The Devy Fantasy Football Top 100: 10-6

TreVeyon Henderson

Rob Willette Posted On July 3, 2023

Summer is often seen as a chance to decompress from fantasy football. The draft hype season has come and gone. Dynasty managers are working through trades, though have their rookie drafts behind them. Redraft managers are on cruise control until August.

Devy managers have no such luxury. With the constant churn of the transfer portal and unsettled depth charts, you need to keep your head on a swivel if you have any chance of keeping up with the ever-changing landscape. Fortunately, DLF has you covered with its devy content. We look at some of the game’s brightest stars here.

10. Quinshon Judkins, RB Ole Miss (2025 Draft-Eligible)

Profile: It is difficult to script a better freshman season than the one Judkins put together in 2022. Despite sharing a backfield with the gifted Zach Evans, Judkins proved too good for Lane Kiffin to keep off the field. He piled up 1,567 rushing yards and added 15 receptions for 132 yards as a bonus.

Judkins eschewed any notions true freshmen need an adjustment period. He led the SEC in carries and rushing yards, racking up double-digit touches in every contest and starring from day one. At 5’11” and 210 pounds per the Ole Miss website, he appears to have been sculpted in a running back lab. His confident style allows him to slash through the line of scrimmage and he has the footspeed to outrace defenders into the open field. It is hard to fathom a stronger first impression than what we saw from the Alabama product. Judkins has ideal size, ample athleticism, and the mentality required to carry a heavy workload. He is an elite prospect.

2023 Outlook: What can Judkins do for an encore? He was sensational in 2022 and no longer must worry about Zach Evans. He is a Heisman dark horse whose march to the top of the 2025 draft could only be derailed by injury.

9. Malik Nabers, WR LSU (2024 Draft-Eligible)

Profile: A LSU receiver thrived in 2022, yet not the one we all expected. Instead of Kayshon Boutte stepping up for Brian Kelly’s program, it was true sophomore Nabers. He crept past 1,000 receiving yards for the season and saved his best for last, producing against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and torching Purdue in the Citrus Bowl.

Nabers devastates defenses with the football in his hands. Get him space on a slant and he is liable to hit the afterburners and take it 60 yards. Few receivers accelerate like Nabers and it serves him well all over the gridiron. Despite a relatively modest 6’0”, 190-pound frame, he is competitive and physical at the catch point, demonstrating elite body control as he creates splash plays in the vertical game. He is a playmaker at the position whose weaknesses can easily be improved with more experience. His profile continues to rise.

2023 Outlook: The LSU offense returns a ton of talent, including quarterback Jayden Daniels. The connection between Daniels and Nabers was strong in 2023 and should continue to grow. As the clear-cut top option in this passing game, Nabers has All-American upside.

8. Emeka Egbuka, WR Ohio State (2024 Draft-Eligible)

Profile: Opportunity arises when a program loses Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, and Emeka Egbuka kicked down the door which was creaking open for him. Egbuka has one of the more balanced skill sets in college football. His 6’1”, 205-pound frame allows him to work in the dirty areas and he can match defenders’ physicality both before and after the catch. Blink and you may confuse him for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, yet Egbuka is a better pure athlete and offers a bigger threat after the catch. Few programs develop receivers as well as Ohio State and Egbuka is yet another star in the assembly line. Barring serious injury or off-field hiccups, he is a first-rounder in 2024 with top-ten selection potential.

2023 Outlook: The Buckeyes top two receivers are locked and loaded. Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr are arguably the nation’s best two receivers, two players who could step in tomorrow on an NFL field and play at a high level. Assuming either Kyle McCord or Devin Brown proves a reasonable replacement for CJ Stroud, another 1,000-yard season is a layup for Egbuka.

7. TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State (2024 Draft-Eligible)

Profile: After a sensational freshman season, Henderson was not nearly as effective in 2022. A foot injury suffered early limited him for parts of the year and sidelined him for others. It is safe to say the explosive skills we saw as a freshman were absent in 2022 as Henderson could never quite get right physically.

The good news is the injury is nothing that should limit him long-term. A healthy Henderson is a high-level athlete who moves creatively in the open field, devastating defenders with subtle cuts and the speed to eliminate pursuit angles. He is a big play machine, gliding into the open field and deceiving with his smooth gait. Also a weapon in the passing game, he is a tremendous three-down runner. We have lost sight of how good he is following what was essentially a lost season, but he is an excellent running back prospect.

2023 Outlook: Henderson’s absence opened the door for both Miyan Williams and Dallan Hayden to thrive in 2022. While Henderson is the best talent here, they have both earned work moving forward. It is no negative to his profile; fewer carries could be considered a positive as he moves forward in his career. TreVeyon will be reminding all of how good he is come fall 2023.

6. Raheim Sanders, RB Arkansas (2024 Draft-Eligible)

Profile: Sanders is one of those players who could have succeeded at multiple positions on either side of the ball. Luckily for us, Sam Pittman gave him a chance at running back, and the result has been one of the nation’s brightest talents.

With elite burst to the line, Sanders is a nightmare to take down in the open field. Few defenders care to challenge a 235-pound runner once he hits the open field. He invites contact and has tremendous leg drive which enables him to always bring the pile forward. While his north-south style serves him well, he can occasionally lack creativity at the second level as he opts to run through people. It is the only big weakness in Sanders’ game and is a piece of the puzzle he can add as he gains more experience. It is hard to imagine a prospect this big and this athletic falling flat on his face. He is a tremendous prospect with a workhorse profile at the next level.

2023 Outlook: A star from day one, Sanders is ready to put together one last special season prior to hitting the NFL. His 1,714 total yards from 2022 may be tough to match, but there is good reason he has been getting some Heisman hype. He is ready for the next level. We just have to wait for him to conclude his collegiate career.