With the Indianapolis Colts on their bye week, let’s turn our attention this weekend to College Football.
The college season is winding down with the Bowl season on the horizon. But a big weekend is ahead with the conference championship games taking place.
While the 2025 NFL draft is still a ways off and a lot will change between now and then from needs to prospect rankings, this weekend of college football can be a good opportunity to begin getting familiar with some prospects to know if you haven’t started that process already.
For the Colts, they hold seven picks in the 2025 draft–one in each round. Some positions of need at the moment include cornerback, safety, tight end, running back, linebacker, and defensive tackle depth.
On Friday, there will be a few conference championship games taking place, including the Conference USA Championship game and the Mountain West Championship game.
Then kicking things off on Saturday will be Iowa State and Arizona State for the Big-12 title.
Pro Football Focus has already put together an early big board of prospect rankings for the upcoming draft, and included on that list are a couple of players from Iowa State and Arizona State to keep your eyes on as the game unfolds.
Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State: A boundary cornerback, Porter has allowed only five completions on 16 targets this season at 14.0 yards per catch, which includes forcing two pass breakups and coming away with three interceptions.
Jaylin Noel, WR, Iowa State: A big part of the Iowa State offense, Noel was targeted 103 times this season, catching 67 of those passes at a hefty 15.1 yards per catch with six touchdowns. Most of his snaps have come from the slot.
Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State: Along with Noel, Higgins had 120 targets of his own in 2024, catching 67 percent of those throws at 13.4 yards per catch with nine touchdowns. Higgins is primarily a boundary receiver.
Cam Skattebo, RB, Arizona State: Skattebo totaled 1,399 rushing yards at an impressive 5.6 yards per attempt with four touchdowns. He was also involved in the Arizona State passing game with 41 targets, 468 receiving yards, and two more touchdowns.