Devy Analysis
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.
The IDP Nation crew interviewed Robbie Wallace from Wingate this week. #10 is an up-and-coming senior this year looking to make it to the NFL. Our members can check out more of his story here and get a jump on the IDP devy crop for next year.
Five-star recruit and 247 Sports third-ranked running back of the 2019 class, Kendall Milton announced his commitment to Georgia tonight. Milton chose the Georgia Bulldogs over schools like Alabama, LSU, and Ohio State. Milton is one of the bigger backs in the class, standing at 6’ 1.5” and 229 pounds. Milton attends Buchanan High School in Clovis, California.During his sophomore season, he exploded onto the scene rushing for 1,514 yards compared to just 478 yards as a freshman. As a sophomore, Milton also added 23 rushing touchdowns to go along with eight catches for 117 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Milton saw similar production as a junior rushing for 1,337 yards and 27 rushing touchdowns. Milton should expect to see around 175 carries again as a senior and look to stay up around the 1,500-yard mark on the ground.
College: IndianaPosition: Running BackYear Eligible: 20212021 Running Back Rank: 3Height: 6’2” Weight: 235 lbs.Indiana Hoosier running back Stevie Scott was not on a lot of devy radars going into last season. The former three-star running back from Syracuse, New York was the 80th ranked running back in the 2018 recruiting class by 247Sports. Scott played both sides of the ball in high school and could’ve played either side in college, but Scott wound up on offense as the Hoosiers starting running back in 2018 and didn’t look back.Scott burst onto the scene in week two against Virginia, running the ball 31 times for 204 yards and one touchdown en route to an Indiana victory. He would go on to rush for at least 100 yards in six of twelve games as a freshman and finished his freshman season with 1,137 yards and ten rushing touchdowns. Scott also caught sixteen passes for 86 yards and a touchdown. With Indiana losing some of their pass catchers from last year, Scott could look to step up and take some of this production for himself. His 27.06% dominator rating was third highest in 2018 of all 2021 draft-eligible running backs. His 18.4 years breakout age also ranked him third last year out of all the running backs in the nation according to The Devy Watch. Scott will look to build upon his breakout freshman year in 2019 as the returning starting running back for the Hoosiers in Bloomington.
The word for awhile has been all about how crazy talented the skill position groups are for the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. I was honestly skeptical of it at first glance, but it isn’t until I settled in to watch these players that I realized that it could be a historic class. The headliner group is the wide receiver group. In both fantasy and real football, wide receivers are becoming more and more valuable due to the increase in passing efficiency and new offenses of the era. I was impressed by the 2019 class because it not only had a definite superstar candidate in DK Metcalf, but it also had depth. Last year’s class was an insanely deep group of talented wide receivers. There were 28 total wide receivers drafted with about 23 undrafted players I gave a draftable grade to. It was a phenomenally deep class of players. The 2020 group beats it. I don’t mean simply beat, I mean outclassed in a 2003 Oklahoma-Texas A&M style blowout. Not only does this class have superstar talents, it has *several*. It was so difficult to narrow down the list to just ten players for this article, and several others could have made their case for it. I released my 6-10 list article here.
5. Tyler Johnson, Minnesota……………
Duquesne Dukes #27 Defensive BackTwitter: @rducros27Instagram: @reidhd5A member of the USA Football U19 National Team that defeated Canada, 33-0, at the International Bowl Jan. 31, 2016 at Cowboys StadiumNamed a Scout.com second-team all-state selection in Texas as a senior at Colleyville Heritage HS in Colleyville, TexasWas a three-star recruit per ESPN.com, rated as the No. 66 player at his positionWas a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports Composite, rated No. 149 nationally for his position11 Career Games for Boise State (16’-17)23 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 Pass Break Ups12 Career Games for Duquesne (18’)31 Tackles, 0.5 TFL, 5 Pass Break Ups, 1 Forced FumbleWho introduced you to the game of football?My dad introduced me to the game of football. Ever since I was a baby I’ve always either had a football in my crib or was playing “crawling football” since I couldn’t walk, stuff like that. It just seems like I’ve always been around the game.Why did you transfer from Boise State to Duquesne to further your football career?When I initially signed, the DC and the DB coach who recruited me there, left right after. It was clear to me that the new DC’s vision for the defense was to have thicker guys at the corner position. In fact, they brought in a 6’0”, 200 lbs. CB in the spring of 2017 and immediately put him in the starting spot. I did eventually earn the starting position, but a big part of me getting my opportunity was because that CB they brought in got suspended. I played well the first 3 games and I was rated the top player overall on that team as per PFF rankings. Then against Virginia, I got a minor injury and had to come out of the game. From then on, I barely played any defensive snaps and it was very apparent what the DC had in mind for the defense. I then had to make a decision to either stay where I was at under the same staff or leave, so I left. I chose Duquesne for two reasons: 1. It provided a National Tier 1 education, and 2. They play in a high passing conference and they promised to play me in the slot which is where I feel like I project at the next level. That being said, I have no hard feelings for anyone at Boise State and I am extremely happy at Duquesne.
Alvin Davis, Safety, Akron Senior 5’ 9” 175 lbs 2020 Class Strengths: Hard Hitter Position Flexibility Film Junkie Playmaker Ballhawk Weaknesses: Size Over Aggressive Getting Off Blocks He played safety for the Zips for three seasons and put up big numbers and helped lead the secondary. Now as a senior he is learning to play […]
The word for a while has been all about how crazy talented the skill position groups are for the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. I was skeptical of it at first glance. It wasn’t until I settled in to watch these players that I realized that it could be a historic class. The headliner group is the wide receiver group. In both fantasy and real football, wide receivers are becoming more and more valuable due to the increase in passing efficiency and new offenses of the era.I was impressed by the 2019 class because it not only had a definite superstar candidate in DK Metcalf, but it also had depth. Last year’s class was an insanely deep group of talented wide receivers. There were 28 total wide receivers drafted with about 23 undrafted players I gave a draftable grade to. It was a phenomenally deep class of players.The 2020 group beats it. I don’t mean simply beat, I mean outclassed in a 2003 Oklahoma-Texas A&M style blowout. Not only does this class have superstar talents, it has *several*. It was so difficult to narrow down the list to just ten players for this article, and several others could have made their case for it. To properly narrow down this list and give each player their due justice, I had to split this thing in half.Here is my WRs from 10-6:10. Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma StateOklahoma State has a history of producing NFL caliber wide receivers in recent history, with guys like Dez Bryant, Justin Blackmon, and James Washington being taken high in their respective drafts. Tylan Wallace will join that list soon. Wallace is an explosive athlete and a phenom in contested catch situations with great body control.He’ll need to cut down on his drop numbers, but his QB Taylor Cornelius didn’t deliver him an accurate ball most of the time. Being an Oklahoma State product, his routes are fairly limited, but there are traits for him to build off of to become successful in this area.Pro Comp: Paul Richardson, Washington RedskinsBest Fit: New Orleans SaintsThe Saints wide receivers are Michael Thomas and a bunch of guys. Ted Ginn is effective but aging, and we’re still waiting for signs of life from former 3rd rounder Tre’Quan Smith. Tylan Wallace would be a great fit in Sean Payton’s offense as a deep threat as a Z or even in the slot. With Thomas dominating and altering the defense, Tylan’s explosiveness and contested catch ability would be a mismatch.
Every year, there are players that seemingly fall through the cracks of the NFL Draft process for a multitude of reasons. Nobody talks about these guys in the media leading up to the draft or doesn’t talk about them *enough* compared to other guys at their position. Whether these guys play at a smaller school […]
Jalen Hurts came onto the scene as a true freshman for Alabama in 2016 and immediately captured the attention of the college football world after scoring four times in Alabama’s 52 to 6 beatdown of USC to start the season. Hurts was a four-star recruit, but very few expected that he would play right away for Alabama when he initially made his commitment (for context, he was only the 15th ranked Alabama commit according to the 247 consensus rankings). Hurts was considered to be a dual-threat quarterback, so it wasn’t entirely clear how he would fit into Lane Kiffin’s offense. If you had for some reason forgotten that Lane Kiffin was the offensive coordinator for Alabama at that time, I apologize for reminding you.
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On Thursday, June 25th, four-star recruit Jalen McMillan committed to playing football at the University of Washington. McMillan ranks as the ninth highest-rated recruit to ever commit to Washington according to 247Sports. This is without a doubt a significant addition to Washington’s 2020 recruiting class. McMillan is ranked as the ninth-best wide receiver in the 2020 class but would be closer to the top five of my rankings…………………………………………
Last Friday word broke that the Georgia Bulldogs leading returning wide receiver Jeremiah Holloman had been dismissed from the team. Holloman was dismissed as reports of alleged assault allegations were made against him. The team wasted no time dismissing him for these allegations. With Holloman expected to be the leading wide receiver for the Bulldogs […]
Georgia added another high-level prospect to their already good 2020 class last Thursday, four Star recruit Marcus Rosemy out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rosemy is 247Sports number six ranked wide receiver prospect in the 2020 class. Rosemy picked Georgia over Ohio State and Florida. After visiting Florida, and being a Florida native, it looked like […]
The 2020 draft class has gotten a lot of hype, but that makes those picks all the more crucial. In this article, @AJDraftScout examines Justin Herbert, the quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. Does he have the skill set to become a great NFL player, or is he hitting his peak in college? Especially in superflex leagues, hitting on those quarterbacks early will be crucial, and we’re here to help you decide who is worth it.
After the NFL Draft is over, scouts all over begin preparing for the next one in an incredible cycle of rinse and repeat. The biggest names are always the stars, but there is one question circulating in every scout’s mind: Who is the next franchise quarterback? Who is the next Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, or Carson Wentz?All this noise and hype about quarterbacks makes sense. Quarterbacks are by far the most important position in football, and a team that has a rookie QB has an advantage in team-building. Teams understand this and make quarterbacks a premium commodity. Since 2000, all but six NFL drafts have had a quarterback go number one overall and only two of those six did not have a quarterback taken in the top-10. On the flip side, twelve, count them up, twelve drafts had two or more quarterbacks in the top-10.The 2020 quarterback group is no different. While I don’t believe it will be like the 2018 NFL Draft where five quarterbacks were taken in the first round, there are some talented names out there. However, the battle for QB1 of this 2020 class has a clear-cut leader:
Purdue is coming off of their best recruiting class ever and just scored a big win for their 2020 recruiting class this past Saturday by landing 4-star RB Tirek Murphy. The Boilermakers landed his commitment over LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, among others. Being a high priority for Jeff […]