College Fantasy Update

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.

In QB updates, Luke McCaffrey, formerly of Nebraska, has left the Louisville program after recently committing to transfer there, Sam Noyer (Colorado) entered the portal and quickly transferred to Oregon State this week, & Ross Bowers (Northern Illinois) entered the portal, potentially signifying that new transfer Rocky Lombardi is looking like QB1 this fall.

In RB news, Mike Epstein will be back this fall for Illinois, and SaRodorick Thompson (Texas Tech) is limited in summer workouts after shoulder surgery.

In WR & TE updates, Arik Gilbert (former LSU TE) is listed as a WR on the Georgia 2021 roster, Kevin Austin (Notre Dame) began a running program (foot), Demetris Robertson (Georgia) entered the portal, perhaps a ripple effect of Gilbert coming in, and Erik Ezukanma (Texas Tech) has begun catching balls after a broken arm this spring.

Notables entering the transfer portal were QB Sam Noyer (Colorado), QB Ross Bowers (Northern Illinois), WR Demetris Robertson (Georgia), & WR Jay Brunelle (Notre Dame).

More notably announcing transfer destinations were QB Trad Beatty (Temple to Georgia Tech), WR Rontavius Groves (UNC to Texas State), QB Sam Noyer (Colorado to Oregon State), & QB Chris Ferguson (Liberty to Towson).

Updates from June 7-13:

QBs:

• Trad Beatty, Temple – transfers to Georgia Tech – 17/27-230-1
• Ross Bowers, Northern Illinois – enters transfer portal – 123/212-1365-10
• Alijah Curtis, Army – transfers to Youngstown State
• Weston Eget, New Mexico State – should be ready for fall camp after spring foot injury
• Chris Ferguson, Liberty – transfers to Towson – 19/37-197-4
• Luke McCaffrey, Nebraska/Louisville – had committed to transfer to Louisville but has left the program
• Sam Noyer, Colorado – enters the transfer portal (GT)- 88/160-1101-6, transfers to Oregon State

RBs:

• Jordan Castleberry, Maryland – transfers to UT-Martin
• Mike Epstein, Illinois – will return to play this fall after missing this spring
• Tirek Murphy, Purdue – transfers to Rhode Island
• Timothy Taylor, Memphis – transfers to UT-Martin – 4/66-1
• SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech – limited in summer workouts (shoulder), status for season opener TBD

WRs & TEs:

• Kevin Austin, Notre Dame – will begin a running program this week (foot)
• Jay Brunelle, Notre Dame – enters transfer portal
• Robert Downs, New Mexico State – will be ready for fall camp after broken clavicle
• Erik Ezukanma, Texas Tech – has begun catching balls (broken arm), status for season opener TBD
• Arik Gilbert, Georgia – listed as a WR on the team roster
• Rontavius Groves, North Carolina – transfers to Texas State – 4/41-0
• Terrence Horne, South Florida – transfers to Western Carolina
• Isaac Jernagin, Nevada – arrested on felony drug charges and was dismissed from the team
• Stanley King, Rutgers – transfers to Northwestern State
• Demetris Robertson, Georgia – enters transfer portal – 12/110-0
• Paul Woods, Rutgers – transfers to Rhode Island – 5/27-0

There were no new notable names in the transfer portal over the weekend.

Announcing transfer destinations were Qwanzi Samuels (Florida Gulf Coast to George Washington), Jordan Walker (Tulane to UAB), Prince Oduro (South Florida to Detroit), Bryson Williams (UTEP to Texas Tech), & Kylen Milton (Western Kentucky to Arkansas-Pine Bluff).

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

Injuries and Updates from June 11-13:

• Josip Vrankic, Santa Clara – will return next season – 15.2 ppg

Transfer Updates from June 11-13:

• Brandon Mahan, UCF – withdraws from transfer portal and will return
• Joel Mensah, James Madison – transfers to Cal State-San Marcos – 1.8 ppg
• Kylen Milton, Western Kentucky – transfers to Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 2.7 ppg
• Prince Oduro, South Florida – transfers to Detroit – 2.3 ppg
• Edgar Padilla, Illinois – enters portal – 0.0 ppg (walk-on)
• Qwanzi Samuels, Florida Gulf Coast – transfers to George Washington – 3.3 ppg
• Jordan Walker, Tulane – transfers to UAB – 13.0 ppg
• Bryson Williams, UTEP – transfers to Texas Tech – 15.1 ppg

Notable names in the transfer portal included Thomas Bruce (Binghamton, 8.9 ppg).

Announcing transfer destinations were Oscar Lopez (DePaul to Salt Lake CC), Evan Gilyard (New Mexico St to UMKC), Jamari Sibley (Georgetown to UTEP), & Matteus Case (Penn to Providence).

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

Injuries and Updates from June 9-10:

• Jonathan Baehre, Clemson – pursuing a pro career in Europe
• Kameron Langley, NC A&T – will return next season – 10.6 ppg
• Damari Monsanto, Wake Forest – had season-ending Achilles surgery
• Matthew Moyer, George Washington – staying in the NBA Draft
• Colbey Ross, Pepperdine – staying in the NBA Draft
• Marcus Sasser, Houston – will return next season – 13.7 ppg
• Ronaldu Segu, Buffalo – will return next season – 13.3 ppg
• Anthony Tarke, Coppin State – staying in the NBA Draft
• Justin Turner, Bowling Green – staying in the NBA Draft

Transfer Updates from June 9-10:

• Thomas Bruce, Binghamton – enters portal – 8.9 ppg
• Matteus Case, Penn – transfers to Providence
• Evan Gilyard, New Mexico State – transfers to UMKC – 9.2 ppg
• Oscar Lopez, DePaul – decommits from Montana, will transfer to Salt Lake CC – 8.8 ppg
• Festus Ndumanya, Cal State Northridge – enters portal – 4.8 ppg
• Jamari Sibley, Georgetown – transfers to UTEP – 1.2 ppg
• Ryan Wade, Holy Cross – enters portal – 5.9 ppg

Notable names in the transfer portal included Silvio De Sousa (Kansas, opted out last season).

Announcing transfer destinations were Khadim Sy (Ole Miss to Wake Forest), Mikey Dixon (Grand Canyon to Idaho), Nick Blake (UNLV to Pacific), Trey Wade (Wichita State to Arkansas), & Desi Sills (Arkansas to Arkansas State).

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

Injuries and Updates from June 7-8:

• Jamaree Bouyea, San Francisco – will return next season – 17.3 ppg
• Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech – will return next season – 15.0 ppg
• Montana State – Amin Adamu (14.7 ppg), Xavier Bishop (13.9 ppg), & Abdul Mohamed (7.1 ppg) will return next season
• RJ Nembhard, TCU – is staying in the NBA Draft
• New Mexico State – Clayton Henry (8.2 ppg), Donnie Tillman (11.6 ppg) & Johnny McCants (10.0 ppg) will return next season

Transfer Updates from June 7-8:

• Nick Blake, UNLV – transfers to Pacific – 6.5 ppg
• Devin Butts, Louisiana – transfers to New Mexico JC – 6.4 ppg
• Silvio De Sousa, Kansas – enters the portal after opting out last season as he dealt with legal issues – 2.6 ppg in ’19-20
• Mikey Dixon, Grand Canyon – transfers to Idaho – 8.3 ppg
• John Hall, Portland State – enters portal – 3.9 ppg
• Chris Orlina, McNeese State – transfers to Texas-Permian Basin – 7.8 ppg
• Desi Sills, Arkansas – transfers to Arkansas State – 7.5 ppg, was previously committed to Auburn
• Khadim Sy, Ole Miss – transfers to Wake Forest – 3.1 ppg
• Trey Wade, Wichita State – transfers to Arkansas – 6.3 ppg

In QB updates, Sean Chambers (Wyoming) is QB1 on the depth chart going into the fall and Will Koch (UMass) entered the portal.

In RB transfer news, several of the biggest remaining transfer RBs are off the board as David Bailey (Boston College) is headed to Colorado State, Chez Mellusi (Clemson) goes to Wisconsin, and Johnnie Lang (Iowa State) will transfer to Arkansas State. Meanwhile Keilan Robinson (Texas) entered the portal and committed to Texas this week.

In WR & TE updates, Arik Gilbert (LSU) announced a transfer to Georgia after decommitting from Florida and is expected to play more as an athlete in a TE/WR type role, and Jalen Knox (Missouri) entered the portal after reports he was no longer with the team the previous week. The biggest WR transfer commits of the week were likely Artie Henry (Marshall) who will transfer to Virginia and Munir McClain (USC) who is headed to Utah.

Notables entering the transfer portal were RB Keilan Robinson (Alabama), QB Will Koch (UMass), WR Ronnie Blackmon (Toledo), RB Tre Bradford (LSU), RB Kyle Edwards (Alabama) & WR Jalen Knox (Missouri).

Announcing transfer destinations were WR Ezra Naylor (Kansas to Tulsa), RB Johnnie Lang (Iowa State to Arkansas State), RB Jordon Ingram (Central Michigan to Auburn), TE Arik Gilbert (LSU to Georgia), RB Chez Mellusi (Clemson to Wisconsin), RB David Bailey (Boston College to Colorado State), WR Munir McClain (USC to Utah), WR Samuel Emilus (UMass to Louisiana Tech), WR Artie Henry (Marshall to Virginia), & RB Keilan Robinson (Alabama to Texas).

Updates from May 31-June 6:

QBs:

• Sean Chambers, Wyoming – QB1 on depth chart heading into fall
• Ryan Glover, Western Carolina – transfers to Cal
• Will Koch, UMass – enters transfer portal – 24/40-166-1
• Kaidon Salter, Tennessee – back from suspension and working out with the team

RBs:

• David Bailey, Boston College – transfers to Colorado State – 127/503-7
• Tre Bradford, LSU – enters transfer portal – 10/58-0
• Kyle Edwards, Alabama – enters transfer portal
• Jordon Ingram, Central Michigan – transfers to Auburn
• Johnnie Lang, Iowa State – transfers to Arkansas State – 79/324-4 over past 4 seasons
• Chez Mellusi, Clemson – transfers to Wisconsin – 27/151-3
• Keilan Robinson, Alabama – enters transfer portal – 39/254-2 in 2019, (opted out last season), announced transfer to Texas

WRs & TEs:

• Ronnie Blackmon, Toledo – enters transfer portal – 12/149-2
• Colorado – TE Louis Passarello & TE Luke Stilwell are no longer with the team
• Samuel Emilus, UMass – transfers to Louisiana Tech – 17/168-1
• Karch Gardiner, Arkansas – transfers to UTSA
• TE Arik Gilbert, LSU – transfers to Georgia, expected to be an athlete, likely playing some WR as well as TE
• Artie Henry, Marshall – transfers to Virginia – 22/308-3
• Jalen Knox, Missouri – enters portal after reports he was no longer on the team last week – 31/305-0
• Joshua Lanier, Alabama (walk-on) – transfers to Jackson State
• Elijah Lilly, New Mexico – transfers to Colorado-Mesa
• Munir McClain, USC – transfers to Utah
• Ezra Naylor, Kansas – transfers to Tulsa – 5/66-0
• TE Nikolas Ognenovic, Kentucky – transfers to Akron
• JR Waters, Oregon – transfers to Southern Utah

There were no new notable names in the transfer portal over the weekend.

Announcing transfer destinations were Hameir Wright (Washington to North Texas), Avery Benson (Texas Tech to Texas), Greg Lee (Western Michigan to Penn State), Andrew Garcia (Georgia to Kent State), Akeem Odusipe (Vanderbilt to Kent State), Antwann Jones (Creighton to Louisiana), & Ty Perry (Fordham to Buffalo).

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

Injuries and Updates from June 5-6:

• Chris Parker, Liberty – staying in the NBA Draft
• JT Thor, Auburn – will sign with an agent and stay in the NBA Draft

Transfer Updates from June 5-6:

• Avery Benson, Texas Tech – transfers to Texas – 1.3 ppg
• Josaphat Bilau, Wichita State – transfers to New Mexico JC – 0.7 ppg
• Andrew Garcia, Georgia – transfers to Kent State – 8.7 ppg
• Isaiah Hart, Loyola (MD) – transfers to Auburn-Montgomery (D2) – 8.6 ppg
• Antwann Jones, Creighton – transfers to Louisiana – 3.4 ppg
• Greg Lee, Western Michigan – transfers to Penn State – 13.0 ppg
• Akeem Odusipe, Vanderbilt – transfers to Kent State – 0.5 ppg
• Ty Perry, Fordham – transfers to Buffalo – 7.5 ppg
• Hameir Wright, Washington – transfers to North Texas – 6.2 ppg

Notable names in the transfer portal included Prince Oduro (South Florida), Jacobi Gordon (Louisiana), & Malik Muhammad (Central Michigan).

Announcing transfer destinations were Both Gach (Minnesota to Utah), Myles Baker (Central Conn. State to Eastern Illinois), Rasheed Browne (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to North Texas), James Hampshire (Pacific to UNLV), Jaylen Butz (DePaul to Western Kentucky), Dusan Mahorcic (Illinois State to Utah), Greg Jones (S Conn State to UMass), & Mickey Pearson (TCU to Ball State).

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

Injuries and Updates from June 3-4:

• Josh Anderson, Western Kentucky – will return next season – 9.3 ppg
• Ace Baldwin, VCU – had surgery for a ruptured Achilles, no timetable for return yet
• Matt Lewis, James Madison – staying in the NBA Draft
• Clay Mounce, Furman – staying in the NBA Draft
• Brandon Rachal, Tulsa – staying in the NBA Draft
• Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop – staying in the NBA Draft

Transfer Updates from June 3-4:

• Myles Baker, Central Conn. State – transfers to Eastern Illinois – 9.7 ppg
• Justin Brookens, Western Illinois – transfers to Northern Michigan – 6.9 ppg
• Rasheed Browne, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – transfers to North Texas – 9.0 ppg
• Jaylen Butz, DePaul – transfers to Western Kentucky – 10.1 ppg, ’19-20
• Both Gach, Minnesota – transfers back to Utah, where he began his career – 6.8 ppg
• Jacobi Gordon, Louisiana – enters portal – 4.6 ppg (previously was at Cal)
• James Hampshire, Pacific – transfers to UNLV – 2.2 ppg
• Greg Jones, S. Connecticut State – transfers to UMass – 13.8 ppg
• Andrew Lewis, Chicago State – enters portal (GT) – 5.0 ppg
• Dusan Mahorcic, Illinois State – transfers to Utah – 9.9 ppg
• Malik Muhammad, Central Michigan – enters portal – 5.5 ppg (was on Last Chance U)
• Prince Oduro, South Florida – enters portal – 2.3 ppg
• Mickey Pearson, TCU – transfers to Ball State – 1.2 ppg