NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in College Football Week 4

It's Week 4 of the college football season, and the one thing we can say with certainty is that there are talented players everywhere. So many programs featuring players that will one day don NFL uniforms. It feels like the days of all the talent being concentrated in the SEC and Big Ten are gone.

Let's take a look at a few NFL Draft prospects to keep your eye on as the college football season marches quickly towards October.

Week 4 NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in College Football

Reed Harris | WR | Arizona State

At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, you might look at Reed Harris and think to yourself, "Here's another big, downfield, contested-catch wide receiver." But you would be wrong. He has a home-run-hitting burst that allows him to be a legitimate perimeter deep threat, not just a guy you can throw an alley-oop to. Whenever you combine elite-level size with elite-level downfield explosiveness, it's going to perk up the eyebrows of scouts everywhere. He has proven to be a consistent big-play chunk receiver in the ACC with Boston College, and now in the Big 12 with Arizona State.

The one reliable trait that Harris possesses is his catch radius. When you're that tall and that long, just putting the ball anywhere within your vicinity has an opportunity to end as a reception, and that's the case for Harris. He tracks the ball extremely well in the air, and that allows him to use Inspector Gadget-like reach to haul in passes. The things he still needs to show NFL scouts are an improved ability to get off the line of scrimmage and nuance on short and intermediate routes.

Carlos Hernandez | WR | Wake Forest

In a world where everyone seems to be looking for “monstars” as wide receivers, 6-foot, 180-pound Carlos Hernandez is an ode to the days when slot guys and Z receivers ruled the world. One of the things that makes him so special is his suddenness. That ability to get in and out of breaks quickly and change direction helps him be a YAC monster, someone who consistently picks up chunks of yards after the catch. While he was at Washington State, he showed an ability to get busy with the ball in his hands, and he has done so during his time at Wake Forest.

He is not only a quality receiver, but an excellent return specialist who adds elite-level special teams value to any team. If he has to work on anything as he gets ready for the next level, it is showing NFL scouts that he can handle press coverage, where boundary cornerbacks will look to get more physical with the leaner receiver.

Ben Roberts | LB | Texas Tech

The NFL draft world fell in love with Texas Tech as a hotbed for defensive talent over the past couple of seasons. One of the positions that they have done a great job of recruiting and putting in situations to perform well is at linebacker. Last season, while Jacob Rodriguez was cementing himself as one of the best defensive players in the country, Roberts became one of the best dual-threat linebackers in the country.

He has established himself as a legit force in run defense and in pass coverage. He finished the 2025 season with 90 tackles, four interceptions and nine passes defensed. This season he is off to a fast start. He has 10 tackles in each of Texas Tech’s games against FBS competition. At 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, he has a great frame for an off-ball linebacker, and the draft landscape is wide open.

Drew Bobo | OC | Georgia

There are some interior offensive linemen who just overwhelm defensive players with their size and their power, and then there's the technicians. But when you get a 6-foot-5, 300-pound technician, it makes life a lot easier for the quarterback they protect. That's what you have in Drew Bobo. He has elite IQ and football knowledge, which allows him to not only be the quarterback of the offensive line, but also to overcome strength differences against those burly interior defensive linemen.

Drew Bobo may be 6-foot-5, an unusual height for a center, but he doesn't play with a high pad level as you would expect. Instead, he plays lower to the ground and uses his intellect to leverage opponents. It's what makes him so reliable as a pass protector. He has quick enough feet to dance between the guards and pick up any type of first- or second-level pressure. He also knows how to anchor down versus the big, wide-body, run-stuffing defensive tackles that are littered throughout the SEC.

He will still need to show a more consistent ability to climb to the second level, but there's no doubt in his intellect.

Published Sep 24, 2026, 9:07 AM ETUpdated Sep 24, 2026, 10:14 AM ET