Greetings 49ers Faithful! Week 1 of the college football season is upon us and with the start of the 49ers regular season just around the corner, we are back with our breakdown of college football's weekly action - keeping our sights set on the 2018 NFL Draft.
Each week throughout the college season we will break down a few college football games providing highlights and profiles of a few notable draft-eligible prospects you should pay attention to. This will help people build a list of names to know when we get into the offseason.
We'll start things off covering two Bay Area teams playing this evening in No. 19 South Florida vs. San Jose State match-up and No. 14 Stanford vs. Rice match-up. So, sit back, put your scouting hat on, and let's get things started with Week 1.
* = indicates junior status
+ = injury status
No. 19 South Florida at San Jose State
Time: 4:30 PM PST
Channel: CBSSN
Live Stream: CBS Sports Network Live Online
South Florida draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on: QB Quinton Flowers, No. 9; RB D'Ernest Johnson, No. 2; DT Deadrin Senat, No. 10; ILB Auggie Sanchez, No. 43; and CB Deatrick Nichols, No. 3.
South Florida
QB Quinton Flowers, No. 9, 6'0" - 210 lbs., 4.57 40
RB D'Ernest Johnson, No. 2, 5'10" - 207 lbs., 4.52 40
RB Darius Tice, No. 13, 5'10" - 211 lbs.,
WR Marquez Valdes-Scanting, No. 11, 6'3" - 207 lbs.,
WR Ryeshene Bronson, No. 81, 6'3" - 200 lbs.,
OG Jeremi Hall, No. 73, 6'5" - 332 lbs.,
C Cameron Ruff, No. 74, 6'3" - 320 lbs.,
DE Mike Love, No. 98, 6'4" - 266 lbs.,
DT Deadrin Senat, No. 10, 6'1" - 305 lbs., 5.12 40
DT Bruce Hector, No. 60, 6'2" - 295 lbs.,
ILB Auggie Sanchez, No. 43, 6'2" - 244 lbs., 4.89 40
CB Deatrick Nichols, No. 3, 5'10" - 189 lbs., 4.47 40
FS Tajee Fullwood, No. 13, 6'2" - 210 lbs., 4.57 40
SS Devin Abraham, No. 20, 5'9" - 189 lbs.,
K Emilio Nadelman, No. 35, 5'6" - 173 lbs.,
P Jonathan Hernandez, No. 6'4" - 241 lbs.,
San Jose State draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on: OG Jeremiah Kolone, No. 62 and CB Andre Chachere, No. 21.
San Jose State
FB Brandon Monroe, No. 32, 6'1" - 243 lbs.,
OT Nate Velichko, No. 75, 6'7" - 305 lbs.,
OG Jeremiah Kolone, No. 62, 6'3" - 308 lbs.,
OG Chris Gonzalez, No. 74, 6'3" - 310 lbs.,
C Keoni Taylor, No. 68, 6'3" - 303 lbs.,
OLB Williams Ossai, No. 11, 6'2" - 231 lbs.,
CB Andre Chachere, No. 21, 6'0" - 200 lbs., 4.56 40
CB Jermaine Kelly, No. 3, 6'1" - 195 lbs.,
FS Maurice McKnight, No. 10, 6'0" - 200 lbs.,
P Michael Carrizosa, No. 17, 5'10" - 225 lbs.,
No. 14 Stanford at Rice
Time: 7:00 PM PST
Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: Watch ESPN
Stanford draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on: FB Daniel Marx, No. 35; OT David Bright, No. 64; OT Casey Tucker, No. 77; OLB Peter Kalambayi, No. 34; and *CB Quenton Meeks, No. 24.
Stanford
FB Daniel Marx, No. 35, 6'2" - 245 lbs.,
OT David Bright, No. 64, 6'5" - 299 lbs.,
OT Casey Tucker, No. 77, 6'6" - 301 lbs.,
DE Eric Cotton, No. 80, 6'6" - 268 lbs.,
OLB Peter Kalambayi, No. 34, 6'3" - 243 lbs., 4.78 40
+OLB Mike Tyler, No. 33, 6’5” – 236 lbs., 4.76 40
ILB Kevin Palma, No. 44, 6'2" - 251 lbs.,
*CB Quenton Meeks, No. 24, 6'2" - 204 lbs., 4.64 40
Rice draft-eligible prospect to keep an eye on: OLB Emmanuel Ellerbee, No. 58.
Rice
TE Robby Wells III, No. 88, 6'6" - 260 lbs., 4.92 40
OG Peter Godber, No. 51, 6'3" - 300 lbs.,
C Trey Martin, No. 54, 6'2" - 300 lbs.,
DE/OLB Brian Womac, No. 44, 6'2" - 250 lbs.,
DE/OLB Graysen Schantz, No. 94, 6'3" - 230 lbs.,
OLB Emmanuel Ellerbee, No. 58, 6'1" - 235 lbs., 4.79 40
OLB Nick Uretsky, No. 21, 6'0" - 240 lbs.,
ILB DJ Green, No. 49, 6'1" - 220 lbs.,
CB V.J. Banks, No. 19, 6'1" - 195 lbs.,
FS Cole Thomas, No. 29, 6'1" - 200 lbs.,
FS Destri White, No. 6, 6'0" - 215 lbs.,
Player measurables courtesy of team pages. 40 times projected.