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The SEC matchups made for the most interesting storylines of Week 12. Alabama suffered its first loss in conference in a close contest where Oklahoma kept the Crimson Tide’s talented receivers in check. Oklahoma moved up in the playoff rankings, but Alabama is still in the playoff picture at #10. Georgia erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter to dispatch Texas and send them falling out of the playoff rankings. Not only did this win move Georgia to #4 in the playoff rankings, but it allowed Utah to replace Texas as the #12 team. Texas A&M was on upset alert as it fell behind by 27 points to South Carolina. Inexplicably, the Aggies were able to come back and win the game and hold on to the #3 spot in the playoff rankings. The ACC still has no team in the top 12, but Miami is at #13 after a resounding win over NC State.
What is there watch in Week 13? #8 Oklahoma will have its hands full stopping the prolific rush offense of #22 Missouri. #7 Oregon will face #15 USC in a matchup of former Pac-12 foes. #12 Utah will look to stay in the playoff picture against Kansas State and #11 BYU will try to do the same against Cincinnati.
Below are a few players who had a good week and might be able to help out the Commanders. Let me know what you think about these prospects and feel free to post players that stood out to you.
If the Commanders retain Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator, Carlos Del Rio-Wilson would be a good developmental quarterback for the team. He redshirted at Florida in 2021 before transferring and spending the next three years at Syracuse. This season at Marshall, the 6’2”, 219 lb dual threat quarterback has put up impressive numbers. He’s completing around 68% of his passes, has thrown for almost 1,800 yards and 17 touchdowns, and has ran for almost 600 yards and four touchdowns. His arm appears strong enough to make NFL throws accurately. My biggest concern is how he reads the field. It isn’t that he does it poorly, but I have rarely seen him work through his progressions to find receivers. As a developmental QB, he could work on improving this part of the game. In a win over Georgia State, Del Rio-Wilson completed 22 of 27 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns while running for 97 yards on 17 attempts.
Kaytron Allen went off for a career day against Michigan State, helping secure Penn State’s first conference win. He has prototypical size at 5’11”, 219 lbs, but he has the footwork of a smaller back. Allen has good vision to find open space at the line of scrimmage and, at his size, he can be difficult to bring down. Once he gets past the line...
