College football is back!
As the 2025 season rolls along, so will our weekly previews of games and NFL prospects to watch. This will come in addition to our NFL Draft coverage over the course of the fall and winter. Whether you’re a fan of the draft or just a college football fan, this series looks to give you an idea of what to watch each week.
Windy City Gridiron’s Lead Draft Analyst, Jacob Infante, will be taking a look at what to expect in Week 4 of this year’s college football campaign.
Blue-chip of the week
No. 4
Miami EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. vs. Florida, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 6:30 p.m. CST
Of the players I ranked in the top ten of my board going into the regular season, I’m perhaps most impressed with the start that Rueben Bain Jr. has gotten off to. Through three games, he has 1.5 sacks, 12 pressures, and a 94.2 PFF grade. He excelled against Notre Dame in Week 1, and he just tallied seven pressures in Miami’s win over USF.
At 6’3” and 275 pounds, Bain is a stout edge rusher with the length to complement the natural advantage his lower center of gravity gives him. His raw power allows him to set the edge well against the run, and he showcases good spatial awareness in how he frees himself up to make plays in run support. For his size, he demonstrates fantastic short-area quickness with the momentum to convert speed to power as a pass rusher. The 2026 draft isn’t incredibly deep on high-end talent, but Bain is currently my No. 2 prospect in the class. I think he has the potential to be a star edge rusher in the league.
Prospect matchup to watch
No. 9 Illinois LT J.C. Davis vs. No. 19 Indiana EDGE Mikail Kamara, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 6:30 p.m. CST
One of my favorite matchups in Week 4 of college football is Illinois against Indiana. Both teams excel in the trenches, and that’s where I have my focus in this showcase. J.C. Davis is a tackle I project better as a guard at the next level, but I could see him being a valuable mid-round selection in the 2026 class. He’s a technically-sound blocker who plays with a low center of gravity, a strong anchor, and good timing behind his strikes. What he lacks in elite athletic upside, he makes up for it with a polished technical skill set.
It’s going to be interesting to watch Davis go up against Mikail Kamara, who himself is a polished prospect with a high floor. Kamara is a bit stout listed at 6’1” and 265 pounds, and he doesn’t have elite length or raw explosiveness off the line of scrimmage. However, he’s an intelligent edge rusher with a deep arsenal of moves to beat offensive tackles at the point of attack, and he does a good job of maintaining low pad level in the run game. That low center of gravity naturally makes it easier for him to turn the corner on speed rushes, as well.
Sleeper highlight
Youngstown State WR Max Tomczak @ Towson, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CST
The nephew of former Bears backup quarterback Mike Tomczak, Max Tomczak is a productive wide receiver at Youngstown State who had 74 catches for 915 yards and four touchdowns in 2024. As of this writing, he has only dropped 3.4% of his career targets at the collegiate level, and that efficiency makes him one of the top FCS prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Tomczak isn’t particularly imposing from a physical perspective, but he’s a crafty slot receiver with impressive short-area burst coming in and out of his breaks. He knows how to work against soft spots in zone coverage and has quick feet to execute an effective speed release off the line of scrimmage. Creative with the ball in his hands and reliable as a pass-catcher, Tomczak deserves NFL consideration as a potential backup slot option.
