Devy Football Stock Market
The Devy Stock Market continues into week 12 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 breakdown a future top-five NFL Draft pick, a redshirt junior with one last gasp and an intriguing ACC athlete.
Williams Wowing – Caleb Williams, QB USC
Williams had an impressive freshman season with Oklahoma and Lincoln Riley in 2021, posting a stellar 10.2 AY/A with a 21-4 touchdown-interception ratio as a true freshman. When Riley jetted off to Southern California, Williams was not far behind and it is looking like the right decision as he has maintained his place at or near the top of 2024 NFL Draft rankings this season.
Williams has been one of the best collegiate quarterbacks in recent memory in 2022, posting a 10.4 AY/A and a 33-3 touchdown-interception ratio so far this season. He led the nation in passing yards last week with 470 passing yards along with 33 rushing yards in a 48-45 win against rival UCLA. The question devy players are asking now is no longer: “where does Caleb Williams rank as a devy”, the question is becoming where to slot Williams in among all NFL and college quarterbacks. And, how much are you overpaying for 2024 firsts in non-devy superflex dynasty leagues for a lottery ticket to potentially get Williams?
My personal list of quarterbacks I would definitely take over Caleb Williams is as follows: Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow and Deshaun Watson. After that, it’s a toss-up between Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields and Williams if I were to include devy quarterbacks in my dynasty rankings. The price is likely astronomical for Williams on the trade market right now, but if you can use an NFL quarterback like Kyler Murray, Tua Tagovailoa or Dak Prescott, now may be the cheapest you will find Williams as he looks poised to be touted on the levels of Andrew Luck as enters what is likely his final collegiate season in 2023.
Rattler Revival – Spencer Rattler, QB South Carolina
Rattler has had one of the more tumultuous collegiate careers in recent memory. He had an impressive redshirt freshman season with 3,031 passing yards, a 10.3 AY/A and a 28-7 touchdown-interception ratio and looked like he was next in line in the Oklahoma-to-NFL quarterback pipeline. However, Rattler struggled in 2021, not able to repeat his 2020 performance with his AY/A dipping to 7.9 and being benched for the above-mentioned Caleb Williams midway through the season.
Rattler transferred to South Carolina in the 2022 off-season with hopes of regaining his 2020 form, but that was not the case in the Gamecocks’ first ten games of the season as he eclipsed 300 passing yards just once in the first games and failed to eclipse 200 passing yards in seven of 10 games including his last five games all in SEC play. While 2022 has been disappointing, he may have experienced a career revival in a big upset win against Tennessee. Rattler threw for 438 passing yards, averaging 11.8 yards per attempt and six passing touchdowns on the day. It is likely he returns for his redshirt senior season, but the game against Tennessee provides a glimmer of hope that Rattler managers had likely lost over the course of the last two seasons.
Athlete Alert – Jordan Moore, WR Duke
Longtime readers of Devy Stock Market know that I am easily enamored by players playing multiple positions or transitioning between different positions in college football. There are many who go by the wayside like Byron Marshall, but there are also the likes of Randall Cobb that excite devy players. Jordan Moore was recruited to Duke as a three-star dual-threat quarterback in 2021. He threw 19 passes as a true freshman while running for 221 yards with 5.0 yards per carry and three rushing touchdowns, but has transitioned to the wide receiver position in 2022 and he has put up numbers worth noting, particularly last week.
In the first ten games of the season, Moore was consistently involved with at least two catches in each game and averaged 3.5 catches per game during that timespan. However, he had his true breakout wide receiver performance last week against Pittsburgh with 14 catches for 199 receiving yards and a touchdown. Like most flexible/gadget players, Moore is likely more of a deep devy play, but he is an interesting one as he develops his skills at the wide receiver position. His rushing at the quarterback position also shows he could be a threat on the ground if Duke/NFL team decided to use him in a Deebo Samuel-type role.
- Dynasty Commish Calendar: August - August 5, 2023
- Dynasty Commish Calendar: June - June 9, 2023
- Dynasty Commish Calendar: May - May 3, 2023
