The second full weekend of college football featured some starring turns from many 2024 NFL draft prospects.
In particular, four wide receiver prospects captured some attention for their performances in CFB Week 2. Here’s who stood out on first watch.
Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Harrison sure feels like a surefire top-10 overall pick, perhaps very high in the top 10 too. In the Buckeyes’ 35-7 win over Youngstown State, Harrison was completely unstoppable. His blend of size, quickness, precision and strength was way too much for the FCS-level Penguins.
Harrison caught four passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns before the first quarter was over. He finished with seven receptions for 160 yards and two TDs on seven targets. Being awesome while making it look effortless isn’t as easy as it sounds. Youngstown State is one of the better FCS programs, too.
Keon Coleman, Florida State
The Michigan State transfer had his second impressive outing for the Seminoles. While he caught just three passes in the 66-13 blowout win over Southern Miss, Coleman showed off the athleticism and ability to make things happen after the catch that scouts covet.
The catch was sick
The footwork was impressive
The elusiveness was nasty
The hurdle was insaneKeon Coleman pic.twitter.com/PiGPKpy83o
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) September 10, 2023
That elusiveness and explosiveness come in a 6-foot-4, 215-pound package. If Coleman keeps it up, he’s going to hear his name called very early in the 2024 draft.
Xavier Worthy, Texas
Much of football America watched Texas pull off the upset over Alabama in Tuscaloosa. While Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers (deservingly) gets the scouting spotlight for his outstanding game, wideout Xavier Worthy also made a scouting impact.
Worthy is Ewers’ primary deep threat, and the duo hooked up on a spectacular 44-yard TD strike. On that play, Worthy exploded past the Alabama secondary and showed he could track down a deep throw over his shoulder. One play before that, Worthy showed some versatility by throwing a pass on a trick play that earned a pass interference penalty to set up Texas in Alabama territory.
Worthy did drop another potential touchdown on a perfectly thrown out route, and that’s one of the limiting factors with Worthy; his hands are spotty, a la Will Fuller at Notre Dame. But if defenses don’t respect his speed, catches like the one pictured above prove he can make them pay.
Xavier Weaver, Colorado
Colorado rolled Nebraska in another impressive performance from QB Shadeur Sanders. Xavier Weaver is another transfer into the Buffaloes program whose draft stock should be soaring, too.
Weaver, who previously played at South Florida, put on a technical display in the 36-14 win. His attention to detail on routes, precise feet, strong hands and ability to transition from receiver to runner all stood out amongst his 10 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown.
