"standout talent" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to someone who has exceptional abilities or skills. For example, "Jack is a standout talent in mathematics; he always places at the top of his class."
When he finally saw her on the court, he immediately realized that she was a standout talent.
Gil Brandt, the standout talent assessor and draft expert who helped put together the great Dallas Cowboys teams and now works with NFL.com, agreed.
The Raiders have quietly put together a roster with some standout talent but all they had to show for it was a 7-9 record in 2015.
The Mets have been widely criticized in recent years for having a minor league system without much standout talent, but that system is producing players who can play with at least some competence in the major leagues.
Gustard, who along with Jones took a training session at Twickenham on Friday in front of 14,000 people, said he had been impressed with Devoto during the squad's embryonic development but praised Owen Farrell as the standout talent in the backs.
Broadchurch won the New Programme award and its writer Chris Chibnall was named Industry Standout Talent of the Year.
With A Raisin in the Sun bringing her both presidential compliments and a Tony award – US theatre's equivalent of an Oscar; she was nominated for one of those in 2004 for her performance in Hotel Rwanda – Okonedo is unarguably one of the standout talents among the generation of British performers who left drama school (Rada, in her case) in the early 90s.
Rossi may no longer be the man to beat on the track but he remains the master off it and, with Marquez a keen student of his hero in every aspect of the job, they worked the packed room of journalists with the style and subtlety that defines them both as the standout talents of their respective generations.
My interest in Idol all but vanished, however, when standout talents such as Chris Daughtry (season 5) and Melinda Doolittle (season 6) shockingly didn't win... much to the dismay of millions of viewers; myself included.
For places so small, both towns have nurtured an exceptional amount of standout hockey talent.
There's buzz that he'll be the next seventh-round standout, the kind of talent all fans and coaches dare to hope is lurking in a late round, though it is rarely found there.
