Devy Analysis
On Wednesday Colorado’s talented and versatile wide receiver Laviska Shenault announced via Twitter that he is declaring for the 2020 NFL draft and forgoing his senior year.
Albert Okwuegbunam is one of my favorite tight ends in this draft and I thought I would break him down just a bit since he just entered into the draft. Also, just to avoid typing that last name over and over again, I will be referring to him as Albert O. His statistics do not look great………….
Each week I am going to bring you five players whose stock is on the rise and five who are falling. It’s never too early to get the jump on the future. Let’s take a look at this week’s stocks.
The 2020 class has been talked about for what seems …
As the college football season nears the end of the regular season, let’s look at my top 10 draft prospects for the upcoming 2020 NFL draft. This isn’t set in stone yet, and there is a lot of football left to be played, but this is where we stand right now!
We break down the best and worst of devy prospect Jacob Eason, quarterback from Washington. What are the highs and lows? How far up does he deserve to be on devy boards? Become a member to find out!
There always seems to be certain schools that consistently produce NFL talent at certain positions. You hear it all the time, “team A is running back U or team B is linebacker U”, etc. Why do certain teams always seem to be able to produce elite talent a specific position year in and year out? Do they recruit that position more heavily? Does the coaching staff just do a better job coaching this position up? Or is it just luck? I think it maybe a little of everything and it goes in cycles. Let’s take a look at some of the current position U’s in the college game right now.
Shane Zylstra is one of the most dynamic wide receivers in Division Two College Football. After his terrific 2018 season of 66 catches for 1,261 yards and 12 touchdowns, he received numerous awards including the All-NSIC First team and D2CCA All-Super Region First team. He was a second-team All-American last year and is looking to become one again. Take a listen to the one on one interview that I had the pleasure of recording with Shane.
D’eriq King (QB) Houston
After a tremendous 2018 season scoring 50 touchdowns, D’eriq King took a large step back in the first few games of 2019. Due to the new redshirt rules for college football, King has turned this season into a redshirt. The new college rule allows a player to use a redshirt for a season if they play in 4 or fewer games, thus allowing King to use the new rule.
After eight weeks of college football, we are starting to get a little clarity on whose stock has gone down, and whose has gone up in the fantasy football Devy landscape. Whether these guys are already on your Devy roster and you are looking to sell high, or maybe they are unowned and will be …
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*This is not how I think the 2020 draft should go, but rather how I predict it will go at this point in the year*
As we near the midway point of the 2019 College Football Season, it is a perfect time to begin mocking this highly touted 2020 Rookie Class. It has the potential to be a great class and has dynasty owners everywhere drooling over those 2020 first and second-round picks. This is my prediction of how I see the first round in 2020 playing out in Superflex Rookie Drafts.
1.01 – D’Andre Swift, RB Georgia
No surprises here, even with it being a Superflex mock. Georgia’s running back D’Andre Swift is next in line to be drafted in the first round of rookie drafts and the actual NFL Draft from Running Back University. Swift is the consensus top player in all devy ranks right now. Swift is an electric back. He has one of the best cuts in all of college football, which makes him a nightmare in space. He has some of the best acceleration in this class which lets him burst out of cuts for huge gains. What makes D’Andre Swift such a complete back is his pass-catching ability. Whether it is from the backfield or lined up in the slot, he is a matchup nightmare for linebackers trying to cover him in the passing game. Swift has very few red flags, hasn’t been ridden heavily in college and will enter the NFL with fewer touches than the majority of his 2020 classmates. Swift will need to improve on his pass protection, but he should step into a heavy workload when he enters the NFL and make an immediate impact on dynasty rosters.
1.02 – Tua Tagovailoa, QB Alabama
High School coach was former NFL All-Pro fullback, Mike Alstott
Played at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg, FL
33 Career Games for Carson Newman (16’-19’)
25 Consecutive starts
122nd All-American in school history
156 tackles, 7 interceptions
Led the South Atlantic Conference with 5 interceptions in 2017
2017 All-SAC 1st team
The college football prospect landscape changes very quickly. Whether you are in devy leagues or dynasty leagues, you need to stay on to of these changes if you want to stay competitive. Here you’ll find three players who are rising up rankings through the first quarter of the college football season.
The Iowa State Cyclones have a trio of linebackers that should be on your devy radars. This group complements each other extremely well and all three play a different style. To see a team with three linebackers where each could be the lead dog for their defense is uncommon. That is the fortunate situation that the Cyclones find themselves having right now. I have been watching a lot of film and games on these guys and all three are legit playmakers. Let’s take a closer look at these three tremendous players.
Week 1 of the College football season saw some electric performances by some of the top devy assets. We saw Travis Etienne run wild for 205 yards and three touchdowns, Tua Tagovailoa tossed four touchdown passes, and saw Rondale Moore pick up where he left off last year with 124 receiving yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately, for every good performance, there is usually one bad one everyone is talking about. Here are three devy prospects who need a big bounce back weeks in week two of the College football season. I focus on three guys who I have ranked atop of their positions who disappointed in week one and need big bounce backs in week two.
After what feels like an eternity, college football is back and better than ever. Week 1 brought along some of the traditional blowouts, a few close games, and the first chance for devy prospects to show us what they’ve improved upon throughout the offseason. Jonathan Taylor’s Receiving Skills for one.
Coming into college in 2016 as the 68th rated running back by 247 Sports, Zack Moss received offers from a couple of major schools, such as Tennessee and Miami, before deciding to enroll at Utah. Moss is a bigger, physical back that wins between the tackles and excels in tight spaces.
The Miami tight end had one of the best games that we have seen from a tight end in quite a while. Brevin Jordan was fast, elusive, and had great hands throughout the entire game. Become a member to find out where he stands in the devy ranks.
Michael Warren II, Jr. RB, CincinnatiIn his sophomore year with Cincinnati, he had a monster season as the starter. With 244 carries, 1,329 yards, and 19 touchdowns as well as 25 receptions, he looks to build on his success. Warren II has terrific vision with the ball in his hand; add that to his speed and lethal agility, he will be able to put up another great season. If Warren II was not on your radar after last year, watch him play on Thursday and you will see what I mean. He is an elite athlete and he will show his ability.
Here’s a look at the top 10 devy tight end prospects with analysis on the top five. If you play in devy leagues, these are must-know names. If you play in dynasty leagues, these guys need to be on your radar.
The SEC has led all conferences almost every year in NFL prospects produced and these include an incredible amount of elite NFL talent like Julio Jones, Myles Garrett, Todd Gurley, and Patrick Peterson. If I’ve done my math correctly, an incredible 443 former SEC players are on NFL teams. This year’s 2020 crop is just as impressive as any in recent memory and is filled with elite talent on both sides of the ball.
The best way to get a leg up in your dynasty leagues is to know the next class of players before they hit the NFL. Whether you’re a devy or regular dynasty IDP player, this article will help you identify some of the key players climbing the ranks at the college level.
When Laviska Shenault Jr. entered college back in 2017, he was the 73rd ranked wide receiver in his class by 247 Sports. Shenault received offers from schools like Alabama, LSU, and UCLA, but instead chose Colorado, and was never expected to make much if any noise. Fast forward two years and Shenault is arguably the top wide receiver prospect in the 2020 NFL draft.
Cartavious “Tank” Bigsby announced his commitment to Auburn on Friday. Bigsby chose Auburn over Georgia, LSU, and South Carolina. Bigsby, the number seven ranked running back in the 2020 recruiting class according to 247 Sports. Bigsby will be a senior at Callaway High School in Hogansville, Georgia this fall. Bigsby is 6’0” and 210 pounds and ran for 2,221 yards on 238 attempts to go along with 22 touchdowns in 2018. He also added 14 catches for 217 yards through the air.
Despite playing at a smaller school, Odom was still able to rack up a solid stat line of 20 receptions, 308 yards, and 3 TDs during his freshman year at Ohio. He proceeded to improve upon these stats during his Sophomore year, amassing 30 receptions, 418 yards, and 2 TDs. Odom proved to be a reliable target in that offense, repeatedly flashing sideline awareness and remarkable toe-dragging ability whenever necessary. In addition, Odom utilized every bit of his 6’1” frame when faced with contested catch situations, as he consistently out-positioned and out-muscled DBs at the catch point.