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Week 1 Scouting Watchlist: Thursday Night Football

Which players are scouts watching on Thursday night? Our list covers it all.

Aug 28, 2024
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If Week 0 didn’t get you excited, well then you’re probably a Florida State fan.

The rest of us are jacked that football is back! And football being back means scouting season is back in full-swing. Week 1 officially kicks off on Thursday night with a very exciting schedule of games. Here’s our list of players you must watch.


Murray State vs. Missouri

8:00pm ET, SEC Network

Missouri Top 100 Players:

WR Luther Burden III — Preseason rank No. 1 overall player; ESPN College Football Top 100 rank No. 5 overall; 86 catches, nine TDs, 1,212 yards last year with an average of 14.1 yards per catch.

Missouri Draft-Eligible Players (sorted by NFL draft projection):

QB Brady Cook, WR Theo Wease, OG Armand Membou, RB Nate Noel, RB Marcus Carroll, DT Kristian Williams, DE Johnny Walker, OG Cam’Ron Johnson, LB Corey Flagg, OT Marcus Bryant, S Joe Charleston

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