While other games will have a greater impact on the college football playoff picture, these three games should have a major impact on the draft stock of some intriguing prospects ready to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

Florida @ LSU

Key Players: Leonard Fournette, a rare beast at RB for LSU, has had a subpar (for him) season. Excluding Alabama, he’s averaging 20 carries for 154 yards (7.7 YPC) and 1.6 TDs per game. But that Alabama defense just smothered him, despite the fact that he should be smother-proof. This is a huge test coming up for him, as Florida is just behind Alabama as the third stoutest defense in the nation. There’s a very real chance Fournette goes in the top-5 in next year’s draft, but if he struggles against another top defense like he did against Alabama, an NFL team picking in the top-5 might be hesitant to pull the trigger, no matter how much raw talent he brings to the field. But this is also a great opportunity for Caleb Brantley and Jalen Tabor to establish themselves alongside the whole Alabama defense as elite NFL prospects.

Ohio State @ Michigan State

Key Players: this might not be the flashiest matchup, but we will get to see elite Center Pat Elflein and the rest of that mammoth offensive line match up against the maddeningly disappointing Spartans and (hopefully) Malik McDowell, one of the nation’s top-rated interior D-linemen before the season started. If that Ohio State line can continue to clear gaping holes for their power ground game, it could push Elflein into the top half of the first round discussion, and could even elevate Guard Billy Price up into the second round discussion. On the other side of the line, McDowell needs this game. His team has floundered and he does not want to carry the injury-prone label with him into the draft. Playing and showing well against an O-line like Ohio State’s would probably ease any concerns over his toughness and durability, and could potentially plant him in the top-10 discussion.

Arizona State @ Washington

Key Players: There is no WR who’s seen his stock has risen over the course of this season more than John Ross. All 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds of him are averaging 5 catches for 90 yards (a robust 18 YPC average) and 1.5 TDs per game. Ross torched Cal for over 200 yards two weeks ago, then followed that up by hanging over 150 on USC, and will look to continue this week, feeding on an Arizona State team that gives up a lot of passing yards. A lot. An average of 387 yards and 3 TDs per game. There will be blood, and this might be Ross’s last best chance to draw those Antonio Brown and Tyler Lockett comparisons he is gunning for.

BONUS

Citadel @ UNC

Va Tech @ Notre Dame

Clemson @ Wake Forest

Obviously these three games feature Mitch Trubisky, DeShone Kizer, and Deshaun Watson, the top-3 QB prospects for the upcoming draft. None of these players has established himself as a franchise QB, and while these three matchups will not change that, it’s always good to keep an eye on the top talent at the position, ESPECIALLY when there is no consensus on who is best.