Month: June 2021

Notable names in the transfer portal included Keith Williams (Cincinnati).

Announcing transfer destinations were Darryl Morsell (Maryland to Marquette), Chris Austin (Fordham to Portland), Yor Anei (SMU to DePaul), Josh LeBlanc (LSU to UAB), CJ Keyser (NC Central to Old Dominion), Malik Muhammad (Central Michigan to Southern Utah), Pavlo Dziuba (Arizona State to Maryland), Madut Akec (South Florida to Detroit Mercy), & Kobe King (Wisconsin to Valparaiso).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 28-29:

• Boise State – Abu Kigab (shoulder) and Max Rice (foot/hip) are expected to be full-go for fall practice
• DJ Burns, Winthrop – withdraws from NBA Draft process – 10.1 ppg
• Isaiah Cottrell, West Virginia – hopeful to be full-go as he recovers from Achilles surgery but has not yet been “turned loose”
• Darius Days, LSU – withdraws from NBA Draft & will return next season – 11.6 ppg
• Devonaire Doutrive, Boise State – will have surgical knee cleanup procedure Wednesday, not major
• Kameron McGusty, Miami – withdraws from NBA Draft process – 13.3 ppg
• Clyde Trapp, Charlotte – Clemson transfer withdraws from NBA Draft and will play for Charlotte – 7.3 ppg
• Duane Washington, Ohio State – will stay in the NBA Draft
• Jacob Young, Oregon – Rutgers transfer withdraws from NBA Draft and will play for Oregon – 14.1 ppg

Transfer Updates from June 28-29:

• Madut Akec, South Florida – transfers to Detroit Mercy – 2.5 ppg
• Yor Anei, SMU – transfers to DePaul – 6.6 ppg
• Chris Austin, Fordham – transfers to Portland – 11.4 ppg
• Pavlo Dziuba, Arizona State – transfers to Maryland – 0.4 ppg
• CJ Keyser, NC Central – transfers to Old Dominion – 16.6 ppg
• Kobe King, Wisconsin – transfers to Valparaiso – 10.0 ppg, 19-20
• Josh LeBlanc, LSU – transfers to UAB – 3.2 ppg
• Spencer Macke, West Virginia – enters portal – 0.0 ppg – walk-on
• Darryl Morsell, Maryland – transfers to Marquette – 9.0 ppg
• Malik Muhammad, Central Michigan – transfers to Southern Utah – 5.5 ppg
• Keith Williams, Cincinnati – enters portal – 14.3 ppg

Notable names in the transfer portal included Dawson Garcia (Marquette) & Tareq Coburn (Hofstra).

Announcing transfer destinations were Joe French (Florida Atlantic to Bethune-Cookman), & Brendan Barry (Temple to Dartmouth).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 25-27:

• Kessler Edwards, Pepperdine – staying in the NBA Draft, will sign with an agent
• John Fulkerson, Tennessee – had wrist surgery, will miss 6 weeks
• Christian Jones, Stetson – withdrawing from NBA Draft and returning

Transfer Updates from June 25-27:

• Brendan Barry, Temple – transfers back to Dartmouth where he began his career – 6.9 ppg
• Tareq Coburn, Hofstra – enters portal – 15.1 ppg
• Joe French, Florida Atlantic – transfers to Bethune-Cookman – 8.5 ppg, -19-20
• Dawson Garcia, Marquette – enters the portal – 13.0 ppg, could still return
• Kobey Lam, Denver – transfers to Charleston (D2) – 8.3 ppg

In QB updates, former Georgia Tech QB James Graham is now listed as a WR after transferring to Georgia Southern, and Kaidon Salter was dismissed from the Tennesee program after additional legal issues and entered the transfer portal.

In RB news, Keyon Mozee transferred from Kansas State to Miami OH, and Rico Frye (Bowling Green) entered the portal after last playing in 2018.

In WR & TE updates, Texas WR Jake Smith entered the transfer portal, Smith has dealt with a variety of injuries including a broken foot this spring. Quian Williams transferred from Eastern Michigan to Buffalo and Miami TE Will Mallory sounds like he should be good to go after shoulder surgery.

Notables entering the transfer portal were Texas WR Jake Smith, Buffalo WR Daniel Lee, & Bowling Green RB Rico Frye.

Announcing transfer destinations were RB Keyon Mozee (Kansas St to Miami OH), WR Quian Williams (Eastern Michigan to Buffalo), & WR Julian Hicks (Akron to Albany).

Updates from June 21-27:

QBs:

• Brock Domann, Independence JC – transfers to Louisville
• Jaylen Gipson, Texas State – transfers to North Alabama
• James Graham, Georgia Southern – former Ga. Tech QB is now listed as a WR
• Ryan Kelley, Arizona State – transfers to Eastern Washington
• Kaidon Salter, Tennessee – misdemeanor drug charge, second incident since being on campus, was dismissed from the team and entered the transfer portal

RBs:

• Don Chaney, Miami – is optimistic for the season-opener after off-season shoulder surgery
• Rico Frye, Bowling Green – enters portal – 78/338-1 in 2018
• Keyon Mozee, Kansas State – transfers to Miami OH – 11/39-0

WRs & TEs:

• Darion Anderson, Georgia Southern – transfers to Tusculum – 8/92-0
• Brayden Fox, Rutgers – enters transfer portal, 2021 signee
• Julian Hicks, Akron – transfers to Albany – 62/543-6 over past 3 seasons
• Daniel Lee, Buffalo – enters portal – 23/284-1 in 2019
• Keithron Lee, Texas – suspended after arrest for an assault charge
• TE Will Mallory, Miami – basically full-go after shoulder surgery, on track to be ready for fall
• Jake Smith, Texas – enters transfer portal – 23/294-3
• Malachi Wideman, Tennessee – officially enters portal after reports he had left the team last week
• Quian Williams, Eastern Michigan – transfers to Buffalo – 24/322-2

Notable names in the transfer portal included Rod Brown (New Mexico) & Yuat Alok (Coppin State).

Announcing transfer destinations were Christian Guess (Samford to Prairie View A&M), Isaiah Marin (New Mexico to Indian Hills JC), & JaKobe Coles (Butler to TCU).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 23-24:

• Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech – will return next season – 15.2 ppg
• RayQuan Evans, Florida State – will return next season – 5.1 ppg
• Trevion Williams, Purdue – will return next season – 15.5 ppg

Transfer Updates from June 23-24:

• Yuat Alok, Coppin State – enters portal (GT) – 9.5 ppg
• Xaiver Armstead, Louisiana Tech – transfers to Texas A&M-Kingsville – 3.0 ppg
• Heru Bligen, Longwood – transfers to Garden City JC – 6.3 ppg
• Rod Brown, New Mexico – enters portal – 7.4 ppg
• Ryan Burkhardt, North Florida – transfers to Southeastern Louisiana – 5.7 ppg
• Fred Cleveland, North Carolina A&T – transfers to Itawamba JC – 5.8 ppg
• JaKobe Coles, Butler – transfers to TCU – 6.3 ppg
• Ahren Freeman, New Orleans – transfers to Indian Hills JC – 5.7 ppg
• Christian Guess, Samford – transfers to Prairie View A&M – 15.1 ppg
• Isaiah Marin, New Mexico – transfers to Indian Hills JC – 3.8 ppg
• DeAndre Robinson, Idaho – transfers to Lander – 5.9 ppg

Notable names in the transfer portal included Josh LeBlanc (LSU), Seneca Knight (San Jose State/LSU), Amari McCray (Portland State), Randy Miller (Indiana State), & Jalen Lynn (Arkansas-Pine Bluff).

Announcing transfer destinations were Seventh Woods (South Carolina to Morgan State) & Kevin Samuel (TCU to Florida Gulf Coast).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 21-22:

• Armando Bacot, UNC – confirms earlier reports that he will withdraw from the NBA Draft & return next season
• Matthew Mayer, Baylor – withdraws from NBA Draft and will return next season – 8.1 ppg
• Trey Murphy, Virginia – keeping name in NBA Draft
• Rocket Watts, Miss State – underwent a successful surgical hip procedure, full recovery expected for the start of the season

Transfer Updates from June 21-22:

• Seneca Knight, LSU – San Jose State transfer expected to enter the portal again – 9.3 ppg
• Josh LeBlanc, LSU – enters portal – 3.2 ppg
• Jalen Lynn, Arkansas-Pine Bluff – enters portal – 7.1 ppg
• Amari McCray, Portland State – enters portal (GT) – 10.7 ppg
• Randy Miller, Indiana State – enters portal (GT) – 6.4 ppg
• Kevin Samuel, TCU – transfers to Florida Gulf Coast – 8.8 ppg
• Kenan Sarvan, Coppin State – transfers to Mineral Area JC – 5.8 ppg
• Terrance Thompson, Green Bay – transfers to Navarro JC – 4.0 ppg
• Seventh Woods, South Carolina – transfers to Morgan State – 5.4 ppg

In QB updates, Ben Gulbranson (Oregon State) had shoulder surgery that will cause him to miss at least some of the season, Luke McCaffrey (Nebraska) is headed to Rice after a brief stop at Louisville, and Tyrrell Pigrome has officially left Western Kentucky.

In the biggest RB news, Darwin Barlow (TCU) has transferred to USC and Tre Bradford (LSU) has transferred to Oklahoma.

In WR & TE updates, Malachi Wideman has left the Tennessee program and is expected to transfer, and Randall St. Felix stayed in state as he transferred from South Florida to Florida International.

Notables entering the transfer portal were RB Keyon Mozee (Kansas State) QB Luke McAllister (Colorado State) & WR Hal Presley (Auburn),

Announcing transfer destinations were QB Luke McCaffrey (Nebraska to Rice), WR Daylen Baldwin (Jackson State to Michigan), WR Randall St. Felix (South Florida to FIU), RB Darwin Barlow (TCU to USC), RB Tre Bradford (LSU to Oklahoma), QB Brendan Costello (Oklahoma State to USC), RB Gaige Garcia (Michigan to Lehigh), & WR Kenney Solomon (Tennessee to Tulsa).

Updates from June 14-20:

QBs:

• BYU – depth chart has 3-way OR with Baylor Romney, Jaren Hall & Jacob Conover
• Brendan Costello, Oklahoma State – transfers to USC as preferred walk-on, will offer some depth after losing Mo Hasan to a season-ending injury
• Luke Gombert, North Texas – transfers to Incarnate Word
• Ben Gulbranson, Oregon State – out through October after shoulder surgery
• Luke McAllister, Colorado State – enters transfer portal (incoming freshman)
• Luke McCaffrey. Nebraska – transfers to Rice after a brief stop at Louisville
• Tyrrell Pigrome, Western Kentucky – officially no longer with the program, entered the portal in March but stayed with the team through the spring

RBs:

• Luc Andrada, BYU – enters transfer portal
• Darwin Barlow, TCU – transfers to USC – 73/428-4
• Tre Bradford, LSU – reports he has enrolled at and will transfer to Oklahoma – 10/58-0
• Kevin Dominique, Grambling State – transfers to Louisiana Tech
• Gaige Garcia, Michigan – transfers to Lehigh
• Keyon Mozee, Kansas State – enters transfer portal – 11/39-0
• Markese Stepp, Nebraska – is out of rehab and working in the weight room after foot surgery

WRs & TEs:

• Daylen Baldwin, Jackson State – grad transfers to Michigan
• Izaiah Gathings, Gardner-Webb – transfers to MTSU
• CJ Parks, Eastern Michigan – enters transfer portal
• Hal Presley, Auburn – enters transfer portal (incoming freshman)
• TE Hank Tuipulotu, BYU – retiring due to multiple knee injuries
• Kenney Solomon, Tennessee – transfers to Tulsa
• Randall St. Felix, South Florida – transfers to FIU – 15/150-1
• Malachi Wideman, Tennessee – no longer part of the team, not yet in portal but expected to transfer
• Shae Wyatt, Central Missouri – transfers to Tulane

Notable names in the transfer portal included Miles Latimer (Bucknell),

Announcing transfer destinations were Noah Farrakhan (East Carolina to Eastern Michigan), Kam’Ron Cunningham (Miss. Valley St to Fordham), & Lado Laku (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to Cal State Fullerton).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 18-20:

• Joey Brunk, Ohio State – tweeted that he played in his first summer league “game” since having back surgery

Transfer Updates from June 18-20:

• Ryan Boyce, Georgia State – transfers to Henderson State – 5.3 ppg – began career at Memphis
• Kam’Ron Cunningham, Miss. Valley State – transfers to Fordham – 10.0 ppg
• Noah Farrakhan, East Carolina – transfers to Eastern Michigan – 3.0 ppg
• Lado Laku, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – transfers to Cal State Fullerton – 2.3 ppg
• Miles Latimer, Bucknell – enters portal – 6.1 ppg
• Dom Martinelli, Northwestern – enters portal – 1.5 ppg (walk-on), transfers to St. Thomas

Notable names in the transfer portal included Andrej Jakimovski (Washington State), Elijah Hardy (Portland State), Hugo Clarkin (San Jose State), Chase Courtney (San Jose State), & JaKobe Coles (Butler).

Announcing transfer destinations were Jamaine Mann (Gardner-Webb to Vanderbilt), EJ Anosike (Tennessee to Cal State Fullerton), Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia (UCF to Cal State Fullerton), & Walker Miller (UNC to Monmouth).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 16-17:

• Ian Martinez, Maryland – recent Utah transfer had surgery for a torn meniscus in his knee, will be out 2-3 months
• CJ Walker, UCF – is recovering after a jet ski accident in which his cousin died

Transfer Updates from June 16-17:

• EJ Anosike, Tennessee – transfers to Cal State Fullerton – 1.7 ppg
• Hugo Clarkin, San Jose State – enters portal – 1.4 ppg
• JaKobe Coles, Butler – enters portal – 6.3 ppg
• Chase Courtney, San Jose State – enters portal – 1.3 ppg
• Ibrahim Famouke Doumbia, UCF – transfers to Cal State Fullerton – 0.4 ppg
• Elijah Hardy, Portland State – enters portal – 7.1 ppg
• Andrej Jakimovski, Washington State – enters portal – 5.5 ppg
• Wyatt Lowell, BYU – transfers to Snow JC – 2.0 ppg
• Jamaine Mann, Gardner-Webb – transfers to Vanderbilt – 6.8 ppg
• Walker Miller, UNC – transfers to Monmouth – 0.6 ppg)
• Cameron Wilbon, Robert Morris – transfers to Sacramento St – 5.5 ppg

Notable names entering the transfer portal included Onyi Eyisi (Fordham), Rick Issanza (Oklahoma), & Alanzo Frink (South Carolina).

Announcing transfer destinations were Vance Jackson (Arkansas to East Carolina), Eric Boone (Georgia Southern to NC Central), & Tre Mitchell (UMass to Texas).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from June 14-15:

• Lorne Bowman, Wisconsin – has returned to the team and is listed on the roster after missing last season due to a family matter
• James Rojas, Alabama – had surgery for a torn ACL, is hopeful to return for SEC play this season
• Sean Sutherlin, Minnesota – is non-contact in summer workouts right now as he recovers from a torn labrum
• Bryce Williams, Oklahoma State – will return next season – 7.3 ppg

Transfer Updates from June 14-15:

• Luke Anderson, South Florida – will transfer to Florida Southern, was previously committed to Southern Idaho – 1.8 ppg
• Dylan Arnette, TCU – transfers to Western New Mexico – 0.0 ppg
• Eric Boone, Georgia Southern – transfers to NC Central – 11.0 ppg
• Onyi Eyisi, Fordham – enters portal – 3.2 ppg
• Alanzo Frink, South Carolina – enters portal – 3.3 ppg
• Rick Issanza, Oklahoma – enters portal – 0.8 ppg
• Vance Jackson, Arkansas – transfers to East Carolina – 3.8 ppg
• Eloy Medina, New Mexico – enters portal – 1.2 ppg (walk-on)-
• Tre Mitchell, UMass – transfers to Texas – 18.8 ppg
• Joey Potts, Oregon State – transfers to Oregon Tech – 1.2 ppg
• Denmark Slay, High Point – transfers to Academy of Art – 5.1 ppg
• Jalanni White, Canisius – enters portal (GT) – 3.7 ppg

With the start of the season on the horizon let’s take a look at some results from a mock draft I took part in back a month or two ago. It was a 13 team draft full of some great leaders from the CFF community in which I (FBSFantasyFoot) picked 6th – you can see the full results in the graphic above (along with the list of teams who took part – you might need to zoom in to see it better). The Part 1 article analyzed my picks round by round, whereas this time I’ll share some general draft takeaways to help you start thinking about your own draft as well some players and trends that stood out to me.

Round 1 – QB Malik Willis (Liberty) being the 1st player off the board was not a big surprise, but the next QB was not taken until 1.8 Spencer Rattler (Oklahoma). Of the 13 first round picks, 5 were QBs, 6 were RBs, and just 2 were WRs (David Bell, Purdue & Kayshon Boutte, LSU).

Round 2 – Clemson & Alabama are both replacing their QBs this season, with Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei going 2.4 with Alabama’s Bryce Young falling to 4.5. I personally think Young fell too far here, but with Uigalelei getting more reps last season while Trevor Lawrence missed some time there may be a touch more familiarity with what to expect from him.

Round 3 – Every draft has it’s own ebb and flow, but I found it interesting that 8 of the 13 round 3 picks were RBs, including the first four picks of the round and 6 of the first 7. Max Borghi (Washington State) is interesting at 3.3 after missing most of last season due to injury, so it’s still to be seen what to expect of him in Nick Rolovich’s offense.

Round 4 – Three Ohio State players came off the board this round, WR Chris Olave, WR Garrett Wilson, & QB CJ Stroud. While Stroud is not technically locked in as QB1 for Ohio State yet, I like the value of either Olave or Wilson in round 4.

Round 5 – An interesting mix of 5 QBs in round 5 – Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina), Brock Purdy (Iowa State) & Kedon Slovis (USC) represent the proven talent, D’Eriq King (Miami) has all the potential in the world if his ACL is healthy and he is back to full-go, and Bailey Zappe (Western Kentucky) is a transfer likely to be QB1 in what is expected to be a newly high-powered WKU offense.

Round 6 – I like BYU RB Tyler Allgeier at the end of round 6, he ran for 1130-13 last season and with QB Zach Wilson gone I think Allgeier may become the centerpiece of this offense next season as they break in some new starters.

Round 7 – Several RB picks that intrigue me, Lyn-J Dixon looks to become the featured back at Clemson with Travis Etienne departed, Lew Nichols (Central Michigan) looks to build upon a 508 yard, 6.5 yard per carry season, and DeWayne McBride (UAB) should be the featured back with Spencer Brown departed after a 9.3 average on 47 attempts last season.

Round 8 – Mississippi State QB Will Rogers at 8.12 is intriguing to me. For a long time I’ve been a proponent of taking a Mike Leach QB high in the draft (and a returning Leach QB even higher) but Miss. State was such a trainwreck last season, so this feels about right with the hopes that Leach now has been able to mold the roster more to his liking and that Rogers will beat out Southern Miss transfer Jack Abraham.

Round 9 – Appeared to be the round where a number of owners started going for a little more unexpected players who they hope will have breakout seasons, which makes sense past the halfway point in the draft. I think Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks (full disclosure, I took him) and Ball State WR Yo’Heinz Tyler represent good value amongst better-known returning players.

Round 10 – If you are trying to gauge when TEs will come off the board (although each league will be different based upon rounds & teams), Round 10 saw the first TEs come off the board, Greg Dulcich (UCLA, 517 receiving yards and a 19.9 avg, easily their top receiver) and Charlie Kolar (Iowa State).

Round 11 – Another 5 TEs were taken in Round 11 as the run happened, although none were Arik Gilbert, as news came after this draft that he was transferring from LSU to Georgia, where he may play a hybrid WR/TE type role. Gilbert was listed as a WR on the Georgia roster, so pay attention to your league to see what position availability he may have.

Round 12 – Two running backs from the state of Florida look like nice picks this round, Bentavious Thompson (UCF) is the hopeful RB1 for this explosive offense although several transfers are in the mix, and D’Vonte Price (Florida International) was the only real bright spot for FIU last season as he ran for 85/581-4, a 6.8 average.

Round 13 – Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels came off the board middle of the round, after a superb freshman year he appeared more ordinary as he only played in 4 games in 2020 (701-5 passing, 223-4 rushing), if he rebounds then 13th round could be a steal.

Round 14 – Florida State RB Jashaun Corbin was drafted here, while Corbin may share time in the backfield with Lawrance Toafili I think there is nice potential in the FSU run game, especially with La’Damian Webb departed. Former Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra who is now at SMU also has my attention.

Round 15 – If you are looking to see who some of the QBs who were seen as worth drafting but not high-round picks, five QBs came off the board here, four of whom are fairly safe picks – Sam Hartman (Wake Forest), Cornelious Brown (Georgia State), Hudson Card (Texas), Anthony Brown (Oregon) and Kenny Pickett (Pitt). Card will need to beat out Casey Thompson at Texas.

Round 16 – As expected, a number of less proven players were taken in the final round, but one proven returning player who I thought was good value was BYU WR Gunner Romney (39/767-2). While BYU has to replace QB Zach Wilson, WR Dax Milne has also departed, meaning Romney might really be the featured WR for a new signal-caller.