The college football Week 11 slate is upon us, and the team of draft evaluators and CFB analysts at Pro Football Network are here with instant takeaways from the weekend slate.
Find our immediate reactions to all the action from start to finish in college football’s Week 11 Saturday games.
Taking into account all of the weekend’s slate of action, our CFB/Draft department will all be on hand for their instant reactions as they come in.
For clarity’s sake, each takeaway, reaction, and result will be culminated by the initials of the analyst responsible: TP for Tony Pauline, IC for Ian Cummings, and CM for Cam Mellor.
Don’t be surprised if Slovis ends up in day two
12:20PM- I have Pittsburgh quarterback Kedon Slovis stamped as a 5th round pick but it will not surprise me if he ends up being selected earlier in the draft. Watching the film, Slovis is always in control of the offense and makes some incredible next level throws, as he’s presently doing against Virginia. Injuries and inconsistency have been his downfall yet I could envision an offensive coordinator or quarterback coach watching the film in the off season and lobbying for his team to select Slovis in the fourth round, if not earlier. TP
Chase Brown = Late Round Steal
12:15PM- Illinois’ Chase Brown continues to show why he’s going to be a late round steal. The nation’s leading rusher who was a week 6 Riser just threw a great block to pick up the blitz which allowed quarterback Tommy DeVito to connect on a 32-yard pass. Brown then picked up 24 yards on the next three carries, culminating in a 2-yard touchdown run. Brown comes with average size/speed numbers yet is a terrific all around back that would be a great fit on a Sunday depth chart. TP
Zach Evans heading to the NFL?
Teams at the top of the national rankings have it relatively easy on the college schedule today. Georgia, Ohio State, and Michigan all have competitive opponents, yet they all should easily come out on top. TCU outclasses Texas on paper, but the Longhorns would like nothing more than knock the Horned Frogs from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Alabama travels to Oxford this afternoon for a meeting with the Ole Miss Rebels. This should be one of the better battles of the day, and there will be a lot of NFL talent on the field.
One of the top next-level prospects in this contest is the Rebels’ highly-rated ball carrier Zach Evans, presently graded as a third-round prospect on my board. The junior is a nice-sized ball carrier with terrific short-area quickness and decent speed.
People from Mississippi told me this week the feeling is Evans will enter the 2023 NFL Draft. He will be another name for what is developing into a solid group of ball carriers in next year’s class.
The fast-rising LSU Tigers take on Arkansas in what’s been a bitter rivalry from the past. There’s a terrific battle in the trenches as Razorback center Ricky Stromberg will try and slow down Jaquelin Roy, the big explosive LSU defensive tackle. Stromberg is graded as a fifth-round pick, while Roy has been getting day two love in the scouting community.
Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell once again has a tough challenge, this time against Illinois. The Fighting Illini have a pair of draftable defensive backs, safety Sydney Brown and corner Devon Witherspoon, who is graded as a middle-round choice in some areas of the scouting community. TP
