Devy Stock Market: Week Ten
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
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McCaffrey McBack
Christian McCaffrey, RB Stanford
After coming off a sophomore season with 2664 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey started his 2016 season just as hot with 429 rushing yards and 126 receiving yards in the first three games. However, he did hit a midseason slump with three games without eclipsing 100 rushing yards or 4.5 yards per carry and zero touchdowns. After the slump, McCaffrey has bounced back to his early season and 2015 self with 368 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Arizona and Oregon State.
Browning Barrels over Rosen
Jake Browning, QB Washington
In the Devy stock market, we have talked about Jake Browning previously as a stock up and his stock continues to rise as the season goes on. For the second time in four weeks, Browning had six touchdowns and no interceptions on the road against a Pac-12 opponent (Oregon and California), including a season-high 378 passing yards against Cal. Along with the rise of Browning has been the fall of Josh Rosen. After one of the best freshman seasons in recent memory, Rosen followed up with a disappointing sophomore campaign completing just 59% of his passes with five interceptions in six games before ending his season with a shoulder injury. While many are giddy about the rise of Lamar Jackson in Louisville for the 2018 class, I think Browning’s 2016 has put him in position to be the favorite for QB1 of the 2018 class.
Ross is Rolling
John Ross, WR Washington
Behind every great quarterback performance, their is usually at least one wide receiver who is also breaking out along side the quarterback. For Browning, that wide receiver is Redshirt Junior John Ross. Ross didn’t do much to stand out in his first two seasons with 33 catches for 579 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He did miss the entire 2015 season with a knee injury, but 2016 has been a true breakout season with 742 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. Ross has also been involved in the rushing game during his college career with 17 carries for 166 rushing yards and two touchdowns in three seasons. How much is Ross benefiting from having one of the best quarterbacks in college football? I tend to think a lot of this can be attributed to Browning, so I do think Ross is a nice sell high candidate in Devy leagues where he is owned.
D’Ontcha’ forget about me
D’Onta Foreman, RB Texas
As many people know, the 2017 class of running backs has been one of the most hyped position groups for a draft in NFL history. D’Onta Foreman was not really part of that hype with only 746 rushing yards in his first two collegiate seasons. In 2016, Foreman has definitely put himself among those hyped running backs with 1446 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns including surpassing 124 rushing yards in each game and rushing for 591 rushing yards and five touchdowns in his last two games against Baylor and Texas Tech. With his late season surge, Foreman has put himself in a position where he could be one of the first running backs off the board in the both the NFL draft and rookie drafts.
Kaaya on Fiya
Brad Kaaya, QB Miami
Brad Kaaya was a player who was being mocked to go in the top ten of the NFL draft in those “way too early” mock drafts you see on the internet following each season following the NFL draft. Kaaya has had a bit of an up-and-down Junior season in 2016, with four games with one touchdown or less and three games with a sub-60% completion percentage. In week ten, Kaaya had his best outing of the season with 356 passing yards and four touchdowns against Pittsburgh. Despite a few sub-par games, it looks like Kaaya is poised to be a top ten pick in the NFL which will make him a highly valued asset in Superflex Dynasty leagues this summer.
Stock Down
Hurd Migrating
Jalen Hurd, RB Tennessee (Set to transfer)
After an injury-filled 2016 season where Jalen Hurd played through pain to rush for 451 rushing yards and three touchdowns in seven games. The Volunteers had a shake up in the program that included Hurd transferring with a plan to switch to wide receiver or tight end. If Hurd graduates from Tennessee this semester, he will be eligible to play for his new school in 2017. In regards to Hurd’s Devy value, position changes can often be tricky and more often than not they don’t end in a player being fantasy relevant. Terrelle Pryor is the exception more so than the rule. As a Devy player, I often have a hard time cutting any Devy player, but if Hurd is forced to sit his first season at his new program, it is unlikely that he will be worth the wait of a player who wouldn’t be going to the NFL until 2019.
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