The latest in that rich lineage is TE Luke Lachey, who was the leading Hawkeyes’ receiver (10 recs/131 yards) at the time of his potentially season-ending injury against Western Michigan last Saturday. You’d be hard pressed to find a more decorated college-to-NFL tight end pipeline over the last decade than the run we’ve seen at Iowa. While I think NC State is a better team than a retooling UVA, there are multiple comparable or outright superior options behind Houston, so i’m taking his Under 40.5 rushing yards prop.Įrick All, TE, Iowa at Penn State - Over 27.5 Receiving Yards OC Robert Anae generally only runs the ball with any volume when he’s trying to salt away a comfortable victory. In fact last week when he rushed five times for 13 yards against VMI, three other NC State running backs had more carries while averaging over 5.0 YPC. This season, Houston crossed 40.5 yards against lowly UConn in their season opener, but has been a non-factor since logging just 12 carries for 39 yards in his last two games combined against Notre Dame and Virginia Military Institute. To put his pedestrian performance into perspective, Houston has failed to rush for 20+ yards on any of his 181 carries since the 2021 season, far and away the worst mark among all FBS Running Backs in that span. Over the previous two seasons he broke a mere 19% of tackle attempts for a measly 2.2 yards after contact average that ranked 215th out of 257 running backs with 70 or more carries in 2022. You’re not going to find many Power Five running backs who underwhelm like Houston has retained their starting jobs.

Jordan Houston, RB, NC State at Virginia - Under 40.5 Rushing Yards

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