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Which College Players Are Future Vikings Week 6 Review and Week 7 Primer

What a fantastic week of college football! If you did not enjoy that or do not follow college football then there are no words. It was the upsets on HGH no? First, Oregon falls to Arizona. Then BYU loses it's star QB to a terrible injury and then the game to Utah State. Once Saturday started the upsets were on. Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, and Wisconsin all fell victim. Wow! If you missed this past weekend of college football then that is a shame.

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

There really were some outstanding performances this week especially as it relates to the Vikings ...

The top performers this week were ...

Connor Halliday QB Washington State rSr 6-4 198 completed 49 of 70 for passes 734 yards and 6 TDs with 0 INTs
Jared Goff QB California 6-4 198 completed 37 of 53 for passes 527 yards and 5 TDs with 0 INTs
Mike Bercovici Arizona State 6-1 203 completed 27 of 45 for passes 510 yards and 5 TDs with 0 INTs
Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221 completed 31 of 41 for passes 410 yards and 4 TDs with 0 INTs

*Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rJr 6-1 207 had 27 carries for 259 yards and 3 TDs
*Mike Davis RB South Carolina Jr 5-9 216 had 23 carries for 183 yards and 3 TDs
*Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232 had 25 carries for 163 yards and 2 TDs

*Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State rJr 6-4 212 had 10 catches for 202 yards and 3 TDs
Vince Mayle WR Washington State rSr 6-3 219 had 11 catches for 263 yards and 1 TD
Titus Davis WR Central Michigan Sr 6-2 190 had 10 catches for 181 yards and 2 TDs
Kevin White WR West Virginia Sr 6-3 209 had 6 catches for 132 yards and 1 TD


The player of the week should be Connor Halliday. Throwing for 734 yards is incredible. Melvin Gordon is also hard to pass after running for 259 yards. Jaelen Strong was very impressive vs the Trojans too. It really is a tough call.

But I am going to go with Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State who completed 20 of 26 for passes 268 yards and 2 TDs with 0 INTs. He also had 23 carries for 77 yards and 3 TDs in their victory over Texas A&M.

Here is a list of some of the top players and their stats at each position.

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Comp - Att - TD - Int
*Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rJr 6-4 215 | 91 - 128 - 1411 - 15 - 0
*Jameis Winston QB Florida State rSo 6-4 235 | 96 - 144 - 1288 - 8 - 5
*Brett Hundley QB UCLA rJr 6-3 227 | 91 - 125 - 1310 - 9 - 2
*Kevin Hogan QB Stanford rJr 6-4 228 | 89 - 136 - 1041 - 8 - 4
*Connor Cook QB Michigan State rJr 6-4 220 | 65 - 107 - 1071 - 10 - 3
Sean Mannion QB Oregon State rSr 6-5 220 |118 - 182 - 1304 - 5 - 4
Bryce Petty QB Baylor rSr 6-3 230 | 73 - 123 - 1024 - 9 - 1
Cody Fajardo QB Nevada rSr 6-2 215 | 104 - 162 - 1104 - 7 - 5
Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221 | 142 - 219 - 1879 - 15 - 3
Taylor Kelly QB Arizona State rSr 6-2 211 | 42 - 68 - 625 - 6 - 0
Connor Halliday QB Washington State rSr 6-4 198 | 250 - 369 - 3052 - 26 - 7
Clint Trickett QB West Virginia rSr 6-2 176 | 146 - 210 - 1902 - 10 - 4

Running Backs
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Yards - TD

*Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232 | 94 - 773 - 8
*Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rJr 6-1 207 | 105 - 871 - 9
*Mike Davis RB South Carolina Jr 5-9 216 | 80 - 368 - 3
*T.J. Yeldon RB Alabama Jr 6-2 218 | 57 - 284 - 2
Karlos Williams RB Florida State Sr 6-1 219 | 63 - 303 - 5
*Duke Johnson RB Miami (Fla.) Jr 5-9 206 | 86 - 525 - 4
Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska Sr 5-9 195 | 138 - 878 - 10
*Jay Ajayi RB Boise State rJr 6-0 216 | 115 - 557 - 5
Jeremy Langford RB Michigan State rSr 6-0 205 | 62 - 340 - 3
David Johnson RB Northern Iowa rSr 6-2 229 | 63 - 418 - 1

Wide Receivers
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Rec - Yards - TD

*Amari Cooper WR Alabama Jr 6-1 202 | 52 - 746 - 5
Kevin White WR West Virginia Sr 6-3 209 | 48 - 765- 4
Nelson Spruce WR Colorado rJr 6-1 195 | 62 - 732 - 10
Tony Lippett WR Michigan State rSr 6-3 190 | 25 - 55 - 7
*Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State rJr 6-4 212 | 41 - 614 - 5
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Sr 6-0 178 | 38 - 576 - 3
*Stefon Diggs WR Maryland Jr 6-0 195 | 36 - 450 - 3
Josh Harper WR Fresno State rSr 6-1 185 | 35 - 450 - 2
Ty Montgomery WR Stanford Sr 6-2 215 | 30 - 287 - 3
*Nelson Agholor WR Southern California Jr 6-1 190 | 35 - 324 - 3
*Deontay Greenberry WR Houston Jr 6-3 198 | 21 - 323 - 2
Tyler Lockett WR Kansas State Sr 5-11 175 | 29 - 399 - 3
Austin Hill WR Arizona rSr 6-2 210 | 18 - 275 - 3
Justin Hardy WR East Carolina Sr 6-0 188 | 37 - 479 - 5
Antwan Goodley WR Baylor rSr 5-10 225 | 10 - 183 - 1
Titus Davis WR Central Michigan Sr 6-2 190 | 17 - 320 - 2
Dres Anderson WR Utah Sr 6-2 190 | 15 - 290 - 4
Jamison Crowder WR Duke Sr 5-9 175 | 29 - 343 - 2
Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-10 185 | 13 - 407 - 4
*Sammie Coates WR Auburn rJr 6-2 201 | 9 - 200 - 1
Kasen Williams WR Washington Sr 6-2 221 | 6 - 47 - 1
Vince Mayle WR Washington State rSr 6-3 219 | 51 - 703 - 6
Jaxon Shipley WR Texas Sr 6-1 193 | 29 - 245 - 0
Kenny Bell WR Nebraska rSr 6-1 185 | 22 - 420 - 2
Matt Miller WR Boise State rSr 6-3 220 | 28 - 461 - 3
Devante Davis WR UNLV Sr 6-3 210 | 17 - 268 - 2
Jameon Lewis WR Mississippi State rSr 5-8 183 | 15 - 223 - 1
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Sr 6-3 209
*Dorial Green-Beckham WR Oklahoma rJr 6-5 225
Jordan Taylor WR Rice rSr 6-5 210 | 6 - 104 - 1

Tight Ends
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

*Devin Funchess TE Michigan Jr 6-5 230 | 29 - 392 - 3
Nick O'Leary TE Florida State Sr 6-3 244 | 16 - 178 - 1
Jeff Heuerman TE Ohio State Sr 6-5 255 | 4 - 66 - 0
*Tyler Kroft TE Rutgers rJr 6-5 240 | 8 - 92 - 0
Ben Koyack TE Notre Dame Sr 6-4 261 | 15 - 141 - 1
E.J. Bibbs TE Iowa State Sr 6-3 261 | 17 - 157 - 3
Wes Saxton TE South Alabama Sr 6-4 235 | 11 - 76 - 0
Clive Walford TE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 263 | 19 - 266 - 3
Rory Anderson  TE South Carolina Sr 6-5 232 | 17 - 180 - 1
Gerald Christian TE Louisville rSr 6-3 242 | 17 - 220 - 3
Jake McGee TE Florida rSr 6-5 255

Offensive Centers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Reese Dismukes C Auburn Sr 6-3 296
*Isaac Seumalo C Oregon State Jr 6-4 298
Hroniss Grasu C Oregon rSr 6-3 297
Andy Gallik C Boston College rSr 6-2 299
Jake Smith C Louisville rSr 6-3 312
Brandon Vitabile C Northwestern rSr 6-3 300
B.J. Finney C Kansas State rSr 6-4 303
Greg Mancz C Toledo rSr 6-5 300
David Andrews C Georgia Sr 6-2 295

Offensive Guards
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

A.J. Cann OG South Carolina rSr 6-3 318
Josue Matias OG Florida State Sr 6-6 331
Arie Kouandjio OG Alabama rSr 6-5 318
Tre' Jackson OG Florida State Sr 6-4 339
Aundrey Walker OG Southern California Sr 6-6 318
Jarvis Harrison OG Texas A&M rSr 6-3 325
Laken Tomlinson OG Duke rSr 6-3 320
John Miller OG Louisville Sr 6-2 321
Miles Dieffenbach  OG Penn State rSr 6-3 303
Christian Lombard OG Notre Dame rSr 6-5 315
Adam Shead OG Oklahoma rSr 6-4 339
Jamil Douglas OG Arizona State rSr 6-4 300
Jon Feliciano OG Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 320
Junior Salt OG Utah rSr 6-2 315
Leon Brown OG Alabama Sr 6-6 328
Malcolm Bunche OG UCLA rSr 6-7 327

Offensive Tackles
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M rSr 6-5 300
Brandon Scherff OT Iowa rSr 6-5 320
*Andrus Peat OT Stanford Jr 6-7 312
La'el Collins OT LSU Sr 6-5 315
*Ereck Flowers OT Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-5 322
*Spencer Drango OT Baylor rJr 6-5 315
Cameron Erving OT Florida State rSr 6-5 304
Ty Sambrailo OT Colorado State rSr 6-5 315
Sean Hickey OT Syracuse rSr 6-5 300
Corey Robinson OT South Carolina rSr 6-7 348
Jake Fisher OT Oregon Sr 6-6 299
Tyrus Thompson OT Oklahoma rSr 6-5 336
Trenton Brown OT Florida Sr 6-8 350
Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma rSr 6-6 329
Eric Lefeld OT Cincinnati rSr 6-6 309
Jamon Brown OT Louisville Sr 6-5 350
Brett Boyko OT UNLV Sr 6-7 310
Austin Shepherd OT Alabama rSr 6-5 316
Mitch Morse OT Missouri rSr 6-5 305
T.J. Clemmings OT Pittsburgh rSr 6-5 305
Rob Havenstein OT Wisconsin rSr 6-8 327
Terry Poole OT San Diego State rSr 6-5 310

Defensive Tackles
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Michael Bennett DT Ohio State Sr 6-2 288
Carl Davis DT Iowa rSr 6-5 315
*Ellis McCarthy DT UCLA Jr 6-4 330
Gabe Wright DT Auburn Sr 6-2 285
*Christian Covington DT Rice rJr 6-3 295
Danny Shelton DT Washington Sr 6-2 332
Tyeler Davison DT Fresno State rSr 6-2 309
Leon Orr DT Florida rSr 6-4 305
Luther Maddy DT Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 292
J.T. Surratt DT South Carolina rSr 6-2 305
Grady Jarrett DT Clemson Sr 6-1 295
Chucky Hunter DT TCU Sr 6-1 305
Travis Raciti DT San Jose State rSr 6-5 290
Warren Herring DT Wisconsin rSr 6-2 294
James Castleman DT Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 300
Brandon Ivory DT Alabama rSr 6-3 312
Darius Kilgo DT Maryland rSr 6-2 310
Desmond Hollin DT Florida State Sr 6-3 286
Thomas Teal DT North Carolina State rSr 6-1 308
Olsen Pierre DT Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-5 305
Jeffrey Whitaker DT Auburn rSr 6-3 322
Charles Tuaau DT Texas A&M-Commerce rSr 6-4 316
Joey Mbu DT Houston Sr 6-3 312
Chuka Ndulue DT Oklahoma rSr 6-3 289

Defensive Ends
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

*Leonard Williams DE Southern California Jr 6-5 298
*Randy Gregory DE Nebraska rJr 6-6 245
*Shilique Calhoun DE Michigan State rJr 6-4 257
*Mario Edwards Jr. DE Florida State Jr 6-3 294
*Dante Fowler Jr. DE Florida Jr 6-2 261
*Shawn Oakman DE Baylor rJr 6-8 275
*Arik Armstead DE Oregon Jr 6-7 296
*Devonte Fields DE TCU rSo 6-4 250
Lorenzo Mauldin DE Louisville Sr 6-4 243
Alvin Dupree DE Kentucky rSr 6-4 267
Hauoli Kikaha DE Washington rSr 6-3 250
Trey Flowers DE Arkansas Sr 6-4 267
Frank Clark DE Michigan Sr 6-2 270
Markus Golden DE Missouri rSr 6-3 260
Anthony Chickillo DE Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-4 277
Cedric Reed DE Texas Sr 6-6 271
Corey Crawford DE Clemson rSr 6-5 270
Owamagbe Odighizuwa DE UCLA rSr 6-3 270
Za'Darius Smith DE Kentucky Sr 6-5 264
Nate Orchard DE Utah Sr 6-4 255
Lynden Trail DE Norfolk State rSr 6-6 260
C.J. Olaniyan DE Penn State rSr 6-3 252
Shaquille Riddick DE West Virginia Sr 6-5 242
Jermauria Rasco DE LSU Sr 6-3 262
James Rouse DE Marshall rSr 6-5 270
Henry Anderson DE Stanford rSr 6-6 295

Inside Linebackers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Denzel Perryman ILB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 242
Eric Kendricks ILB UCLA rSr 6-0 230
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Sr 6-2 242
Ramik Wilson ILB Georgia Sr 6-2 232
Hayes Pullard ILB Southern California rSr 6-1 235
Ben Heeney ILB Kansas Sr 6-0 230
Bryce Hager ILB Baylor rSr 6-1 235
Trey DePriest ILB Alabama Sr 6-1 245
Stephone Anthony ILB Clemson Sr 6-2 245
Taiwan Jones ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 252
AJ Tarpley ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 238
Terrance Plummer ILB UCF Sr 6-1 241

Outside Linebackers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Vic Beasley OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 235
*Noah Spence OLB Ohio State Jr 6-3 252
*Shaq Thompson OLB Washington Jr 6-2 231
*Benardrick McKinney OLB Mississippi State rJr 6-4 245
*Eric Striker OLB Oklahoma Jr 6-0 221
Zach Hodges OLB Harvard Sr 6-3 235
*Jordan Jenkins OLB Georgia Jr 6-2 246
Jake Ryan OLB Michigan rSr 6-3 235
Geneo Grissom OLB Oklahoma rSr 6-4 252
Tony Washington OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 250
J.R. Tavai OLB Southern California Sr 6-2 250
James Vaughters OLB Stanford Sr 6-2 254
C.J. Johnson OLB Ole Miss Sr 6-2 237
Derrick Malone OLB Oregon rSr 6-2 220
Michael Orakpo OLB Texas State rSr 6-1 226
Dyshawn Davis OLB Syracuse Sr 6-2 221
Norkeithus Otis OLB North Carolina Sr 6-1 240
Jordan Hicks OLB Texas rSr 6-2 244
Junior Sylvestre OLB Toledo Sr 6-0 222
Maurice Falls OLB East Carolina rSr 6-3 247
Reshard Cliett OLB South Florida rSr 6-2 220
Aaron Davis OLB Colorado State Sr 6-0 220
Davis Tull OLB Chattanooga rSr 6-2 242
Matt Robinson OLB Maryland rSr 6-3 240
Collin Ellis OLB Northwestern rSr 6-2 230
Paul Dawson OLB TCU Sr 6-2 230

Cornerbacks
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon Sr 5-9 195
*P.J. Williams CB Florida State Jr 6-0 196
Josh Shaw CB Southern California rSr 6-1 200
*Trae Waynes CB Michigan State rJr 6-1 183
*Marcus Peters CB Washington rJr 6-0 198
*Ronald Darby CB Florida State Jr 5-11 188
*Charles Gaines CB Louisville rJr 5-11 175
Doran Grant CB Ohio State Sr 5-11 193
*Lorenzo Doss CB Tulane Jr 5-11 187
Kevin Johnson CB Wake Forest rSr 6-0 175
Cody Riggs CB Notre Dame rSr 5-9 190
D'Joun Smith CB Florida Atlantic Sr 5-11 190
Cam Thomas CB Western Kentucky rSr 6-1 190
Byron Jones CB Connecticut rSr 6-1 196
Eric Rowe CB Utah Sr 6-1 201
Steven Nelson CB Oregon State Sr 5-11 195
Deshazor Everett CB Texas A&M Sr 5-11 188
Ladarius Gunter CB Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 198
Bernard Blake CB Colorado State rSr 6-0 185
Quandre Diggs CB Texas Sr 5-10 204
Senquez Golson CB Ole Miss Sr 5-9 180
Kevin White CB TCU rSr 5-10 175
Curtis Riley CB Fresno State Sr 6-0 190
Damian Swann CB Georgia Sr 5-11 178
Jonathon Mincy CB Auburn rSr 5-10 196
Justin Coleman CB Tennessee Sr 5-10 190
Julian Wilson CB Oklahoma rSr 6-2 201
Bryce Callahan CB Rice rSr 5-10 180
SaQwan Edwards CB New Mexico rSr 6-1 189
De'Ante Saunders CB Tennessee State Sr 5-10 200
Merrill Noel CB Wake Forest rSr 5-10 180
Tye Smith CB Towson Sr 6-0 170
Demetrious Nicholson CB Virginia Sr 5-10 185
Nick Waisome CB Florida State Sr 5-10 182

Free Safeties
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

Kurtis Drummond FS Michigan State rSr 6-1 200
Derron Smith FS Fresno State rSr 5-11 197
*Durrell Eskridge FS Syracuse rJr 6-3 203
Cody Prewitt FS Ole Miss Sr 6-2 212
Jermaine Whitehead FS Auburn Sr 5-11 193
Adrian Amos FS Penn State Sr 6-0 209
Justin Cox FS Mississippi State Sr 6-2 190
Detrick Bonner FS Virginia Tech rSr 6-0 194
Dechane Durante FS Northern Illinois rSr 6-2 193
Dean Marlowe FS James Madison rSr 6-2 205
Ronald Martin FS LSU Sr 6-1 218
Tra'Mayne Bondurant FS Arizona Sr 5-10 198

Strong Safeties
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.

*Landon Collins SS Alabama Jr 6-0 215
Anthony Harris SS Virginia Sr 6-1 190
Jordan Richards SS Stanford Sr 5-11 208
Tyler Hunter SS Florida State Sr 5-11 205
Jaquiski Tartt SS Samford rSr 6-1 218
Kyshoen Jarrett SS Virginia Tech Sr 5-11 192
Ibraheim Campbell SS Northwestern rSr 5-11 205
Isaiah Johnson SS Georgia Tech rSr 6-1 213
Robenson Therezie SS Auburn Sr 5-9 212
Serderius Bryant SS Ole Miss Sr 5-9 218
Corey Cooper SS Nebraska rSr 6-1 215
Clayton Geathers SS UCF rSr 6-2 208

Here are some games this week that may be interesting ...

Washington State at No. 25 Stanford Friday, October 10 @ 10:15 PM
Connor Halliday QB Washington State rSr 6-4 198
Vince Mayle WR Washington State rSr 6-3 219
Kalafitoni Poli DT Washington State rSr 6-1 290
Kristoff Williams WR Washington State rSr 6-2 214
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Henry Anderson DE Stanford rSr 6-6 295
Blake Lueders DE Stanford rSr 6-5 260
Ty Montgomery WR Stanford Sr 6-2 215
David Parry DT Stanford rSr 6-2 303
*Andrus Peat OT Stanford Jr 6-7 312
Ben Rhyne P Stanford rSr 6-2 203
Jordan Richards SS Stanford Sr 5-11 208
AJ Tarpley ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 238
James Vaughters OLB Stanford Sr 6-2 254
Lee Ward FB Stanford rSr 6-1 245
Jordan Williamson K Stanford rSr 5-11 194

Texas vs. No. 11 Oklahoma* Saturday, October 10 @ 12:00 PM

Malcolm Brown RB Texas Sr 6-0 228
Greg Daniels TE Texas rSr 6-5 243
Quandre Diggs CB Texas Sr 5-10 204
Steve Edmond ILB Texas Sr 6-3 253
Dominic Espinosa C Texas rSr 6-4 300
Sheroid Evans CB Texas Sr 6-0 188
Desmond Harrison OT Texas Sr 6-8 318
Jordan Hicks OLB Texas rSr 6-2 244
Desmond Jackson DT Texas Sr 6-1 301
Tevin Jackson OLB Texas Sr 6-2 243
Cedric Reed DE Texas Sr 6-6 271
Jaxon Shipley WR Texas Sr 6-1 193

Geoff Swaim TE Texas Sr 6-4 242
Mykkele Thompson SS Texas Sr 6-2 183
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Blake Bell TE Oklahoma rSr 6-6 259
Rashod Favors DE Oklahoma rSr 6-1 253
*Dorial Green-Beckham WR Oklahoma rJr 6-5 225
Geneo Grissom OLB Oklahoma rSr 6-4 252
Quentin Hayes SS Oklahoma rSr 6-0 190
Michael Hunnicutt K Oklahoma rSr 6-1 180
Chuka Ndulue DT Oklahoma rSr 6-3 289
Aaron Ripkowski FB Oklahoma Sr 6-1 257
Dionte Savage OG Oklahoma Sr 6-4 343
Adam Shead OG Oklahoma rSr 6-4 339
*Eric Striker OLB Oklahoma Jr 6-0 221
Tyrus Thompson OT Oklahoma rSr 6-5 336
Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma rSr 6-6 329
Julian Wilson CB Oklahoma rSr 6-2 201

No. 13 Georgia at No. 23 Missouri Saturday, October 10 @ 12:00 PM
David Andrews C Georgia Sr 6-2 295
Collin Barber P Georgia Sr 6-2 200
Michael Bennett WR Georgia rSr 6-2 205
Chris Conley WR Georgia Sr 6-2 206
Ray Drew DE Georgia Sr 6-4 276
*Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232
Amarlo Herrera ILB Georgia Sr 6-0 244
Kolton Houston OT Georgia rSr 6-5 280
*Jordan Jenkins OLB Georgia Jr 6-2 246
Hutson Mason QB Georgia rSr 6-2 202
Corey Moore SS Georgia Sr 6-2 214
Jonathon Rumph WR Georgia Sr 6-4 208
Damian Swann CB Georgia Sr 5-11 178
Mike Thornton DT Georgia rSr 6-1 290
Ramik Wilson ILB Georgia Sr 6-2 232
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Markus Golden DE Missouri rSr 6-3 260
Matt Hoch DT Missouri rSr 6-4 295
Jimmie Hunt WR Missouri rSr 6-0 215
Mitch Morse OT Missouri rSr 6-5 305
Marcus Murphy RB Missouri rSr 5-9 195
*Shane Ray DE Missouri rJr 6-3 245
Darvin Ruise OLB Missouri rSr 6-1 240
Bud Sasser WR Missouri rSr 6-2 210
Darius White WR Missouri rSr 6-2 205

Duke at No. 22 Georgia Tech Saturday, October 10 @ 12:30 PM
Anthony Boone QB Duke rSr 6-0 230
Takoby Cofield OT Duke rSr 6-4 305
Jamison Crowder WR Duke Sr 5-9 175
Braxton Deaver TE Duke rSr 6-5 240
David Helton OLB Duke Sr 6-3 235
Laken Tomlinson OG Duke rSr 6-3 320
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Synjyn Days RB Georgia Tech rSr 6-1 232
Isaiah Johnson SS Georgia Tech rSr 6-1 213
Shaquille Mason OG Georgia Tech Sr 6-1 311
Quayshawn Nealy ILB Georgia Tech rSr 6-0 236
DeAndre Smelter WR Georgia Tech rSr 6-2 225
Darren Waller WR Georgia Tech Sr 6-5 232

No. 2 Auburn at No. 3 Mississippi State Saturday, October 10 @ 3:30 PM
Cameron Artis-Payne RB Auburn Sr 5-10 210
Angelo Blackson DT Auburn Sr 6-4 306
Quan Bray WR Auburn Sr 5-10 195
*Sammie Coates WR Auburn rJr 6-2 201
Reese Dismukes C Auburn Sr 6-3 296
Brandon Fulse TE Auburn Sr 6-4 258
Corey Grant RB Auburn rSr 5-10 205
Forrest Hill LS Auburn Sr 6-1 248
Nick Marshall QB Auburn Sr 6-1 210
Jonathon Mincy CB Auburn rSr 5-10 196
LaDarius Owens DE Auburn rSr 6-1 259
Trovon Reed CB Auburn rSr 6-0 190
Chad Slade OG Auburn rSr 6-5 315
Robenson Therezie SS Auburn Sr 5-9 212
C.J. Uzomah TE Auburn Sr 6-4 264
Jeffrey Whitaker DT Auburn rSr 6-3 322
Jermaine Whitehead FS Auburn Sr 5-11 193
Gabe Wright DT Auburn Sr 6-2 285
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Blaine Clausell OT Mississippi State rSr 6-6 315
Justin Cox FS Mississippi State Sr 6-2 190
Dillon Day C Mississippi State rSr 6-3 300
Kaleb Eulls DT Mississippi State rSr 6-3 295
Malcolm Johnson FB Mississippi State rSr 6-1 231
Robert Johnson WR Mississippi State rSr 6-0 211
P.J. Jones DT Mississippi State Sr 6-2 296
Jameon Lewis WR Mississippi State rSr 5-8 183
Jamerson Love CB Mississippi State rSr 5-9 175
*Benardrick McKinney OLB Mississippi State rJr 6-4 245
Preston Smith DE Mississippi State Sr 6-5 267

No. 9 TCU at No. 5 Baylor Saturday, October 10 @ 3:30 PM
Jonathan Anderson ILB TCU rSr 6-2 227
Matt Brown WR TCU rSr 6-1 190
Sam Carter SS TCU rSr 6-1 215
Paul Dawson OLB TCU Sr 6-2 230
*Devonte Fields DE TCU rSo 6-4 250
Chucky Hunter DT TCU Sr 6-1 305
Matt Joeckel QB TCU rSr 6-4 240
David Porter WR TCU Sr 6-0 197
Kevin White CB TCU rSr 5-10 175
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Troy Baker OT Baylor rSr 6-6 310
*Spencer Drango OT Baylor rJr 6-5 315
Clay Fuller WR Baylor Sr 6-1 210
Antwan Goodley WR Baylor rSr 5-10 225
Bryce Hager ILB Baylor rSr 6-1 235
Levi Norwood WR Baylor rSr 6-1 195
*Shawn Oakman DE Baylor rJr 6-8 275
Bryce Petty QB Baylor rSr 6-3 230
Spencer Roth P Baylor Sr 6-4 225

No. 12 Oregon at No. 18 UCLA Saturday, October 10 @ 3:30 PM
*Arik Armstead DE Oregon Jr 6-7 296
Erick Dargan SS Oregon rSr 5-11 212
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon Sr 5-9 195
Jake Fisher OT Oregon Sr 6-6 299
Hroniss Grasu C Oregon rSr 6-3 297
Keanon Lowe WR Oregon rSr 5-9 186
Derrick Malone Jr. OLB Oregon rSr 6-2 220
*Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rJr 6-4 215
Dior Mathis CB Oregon rSr 5-9 175
Hamani Stevens OG Oregon rSr 6-3 307
Tony Washington OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 250
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Malcolm Bunche OG UCLA rSr 6-7 327
*Brett Hundley QB UCLA rJr 6-3 227
Jordon James RB UCLA rSr 5-9 196
Anthony Jefferson SS UCLA rSr 6-1 190
Eric Kendricks ILB UCLA rSr 6-0 230
*Ellis McCarthy DT UCLA Jr 6-4 330

Owamagbe Odighizuwa DE UCLA rSr 6-3 270

No. 19 East Carolina at South Florida Saturday, October 10 @ 7:00 PM
Detric Allen CB East Carolina Sr 6-0 200
Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221
Maurice Falls OLB East Carolina rSr 6-3 247
Justin Hardy WR East Carolina Sr 6-0 188
Crishon Rose DT East Carolina rSr 6-4 303
Terry Williams DT East Carolina rSr 6-1 353
Cam Worthy WR East Carolina rSr 6-2 220
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Reshard Cliett OLB South Florida rSr 6-2 220
Andre Davis WR South Florida Sr 6-1 207
Chris Dunkley WR South Florida rSr 6-0 188
Quinterrius Eatmon OT South Florida rSr 6-6 319
Marvin Kloss K South Florida rSr 6-0 196
Mike McFarland TE South Florida rSr 6-5 260
Austin Reiter C South Florida rSr 6-3 286
Elkino Watson DT South Florida Sr 6-2 289
Darrell Williams OT South Florida Sr 6-5 303

LSU at Florida Saturday, October 10 @ 7:00 PM
La'el Collins OT LSU Sr 6-5 315
Travis Dickson TE LSU rSr 6-3 230
Hoko Fanaika OG LSU Sr 6-6 348
Kenny Hilliard RB LSU Sr 6-0 233
Terrance Magee RB LSU Sr 5-9 214
Ronald Martin FS LSU Sr 6-1 218
Conner Neighbors FB LSU rSr 5-11 239
Elliott Porter C LSU Sr 6-4 300
Jermauria Rasco DE LSU Sr 6-3 262
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Neiron Ball OLB Florida rSr 6-2 230
Mack Brown RB Florida rSr 5-11 209
Trenton Brown OT Florida Sr 6-8 350
Clay Burton TE Florida Sr 6-4 248
Kyle Christy P Florida Sr 6-2 202
Darious Cummings DT Florida Sr 6-1 297
Andre Debose WR Florida rSr 6-0 190
Quinton Dunbar WR Florida rSr 6-1 195
*Dante Fowler Jr. DE Florida Jr 6-2 261
Max Garcia C Florida rSr 6-4 295
Jabari Gorman FS Florida Sr 5-10 184
Chaz Green OT Florida rSr 6-5 300
Hunter Joyer FB Florida Sr 5-11 232
Jake McGee TE Florida rSr 6-5 255
Leon Orr DT Florida rSr 6-4 305
Michael Taylor ILB Florida rSr 5-11 227

No. 3 Ole Miss at No. 14 Texas A&M Saturday, October 10 @ 9:00 PM
Serderius Bryant SS Ole Miss Sr 5-9 218
Senquez Golson CB Ole Miss Sr 5-9 180
C.J. Johnson OLB Ole Miss Sr 6-2 237

Keith Lewis OLB Ole Miss Sr 6-0 220
Cody Prewitt FS Ole Miss Sr 6-2 212
Vince Sanders WR Ole Miss rSr 6-1 182
Deterrian Shackelford ILB Ole Miss rSr 6-1 252
Carlos Thompson DE Ole Miss rSr 6-4 243
Bo Wallace QB Ole Miss Sr 6-4 203
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Donnie Baggs OLB Texas A&M Sr 6-1 230
Cameron Clear TE Texas A&M rSr 6-6 274
Deshazor Everett CB Texas A&M Sr 5-11 188
Jarvis Harrison OG Texas A&M rSr 6-3 325

Clay Honeycutt FS Texas A&M rSr 6-2 200
Malcome Kennedy WR Texas A&M rSr 6-0 205
Howard Matthews SS Texas A&M Sr 6-2 215
Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M rSr 6-5 300
Floyd Raven Jr. FS Texas A&M Sr 6-1 200

USC at No. 10 Arizona Saturday, October 10 @10:30 PM
*Nelson Agholor WR Southern California Jr 6-1 190
Lamar Dawson ILB Southern California Sr 6-1 230
Hayes Pullard ILB Southern California rSr 6-1 235
Josh Shaw CB Southern California rSr 6-1 200
J.R. Tavai OLB Southern California Sr 6-2 250

Randall Telfer TE Southern California rSr 6-4 260
Aundrey Walker OG Southern California Sr 6-6 318
*Leonard Williams DE Southern California Jr 6-5 298
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Jordan Allen DE Arizona rSr 6-5 254
Mickey Baucus OT Arizona rSr 6-7 305
Tra'Mayne Bondurant FS Arizona Sr 5-10 198
Fabbians Ebbele OT Arizona rSr 6-8 311
Reggie Gilbert DE Arizona rSr 6-3 261
Chase Gorham LS Arizona rSr 6-3 235
Jourdon Grandon FS Arizona rSr 6-0 195
Austin Hill WR Arizona rSr 6-2 210
Terris Jones-Grigsby RB Arizona rSr 5-7 198
Jonathan McKnight CB Arizona rSr 5-11 171
Dan Pettinato DE Arizona rSr 6-3 271
Jesse Scroggins QB Arizona rSr 6-3 208
Jared Tevis SS Arizona rSr 5-10 195

I am sure there are other games that a lot of people will be watching. Feel free to give a shout out to those teams and list any other players you like.

Here is a mock with the Vikings picking at #11.

1.11 *Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rJr 6-1 207
2.43 *Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State rJr 6-4 212
3.75 Anthony Harris SS Virginia Sr 6-1 190
4.107 Tony Washington OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 250
5.139 Josh Shaw CB Southern California rSr 6-1 200
6.171 Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221
7.203 Nate Orchard DE Utah Sr 6-4 255


It is increasingly harder to resist Gordon.  Strong really played well against my Trojans much to my chagrin and probably is not getting out of the first round.  But today he is.  :)

I did not address the offensive line because I do not think it is as big of a problem as others.  They have Loadholt, Sullivan, and Fusco all locked up.  They will extend Kalil too.  They drafted Yankey and brought in Ducasse.  I think they want one of them to win the left guard spot eventually.  Thay also took a shot on Tiny Richardson and have Wentworth developing too.  No, I do not see Spielman going for any offensive linemen early next year.

Here are an additional two mocks using the Fanspeak On the Clock premium draft site http://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/premium/draft.php ...

They had the Vikings selecting 7th.

1.7 to the Falcons for 1.12 & 2.12
1.12 to the Dolphins for 1.18 & 3.18
4.7 to the Chiefs for 4.15 & 6.15


18 - R1 P18 DE SHAWN OAKMAN BAYLOR
39 - R2 P7 RB MELVIN GORDON WISCONSIN
44 - R2 P12 OLB BENARDRICK MCKINNEY MISSISSIPPI STATE
71 - R3 P7 DT DANNY SHELTON WASHINGTON
82 - R3 P18 WR DEVANTE PARKER LOUISVILLE
111 - R4 P15 CB JOSH SHAW USC
135 - R5 P7 RB DUKE JOHNSON MIAMI
167 - R6 P7 CB BYRON JONES CONNECTICUT
175 - R6 P15 WR TYLER LOCKETT KANSAS STATE
199 - R7 P7 QB SHANE CARDEN EAST CAROLINA


I like Oakman and McKinney and am afraid they will end up in a lot of mocks as we continue on this year.  Shelton is playing well this year and you can never have enough defensive linemen IMHO.

Shaw is a player who really hurt himself with his bogus story and is likely to fall in the draft.  But he was considered a 2nd round prospect prior to this season.

I like bringing in two backs because they may need them if AP is gone.

Jones is a defensive back that has played safety and may end up there in the NFL.  I believe Zimmer likes his safeties to have corner coverage abiltities which is smart.



1.7 to the Giants for 1.16 & 2.16
1.16 to the Cowboys for 1.21 & 3.21
2.16 to the Patriots for 2.23 & 4.8
4.7 to the Browns for 4.10 & a 2015 5th


21 - R1 P21 WR JAELEN STRONG ARIZONA STATE
39 - R2 P7 RB AMEER ABDULLAH NEBRASKA
55 - R2 P23 TE DEVIN FUNCHESS MICHIGAN
71 - R3 P7 DT ARIK ARMSTEAD OREGON
85 - R3 P21 OLB SHAQ THOMPSON WASHINGTON
104 - R4 P8 QB CONNOR COOK MICHIGAN STATE
106 - R4 P10 WR RASHAD GREENE FLORIDA STATE
135 - R5 P7 CB BYRON JONES CONNECTICUT
167 - R6 P7 DE COREY CRAWFORD CLEMSON
199 - R7 P7 OT JAMON BROWN LOUISVILLE


This is loading up the offense but I think the team will need it soon.  If AP is gone and with Jennings turning 32 next September, this team could have a serious problems in the offensive skill positions.


Well there you have it. Enjoy this week of college football!