College Football Player Props: October 24, 2026
Five college football player props for October 24, led by Malachi Toney receiving yards, Josh Hoover passing touchdowns and Caleb Hawkins to score.
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Malachi Toney’s receiving production leads our college football player props for Saturday, October 24. The five-play card also backs Josh Hoover and Sam Leavitt to throw multiple touchdowns, Caleb Hawkins to score, and Conner Weigman to keep Houston’s passing game moving in the late window.
These are individual picks, with a separate two-leg touchdown parlay below. The opening games kick off at noon Eastern, followed by Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. and Houston at 10:15 p.m. All times below are Eastern.
CFB Player Props: October 24 Pick Card
| Player | Our pick | Matchup | Kickoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Toney | 100+ receiving yards | Pittsburgh at Miami | Noon |
| Josh Hoover | 2+ passing touchdowns | Indiana at Michigan | Noon |
| Sam Leavitt | 2+ passing touchdowns | LSU at Auburn | Noon |
| Caleb Hawkins | Anytime touchdown | Colorado at Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. |
| Conner Weigman | 18+ passing completions | Houston at Utah | 10:15 p.m. |
DraftKings markets observed October 24, 2026, at approximately 1:34–1:38 a.m. ET via DraftKings Network’s player-prop board. Availability and terms can change.
Availability check, 1:40 a.m. ET October 24: None of these five players carries a designation on the latest Friday ACC, Big Ten, SEC or Big 12 reports. Final game-day updates can still change availability.
Malachi Toney: 100+ Receiving Yards
The matchup fits Miami’s most productive receiver. Toney enters Saturday with 50 catches for 758 yards and eight touchdowns through six games. Miami’s official preview puts Pittsburgh 116th nationally in passing defense. Darian Mensah’s 80.8% completion rate gives us another reason to trust Miami to deliver the ball rather than depend entirely on a few low-percentage deep shots. Miami game preview.
Toney’s season average works out to roughly 126 receiving yards per game. That average does not make 100 automatic, but it puts the selected threshold below the level he has produced across the opening six games. We are asking him to maintain a substantial role, not set a new season high.
Last week’s Florida State game provided a strong example: 11 catches, 154 receiving yards and two receiving scores. ACC game recap. That result included overtime, so we should not treat every part of that workload as a regulation baseline.
The risk is Miami building a lead and leaning on the run, or Pittsburgh committing extra coverage to Toney and forcing someone else to beat it. Even with those paths, his established production and this pass-defense matchup make 100+ receiving yards our favorite angle on the card.
Josh Hoover: 2+ Passing Touchdowns
Indiana has two receivers capable of finishing drives. Hoover has 18 touchdown passes without an interception through seven games. Charlie Becker posted nine catches for 165 yards against Ohio State, while Nick Marsh had 187 receiving yards at Nebraska. Indiana has produced a 100-yard receiver in three consecutive games. Indiana’s Michigan preview.
Becker and Marsh have eight and seven receiving touchdowns, respectively, in Indiana’s game notes. Those totals matter more to this particular bet than trying to guess which receiver wins the yardage matchup. Hoover can reach two passing scores without both coming through the same target. Indiana game notes.
Our preference is the quarterback touchdown line over choosing a first-touchdown scorer. Indiana can spread early possessions around and still give Hoover the two finishes we need. The first score of the game does not have to involve him.
The obvious caution is last week’s 19-15 loss to Ohio State. A strong passing season did not prevent a low-scoring afternoon, and Michigan on the road is no free square. Rushing touchdowns can also take away passing opportunities near the goal line. We still like two passing scores because Indiana has multiple established scoring receivers, rather than a passing attack dependent on one isolated matchup.
Sam Leavitt: 2+ Passing Touchdowns
Back the recent passing execution, without asking for another four-touchdown game. Leavitt completed 31 of 38 passes in LSU’s 31-0 win over Mississippi State. He threw four touchdowns, connected with nine receivers and delivered scoring passes of six and 10 yards to Malik Elzy and Eugene Wilson III. SEC game recap.
The short scoring throws are useful context. A passing-touchdown bet can survive without constant explosive gains if the offense continues throwing near the end zone. With several receivers involved, we do not have to pick the correct individual beneficiary to cash this selection.
Auburn is a real challenge. Its official preview notes eight interceptions and at least one in six straight games. The Tigers also forced three turnovers in their win over Georgia. Auburn’s LSU preview. That is the principal reason to keep this at two passing touchdowns rather than build an aggressive ladder from Leavitt’s last outing.
There is also ordinary touchdown-allocation risk: LSU can move the ball successfully and finish with rushing scores instead. The selection is a bet that its recent passing rhythm carries into enough scoring possessions, not a claim that Auburn’s secondary is an easy opponent.
Caleb Hawkins: Anytime Touchdown
Hawkins gives us a scorer in an offense that keeps producing. Oklahoma State has topped 30 points in five straight games, and Hawkins enters this matchup averaging 98.7 rushing yards. The Cowboys’ preview also notes multiple touchdowns in six of his last 13 games, a span extending beyond this season. Oklahoma State game preview.
He is not limited to scoring on a goal-line handoff. Last week against Houston, Hawkins turned a reception into a 66-yard touchdown. Houston game recap. The receiving route to a touchdown matters when an offense has several ways to attack.
Colorado allows 130.3 rushing yards per game, according to Oklahoma State’s matchup comparison. That is not a defense we need to describe as helpless. The stronger case is Hawkins’ production within an offense averaging 517.7 total yards, which creates a credible path to repeated scoring chances. Official matchup statistics.
Touchdown distribution remains the risk. A productive night for the Cowboys can still end with their receivers accounting for the scores. We prefer Hawkins anytime rather than first touchdown because it leaves the entire game available and does not require the opening scoring sequence to break our way.
Conner Weigman: 18+ Passing Completions
Take the completion count in the late game. Weigman has completed 134 of 198 passes through seven games, a 67.68% completion rate and approximately 19.1 completions per game. Houston’s latest win included 24 completions from its quarterback. Houston season statistics.
The 18+ threshold lets us focus on sustained passing involvement rather than needing another huge touchdown total. Houston can collect short completions even if Utah makes explosive plays harder to find. That is our preferred route into this matchup.
Utah’s defense deserves respect: its official preview lists the unit third nationally in passing-efficiency defense and allowing 88.7 rushing yards per game. Utah game preview. The strong run defense could encourage Houston to keep using the pass, but that is a game-plan possibility, not a guaranteed attempt total.
The failure path is stalled drives, reduced accuracy or Houston succeeding enough on the ground to keep the passing volume down. This is a measured volume selection against a difficult defense, not a prediction that Weigman repeats last week’s five-touchdown performance.
Optional Touchdown Parlay: Toney + Hawkins
Malachi Toney anytime touchdown + Caleb Hawkins anytime touchdown. Both were listed on DraftKings’ observed board. Toney supplies the Miami scoring exposure; Hawkins brings a separate game and both rushing and receiving paths.
Keep this smaller than the individual plays. One player missing the end zone loses the entire parlay, and adding it increases exposure to players already on the card. The five singles are the main recommendations. The touchdown double is optional, with no need to turn the full slate into one long parlay.