College Draft Matchup Preview – Week 9

Cam Ward

Missouri vs. Alabama; Saturday, Oct. 26, 3:30 PM ET ABC

The Prospects:

Missouri
  • WR Luther Burden III, No. 3
  • OT Marcus Bryant, No. 52
  • DE Zion Young, No. 9
Alabama
  • QB Jalen Milroe, No. 4
  • C Parker Brailsford, No. 72
  • G Tyler Booker, No. 52
  • WR Kobe Prentice, No. 6
  • WR Kendrick Law, No. 1
  • WR Germie Bernard, No. 5
  • DT Tim Smith, No. 50
  • DT Tim Keenan III, No. 96
  • S Malachi Moore, No. 13
  • CB Devonta Smith, No. 8


The Matchups:

This game has a good draft matchup, with Burden taking on a talented Alabama secondary. Milroe has had some mixed games and needs to perform at a high level against Missouri to help his draft grade.





Florida State vs. Miami; Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:00 PM ET ESPN

The Prospects:

Florida State
  • QB D.J. Uiagalelei, No. 4
  • RB Roydell Williams, No. 24
  • LT Darius Washington, No. 76
  • WR Kentron Poitier, No. 1
  • WR Malik Benson, No. 10
  • DE Patrick Payton, No. 11
  • DE Marvin Jones Jr., No. 7
  • LB D.J. Lundy, No. 10
  • LB Cam Riley, No. 18
  • CB Fentrell Cypress II, No. 23
Miami
  • QB Cam Ward, No. 1
  • RB Damien Martinez, No. 6
  • WR Sam Brown, No. 11
  • WR Xavier Restrepo, No. 7
  • DE Akheem Mesidor, No. 3
  • LB Francisco Mauigoa, No. 1


The Matchups:

Ward has a shot at being a starting quarterback in the NFL, and he could use some more dominant performances to help teams fall in love with his tape. After a slow start, Payton has really heated up for the Seminoles, and they will need him to harass Ward to have a shot at upsetting the Hurricanes.





LSU vs. Texas A&M; Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 PM ET ABC

The Prospects:

LSU
  • LT Will Campbell, No. 66
  • RT Emery Jones Jr., No. 50
  • RB Josh Williams, No. 27
  • TE Mason Taylor, No. 86
  • WR Aaron Anderson, No. 1
  • WR Kyren Lacy, No. 2
  • DE Sai’vion Jones, No. 35
Texas A&M
  • QB Conner Weigman, No. 915
  • OT Trey Zuhn III, No. 60
  • WR Moose Muhammad III, No. 7
  • DE Nic Scourton, No. 11
  • DT Shemar Turner, No. 5


The Matchups:

This game has an excellent draft matchup, with Scourton going against the Tiger tackle tandem. This is an important tape for all three of them to impress in this matchup of future NFL players.