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NFL Draft 2017: Best Week 10 College Football Games to Watch

By Stephen Forsha

Oct 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Tim Williams (56) sacks Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Tim Williams (56) sacks Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs past Mississippi Rebels linebacker DeMarquis Gates (3) during the second half of a game at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Mississippi 38-21. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs past Mississippi Rebels linebacker DeMarquis Gates (3) during the second half of a game at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Mississippi 38-21. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers (CBS, 8 p.m. ET)

In their most current rankings, CBS Sports has Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen as the No. 1 overall ranked player. Allen is a 6-3, 291-pound senior. Alabama also has the ninth and 12th overall ranked players in the CBS rankings with junior offensive tackle Cam Robinson and senior outside linebacker Tim Williams.

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With a closer look at Williams, you’ll see the 6-4, 252-pound linebacker has been pretty solid at sacking the quarterback with 6.5 sacks, including two sacks on Oct. 22 against Texas A&M. Williams is the No. 1 ranked OLB entering Saturday.

The Tigers of LSU have a Top 10 player of their own in junior running back Leonard Fournette. He’s the fourth-overall ranked prospect by CBS. The 6-1, 230-pound running back has 670 yards on 83 carries, which includes a lengthy absence due to injury.

His best game this season was on Oct. 22 against Ole Miss with 16 carries for 284 yards and three touchdowns. Fournette, who is averaging 8.1 yards per carry, has basically been on the NFL radar since he first stepped onto a college football field. He’ll be a top-10 pick, maybe even a top-five pick, with the success another running back is having in the NFL this season after being the fourth overall pick in 1016. If NFL teams start to believe getting a running back early in the draft is the thing to do like the Dallas Cowboys did with Ezekiel Elliott, then Fournette will be the benefactor in 2017.

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