Week 5, and it is now October! One of the three months of the college football season is finished, and with it the top prospects of the 2027 Draft are starting to come into focus. Let's get right into the games then.
To those of you who are new to this prospect schedule, this is a personally curated collection of matchups between draft eligible players this weekend where there are individual matchups on both sides of the ball. An example is: we know KJ Duff is going to really have to compete vs a tough Indiana defense and we will learn more from the tape this week than his game against the somehow undefeated UMASS. So if you say wHy is cHarLIe beCKeR noT iN tHe LIst tHis wEEk?? I'll know you can't read.
Think of this list as a shorthand for what matchups to key in on as you quad-box up on Saturday, or to jump into first once your All-22 provider gets everything uploaded next week.
In addition, this year I will write a little about a matchup I really want to watch this weekend, and then I will write a review of both players once I have time to watch it the following week. You can find those elsewhere on the site (or last week's right here), or you can sign up for the newsletter to see it in your inbox every week!
Enough of my rambling, games!
Consensus Rankings provided by NFL MockDraftDatabase
Weekday Games (All Friday)
Penn State @ Northwestern, 8:00 PM EDT, FOX
Penn State:
#13 Tony Rojas - LB (Rank #82)
#87 Andrew Rappleyea - TE (Rank #110)
#18 Benjamin Brahmer - TE (Rank #132)
#31 Marcus Neal Jr. - S (Rank #166)
#2 Audavion Collins - CB (Rank #201)
#84 Gabe Burkle - TE (Rank #203)
#68 Anthony Donkoh - OT (Rank #205)
#3 Rocco Becht - QB (Rank #295)
Northwestern:
#62 Ezomo Oratokhai - IOL (Rank #174)
#17 Griffin Wilde - WR (Rank #243)
#47 Michael Kilbane - EDGE (Rank #244)
#86 Alex Honig - TE (Rank #282)
Weekend Games
7 Alabama @ 16 Mississippi State, 12:00 PM EDT, ABC
Alabama:
#0 Yhonzae Pierre - EDGE (Rank #22)
#1 Ryan Coleman-Williams - WR (Rank #33)
#1 Devan Thompkins - DL (Rank #57)
#99 Terrance Green - DL (Rank #247)
Mississippi State:
#1 Kelley Jones - CB (Rank #25)
#24 Fluff Bothwell - RB (Rank #170)
#2 Isaac Smith - S (Rank #222)
UCF @ 20 Houston, 12:00 PM EDT, ESPN2
UCF:
#1 Jayden Bellamy - CB (Rank #212)
#0 Horace Lockett - DL (Rank #253)
Houston:
#52 Anthony Boswell - IOL (Rank #95)
#0 Amare Thomas - WR (Rank #121)
#21 Makhi Hughes - RB (Rank #216)
#1 Conner Weigman - QB (Rank #217)
#56 Shadre Hurst - IOL (Rank #250)
Boston College @ 21 SMU, 12:00 PM EDT, CW
Boston College:
#4 Kris Jones - EDGE (Rank #228)
SMU:
#59 PJ Williams - OT (Rank #99)
#18 Theo Melin Ohrstrom - TE (Rank #237)
3 Notre Dame @ North Carolina, 12:00 PM EDT, Disney+, ESPN
Notre Dame:
#13 CJ Carr - QB (Rank #15)
#54 Anthonie Knapp - IOL (Rank #105)
#56 Charles Jagusah - IOL (Rank #224)
North Carolina:
#9 Melkart Abou Jaoude - EDGE (Rank #182)
Stanford @ Wake Forest, 12:00 PM EDT, ACC Network
Stanford:
#66 Niki Prongos - OT (Rank #115)
Wake Forest:
#11 Langston Hardy - EDGE (Rank #273)
Michigan @ Minnesota, 12:00 PM EDT, FOX
Michigan:
#90 John Henry Daley - EDGE (Rank #70)
#8 Dom Nichols - EDGE (Rank #76)
#0 Jyaire Hill - CB (Rank #101)
#3 Smith Snowden - CB (Rank #127)
#77 Blake Frazier - OT (Rank #143)
#10 Zeke Berry - CB (Rank #144)
#1 Rod Moore - S (Rank #221)
#23 Jordan Marshall - RB (Rank #235)
#54 Andrew Sprague - OT (Rank #274)
Minnesota:
#65 Greg Johnson - IOL (Rank #28)
#5 Drake Lindsey - QB (Rank #69)
#0 Anthony Smith - EDGE (Rank #113)
#50 Nathan Roy - OT (Rank #278)
Vanderbilt @ 2 Georgia, 12:45 PM EDT, SEC Network
Vanderbilt:
#5 Issa Ouattara - DL (Rank #139)
#0 Junior Sherrill - WR (Rank #157)
#70 Cade McConnell - IOL (Rank #189)
UgA:
#1 Ellis Robinson IV - CB (Rank #14)
#4 KJ Bolden - S (Rank #21)
#9 Chris Cole - LB (Rank #39)
#3 Nate Frazier - RB (Rank #93)
#71 Earnest Greene - OT (Rank #167)
#74 Drew Bobo - IOL (Rank #183)
#7 Khalil Barnes - S (Rank #193)
#2 Zion Branch - S (Rank #259)
#8 Demello Jones - CB (Rank #265)
8 Florida @ 25 Missouri, 3:30 PM EDT, ABC
Florida:
#5 Myles Graham - LB (Rank #230)
#90 Brendan Bett - DL (Rank #231)
#1 Bryce Thornton - S (Rank #254)
Missouri:
#70 Cayden Green - OT (Rank #48)
#13 Austin Simmons - QB (Rank #81)
#87 Brett Norfleet - TE (Rank #187)
#20 Jamal Roberts - RB (Rank #256)
Auburn @ 17 Tennessee, 3:30 PM EDT, ESPN
Auburn:
#17 Xavier Atkins - LB (Rank #159)
#11 Keshaun Singleton - WR (Rank #297)
Tennessee:
#14 Kayin Lee - CB (Rank #160)
#0 Ethan Davis - TE (Rank #291)
Louisville @ NC State, 3:30 PM EDT, ACC Network
Louisville:
#50 Clev Lubin - EDGE (Rank #49)
#17 AJ Green - EDGE (Rank #176)
#6 Stanquan Clark - LB (Rank #293)
#9 Antonio Watts - LB (Rank #298)
NC State:
#11 CJ Bailey - QB (Rank #246)
#62 Jimarion McCrimon - OT (Rank #249)
Virginia @ Florida State, 3:30 PM EDT, ESPN2
Virginia:
#52 McKale Boley - OT (Rank #173)
#77 Noah Josey - IOL (Rank #267)
Florida State:
#15 Rylan Kennedy - EDGE (Rank #257)
5 Ohio State @ 14 Iowa, 3:30 PM EDT, CBS
Ohio State:
#4 Jeremiah Smith - WR (Rank #1)
#10 Julian Sayin - QB (Rank #42)
#2 Kenyatta Jackson - EDGE (Rank #51)
#8 Jaylen McClain - S (Rank #80)
#67 Austin Siereveld - IOL (Rank #88)
#51 Luke Montgomery - IOL (Rank #107)
#14 Christian Alliegro - LB (Rank #109)
#3 James Smith - DL (Rank #135)
#1 Earl Little II - S (Rank #147)
#0 Brandon Inniss - WR (Rank #161)
#69 Ian Moore - OT (Rank #163)
#75 Carson Hinzman - IOL (Rank #185)
#7 Jermaine Mathews Jr. - CB (Rank #196)
#3 Devin McCuin - WR (Rank #200)
#4 Qua Russaw - EDGE (Rank #260)
#70 Phillip Daniels - OT (Rank #279)
Iowa:
#58 Kade Pieper - IOL (Rank #26)
#59 Trevor Lauck - OT (Rank #27)
#6 Zach Lutmer - S (Rank #54)
#61 Cael Winter - IOL (Rank #141)
#81 DJ Vonnahme - TE (Rank #151)
#96 Bryce Hawthorne - DL (Rank #263)
#64 Leighton Jones - IOL (Rank #283)
#14 Tony Diaz - WR (Rank #296)
24 Kentucky @ South Carolina, 4:15 PM EDT, SEC Network
Kentucky:
#94 Tavion Gadson - DL (Rank #60)
#4 Nic Anderson - WR (Rank #219)
#1 C.J. Baxter - RB (Rank #220)
South Carolina:
#16 LaNorris Sellers - QB (Rank #38)
#65 Jacarrius Peak - OT (Rank #62)
#4 Vicari Swain - CB (Rank #72)
Arkansas @ Texas A&M, 7:00 PM EDT, ESPN2
Arkansas:
#97 Quincy Rhodes Jr. - EDGE (Rank #52)
#71 Malachi Breland - IOL (Rank #175)
Texas A&M:
#14 Anto Saka - EDGE (Rank #102)
#5 D.J. Hicks - DL (Rank #154)
#4 Rueben Owens - RB (Rank #190)
#75 Wilkin Formby - OT (Rank #227)
#78 Coen Echols - IOL (Rank #294)
10 BYU @ TCU, 7:00 PM EDT, Disney+, ESPN
BYU:
#4 LJ Martin - RB (Rank #114)
#4 Cade Uluave - LB (Rank #142)
#63 Bruce Mitchell - IOL (Rank #236)
#0 Evan Johnson - CB (Rank #286)
TCU:
#95 Markis Deal - DL (Rank #248)
#1 Jaden Craig - QB (Rank #299)
4 Miami @ Clemson, 7:30 PM EDT, ABC
Miami:
#10 Darian Mensah - QB (Rank #7)
#5 Justin Scott - DL (Rank #31)
#99 Ahmad Moten Sr. - DL (Rank #43)
#29 OJ Frederique Jr. - CB (Rank #44)
#63 Samson Okunlola - OT (Rank #55)
#10 Damon Wilson Jr. - EDGE (Rank #64)
#4 Mark Fletcher - RB (Rank #97)
#18 Cooper Barkate - WR (Rank #124)
#7 Zechariah Poyser - S (Rank #241)
#8 Marquise Lightfoot - EDGE (Rank #242)
Clemson:
#2 Ashton Hampton - CB (Rank #18)
#47 Sammy Brown - LB (Rank #30)
#13 Will Heldt - EDGE (Rank #45)
#12 Bryant Wesco - WR (Rank #89)
#1 TJ Moore - WR (Rank #123)
#50 Collin Sadler - IOL (Rank #171)
#22 Corey Myrick - S (Rank #191)
#3 Elliot Washington II - CB (Rank #198)
#16 Chris Johnson Jr. - RB (Rank #289)
Washington @ 18 USC, 7:30 PM EDT, NBC
Washington:
#74 Drew Azzopardi - OT (Rank #211)
USC:
#97 Jide Abasiri - DL (Rank #133)
6 Indiana @ Rutgers, 8:00 PM EDT, BTN
Indiana:
#22 Jamari Sharpe - CB (Rank #104)
#4 A.J. Harris - CB (Rank #207)
#12 Tobi Osunsanmi - EDGE (Rank #245)
Rutgers:
#8 KJ Duff - WR (Rank #37)
#3 Antwan Raymond - RB (Rank #145)
Baylor @ Arizona State, 10:30 PM EDT, ESPN
Baylor:
#25 LeVar Thornton Jr. - CB (Rank #270)
Arizona State:
#3 Reed Harris - WR (Rank #46)
#4 Omarion Miller - WR (Rank #56)
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