With spring practice underway at many Pac-12 destinations, it's time to do our annual position-by-position breakdown.

We finish things off with a look at special teams in the North.

California: Gone is James Langford, who made 11 of 17 on field goals in his only year as the Bears’ starting kicker, but three-year starting punter Cole Leininger will be back for his senior season. The competition to replace Langford will start with sophomore Matt Anderson, a high school All-American and ESPN.com’s No. 11-ranked kicker in the Class of 2013. Noah Beito, Robbie McInerny and Franklyn Cervenka are also listed at kicker. They’ll have three experienced kick return options in Tre Watson, Khalfani Muhammad and Trevor Davis, while Davis is a good bet to also field punts.

Oregon: With Aidan Schneider (11-of-12 on field goals) and Matt Wogan (7-of-9) returning, the Ducks have two proven options at kicker. There almost certainly will be an ongoing competition until the fall, and even then there’s potential for it to be a week-to-week thing. Ian Wheeler is back at punter for those rare occasions when the Ducks punt. Charles Nelson promises to be one of the most dangerous return men in the country.

Oregon State: Garrett Owens made 11 of 13 attempts last year while splitting time with Trevor Romaine. Romaine is out of the picture, leaving juniors Ryan Cope and Ian Crist and freshman Zach Standish as the only potential competition for Owens. Mitch Seeley, who redshirted as true freshman last year, is the only punter on the roster. Both primary kick returners (Ryan Murphy and Malcolm Marable ) are gone, but Rahmel Dockery returns after leading the team with eight punt returns for 49 yards. Dockery could see additional duty on kickoffs, but with a new coaching staff we’ll have to wait to get more clarity.

Stanford: The Cardinal needs to replace its full compliment of special teams players, including kicker Jordan Williamson, punter Ben Rhyne and primary return man Ty Montgomery. Kicker Conrad Ukropina has seen limited action over the past couple of seasons (two made field goals, 12-of-13 on PATs), while punter Alex Robinson did not play during his first two years on the Farm. Christian McCaffrey, who showed flashes of brilliance as a true freshman, should be exciting to watch in the return game.

Washington: The Huskies’ primary specialists are all back, so let’s start with kick returns because John Ross is just fun to watch. He only took two kickoffs back for touchdowns last year, but seemingly has the potential to do it every time. Dante Pettis took a punt back for a touchdown last year and did a good enough job as a freshman to assume he’ll be back there again. Cameron Van Winkle was reliable on field goals (20-of-24) and punter Korey Durkee returns for his senior year.

Washington State: Kicker Quentin Breshears returns after making 9 of 12 field goals in 2014. Breshears and Wes Concepcion were the only kickers to finish the season on the roster, but freshman Matt Abramo could compete for time immediately. Sophomore Jordan Dascalo averaged 41.7 yards per punt last year. The pecking order at kick returner could be a fluid situation, but Jamal Morrow likely gets the first crack at it after leading the team with 22 attempts last year. The Cougs need to replace Rickey Galvin on punt returns, but River Cracraft, who backed up Galvin last year, has the talent to be effective in that role.