Devy Stock Market: Week 12
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.
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Zach Attack
Zach Terrell, QB Western Michigan
Western Michigan has been one of biggest stories in college football outside of the power five conferences. The main story in the devy community has been the stellar play of wide receiver Corey Davis. However, now it may be time to look at his Senior quarterback as well. The expected 2017 class of quarterbacks have been fairly underwhelming this season, but that hasn’t been the case with Terrell as he has thrown for 27 touchdowns and only one interception with 2981 passing yards. Last Saturday, Terrell had his best performance of the season, leading college football for the week with 445 passing yards and four touchdowns.
McNichols Mowing Down Defenders
Jeremy McNichols, RB Boise State
Jeremy McNichols has been one of the best under the radar backs during the 2016 season. The Broncos haven’t gotten as much attention as they did when they had Doug Martin or Jay Ajayi in the backfield, but McNichols belongs in the same conversation as those players as prospects. McNichols had one of his best games of the season last week with 16 carries for 205 rushing yards and four touchdowns, adding to his season total of 1575 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. McNichols has eclipsed the 20 touchdown mark in each of the last two seasons, as well as being heavily involved in the passing game with 83 catches for 910 yards and ten touchdowns in two seasons. McNichols would likely be a late first/early second round selection in rookie drafts if he declares for the NFL draft.
Evan Best in the country at evading linebackers
Evan Engram, TE Ole Miss
After the hype of this upcoming running back class is the hype about this tight end class being the best in recent memory. Leading the way, at least from a production standpoint, has been Evan Engram. Engram ranks second among tight ends with 65 catches and eight touchdowns and first in receiving yards with 926. Consistent production at the tight end position is often few and far between at the college level, but Engram has six catches or more in seven of 11 games and 75 or more receiving yards and a touchdown in eight of 11 games.
Carlos Corrals The Deep Passes
Carlos Henderson, WR Louisiana Tech
If you are looking for a “this year’s Corey Coleman”, you may find him in Carlos Henderson from Louisiana Tech. Henderson has scored 16 touchdowns in his last eight games while averaging 19.3 yards per catch. Henderson’s 16 touchdowns leads the NCAA and the Junior has caught 61 passes for 1179 receiving yards. Henderson has also gotten involved in the running game during his career with 31 carries for 261 rushing yards and two touchdowns in three seasons. This is his first season eclipsing the 800 receiving yard mark, but he has been a big play threat throughout his career, averaging more than 19 yards per catch in each season.
Conner Crushes Cancer
James Conner, RB Pittsburgh
Devy players didn’t know what to expect from James Conner coming off of a torn MCL and a battle with cancer in 2015. Conner has been one of the best stories in college football, as well as one of the best running backs in the game, like he was in 2014. Conner hasn’t been quite the workhorse he was in 2014 with 298 carries and 26 touchdowns, but he has been the lead back for Pitt with 198 carries and 14 touchdowns. Conner has seen the largest involvement in the passing game in his college career with 18 catches for 254 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The difficulty in regards to Conner in rookie drafts will be, how good can Conner be two years removed from a torn MCL and cancer. If he gets closer to what he looked like in 2014, he will be worth a first round rookie pick, but as it stands, he will likely be a high upside late second/early third rounder.
Zay Catching Passes All Day
Zay Jones, WR Eastern Carolina
For the most part, when you look at season long leaders, there is rarely much of a difference between #1 and #2 in regards to each particular stat. That hasn’t been the case with catches and receiving yards in 2016. The college football receiving leaderboard has been the Zay Jones show as Jones has 151 receptions, 48 more than second place and 1685 receiving yards, 331 more than second place. When Devy players see gaudy numbers like this from a non-Power 5 conference player, the question often comes up whether it is the system, the level of competition or whether the player is just that good. Whether his numbers are a product of a system or level of competition won’t really matter that much in regards to his rookie draft price. Jones will likely be a third round rookie draft pick, and with Jones catches and receiving yards increasing in each of his four college football seasons, his production and price will outweigh any risks he may have.
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