Devy Stock Market: Week Three

Nathan Powell

The fantasy football stock market is constantly fluctuating and it is always important for us to know which players have a price that has become exploitable whether it be to buy or sell. Pieces like this one have been fairly commonplace in the industry for a while in both redraft and dynasty, but I will be focusing on college players for devy dynasty leagues and how their week-to-week performances are affecting their price in those leagues.

Stock Up

Washington Will Be Counting Benjamin’s after 2017 Draft

James Washington, WR Oklahoma State

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James Washington had a relatively slow start to the 2016 season, catching ten passes for 103 receiving yards and one touchdown against Southeastern Louisiana and Central Michigan. The slow start ramped up quickly in week three against Pittsburgh with Washington having one of the best performances so far during the 2016 college football season. Washington shredded the Pitt Panthers with nine catches for 296 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good for an average of 32.9 yards per catch, more than tripling his average in the first two games.

Cannon Catapults to Rebound Season

K.D. Cannon, WR Baylor

K.D. Cannon has had a roller coaster career in college football in regards to Devy value. Cannon came into college relatively unknown and certainly not a guy who was targeted in Devy leagues before stepping on the field. In his Freshman season, he quickly became Devy darling, putting up an impressive line of 58 catches for 1030 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 17.8 yards per catch. In his sophomore season, he became overshadowed by eventual top 15 NFL draft pick Corey Coleman. With Coleman out of town, Cannon is the man in the Baylor offense once again, catching 24 passes for 352 receiving yards and four touchdowns, including a nine catch for 213 receiving yard and two touchdown performance against Rice in week three.

Here Comes The Boom

Stanley Boom Williams, RB Kentucky

Stanley Boom Williams is so good that his week three performance is listed twice on the ESPN Weekly Leaders, once under Stanley Williams and once under Stanley Boom Williams. That combined with the fact that my editor is a Kentucky fan means I had to write up Williams this week. Williams is a smaller back, listed at 5’9”, but he does weigh in at 196 pounds per College Football Reference. Williams averaged 6.5 and 7.1 yards per carry in his first two seasons respectively, and he has improved upon that through three games in 2016, 43 carries for 341 rushing yards, good for an average of 7.9 yards per carry.

J’mon Man! We Want Moore!

J’Mon Moore, WR Missouri

As a resident member of #TeamBigWR, whenever I see big wide receivers putting up big weeks at the college level, it piques my interest, to say the least. Moore is listed at 6’3” 190 pounds by College Football Reference. Moore had a relatively quiet first two seasons at Missouri with only 31 catches for 383 receiving yards and three touchdowns, but he has burst onto the season in his junior season with 18 catches for 320 receiving yards and two touchdowns, including an eight catch for 196 receiving yard and two touchdown performance against SEC opponent Georgia. Moore obviously isn’t owned in any Devy leagues, but he could be a name to keep an eye out for in 2017 Devy drafts if Moore stays in school.

Stock Down

Ah Schuster, JuJu Smith Off To a slow start

JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR USC 

In the first three games of the college football season, the wide receiver pegged as the WR1 for the 2017 rookie draft class is averaging 3.66 catches for 33 receiving yards and .666 touchdowns per game. Not only is the start over three games mediocre, but 56 of 99 receiving yards and both touchdowns came against Utah State, with poor production against quality competition in Stanford and Alabama. As a Smith-Schuster fan, I am not quite panicking yet as USC hasn’t had the best quarterback play with Max Browne struggling in the post-Cody Kessler era, throwing for only 474 passing yards and two touchdowns in three games. This slow start presents a great buy low opportunity for one of the top devy players. 

Dalvin Cook not Cookin’ as much as usual so far in 2016

Dalvin Cook, RB FSU

Dalvin Cook is another top valued devy player who hasn’t exactly begun the season with a great start. Cook averaged 5.9 and 7.4 yards per carry in his first two college season respectively, after three games in year three, Cook has yet to eclipse 100 rushing yards in a game and he is averaging 4.2 yards per carry. Like with Smith-Schuster, I attribute some of the 2016 regression to quarterback play, while Deondre Francois did play fairly well in the first two weeks, playing with a Redshirt Freshman quarterback is not normally conducive to excellent running back play. One positive through three weeks is that Cook has been more involved in the passing game than in previous years. He has nine catches for 118 receiving yards, just shy of half of his two previous year totals with 22-203 in his freshman season and 24-244 in his sophomore campaign. Lastly, Cook and the Seminoles travel to Tampa to face my Alma Mater, the South Florida Bulls, which means Cook’s stock will drop even more following his week four performance (only slightly sarcasm font here), making next Monday morning the perfect time to send out buy low offers on Cook.

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