Top NFL draft prospects, risers, buzz, notes from CFB Week 8 - ESPN

Week 8 of the 2023 college football season had a little bit of everything. Ohio State held off Penn State. Virginia upset North Carolina. Alabama got revenge on Tennessee after last season's loss. Utah handed USC its second straight loss. Minnesota had a controversial win over Iowa. And Oklahoma just managed to sneak past UCF. But how did the top draft prospects look during Saturday's action?

NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Steve Muench answered big draft-related questions coming out of the weekend's slate, focusing in on the interesting cornerback class. Miller picked out prospects rising after Saturday's action, and Reid identified players currently flying under the radar who could get a draft stock boost with more high-level play. Muench broke down a key highlight that is making him go back to the tape for more evaluation, and Kiper turned the page to Week 9 with a few things to watch for next weekend. Finally, our analysts emptied their notebooks with everything they saw and heard over this past weekend.

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Miller: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama. I'm sticking with the cornerback who started the season as my top player at the position. No, McKinstry hasn't been perfect, but no cornerback in this class is standing out like Sauce Gardner did in his final year (No. 4 pick in 2022), and I haven't really seen a true riser like Devon Witherspoon (No. 5 pick in 2023). McKinstry is simply the best of what looks like an average group.

He has playmaking instincts, really good length at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds and plenty of quickness. McKinstry is my No. 12 overall player in the