective term, and a difficult one in football. For our purposes, we're looking at a few factors: How much would a team suffer without them? How much production will they be relied to generate? How much will this player raise his team's ceiling? Plus, we throw a little bit of our own judgement into the mix.

Quarterbacks are important anywhere, but there are major spotlights on players in this state. Five different quarterbacks in the state could be first team all-conference. Three should have significant Heisman campaigns.

If you think all the most important players participate in the Power Five – or even the FCS – think again. We have players from every level of the NCAA – FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III – and even a junior college standout. 

Here are the 50 most important college football players in Texas heading into 2019.