Devy Football Stock Market

Jalin Hyatt

Nathan Powell Posted On October 28, 2022

The Devy Stock Market continues into week eight of the 2022 college football season, breaking down the highs and lows of the week in college football and how it impacts the value of players in devy dynasty leagues. This week, we break down a tight end with a big day, a junior wideout on the best offense in the nation, a great Big 10 backfield, and a once top-ranked devy player not bouncing back as expected.

Kincaid Made in the Shade – Dalton Kincaid, TE Utah

Michael Mayer has been the consensus TE1 in the 2023 class for much of the last three seasons, however, Kincaid is making a late run to compete with Mayer for the top spot at tight end. Kincaid played well as a sophomore, tallying 510 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, including a hot end to the season with a touchdown in five of his last six games while averaging 37 receiving yards per game over that stretch.

The 6’4” 242-pound tight end has continued his solid play in 2022, eclipsing his 2021 receiving total of 510 yards in only seven games in 2022 with 558 receiving yards so far this season. Through six games this season, Kincaid was averaging a respectable 54 receiving yards per game with a pair of two-touchdown games against Southern Utah and Arizona State. Two weeks ago, in Utah’s biggest game of the season, he had the biggest game of his career against Southern California with 16 catches for 234 receiving yards and a touchdown. An elite performance in a big game like that will certainly put the eyes of NFL scouts on Kincaid and with continued solid play, he could play himself into being a day two tight end.

Hyatt Honing his Craft – Jalin Hyatt, WR Tennessee

Hyatt was not a highly-touted prospect entering college as he ranked as the 38th wide receiver in the 2020 recruiting class per Rivals. He had a quiet start to his collegiate career, tallying less than 300 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in each campaign. However, that quiet start has turned into a booming junior season.

In 2022, Hyatt has been a big part of the offense that is the highest-scoring FBS team in the nation with 50.1 points per game through the team’s first seven games. He has been consistent with at least 58 receiving yards in each of the last six games and has had a trio of splash games with at least 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns. In those games against Akron, Alabama and Tennessee-Martin, Hyatt averaged six catches for 182 receiving yards and three touchdowns per game. The 207-receiving-yard and five-touchdown performance put Hyatt on the NFL Draft map, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him return for his senior season in part due to the unimpressive resume prior to the 2022 season. If he does come out, he will likely be a high pick in devy rookie drafts.

Michigan Men Mashing – Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards, RBs Michigan

The Michigan Wolverines have a pair of impressive running backs in their backfield. Both backs were highly touted in their recruiting class, as Corum ranked as the number eight running back in the 2020 class and Edwards was the number three running back in the 2021 class. Both have lived up to their recruiting billing.

Corum had a solid sophomore season in 2021 with 1,093 scrimmage yards and 12 total touchdowns along with a 6.6 yards per carry. There was some worry with the development of Edwards that Corum may take a backseat in 2022, but that has not been the case as he continues to produce with 901 rushing yards, while averaging 167 rushing yards per game over the last four games. His best game of the season came against Maryland with 243 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Terrapins. The 2023 NFL Draft running back class is one that looks highly volatile outside of the top two (Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs) as of now, and Corum has definitely positioned himself to be considered a top-five running back in the class over the last two seasons.

Edwards saw most of his 2021 production as a true freshman come in the passing game coming out of the backfield with 20 catches for 265 receiving yards and a touchdown. In 2022, he brought his talents to the running game. In the Wolverines’ first six games, opportunities were limited for Edwards behind Corum, however, he had his breakout game of the season with 16 carries for 173 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Penn State. Edwards will be a devy favorite in the coming off-season with his flashes combined with the fact that he likely won’t be behind Corum in 2023, opening up the opportunity to be one of the most productive backs in college football like Corum has been.

Boutte Not Bouncing Back? – Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU

Boutte was once the top wideout in devy fantasy football with aspirations of being the WR1 in the 2023 NFL Draft class. He was great as a true freshman, tallying 735 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. He continued that in 2021 with 509 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns in six games, however a leg injury ended his season prematurely.

Boutte has returned in 2022, but he hasn’t quite returned to pre-injury form, at least on the stat sheet. He has not been the same explosive weapon, as he has eclipsed the 50-receiving-yard mark just once this season and is averaging just 10.7 yards per catch in comparison to his career average of 14.9 yards per catch in his first two collegiate seasons. The question for devy players is how much the dip in production can be blamed on slower recovery from the leg injury versus the potential flash in the pan we see from many collegiate players as NFL and devy prospects.

With Boutte, I tend to lean toward taking the risk that we will see more of the pre-injury Boutte the further away we get from the injury, but he does carry that risk as his play continues to not live up to those prior expectations. If Boutte enters the NFL Draft, he should still be a top-two-round NFL Draft pick unless the NFL sees lingering effects of the 2021 leg injury.