Devy Stock Market
The fantasy football stock market is constantly fluctuating and it is always important for us to stay on top of player stocks going up and downs. In devy stock market, each week I cover the best and worst performances of the week and how they impact the value of these players in devy fantasy football leagues.
Magic Mingo at the OK Corral – Jonathan Mingo, WR Ole Miss and Matt Corral, QB Ole Miss
Mingo had a big debut in his sophomore campaign with eight catches for 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The 6’2”, 215-pound wideout saw limited action in 2019 with 12 catches in seven games, but with games like the one against Kentucky, Mingo will quickly become a favorite target of Matt Corral. Mingo was a four-star recruit and is the best devy prospect at wide receiver in this offense. With his size, if he continues to produce in the SEC, he will be a top wideout in devy very quickly.
Quarterback Corral has had a rocky career at Ole Miss. In limited action as a freshman, Corral had some nice production with a 10.6 AY/A in four games. Readers of the devy stock market know that I swoon for any quarterback over a 10.0 AY/A, but it looked like Corral was a disappointing example of “sample size matters” as he had a disappointing 2019 season, splitting the starting job with John Rhys Plumlee, only attempting 178 passes in ten games played with a disappointing 7.6 AY/A.
In 2020, Plumlee has so far been relegated to a gadget role with no passes through two games, which has benefitted Corral. Through two games, Corral has a 13.5 AY/A with 715 passing yards and seven touchdowns. With Corral as the full-time quarterback, he can put up big numbers like he has through two weeks and he is 2021 draft-eligible, but 2022 seems more likely so Corral can put more full-time quarterbacking on tape and in the box score. If he does enter the NFL draft, he has the opportunity to be a high pick in rookie drafts in devy leagues depending on how high he goes after a breakout 2020 season.
Need More Metchie – John Metchie, WR Alabama
The University of Alabama has been a wide receiver factory in recent years and they have two likely first round NFL draft picks in Devonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, but that doesn’t stop a third wide receiver from getting into the mix. Metchie had limited production coming into the weekend with only six catches in five career games, but he broke out in a big way against Texas A&M who had no answers for the sophomore wideout as he caught five passes for 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Due to an uneventful freshman campaign, Metchie is not rostered outside of deep devy leagues, but if we see more games like last week the rest of the season, he will be one of the most coveted wideouts in devy fantasy football.
Never Cease with Breece – Breece Hall, RB Iowa State
Hall was one of the top running backs in devy fantasy football after a 1,149-scrimmage-yard and ten-touchdown season as a true freshman in the Big 12. He was drafted as the RB6 in devy according to DLF Devy ADP, and he is rewarding his drafters with a hot start in 2020. In three games, Hall has over 100 rushing yards, 5.0 or higher yards per carry and at least one touchdown in every game, tallying six so far on the season. In Saturday’s win against Oklahoma, the Sooners couldn’t stop the sophomore back as he accounted for 35% of the Cyclones scrimmage yards at 147 total yards.
Hall will be a back we wish could join this 2021 class of running backs that certainly lacks depth, but he will spend another off-season on dynasty teams as he likely rostered in all but the most shallow devy leagues. In leagues where he is rostered, he is a buy, especially if you can do so with a 2021 running back who isn’t as talented as he is, which is likely all of them after Najee Harris, Chuba Hubbard and Travis Etienne.
Row, Row, Roberson – Reggie Roberson, WR SMU
Roberson was the leading wide receiver in college football for the week and he is also the leading wide receiver in college football on the season. He has battled injuries, transfer and depth charts in his career. He began his collegiate career at West Virginia and transferred after three games. Roberson shared a receiving core with James Proche which limited his production upside, but he did have a pair of 800-yard, six-touchdown seasons in 2018 and 2019.
In 2020, with Proche in the NFL, Roberson has been the most productive wide receiver in college football. Last week, Roberson averaged nearly 50 yards per catch with five catches for 243 receiving yards and two touchdowns. On the season, he leads college football in receiving yards with 474, 86 more than the second-highest receiving total in the season.
Going, Going, Gore – Frank Gore Jr, RB Southern Miss
Gore Jr was cast aside by most devy players, as they assumed that he was another example of an overhyped player due to his family lineage, particularly after he was only rated a three-star prospect by Rivals and chose to attend Southern Miss. However, Gore Jr is out to prove he is a legitimate NFL prospect in his true freshman season.
In his breakout game against North Texas, Gore Jr had 23 carries for 130 rushing yards and a touchdown. Any time you see a true freshman getting that type of volume, it is worth monitoring even at a small school like Southern Miss. While he will likely not be an option in shallow devy leagues, in leagues with 36+ players coming in each off-season, I could see devy players taking a shot on Gore Jr.
Bowman Bouncing Around – Demarkcus Bowman, RB Florida
The big transfer portal news of the week was five-star running back (per Rivals) Bowman entering the transfer portal after only two games with Clemson. Bowman saw limited action behind Travis Etienne and Lyn-J Dixon with nine carries in two games, and now the Lakeland product returns to Florida to play for the Gators, who were listed as his number four school on Rivals.
Bowman will be able to play in 2021 and will likely see more touches in the Florida offense than he would’ve seen in the Clemson offense. If any devy players who are rostering him think that this transfer is an indication of a lack of talent from Bowman, this is a great buy-low opportunity. If anything, this shows Bowman may lack patience more so than talent.
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