College Football Week Three: Player Prop Expert Picks & Analysis

Brandon Pham

Written by: Brandon Pham

Published: Fri Sep 18, 2026, 12:30 pm ET

Read Time: 5 minutes

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Back for some more action in week three of the college football season. Let us recap a bit of week two first though. We saw a lot of upsets last week as Michigan beat Oklahoma, Texas "upset" Ohio State, and maybe most shocking of all Oregon continued to struggle and were upset by Oklahoma State.

Will we some more rocky play in week three or will these teams find their footing? I am leaning with the second choice but in this wild sport you never know.

Some key matchups I will be watching this weekend will be No. 22 Houston versus No. 13 Texas Tech, Kentucky versus No. 9 Texas A&M, Florida State versus No. 10 Alabama, and of course No.7 LSU versus No. 8 Ole Miss.

We have a packed college football slate this weekend and I cannot wait.

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Week Three Player Prop Picks

Will Hammond o1.5 Passing Touchdowns +105 on Lucky Rebel

In what we expect to be a shootout type of game with the line being at o/u 52.5 we have two teams that are great at defending the run. So that tells me Friday nights premiere matchup will be decided on which teams quarterback will step up to the plate.

The Junior QB has been waiting for his moment to take over this Red Raider offense for three years and I think he is primed to show the nation what he is all about in the matchup against Houston. He also has the benefit of the better run game in my opinion with Running Back J'Koby Williams in the backfield with him.

Houston will have to keep honest against the run which will open up more opportunities for Hammond to throw down field. I like Texas Tech in the matchup as as the over.

Nate Frazier 076.5 Rushing Yards -114 on Lucky Rebel

So in the first two games for Georgia we have not seen them tested whatsoever and that has led to huge blowouts and starter resting for the majority of games. This week they face off against Arkansas who is a bit tougher of a matchup but not by much.

Arkansas is the 41st ranked run defense in the country allowing over 140 yards on the ground last week to Utah in 43-10 route by the Utes.

Simply put Frazier has only had 14 carries over the last two weeks so I think if he touches this ball at least eight plus times this weekend he will easily clear this line.

Ryan Coleman-Williams 065.5 Receiving Yards -114 on Lucky Rebel

A revenge game here for Alabama who lost their season opener in 2025 to Florida State. This is also a big game for Williams as he tries to shake the allegations of being a one year wonder.

Coleman does great in front of a home crowd and Bryant-Denny stadium is one of the toughest enviorments in the country to play in, espescially if you are Florida State who are coming off a heartbreaking loss to SMU the week prior.

I think that this is a "step on them when they are down" type of game for Alabama. Last week we saw FSU give up a ton of big plays and if there is one thing Ryan Coleman-Williams does well is create those magical moments of a big play.

Jayden Maiava o2.5 Passing Touchdowns +122 on Lucky Rebel

USC has come out hot to start the season and as they take on one of the what I think is worst teams in college football I think Maiava will feast. Listen no one expected Rutgers to come out as world beaters this year but a bad loss against UMass to start off the season then a heartbreaker against Boston College the week after?

This Rutgers team is on a real low point and I do not think playing a team of USC's caliber will do them any favors. Ranked as the 95th passing defense in the country and allowing over 32 points a game playing against the 10th overall passing offense that puts up over 40 points a game is a recipe for disaster.

Maiava should feast and continue on with his Heisman campaign for this year.

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Brandon Pham
Brandon Pham

I'm Brandon but most people call me Pham. Ohio Born and raised and a die hard Cleveland sports fan. Ive been capping for almost a decade. Other hobbies are video games and collecting TCG.

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