Subject to change 

9/15/11 8 PM ET

LSU at Mississippi State

RB Vick Ballard (Mississippi State) #28

Ballard rushed for 968 yards and a whopping 19 scores on 186 carries in 2010 and already has 301 yards and 4 scores on 31 carries this year. He’s got good size at 5-11 220 and runs in the 4.5s. He only caught 10 passes all last season, but already has 5 this year. He has the look of a mid round running back. 

C T-Bob Hebert (LSU) #53

A former guard who has had previous off the field trouble, Hebert moves to center this year and is LSU’s best offensive lineman for 2011.

9/17/11 12 PM ET

Auburn at Clemson

TE Dwayne Allen (Clemson) #83

The athletic tight end has a good chance to improve on the 33 catches for 373 yards and a touchdown he had in 2010 as a junior in 2011. If he has a strong season and comes out as a junior, he could take advantage of a weak tight end class and go in the first few rounds.

DE Andre Branch (Clemson) #40

The athletic defensive end had 6 sacks and 7 tackles for a loss and will have the spotlight on him this season with Da’Quan Bowers moved on to the NFL.

9/17/11 3:30 PM ET

Washington at Nebraska

RB Chris Polk (Washington) #1

Behind the same offensive line that Jake Locker struggled behind in 2010, Polk rushed for 1415 yards and 9 touchdowns on 260 carries in 2010. He also caught 22 passes and had similar numbers in 2009.

NT Alameda Ta’amu (Washington) #74

The top nose tackle in the 2011 class, the 6-3 330 pound Ta’amu could go in the first round. He’s a beast against the run and also has to mobility to play the 4-3 at the next level. He had 1.5 sacks and 4 tackles for loss last year.

 

9/17/11 7:30 PM ET

 

C Michael Brewster (Ohio State) #50

One of the few Ohio State prospects not suspended for the first 5 games of the season, so Brewster will have as good of a chance to stand out as any center ever has at the college level. The consensus top center prospect in this class, Brewster could go in the first round like prospects such as Mike Pouncey, Maurkice Pouncey, Alex Mack, and Eric Wood have in recent years.

 

WR Travis Benjamin (Miami) #3

Travis Benjamin was Miami’s 2nd leading receiver in 2010 after Leonard Hankerson, who went on to be a 3rd round pick of the Washington Redskins. Benjamin caught 43 balls for 743 yards and 3 scores. He’s got all the speed in the world and should run in the 4.3s come Combine time and he could be poised to break out this season after missing the first 2 games of the season with a suspension. He’s only 5-10 175, but speed thrills in the NFL and if he has a strong season, he could move up into the mid rounds.

9/17/11 10:45 PM ET

Stanford at Arizona

QB Andrew Luck (Stanford) #12

Would have been the #1 pick in 2010 had he declared. He has nowhere to go but down this season, but there’s no guarantees he falls. He is regarded as the best quarterback prospect since Peyton Manning.

QB Nick Foles (Arizona) #8

Foles appeared to be putting it all together last year, completing 75.3% of his passes for an average of 8.4 per attempt, 9 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions, before a knee injury cost him a couple games. He wasn’t the same after that. He has all the physical tools and a very good shot to continue his early 2010 run in 2011.