I shed 2 of my devy leagues because I don't want to invest time studying HS players/NCAA freshman/etc these days, but I'm still in one where only players eligible for the next draft can be taken. We just finished our dev draft today. It's a 14 team TE premium league with mandatory 2 RB.
Selected last year: Myles Gaskin, LJ Scott, Damien Harris
1. N’Keal Harry, WR
2. Bryan Edwards, WR
3. AJ Brown, WR
4. David Montgomery, RB
5. Kelvin Harmon, WR
6. Damarea Crockett, RB
7. Bryce Love, RB
8. DK Metcalf, WR
9. Noah Fant, TE
10. Ahmmon Richards, WR
11. Collin Johnson, WR
12. Zach Moss, RB
13. Rodney Anderson, RB
14. Hakeem Butler, WR
I'm not watching much CFB at all these days, but I did a little dive into the player pool to see if I could find anyone I liked. I have to say that I'm not blown away by this group. I don't see a Barkley/JuJu/Blackmon/Richardson/Crabtree type of player that I'd be thrilled to land at the 1.01 this year. I'm sure some of these guys will turn out to be great prospects, but nobody really struck my fancy. If I'd had the 1.01 pick and no option to trade down, I probably would've taken AJ Brown. He could be faster, but has a good frame and adequate mobility. A lot of the other WRs weren't really my preferred type, being taller/rangier guys with suspect mobility (i.e. Harry, Harmon, Metcalf, etc). I tend to prefer the agile/RAC type of WRs over the jump ball types.
I had the #6 pick and ended up targeting Damarea Crockett. I know from checking other drafts that he's kind of off-the-radar after his shortened sophomore season. He might not have been picked if I hadn't rolled the dice, but I looked at all the top guys and liked him the most of the available RBs. He seems like a solid 2nd-4th round talent who could be a late riser ala Alvin Kamara or Rashaad Penny. Like those guys, he combines NFL size with above average mobility and versatility. He's not blazing fast (maybe mid 4.5 if I had to guess), but he crushed the rest of the testing in the Nike combines coming out of HS (huge vertical leap, power toss, and SPARQ score), so he's probably going to do okay at the NFL combine. He seems to be a bit straight-liney when he gets into the second level, but he's quick and shifty behind the line of scrimmage. I thought he looked pretty good in most of his game cut-ups:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozlZ8ui3ooc
That being said, I'd much rather have Chubb, let alone Barkley. Last year's RB class was pretty strong. This year's seems weak at the moment, though there's time for the landscape to change.
I also considered Fant at my pick. TEs are very valuable in this format due to 1.5 PPR and mixed WR/TE eligibility. I liked Fant's height and straight line speed. He sort of reminds me of Njoku or a more speed-oriented Gronk with his frame and running style, but he's not really a sharp or gifted route runner ala Ebron/Hurst/Eifert/etc. I tend to favor that type of TE over the straight-line seam threat types.