2025 Week Nine Prospect Watch
Chaos reigns this year in college football. Not just on the field, but in athletic department offices, and draft boards too. We are officially in the back-half of this season, and the who's who of the 2026 NFL draft class are beginning to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.
However, that is not true for the victim of one of the most chaotic seasons in memory for top QB prospects. Three of the original consensus top five QB picks have has their stocks fall off a cliff, while two new contenders emerged out of seemingly no where. The jury is still out on whether or not Ty Simpson and Dante Moore have what it takes, but it is THE story the rest of the way for draftniks.
This should be a fun weekend on tap, and as we all predicted at the beginning of this year Mizzou and Vandy play the most consequential game of the weekend. Do not forget to tune into Minnesota Iowa to see who will lift the 96 pound solid bronze statue of a pig known as the Floyd of Rosedale trophy at the end of the game.
Check out some of my other writing before looking at the watch list for the week
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Rankings come from the 2026 Consensus Big Board as provided by the NFL Mock Draft Database, which can be found here. *Brief apology on the rankings last week, it looks like I missed that my program grabbed incorrect rankings last week but it should be updated now
Weekday Games
Cal @ Virginia Tech, Friday 7:30 PM EST, ESPN
Cal:
#5 Hezekiah Masses - CB (Rank #137)
#10 Jayden Wayne - EDGE (Rank #384)
Virginia Tech:
#9 Isaiah Brown-Murray - CB (Rank #186)
#9 Cameron Seldon - WR (Rank #366)
Weekend Games
UCLA @ 2 Indiana, 12:00 PM EST, FOX
UCLA:
#9 Nico Iamaleava - QB (Rank #194)
Indiana:
#15 Fernando Mendoza - QB (Rank #1)
#1 Amare Ferrell - S (Rank #106)
#6 Mikail Kamara - EDGE (Rank #120)
#5 D'angelo Ponds - CB (Rank #144)
#15 Nicolas Radicic - K (Rank #257)
16 Virginia @ North Carolina, 12:00 PM EST, ACC Network
Virginia:
#14 Fisher Camac - EDGE (Rank #212)
North Carolina:
#84 Shamar Easter - TE (Rank #324)
Northwestern @ Nebraska, 12:00 PM EST, FS!
Northwestern:
#4 Anto Saka - EDGE (Rank #74)
#72 Caleb Tiernan - OT (Rank #83)
Nebraska:
#15 Dasan McCullough - EDGE (Rank #284)
#57 Elijah Pritchett - OT (Rank #322)
SMU @ Wake Forest, 12:00 PM EST, The CW
SMU:
#71 Logan Parr - IOL (Rank #165)
#82 R.J. Maryland - TE (Rank #231)
#7 Kevin Jennings - QB (Rank #233)
#23 Isaiah Nwokobia - S (Rank #245)
#88 Matthew Hibner - TE (Rank #281)
#59 P.J. Williams - OT (Rank #310)
Wake Forest:
#79 Fa'alili Fa'amoe - OT (Rank #91)
#99 Mateen Ibirogba - DL (Rank #93)
#1 Demond Claiborne - RB (Rank #135)
#8 Carlos Hernandez - WR (Rank #149)
Kansas State @ Kansas (Sunflower Showdown), 12:00 PM EST, TNT
Kansas State:
#45 Austin Romaine - LB (Rank #207)
#2 Avery Johnson - QB (Rank #309)
#3 Dylan Edwards - RB (Rank #344)
Kansas:
#5 Dean Miller - EDGE (Rank #209)
#61 Bryce Foster - IOL (Rank #243)
#70 Kobe Baynes - IOL (Rank #268)
#75 Calvin Clements - OT (Rank #296)
Auburn @ Arkansas, 12:45 PM EST, SEC Network
Auburn:
#15 Keldric Faulk - EDGE (Rank #9)
#75 Connor Lew - IOL (Rank #35)
#65 Xavier Chaplin - OT (Rank #58)
#72 Izavion Miller - OT (Rank #299)
#11 Jackson Arnold - QB (Rank #326)
Arkansas:
#97 Quincy Rhodes Jr. - EDGE (Rank #76)
#55 Fernando Carmona - IOL (Rank #376)
4 Alabama @ South Carolina, 3:30 PM EST, ABC
Alabama:
#15 Ty Simpson - QB (Rank #11)
#74 Kadyn Proctor - OT (Rank #12)
#22 L.T. Overton - EDGE (Rank #26)
#1 Domani Jackson - CB (Rank #63)
#5 Germie Bernard - WR (Rank #73)
#72 Parker Brailsford - IOL (Rank #80)
#0 Deontae Lawson - LB (Rank #99)
#3 Keon Sabb - S (Rank #101)
#77 Jaeden Roberts - IOL (Rank #132)
#96 Tim Keenan III - DL (Rank #145)
#18 Bray Hubbard - S (Rank #171)
#26 Jamarion Miller - RB (Rank #190)
#9 Cameron Calhoun - CB (Rank #240)
#1 Isaiah Horton - WR (Rank #270)
#23 James Smith - DL (Rank #287)
#17 Kelby Collins - DL (Rank #360)
#9 Richard Young - RB (Rank #374)
#11 Jordan Renaud - EDGE (Rank #380)
#31 Keon Keeley - EDGE (Rank #387)
South Carolina Players:
#16 LaNorris Sellers - QB (Rank #4)
#8 Nyck Harbor - WR (Rank #78)
#24 Jalon Kilgore - S (Rank #84)
#8 Judge Collier - CB (Rank #300)
Bryan Thomas Jr. - EDGE (Rank #313)
15 Missouri @ 10 Vanderbilt, 3:30 PM EST, ESPN
Missouri:
#9 Zion Young - EDGE (Rank #95)
#8 Damon Wilson Jr. - EDGE (Rank #104)
#87 Brett Norfleet - TE (Rank #188)
#6 Jalen Catalon - S (Rank #250)
#90 Nate Johnson - EDGE (Rank #275)
Vanderbilt:
#9 Eli Stowers - TE (Rank #121)
11 BYU @ Iowa State, 3:30 PM EST, FOX
BYU:
#4 LJ Martin - RB (Rank #161)
#57 Keanu Tanuvasa - DL (Rank #279)
#2 Chase Roberts - WR (Rank #399)
Iowa State:
#95 Domonique Orange - DL (Rank #55)
#3 Jontez Williams - CB (Rank #214)
#18 Benjamin Brahmer - TE (Rank #337)
#3 Rocco Becht - QB (Rank #339)
23 Illinois @ Washington, 3:30 PM EST, Big Ten Network
Illinois:
#14 Xavier Scott - S (Rank #89)
#17 Gabe Jacas - EDGE (Rank #96)
#85 Tanner Arkin - TE (Rank #221)
#74 J.C. Davis - OT (Rank #301)
#88 Davin Stoffel - TE (Rank #327)
Washington:
#12 Denzel Boston - WR (Rank #27)
#1 Jonah Coleman - RB (Rank #85)
#8 Tacario Davis - CB (Rank #122)
#74 Drew Azzopardi - OT (Rank #274)
Ephesians Prysock - CB (Rank #290)
Minnesota @ Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale Trophy Game), 3:30 PM EST, CBS
Minnesota:
#0 Anthony Smith - DL (Rank #154)
#1 Darius Taylor - RB (Rank #208)
#65 Greg Johnson - IOL (Rank #307)
#14 Kerry Brown - S (Rank #315)
#91 Deven Eastern - DL (Rank #347)
Iowa:
#67 Gennings Dunker - OT (Rank #37)
#58 Kade Pieper - IOL (Rank #181)
#95 Aaron Graves - DL (Rank #189)
#1 Xavier Nwankpa - S (Rank #198)
#48 Max Llewellyn - EDGE (Rank #269)
#65 Logan Jones - IOL (Rank #277)
#11 Mark Gronowski - QB (Rank #389)
NC State @ Pittsburgh, 3:30 PM EST, ACC Network
NC State:
#65 Jacarrius Peak - OT (Rank #157)
#3 Hollywood Smothers - RB (Rank #169)
#54 Teague Andersen - IOL (Rank #276)
Pittsburgh:
#70 Ryan Baer - IOL (Rank #220)
#9 Kyle Louis - LB (Rank #251)
#2 Kenny Johnson - WR (Rank #289)
#0 Desmond Reid - RB (Rank #305)
#55 BJ Williams - IOL (Rank #312)
Baylor @ 21 Cincinnati, 4:00 PM EST, ESPN2
Baylor:
#1 Michael Trigg - TE (Rank #151)
#13 Sawyer Robertson - QB (Rank #167)
#7 Bryson Washington - RB (Rank #226)
#68 Omar Aigbedion - IOL (Rank #292)
#0 Jackie Marshall - DL (Rank #293)
Cincinnati:
#2 Dontay Corleone - DL (Rank #81)
#11 Jake Golday - LB (Rank #142)
#11 Joe Royer - TE (Rank #199)
22 Texas @ Mississippi State, 4:15 PM EST, SEC Network
Texas:
#74 Trevor Goosby - OT (Rank #46)
#88 Jack Endries - TE (Rank #118)
#5 Quintrevion Wisner - RB (Rank #133)
#16 Michael Taaffe - S (Rank #143)
#8 Trey Moore - EDGE (Rank #173)
#4 C.J. Baxter - RB (Rank #184)
#52 D.J. Campbell - IOL (Rank #242)
#0 DeAndre Moore Jr. - WR (Rank #317)
#4 Jelani McDonald - S (Rank #377)
Mississippi State:
#2 Isaac Smith - S (Rank #357)
#16 Derion Gullette - EDGE (Rank #398)
Wisconsin @ 6 Oregon, 7:00 PM EST, FS1
Wisconsin:
#71 Riley Mahlman - OT (Rank #153)
#8 Vinny Anthony II - WR (Rank #222)
Oregon:
#10 Matayo Uiagalelei - EDGE (Rank #25)
#76 Isaiah World - OT (Rank #33)
#52 A'Mauri Washington - DL (Rank #39)
#31 Dillon Thieneman - S (Rank #50)
#1 Bear Alexander - DL (Rank #176)
#71 Alex Harkey - OT (Rank #191)
#7 Evan Stewart - WR (Rank #278)
#44 Teitum Tuioti - EDGE (Rank #333)
#28 Bryce Boettcher - LB (Rank #354)
3 Texas A&M @ 20 LSU, 7:30 PM EST, ABC
Texas A&M:
#9 Cashius Howell - EDGE (Rank #32)
#7 Kevin Concepcion - WR (Rank #56)
#4 Will Lee III - CB (Rank #71)
#71 Chase Bisontis - IOL (Rank #113)
#78 Dametrious Crownover - OT (Rank #140)
#21 Taurean York - LB (Rank #164)
#55 Ar'maj Reed-Adams - IOL (Rank #172)
#8 Le'Veon Moss - RB (Rank #213)
#1 Bryce Anderson - S (Rank #237)
#17 Theo Melin Ohrstrom - TE (Rank #244)
#7 Tyreek Chappell - CB (Rank #255)
#60 Trey Zuhn III - OT (Rank #272)
#17 Albert Regis - DL (Rank #330)
#5 D.J. Hicks - DL (Rank #350)
#4 Rueben Owens - RB (Rank #394)
LSU:
#18 Garrett Nussmeier - QB (Rank #16)
#4 Mansoor Delane - CB (Rank #18)
#7 Harold Perkins - LB (Rank #60)
#40 Whit Weeks - LB (Rank #88)
#13 A.J. Haulcy - S (Rank #124)
#1 Aaron Anderson - WR (Rank #127)
#4 Nic Anderson - WR (Rank #166)
#6 Patrick Payton - EDGE (Rank #183)
#61 Braelin Moore - IOL (Rank #294)
#56 Josh Thompson - IOL (Rank #297)
#1 Ashton Stamps - CB (Rank #363)
#6 Barion Brown - WR (Rank #391)
25 Michigan @ Michigan State (Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy), 7:30 PM EST, NBC
Michigan:
#22 Justice Haynes - RB (Rank #57)
#1 Jaishawn Barham - LB (Rank #65)
#8 Derrick Moore - EDGE (Rank #111)
#17 Marlin Klein - TE (Rank #147)
#19 Rod Moore - S (Rank #192)
#10 Zeke Berry - S (Rank #210)
#4 TJ Guy - EDGE (Rank #295)
#18 Troy Bowles - LB (Rank #378)
Michigan State:
#2 Aidan Chiles - QB (Rank #119)
#12 Jack Velling - TE (Rank #230)
#43 Malik Spencer - S (Rank #311)
Colorado @ Utah (Rumble in the Rockies), 10:15 PM EST, ESPN
Colorado:
#96 Jaheim Oatis - DL (Rank #211)
Utah:
#55 Spencer Fano - OT (Rank #8)
#71 Caleb Lomu - OT (Rank #24)
Thanks again for reading the list, and let me know if I missed anything, or if there are any matchups you are really looking forward to!
