Continuing the weekly tradition, we have another weekly College Football Stock Report. If you’re new, each week, we’ll take a look at two quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends who have raised their draft stock and two at each position who may have dropped their stock. Now that we’re into week three, we’re starting to see who is stacking good and bad performances. So, let’s take a look at who is making a name for themselves and who is potentially falling down draft boards.
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Stock Up
Jalen Milroe
QB - Alabama Crimson Tide
The Wisconsin Badgers made things easy for Jalen Millroe, but I have to give credit that he was dealing this weekend, completing 12 of 17 passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns and adding 75 yards and two touchdowns on the ground on 14 carries. Throughout the game, Milroe was dropping beautiful throws into buckets downfield and looked like a serious Heisman candidate. On the ground, it helped that he’s more athletic than anyone on the Badgers defense, but he still needs credit for the plays he made on the ground all game. After an up-and-down game last week against USF, this was a nice rebound for Milroe.
Dillon Gabriel
QB - Oregon Ducks
While the Oregon Ducks offense has been able to put together really strong drives this season, the offense has had moments when it sputtered and failed to finish with points. Last weekend, the offense and Dillon Gabriel finally clicked, with Gabriel completing 20 of his 24 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns while adding another 64 yards and a touchdown on four carries on the ground. Gabriel was nearly perfect all day and was able to pick apart the Oregon State defense that had no hope of stopping Oregon that day. Now that Oregon’s offense and Gabriel seem settled in, it’s important to start stacking these performances to build a strong playoff resume for the team and for Gabriel to trend up as a draft prospect.
Raheim “Rocket” Sanders
RB - South Carolina Gamecocks
Now, there was the Raheim Sanders I’ve been hyping up these past two seasons. After a slow start this season, Raheim “Rocket” Sanders exploded against LSU for 143 yards and two touchdowns on the ground on 19 carries, adding a reception for 11 yards. Sanders ran angry all game, showed excellent burst on his big plays, and held up well in pass protection. We’ll see how much time LaNorris Sellers has to miss with an ankle injury, but hopefully, Sanders can still carry the offense like he did in the second half.
RJ Harvey
RB - UCF Knights
RJ Harvey hasn’t been talked about too much for a combination of reasons, including his smaller stature of 5’9” and 208 pounds (which he may actually be smaller than this), his older age that would make him a 25-year-old rookie, playing for UCF, and a weak schedule to start the year. However, Harvey dominated against TCU, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries and adding a 29-yard touchdown reception. Harvey carried the offense long enough until KJ Jefferson could get some rhythm and help finish the comeback. I still have concerns about Harvey’s ability to drive forward and finish through contact with his size, but his burst, vision, and production are really promising and could garner some attention.
Luther Burden III
WR - Missouri Tigers
After a slow start to the season, Luther Burden III broke out and showed why he got a lot of hype this summer, finishing with six receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. Burden was electric in the open field and could have had an even bigger game had Brady Cook not overthrown the ball, missing a throw that would have given Burden a 38-yard touchdown on a wide-open vertical route. I saw some people starting to doubt Burden with the emergence of Tetairoa McMillan, but I think we are going to see a lot more performances like this from Burden going forward, with the schedule picking up soon. While many wanted to call the race for the WR1 spot in the 2025 class over, I think it’s only heating up.
Giles Jackson
WR - Washington Huskies
I haven’t watched much Washington football this year, but I have noticed the numbers Giles Jackson has been putting up. After putting up 164 yards on 16 receptions in the team’s first two games against lower competition, Jackson continued his dominance against Washington State, catching eight receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown. At this point, it’s time to take this production seriously. I’ll be interested to see if Jackson can keep this momentum up since his blend of quickness, athleticism, and YAC ability will likely make a lot of people who were fans of Malik Washington fans of Jackson as well.
Mason Taylor
TE - LSU Tigers
It wasn’t the flashiest game and hasn’t been the flashiest season, but Mason Taylor has been really steady and one of the most reliable tight ends to start this season. Taylor continued his success against South Carolina, making six receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. Taylor is primarily winning underneath as a zone beater and still doesn’t look capable of beating man coverage. However, he has all the tools to be a good blocking, safety net tight end for an NFL offense.
River Helms
TE - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
There weren’t a lot of great performances for tight ends this week outside of Mason Taylor, but I wanted to include River Helms after catching four receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. Now, the performance wasn’t perfect as he dropped a pass after a flea flicker that would have added another touchdown. However, he still looks the part of an NFL with good size, athleticism, and receiving ability. I’ll continue to watch his performances for now, but he could become interesting as a prospect if he keeps heating up.
Stock Down
Carson Beck
QB - Georgia Bulldogs
In what was one of Carson Beck’s worst performances of his college career, Beck struggled against Kentucky, completing just 15 of 24 passes for 160 yards. Beck had a lot of trouble dealing with the Kentucky defense, especially the pass rush, which greatly affected his anticipation, ball placement, and ability to find receivers downfield. Georgia was lucky that they were playing Kentucky and that their defense delivered a strong performance because this would have been an upset against most other SEC teams. The team and Beck will get a week to regroup but will need to find a way to rebound against Alabama after their bye.
Jalon Daniels
QB - Kansas Jayhawks
Speaking of poor performances, Jalon Daniels’ performance on Friday was one of the most frustrating performances I’ve seen in some time. Daniels started the game on fire, completing seven of eight passes for 100 yards, then only managed to complete five of his final 16 passes for 53 yards while throwing two bad interceptions. After seeming to have good composure in previous seasons, Daniels doesn’t look comfortable throwing in the pocket and will too often either force throws with bad accuracy or put himself into pressure situations. It’s just been a really rough showing for Daniels this year, and I am having a hard time seeing him declare for the 2025 draft at this point.
Ollie Gordon
RB - Oklahoma State Cowboys
I swear I don’t have a vendetta against Ollie Gordon II by including him on this list for the second straight week. However, after having just a 41-yard rushing performance on 17 carries while only getting a single reception for 4 yards against Tulsa is extremely concerning for Gordon’s rest-of-season outlook. Oklahoma State continues to try to force runs up the middle with no blocking to open gaps and has gone away from getting Gordon in space to make the most of his opportunities. Between being slightly underwhelmed with Gordon and the poor use of him, I have serious concerns about how the rest of his season will look like with the schedule only getting tougher and if this will be a Braelon Allen situation all over again.
Gavin Sawchuk
RB - Oklahoma Sooners
Gavin Sawchuk wasn’t on the radar for too many people, but I was still interested to see what he could do at Oklahoma this season after a strong finish last season. Unfortunately, he has struggled this year and has been passed by Jovantae Barnes for the lead-back role. Sawchuk’s game against Tulane wasn’t really worse than his other games this season, as he rushed for 16 yards on six carries and added two receptions for 10 yards, but he got his place on this list more due to it being clear he likely isn’t getting the lead back role back. Sawchuk will need to end the year on fire again to push for more opportunities, or he may need to consider transferring if Barnes is still with the team next season.
Tory Horton
WR - Colorado State Rams
I’m a fan of trash-talk since I think it makes sports more fun and we are ultimately watching professional competitors duke it out. So when Tory Horton was trash-talking Colorado early in the week, I was a fan of it. However, I’m not a fan of following that talk with a poor performance of just two receptions for 24 yards. After hopes that Horton would rise as a sleeper this season, he has struggled to establish himself and will need to catch fire to finish the season to make it worth declaring for this coming draft cycle.
Ricky White III
WR - UNLV Rebels
Just like Luke Lachey last week, Ricky White III finds himself going from riser to faller in back-to-back weeks after finishing with just three receptions for 4 yards on Friday. The UNLV passing offense had struggled all game, but this was still a really underwhelming performance. This was a big matchup with UNLV not having too many tough matchups this season, and unfortunately, White failed to step up, which continues to be a theme for White in tougher matchups. We’ll see if he will have bigger performances later in the season or if he will need to hope for a Senior Bowl invite to have a chance to turn some heads.
Oscar Delp
TE - Georgia Bulldogs
I usually don’t like to use two players from one team in the same section but with the limited number of tight prospects playing this weekend and the shaky performance to start the year, Oscar Delp deserves the spot. After hoping that he would step up into a lead role for Georgia, Delp has struggled to establish himself and is still in a rotation with Benjamin Yurosek and Lawson Luckie. This rotation has continued to hold Delp back from producing, including being limited to just two receptions for 12 yards this weekend. It will be an uphill battle for Delp, but early signs suggest he may need to return for another year to get respectable draft capital.
Caden Prieskorn
TE - Ole Miss Rebels
After a solid start to the season, Caden Prieskorn had his first hiccup, only making a single reception for six yards this weekend. Now, I wouldn’t be overly concerned about a single-game performance, but Prieskorn was putting up production against lower competition this season and needs to prove he can do this on a regular basis against better competition. I have a lot of concerns about Prieskorn’s draft outlook, especially since he will turn 25 years old this Saturday. However, there are some people who were much higher than me on Prieskorn this summer, so we’ll have to continue to watch his situation to see how he plays when Ole Miss’ schedule eventually picks up.