Week 8 of the college football season featured big games, massive upsets and some terrific player performances across the nation.
Below, we look at the fallout from the weekend’s action. Who are the week’s biggest devy risers & fallers from the world of college football?
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Devy Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers
The devy format was first created in the 1990s by Scott Fish of Scott Fish Bowl fame, and it is quickly becoming one of the most popular formats in fantasy football. Devy is often referred to as a “dynasty league on steroids” because you draft and stash collegiate players before they even declare for the NFL Draft.
Devy fantasy football requires a bit more research and projection than your normal dynasty league, but we’ll be here to guide you along the way. Each week, we’ll bring you the biggest risers and fallers from the previous weekend of NCAA football action and its impact moving forward.
Regarding risers, we refer to players whose perceived value has increased based on their on-field performance. However, when we talk about fallers, we consider several other factors, such as injuries, playing time and even some extenuating circumstances, which can impact a player’s value.
Devy Risers
Xavier Restrepo (WR – Miami)
Miami’s Xavier Restrepo might be the most underrated player in college football. You’d think being paired with Heisman hopeful Cam Ward would change that, but Restrepo is still being looked over by too many. That won’t last much longer.
In Miami’s 52-45 victory over Louisville, the senior wide receiver topped 100+ receiving yards for the second consecutive contest. Restrepo is a silky-smooth route runner who profiles as a slot specialist on the next level. That could push his NFL Draft capital to Day Three, but Restrepo will have opportunities to contribute as early as year one.
Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – Bowling Green)
One week after highlighting Penn State’s Tyler Warren, we’re back with another exciting tight end prospect. This time, we’re hyping up Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin Jr.
In Week Eight, Fannin Jr. racked up ten receptions and 171 receiving yards in Bowling Green’s 27-6 victory over Kent State. Shockingly enough, neither one of those numbers were season-highs. Fannin Jr. set that back in late September (12 receptions, 193 receiving yards, and two touchdowns) against Old Dominion.
For those thinking Fannin Jr. is just dominating against inferior competition, think again. He was just as impressive against current #3 Penn State (11 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD) and #14 Texas A&M (8 receptions, 145 yards, 1 TD) earlier this season.
Fannin Jr. is a versatile tight end prospect who profiles as a Swiss army knife on the next level. He could line up at tight end, H-Back, fullback, or wide receiver and help you win. He has the athleticism and play-making ability to make a name for himself on Sundays.
Devy Fallers
Tory Horton (WR – Colorado State)
After foregoing the 2024 NFL Draft and refusing massive NIL offers from top programs, it was supposed to be a storybook senior season for Colorado State wide receiver Tory Horton. Instead, his season and college football career are now over.
Back in Week 7, Horton suffered an unfortunate season-ending injury against San Jose State. The Colorado State program has been mum on the specifics of the injury, but it was labelled a knee injury during that contest. Without specifics, we can’t know what sort of timeline we’re working with here, but here’s hoping the wide receiver is fully recovered before NFL Draft season.
Michael Hawkins (QB – Oklahoma)
A couple weeks after taking over for a benched Jackson Arnold, the tables have turned on Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins. His status as QB1 in Norman lasted less than a month.
Hawkins committed three turnovers against South Carolina in less than one quarter of action and watched the rest of the game from the sidelines. Oklahoma trailed 21-0 at that point and it didn’t get any better with Arnold back under center. Oklahoma would eventually lose 35-9 and still have upcoming games against #18 Ole Miss, #21 Missouri, #15 Alabama, and #8 LSU. Yikes.
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