The Pac-12 and MAC both resumed playing this week as the college football schedule was bursting with new additions. We saw several outstanding performances from next-level prospects on offense to boost their NFL draft stock in Week 10, while a previously highly rated receiver continues to slide. Here are this week’s risers and sliders.
NFL Draft Stock Report: Week 10 Risers
Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
Numbers aside, it was a tremendous performance for Kyle Trask against a very good Georgia defense. But the numbers must be mentioned, as the fast-rising senior amassed 475 yards and four touchdowns on 30-of-43 passing. Most impressive was the poise and leadership Trask displayed.
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Top target Kyle Pitts was lost early in the game and senior Trevon Grimes was a nonfactor, but Trask adjusted and did a great job using all of his other targets, as 10 different pass catchers registered a reception. This was the type of complete performance in Week 10 from a production, intangible and intelligence standpoint — against a highly rated defense — that boosts his NFL draft stock and moves Trask closer to being in the conversation for Round 1.
Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo
If you followed me this summer, you know Jaret Patterson is a name I’ve mentioned several times. The slippery ball carrier originally considered opting out of the 2020 season to prepare for the draft only to become a vocal proponent of playing the season after the MAC announced its decision to postpone the campaign.
Patterson put his money where his mouth is during the first game against Northern Illinois in Week 10, rushing for 137 yards on 20 carriers with two touchdowns to start increasing his NFL draft stock. Among those carries was a breakaway touchdown run of 56 yards. Patterson is a small, creative ball carrier who shows a lot of toughness and intelligence. He’s a third-down back and situational ball carrier for the next level, and I’m told Patterson will enter the draft.
Romeo Doubs, WR, Nevada
It’s tough not to be productive when Carson Strong is tossing you the ball, but Doubs has been unstoppable at times this season. His most recent outing against Utah State included seven receptions, 137 yards and three touchdowns. His outstretched fingers could not haul in a 45-yard bomb from Strong in the end zone, otherwise Doubs’ numbers would’ve been better. I gave Doubs a fifth-round grade entering the season, as he’s a nice-sized, consistent wideout with solid speed. He has the necessary tools to be a fourth wideout at the NFL level.
Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State
McBride, a junior tight end who is highly rated in some corners of the scouting community, is off to a blistering start. He caught five passes for 90 yards with two touchdowns last week against Wyoming. During the season’s first game against Fresno State, his numbers included eight catches, 130 yards and one TD. McBride is a solid pass catcher who does the little things well, and he’s been graded as a fifth-round prospect by league scouts.
Derrick Deese Jr., TE, San Jose State
Long the doormat of the Mountain West Conference, San Jose State is 3-0 this season and sits atop the league standings. And like his team’s improvement in the win-loss column, Deese has shown terrific improvement and progress in his game. The big tight end finished with a team-leading five receptions, 76 yards and one touchdown during their Week 10 victory over San Diego State.
The junior college transfer has the size, athleticism and upside to play at the next level. He also has the bloodlines — his father was former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Derrick Deese. I highly doubt Deese is selected in the draft, but he will be signed as a free agent afterward. That’s a pretty monumental rise of his NFL draft stock, as Deese was not even on scouts’ radar before the season.
NFL Draft CFB Week 10 Sleeper Prospect
Caleb Huntley, RB, Ball State
I graded Huntley as a priority free agent off the 2019 film, but scouts ignored the senior and shrug their shoulders when his name is mentioned. Huntley must’ve known about the slight, as he ran for 130 on 21 carries with two TDs in Ball State’s season opener against Miami (Ohio) in Week 10 to start raising his NFL draft stock. Huntley is a bruising interior runner who grinds it out and picks up a lot of yardage off initial contact. His game is a bit one-dimensional, but Huntley will be a good fit for a team needing a short-yardage ball carrier.
Week 10 Slider
T.J. Vasher, WR, Texas Tech
Though Vasher is struggling with injuries this season, he has not been effective when on the field. Vasher has compiled 15 receptions for 176 yards and two touchdowns in five games this season. If those numbers weren’t bad enough, more than half of those catches (eight) came in the season opener against I-AA opponent Houston Baptist. Vasher’s timing could not be worse — graded as a potential third-round prospect by scouts before the season, he’s headed deep into Day 3 of the draft.
Tony Pauline is Pro Football Network’s Chief Draft Analyst and Insider. Follow him on Twitter @TonyPauline. Follow PFN on Twitter @PFN365.