Devy Analysis
Some players sneak up on me. That’s part of what makes college football so fun. I have no idea who they are and then “BOOM” they emerge and make their presence felt. Jonathan Ward is one such example. It was early November in 2017, and I remember watching Central Michigan playing Western Michigan in the …
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In this series, I am going to look at the ‘non-obvious’ players coming into college this year. So I won’t be going through the five-star recruits such as Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence as you will already be very aware of them. This will generally be a look at three-star recruits or lower who I …
Future Stars: Ta’Zhawn Henry, RB, Texas Tech Read More »
If the saying, “Adversity builds character” is true, then it should come as no surprise that Hakeem Butler is truly an exceptional young man. For fans of the HBO’s show, The Wire, you will have some context for what life may be like for a young African-American in Baltimore. Butler’s father left when he was …
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In this article, I am going to be looking at Coleton Beck, RB out of Blacksburg, Virginia. He has just been signed as a three-star recruit by Virginia Tech and could have a big future in college football. Now, Virginia Tech isn’t exactly a storied franchise of recent years when it comes to their running …
Future Stars: Coleton Beck, RB, Virginia Tech Read More »
This is the appropriate place to start with AJ Dillon. He’s a grown man. Not sure about you, but we still can’t get over this stiff-arm by @BCFootball running back AJ Dillon. 💪 pic.twitter.com/9ENsDAjYpP — ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) October 15, 2017 What makes this even more impressive, Dillon was just a true freshman in …
Devy Watch: RB A.J. Dillon, Boston College Read More »
It’s that time of year again, where everybody resets after the Draft is over and begins work for the next year. I’ve spent some time watching the wide receivers for next year’s draft and this upcoming class has a bevy of talent available and could make an impact as large as the 2014 class did …
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“CeeDee Lamb is a very, very talented natural athlete. He’s a guy that just kind of has that ‘it’ factor on the outside as a receiver… You talk about ball skills being able to go up in the air and get the ball and attack it. He’s a guy that he’s going to be able …
Devy Watch: WR CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma Read More »
It’s that time of year again, where everybody resets after the Draft is over and begins work for the next year. I’ve spent some time watching the wide receivers for next year’s draft and this upcoming class has a bevy of talent available and could make an impact as large as the 2014 class did …
Top Names to Watch for the 2019 NFL Draft: WR part 1 Read More »
The Sooners two-sport star athlete made national headlines when he was selected 9th overall by the Oakland A’s in the 2018 MLB Draft this week. Kyler Murray was presumed to be the Sooners’ starting quarterback for the upcoming 2018-2019 season, so this caused some stirring among national media and a restless few hours for Sooners …
The Next Lamar Jackson? Why Kyler Murray is a budding college football star Read More »
“Only 5 when he left Liberia, Car only remembers what his mother, Oretha, told him. How he ran away from his father, who had custody and lived on the streets for a month before being reunited with his mother. How he, his mother and younger sister, Blessing, lived in tents in an immigration camp as the …
Devy Watch: RB Mulbah Car, Houston Read More »
Last summer I took a look at the 2017 crop of incoming college receivers and attempted to project which of them had the best opportunities to “breakout” as true freshmen. I based my projections primarily on vacated production, offensive situation, and talent. You can view last year’s article here. Of the five freshman breakouts I …
Devy Watch: Five 2018 Freshman WRs with Elite Breakout Age Potential Read More »
I have the privilege of studying a lot of prospects with very diverse and unique backgrounds. Very few of them are as interesting to me as Antonio Gandy-Golden is. The junior wide receiver took a very unique route to Liberty University. Originally from Chicago, AGG started learning gymnastics as a four-year-old. By age seven, he …
Devy Watch: WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, Liberty Read More »
How beneficial is it to save auction $ for Devy players rather than using it during the rookie draft? (@dynastyfballer) Since your rookie draft is already depleted by the number of Devy players rostered, I would spend the majority of my auction money on Devy players. Sure, it’s riskier, but that’s part of the fun. …
Devy Roundtable: Devy Drafts Read More »
Spring ball has wrapped up and we now have more clarity surrounding many teams’ depth charts. As such, we’ve put together these rankings that are for .5 PPR and 4 points for passing TDs. We took very different approaches to predict certain depth charts. While Kyle has intentionally omitted several potential high-value players (Ex: No …
CFF: Preseason Rankings Read More »
PROFILE TRAVIS ETIENNE, RB 5’10” 200lbs Sophomore College: Clemson Hometown: Jennings, Louisiana High School: Jennings High School BACKGROUND: It’s hard not to notice the big smile coming from Travis Etienne. Yes, the braces may stand out, but the smile provides a glimpse of who Etienne is off the field, a positive and happy guy. …
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It’s that time of year again, where everybody resets after the Draft is over and begins work for the next year. I’ve spent some time watching the running backs for next year’s draft and while I do not think there are any guys who come into the Saquon Barkley-Derrius Guice level of elite (just yet …
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In 2016, Shea Patterson enrolled at Ole Miss as one of two 5-star QBs in his recruiting class. He sat and watched as Chad Kelly ran the offense. The plan was for Patterson to take a redshirt season, but everything changed when Kelly went down with a torn ACL and lateral meniscus in the ninth …
For and Against: Shea Patterson Read More »
PROFILE TAMORRION TERRY, WR 6’4” 196lbs College: FSU Hometown: Ashburn, Ga. High School: Turner County Redshirt Freshman BACKGROUND A four-star WR by 247Sports and ESPN, Tamorrian Terry has caught at least one touchdown pass each practice this spring according to first-year HC Willie Taggart. A product out of Turner County High School in Ashburn, Georgia, Terry posted …
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After months of writing about the most well-known college football players and the NFL’s newest rookies, it was past time to get back to what initially drew me to writing about Devy. Finding the unknown guys. Several months ago, I jotted down a name so I wouldn’t forget it. Alex Thomson. Now that the Devy …
Devy Watch: QB Alex Thomson, Marshall Read More »
It’s never too early to look ahead to next year’s draft. The 2018 NFL Draft just finished and the evaluation process for the 2019 NFL Draft is just beginning. A few names have been floated around by the likes of Matt Miller, Mel Kiper, and Adam Schefter but that isn’t enough! Here I will be …
Early 2019 NFL Mock Draft Read More »
Throughout last season I did a projected futures piece to help owners better understand the outlook for future classes. For dynasty owners, it is a tool to gauge who they would be trading away or who they would be trading for when dealing future rookie picks. For Devy owners, it is a tool to place …
Projected Futures: 2018 Baseline Read More »
From writing mock drafts on a napkin at dinner to emailing my rankings to friends, it doesn’t even matter, I’ve always wanted to share my passion for evaluation and understand it better. The past five years I’ve been attempting to master a new way of ranking NFL Draft prospects and find a way to quantify …
2018 Metric Big Board Read More »
Pick your flavor. That’s essentially what this WR class has to offer. Full of dynamic slot types, perimeter red-zone targets, and a few core all-around prospects, this pass-catching group is unlike any I have seen. The deepest I’ve scouted, possibly of any position since I started scouting, this squad of wideouts doesn’t have a star …
Carter Donnick’s 2018 NFL Draft WR Rankings Read More »
The 2018 NFL Draft is coming up fast, but the wait leading up to it seems to drag on for forever. With so many rumors swirling around it’s hard to know what’s going to happen. This my best guess at what we will see unfold in the first two rounds. I project trades and gives …
Another 2 Round 2018 Mock Draft Read More »
The NFL Draft is quickly approaching! The IDP department is breaking down each team, post-free agency and what they should look to address in the draft. Cleveland Browns Draft Needs – CB, DE, & S The Browns addressed defense twice in the 1st round last season with [profiler]Myles Garrett[/profiler] and [profiler]Jabrill Peppers[/profiler]. They need some …
AFC North IDP Draft Needs Read More »