2025 / 2026 College watch thread

[BobDigital]

For people wondering, while this isn't a finished edge list and i have more guys i looked at so am not giving the full list... this is my current top 5 and where i have them in the draft.

#1 Bailey (Feels like a pick 11-16 guy)
#2 Faulk (20-24)
#3 Mesidore (18-48) - depends on if a team is looking for a younger guy or safer option... if focused just on the rookie deal take the upside.
#4 Bain (28-36) - while some have him much lower i can't see him falling outside the top few picks of the 2nd. Too safe a prospect. Too pro ready. But I think he has more limited upside than the top 3.
#5 Parker (33-48) I originally had him as a top 32 JUST BARELY... but i think i'm going to move him down just a tad to top 48... probably more on the higher side. But looking back i was probably a tiny bit too generous.

That is where i am. And yes... indeed all roads to lead to Mesidore. I've been Mesi-pilled. I'd love to get him without our first round pick, but only cause i am a greedy man and hope we can trade up for him later or trade down for value.

 

[bakes781]

For people wondering, while this isn't a finished edge list and i have more guys i looked at so am not giving the full list... this is my current top 5 and where i have them in the draft.

#1 Bailey (Feels like a pick 11-16 guy)
#2 Faulk (20-24)
#3 Mesidore (18-48) - depends on if a team is looking for a younger guy or safer option... if focused just on the rookie deal take the upside.
#4 Bain (28-36) - while some have him much lower i can't see him falling outside the top few picks of the 2nd. Too safe a prospect. Too pro ready. But I think he has more limited upside than the top 3.
#5 Parker (33-48) I originally had him as a top 32 JUST BARELY... but i think i'm going to move him down just a tad to top 48... probably more on the higher up. But looking back i was probably a tiny bit too generous.

That is where i am. And yes... indeed all roads to lead to Mesidore. I've been Mesi-pilled. I'd love to get him without our first round pick, but only cause i am a greedy man and hope we can trade up for him later or trade down for value.

No love for R Mason?

 

[manxman2601]

For people wondering, while this isn't a finished edge list and i have more guys i looked at so am not giving the full list... this is my current top 5 and where i have them in the draft.

#1 Bailey (Feels like a pick 11-16 guy)
#2 Faulk (20-24)
#3 Mesidore (18-48) - depends on if a team is looking for a younger guy or safer option... if focused just on the rookie deal take the upside.
#4 Bain (28-36) - while some have him much lower i can't see him falling outside the top few picks of the 2nd. Too safe a prospect. Too pro ready. But I think he has more limited upside than the top 3.
#5 Parker (33-48) I originally had him as a top 32 JUST BARELY... but i think i'm going to move him down just a tad to top 48... probably more on the higher up. But looking back i was probably a tiny bit too generous.

That is where i am. And yes... indeed all roads to lead to Mesidore. I've been Mesi-pilled. I'd love to get him without our first round pick, but only cause i am a greedy man and hope we can trade up for him later or trade down for value.

Mesi-pilled. Ha! Love it.

As for TJ Parker, I just can't ignore his 11 sack season last year. Maybe I'm wrong but it festers when I think about where I'd take him. I agree he's probably a 2d rounder based upon this year alone.

 

[BobDigital]

No love for R Mason?

Haven't looked at him yet. *Adds it to the pile*

 

[manxman2601]

No love for R Mason?

No-one closes to the QB quite like him . Personally i just think he's too limited in how he wins to think he's a guaranteed success in the NFL.

 

[bakes781]

No-one closes to the QB quite like him . Personally i just think he's too limited in how he wins to think he's a guaranteed success in the NFL.

Idk I saw some where he showed strength to just bull rush.

 

[BobDigital]

Tulane being in these playoffs just feels wrong. Their mascot and design sucks. Also their school name feels stupid. 'Tulane'. It is weird just to say. They have no history. I imagine a lot of people watching this today are thinking 'What the hell is Tulane?" Where is ND or Texas?

 

[manxman2601]

Final stats in from our three Miami faves

Mesidor - 11 pressures, 1 sack, 1 defensive stop
Bain - 7 pressures, 3 sacks, 5 defensive stops
Scott - 3 pressures, 2 sacks, 6 tackles, 4 defensive stops (did have 3 missed tackles though I thought none were egregious)

 

[bakes781]

Credit to the Green Wave for keeping this game closer than I expected after that first quarter. I am always rooting for the Cinderella story. The loss of Lane may be factoring into this.

 

[bakes781]

Tulane being in these playoffs just feels wrong. Their mascot and design sucks. Also their school name feels stupid. 'Tulane'. It is weird just to say. They have no history. I imagine a lot of people watching this today are thinking 'What the hell is Tulane?" Where is ND or Texas?

I argued for Texas over Miami and ND based on strength of schedule.

 

[bakes781]

Ducks getting cute after 1 scoring drive is not cool.

 

[manxman2601]

Oregon TE Jamari Johnson with a TD on the first drive.

 

[manxman2601]

Final stats in from our three Miami faves

Mesidor - 11 pressures, 1 sack, 1 defensive stop
Bain - 7 pressures, 3 sacks, 5 defensive stops
Scott - 3 pressures, 2 sacks, 6 tackles, 4 defensive stops (did have 3 missed tackles though I thought none were egregious)

Oops

 

[mayoclinic]

Jamari Johnson 41yd TD.

Mike Renner has him #45 overall, and #2 TE after his teammate, Kenyon Sadiq.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm not staying up for this Oregon game. There's only one way it's going to go.

 

[mayoclinic]

If Kurt Cignetti were still coaching JMU, he'd probably beat Oregon.

 

[Clonamery]

Tulane being in these playoffs just feels wrong. Their mascot and design sucks. Also their school name feels stupid. 'Tulane'. It is weird just to say. They have no history. I imagine a lot of people watching this today are thinking 'What the hell is Tulane?" Where is ND or Texas?

Well, Americans are pretty ignorant according to the rankings, so I can see that.

 

[manxman2601]

Well aside from the Miami v TAMU game which I thoroughly enjoyed, round 1 was a damp squib.

The QFs look to be much more competitive although I think Oregon will be the only team that will be able to disrupt the seeded teams. As much as I like Texas Tech, Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana and Georgia are the 4 best teams in CFB. It's hard to bet against Ohio State but I have a feeling it's Georgia's year this year. Indiana and Oregon can beat either though.

 

[manxman2601]

Akheem Mesidor v Austin Siereveld tonight. Should be fun.

 

[manxman2601]

With four very competitive games this new year, we're going to find out a lot about a number of very good draft prospects. It's the first big test for the Texas Tech defenders against the Oregon offense, Bain & Mesidor v Siereveld, Yhonzae Pierre v Carter Smith, the 'Bama secondary v the Indiana passing game. It should be fun.