Florida State vs. Clemson; Saturday, Sept. 23, 12:00 PM ET ABC
The Prospects:
Florida State
DE Jared Verse, No. 5QB Jordan Travis, No. 13WR Johnny Wilson, No. 14WR Keon Coleman, No. 4S Akeem Dent, No. 1DT Fabian Lovett, No. 00RB Trey Benson, No. 3
Clemson
CB Nate Wiggins, No. 2DT Ruke Orhorhoro, No. 33DT Tyler Davis, No. 13S Andrew Mukuba, No. 1QB Cade Klubnik, No. 2RB Will Shipley, No. 1WR Beaux Collins, No. 80G Walker Parks, No. 64
The Matchups: There is a very good draft matchup in this game with Wiggins taking on the FLorida State tandem of Coleman and Wilson. If Wiggins covers them well, his peformance would be huge for his draft grade. Elsewhere, there will be good battles in the trenches, where both teams have future NFL defensive linemen.
Ole Miss vs. Alabama; Saturday, Sept. 23, 3:30 PM ET CBS
The Prospects:
Ole Miss
QB Jaxson Dart, No. 2WR Tre Harris, No. 9WR Dayton Wade, No. 19WR Jordan Watkins, No. 11
Alabama
RT J.C. Latham, No. 65WR Jermaine Burton, No. 3WR Ja’Corey Brooks, No. 7C Seth McLaughlin, No. 56RB Josh Williams, No. 27QB Jalen Milroe, No. 4RB Jase McClellan, No. 2LB Chris Braswell, No. 41LB Dallas Turner, No. 15CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, No. 1CB Terrion Arnold, No. 3S Malachi Moore, No. 13
The Matchups: Arnold and McKinstry had ugly outings against Texas in Week 2, so it will be interesting to see how they perform while taking on the advanced passing attack of the Rebels. The tape of the game will be important for Dart as well.
UCLA vs. Utah; Saturday, Sept. 23, 3:30 PM ET FOX
The Prospects:
UCLA
DE Laiatu Latu, No. 15
Utah
WR Mycah Pittman, No. 5QB Cameron Rising, No. 7TE Brant Kuithe, No. 80S Cole Bishop, No. 8CB Zemaiah Vaughn, No. 5
The Matchups: Utah has a solid offensive line, and it will be interesting to see if Latu can generate good pass rush on Rising or the other Utah quarterbacks.
Colorado vs. Oregon; Saturday, Sept. 23, 3:30 PM ET ABC
The Prospects:
Colorado
QB Shedeur Sanders, No. 2WR Xavier Weaver, No. 10
Oregon
QB Bo Nix, No. 10WR Tez Johnson, No. 15DT Jordan Burch, No. 1DT Brandon Dorlus, No. 3
The Matchups: Sanders has been superb so far this season and he will be taking on a quality defense in Oregon. With the offensive power of Sanders and the Buffaloes, Nix is going to need to produce points for the Ducks.
Iowa vs. Penn State; Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 PM ET CBS
The Prospects:
Iowa
CB Cooper DeJean, No. 3LB Nick Jackson, No. 10QB Cade McNamara, No. 12TE Erick All, No. 83TE Luke Lachey, No. 85
Penn State
LT Olumuyiwa Fashanu, No. 74WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith, No. 1CB Kalen King, No. 4DE Chop Robinson, No. 44LB Curtis Jacobs, No. 23S Jaylen Reed, No. 1CB Johnny Dixon, No. 3
The Matchups: This will be a good game to see how the Penn State defensive backs handle two dangerous tight ends. DeJean is also going to be challenged by some young Penn State receivers who are big-play threats.
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame; Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 PM ET NBC
The Prospects:
Ohio State
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., No. 18WR Emeka Egbuka, No. 2RB TreVeyon Henderson, No. 32RB Miyan Williams, No. 3DE J.T. Tuimoloau, No. 44DE Jack Sawyer, No. 44DT Michael Hall Jr., No. 51LB Tommy Eichenberg, No. 35CB Denzel Burke, No. 10CB Jordan Hancock, No. 7CB Cameron Martinez, No. 3S Lathan Ransom, No. 8S Josh Proctor, No. 41
Notre Dame
LT Joe Alt, No. 76QB Sam Hartman, No. 10RB Auric Estimé, No. 7DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste, No. 1DT Howard Cross III, No. 56CB Cam Hart, No. 5
The Matchups: There are a number of good draft matchups in this game. At the line of scrimmage, it will be interesting to see who gets the better of snaps, where Alt will be taking on a pair of edge rushers in Tuimoloau and Sawyer. Notre Dame has some secondary talent, and those prospects could really help themselves if they are able to limit Harrison and Egbuka.