We passed through the first couple Bowl Games. Now, we are about to reach the meat of them before the playoffs and New Year’s Six. There will be plenty of time to watch the upcoming Bowl Games during the holidays. If you are an NFL Draft fan, you will want to know who to keep your eye on during bowl season. Even if you are not specifically a draft fan, most NFL teams have been eliminated from the playoffs. The players below will help you get familiar with this upcoming draft class. It may show you who your team will be selecting to be their future. Be sure to find News and Notes from around the College Football and NFL Draft worlds at the end of this post.
Top Prospects to Watch This Week:
Memphis vs Wake Forest, 12/22:
Memphis: Darrell Henderson, RB
Wake Forest: Cameron Glenn, S
Buffalo vs Troy, 12/22:
Buffalo: Khalil Hodge, LB; Anthony Johnson, WR; Tyree Jackson, QB
Troy: Deondre Douglas, WR; Blace Brown, CB
Hawaii vs LA Tech, 12/22:
LA Tech: Jaylon Ferguson, EDGE
Boston College vs Boise State, 12/26:
Boston College: Zach Allen, EDGE; Lukas Denis, S; Wyatt Ray, EDGE; Tommy Sweeney, TE; Chris Lindstrom, OG; Tommy Sweeney, TE
Boise State: Brett Rypien, QB
Minnesota vs Georgia Tech, 12/26:
Minnesota: Rodney Smith, RB; Jared Weyler, OG
Georgia Tech: KirVonte Benson, RB
Cal vs TCU, 12/26:
TCU: Ben Banogu, LB; L.J. Collier, DL
Temple vs Duke, 12/27:
Temple: Rock Ya-Sin, CB; Ventell Bryant, WR; Ryquell Armstead, RB
Duke: Daniel Jones, QB; Joe Giles-Harris, LB; Mark Gilbert, CB
Miami vs Wisconsin, 12/27:
Miami: Gerald Willis, DL; Jaquan Johnson, S; Shaquille Quarterman, LB; Michael Jackson, CB; Joe Jackson, EDGE; Michael Pinckney
Wisconsin: David Edwards, OT; Michael Deiter, OL; T.J. Edwards, LB; Beau Benzschawel, OG; Tyler Biadasz, OC; Ryan Connelly, LB; Olive Sagapolu, DL; Andrew Van Ginkel, LB, D’Cota Dixon, S
Baylor vs Vanderbilt, 12/27:
Vanderbilt: Kyle Shurmur, QB; Charles Wright, LB; Joejuan Williams, CB
Purdue vs Auburn, 12/28:
Auburn: Derrick Brown, DL; Jarrett Stidham, QB; Marlon Davidson, DL; Dontavius Russell, DL; Prince Tega Wanogho, OT; Jamal Dean, CB
West Virginia vs Syracuse, 12/28:
West Virginia: David Sills, WR; Gary Jennings, WR
Syracuse: Chris Slayton, DL
Iowa State vs Washington State, 12/28:
Iowa State: David Montgomery, RB; Marcel Spears, LB; Kyle Kempt, QB
Washington State: Andre Dillard, OT; Jalen Thompson, S; Gardner Minshew, QB
News and Notes:
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More underclassmen declared for the 2019 NFL Draft this week, including a large number of running backs. The likes of Memphis’ Darrell Henderson, FAU’s Devin Singletary, Kansas State’s Alex Barnes, Kentucky’s Benny Snell, Ohio State’s Mike Weber make this a deep running back class. Ohio State’s defensive lineman Dre’Mont Jones also declared for the draft this week.
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More players announced they will be skipping their school’s bowl games in preparation of the 2019 NFL Draft. This week the biggest announcement that we have is from Michigan defensive lineman Rashan Gary. He was injured for most of this season, but Gary is still projected as a top-10 pick. It isn’t much of a surprise to see him switch his focus to the draft as Michigan did not make the playoffs.