College Football Week 9 Player Props: Receptions, Passing Picks and Parlay for October 31, 2026

Wyatt Young’s receptions and Trinidad Chambliss’s passing touchdowns lead this seven-player card. Caleb Hawkins adds a rushing-yardage angle, while Wayshawn Parker and Legend Glasker give us two different receiving-yardage roles. Dylan Raiola and Anthony Evans III remain conditional on their offenses’ quarterback plans.

This article is about catches, yards and passing production. Anytime-touchdown scorers belong on a separate card because their routes to success are different.

Market context: The yardage lines were checked Saturday morning in matchup-specific sportsbook comparisons. Parker’s 23.5 receiving-yard selection is a FanDuel threshold; Hawkins 89.5 rushing and Glasker 59.5 receiving were listed at DraftKings. Raiola’s exact 200+ passing-yard market was last observed Friday at 4:10 p.m. ET, so use that pick only if it is still offered and he starts. No individual selection is a claim of current betslip availability.

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Saturday player-prop card

Player	Selection	Matchup	Kickoff ET	Main consideration
Wyatt Young	Over 4.5 receptions	Oklahoma State at Iowa State	7 p.m.	Established receiving work against a high-completion defense
Trinidad Chambliss	2+ passing touchdowns	Auburn at Ole Miss	12:45 p.m.	Established passing scores, exploitable coverage moments
Dylan Raiola	200+ passing yards	Northwestern at Oregon	3:30 p.m.	Yardage can arrive without an efficient scoring day
Anthony Evans III	5+ receptions	Mississippi State at Texas	7:30 p.m.	Concentrated receiving role, quarterback-change risk
Caleb Hawkins	Over 89.5 rushing yards	Oklahoma State at Iowa State	7 p.m.	Established carries against a depleted defensive front
Wayshawn Parker	Over 23.5 receiving yards	Utah at Cincinnati	3:45 p.m.	Established receiving work; FanDuel threshold
Legend Glasker	Over 59.5 receiving yards	Arizona State at BYU	3:30 p.m.	Team-leading receiving role without needing a score

Trinidad Chambliss: 2+ passing touchdowns

Chambliss has thrown 16 touchdowns through seven games, and Deuce Alexander has caught at least five passes in six of those appearances. There is an established passing connection here, not just a quarterback we expect to throw because his team is favored. Ole Miss’s official matchup preview

Auburn’s latest game also showed a specific weakness: LSU produced three passing touchdowns, including a 70-yard catch-and-run over the middle. That does not make every opponent Sam Leavitt, but it gives Chambliss a credible route to two scores through both sustained drives and an explosive play. LSU’s Auburn recap

What can go wrong: Ole Miss has acknowledged slow starts and offensive-line personnel changes. Kewan Lacy is unavailable, but the coaches still plan to use multiple backs. His absence does not automatically turn rushing touchdowns into passing touchdowns. Chambliss can also finish a drive on the ground, which would not count toward this selection. Ole Miss’s practice report

Wyatt Young: over 4.5 receptions

Young has 36 receptions for 639 yards through seven games. Five catches would clear this threshold, which sits close to his season average rather than below an invented projection. Iowa State has allowed opponents to complete 67.0% of their passes, giving Oklahoma State a plausible route to ordinary completions as well as explosive gains. Oklahoma State’s official statistics · Iowa State’s official statistics

Drew Mestemaker has passed for at least 300 yards in six consecutive games. That supports a receiving opportunity case without requiring Young to score or repeat his biggest yardage performance. The over-4.5 reception threshold was listed for this matchup in BetSharp’s sportsbook comparison at 8:38 p.m. ET Friday; this is secondary market evidence, not a directly verified betslip. Oklahoma State’s official preview · Market comparison

What can go wrong: Oklahoma State can lean on a productive running game or protect a lead with fewer attempts. Young’s season average is only modestly above the threshold, and a big gain does not count as several catches. A strong Cowboys offensive performance can still leave him short of five receptions. Oklahoma State’s official preview

Last week’s Colorado game shows why the catch threshold still needs respect: Young finished with four receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown while Oklahoma State passed for 410 yards. That was a productive receiving day that would not have cleared over 4.5 catches. Official Colorado box score

Dylan Raiola: 200+ passing yards

Raiola threw for 246 yards on 41 attempts at Illinois even as Oregon managed only 10 points. That is why we prefer a modest yardage threshold to requiring multiple touchdown passes. A passing offense can accumulate completions and still struggle to finish drives. Oregon’s Illinois recap

The Ducks have changed play-callers, so we are not assuming exactly the same attempt count. Friday’s official Big Ten report also lists receiver Messiah Hampton out and Jamari Hooks questionable. That weakens the supporting-cast assumption rather than guaranteeing extra targets for another receiver. Raiola still needs to start and receive enough ordinary passing work; the coaching change is not an automatic offensive fix. Big Ten availability reports

What can go wrong: Northwestern just held Rutgers to 100 passing yards. Oregon could lean more heavily on the run, suffer drive-killing pressure or change its quarterback usage. Keep this conditional on Raiola starting, and do not mistake last week’s 41 attempts for a promised workload. Northwestern’s official preview

Anthony Evans III: 5+ receptions

Evans has 53 of Mississippi State’s 147 completions through seven games. That concentration is the reason to consider receptions instead of demanding a long gain or touchdown. Mississippi State’s official season statistics

There is also evidence that the connection is not exclusive to Kamario Taylor: the Oklahoma play-by-play includes repeated short completions from Billy Puckett to Evans. Those modest gains still count toward five catches. Mississippi State’s Oklahoma box score

What can go wrong: Taylor is out for the season, and the replacement situation still matters. The old completion share is not a forecast for a different quarterback. Texas can pressure the passer or force the offense into short possessions before volume develops. This is the most starter-sensitive selection on the card, not an automatic upgrade because Mississippi State could trail. Mississippi State’s official injury announcement

Caleb Hawkins: over 89.5 rushing yards

Hawkins has carried 142 times for 712 yards through seven games. That is an established rushing workload, not a bet that a backup suddenly takes over. Iowa State allows 152 rushing yards per game, and Friday’s report lists defensive linemen Caden Crawford, Ka’Mori Moore and Bryson Lamb out. Oklahoma State has a credible path to staying on schedule and giving Hawkins repeated carries. Oklahoma State’s official matchup numbers

The 89.5 threshold is the DraftKings line shown in the matchup-specific comparison. The risk: Drew Mestemaker and the receivers can do much of the damage instead, and a strong Cowboys scoring day does not guarantee Hawkins 20 carries. His season average supports consideration, not a projected result. Hawkins market comparison

Wayshawn Parker: over 23.5 receiving yards

Parker has 23 catches for 247 yards through seven games. Utah already uses him beyond handoffs, which gives this lower receiving-yardage threshold a role-based foundation. Cincinnati has allowed 284.4 passing yards per game, although that team figure is not a running-back receiving projection. We prefer Parker’s established outlet involvement to requiring him to break a long rushing play. Utah’s official statistics · Big 12 statistics

This is the FanDuel 23.5 threshold shown in the comparison, not the higher DraftKings line. The risk: Utah can remain run-heavy, and Devon Dampier can keep the ball rather than check it down. Parker’s overall workload does not promise receiving targets. Parker market comparison

Legend Glasker: over 59.5 receiving yards

Glasker leads BYU with 28 catches for 498 yards through seven games. That established receiving role is the reason to consider 59.5 yards rather than asking for a touchdown. His rushing involvement helps his overall value, but those yards do not count here. Arizona State’s official matchup preview

The comparison lists 59.5 at DraftKings. The risk: Arizona State creates pressure without needing to blitz heavily, and BYU can finish drives through Bachmeier or its backs. Kasper also commands receiving work. Glasker needs actual catches and yardage, not simply a successful BYU afternoon. Glasker market comparison

Independent passing-production parlay

• Noah Fifita 2+ passing touchdowns
• Gunner Stockton 2+ passing touchdowns
• Darian Mensah 270+ passing yards
• CJ Carr 2+ passing touchdowns
• Drew Mestemaker 2+ passing touchdowns

This five-game build uses a different group from the seven single selections. Four legs back established passing-score roles; Mensah supplies a yardage angle so his leg does not depend on who finishes Miami’s drives.

Fifita at Texas Tech: He completed 27 of 34 passes for 308 yards and two scores against Iowa State. The experienced passing game gives Arizona a route to two touchdowns even without winning in Lubbock. The road matchup is harder, and Cole Rusk’s absence removes one receiving option. This is not a prediction that last week’s efficient performance repeats automatically. Arizona’s official recap

Stockton vs. Florida: He has 16 passing touchdowns through seven games and has completed 74.1% of his throws. Georgia’s productive rushing attack helps sustain drives but can also take the scoring finishes away from him. We need two through the air, not simply a good Bulldogs offensive day. Georgia’s official statistics

Mensah at North Carolina: His latest outing produced 387 passing yards and four touchdowns against Pittsburgh. North Carolina has allowed 64.1% completions, making ordinary passing efficiency a reasonable route to 270 yards. The concern is volume: Miami’s backs can take over, especially with a lead, so this is the build’s most pace-sensitive leg. Miami’s official recap · North Carolina statistics

Carr vs. Navy: Carr has 16 passing touchdowns through seven games, with Jordan Faison and Micah Gilbert providing established targets. The passing route avoids asking a Notre Dame back to dominate Navy’s run defense. Navy can shorten the game through possession, and the Irish can still score on the ground, leaving fewer chances for a second passing touchdown. Navy’s official preview

Mestemaker at Iowa State: Twenty passing touchdowns and 2,326 yards through seven games support the role, while Iowa State has allowed 67.0% completions. Its defensive-front absences add to the matchup concern. Hawkins finishing drives on the ground remains the counterargument: passing efficiency alone does not guarantee two passing scores. Oklahoma State statistics · Iowa State statistics

The five listed markets on the DraftKings Network board at 8:24 a.m. ET Saturday imply approximately +820 when calculated together. That is an indicative calculation, not an accepted sportsbook parlay quote. It falls short of the original roughly +1000 target; we prefer this construction to adding a weaker leg just to reach a round number. Confirm the actual combined return and availability before using it.

Five separate games avoid same-game pricing assumptions, but all five still have to win. These are additional opinions with their own risks, not a reason to combine the seven single picks into another ticket.

Final read

Young and Chambliss lead the card. Hawkins brings the rushing workload; Parker and Glasker add receiving-yardage routes. Raiola requires the exact 200+ market and the starting job, while Evans carries quarterback-change risk. These are separate opinions, not a recommendation to combine all seven.