Intriguing NFL draft prospects in every conference championship game: Hutchinson, Pickett, more

College football’s conference championship game slate is loaded. Friday marks the beginning of a fun-filled two-day stretch of matchups that include the best teams from each conference. With 10 FBS conference title games on tap — plus a makeup Pac-12 game and a slew of FCS contests — we will get a glimpse of plenty of notable prospects who are battling for conference supremacy.

We’re inching closer to bowl season and the all-star game circuit, and we will begin to hear players announcing their intent to either return to school or declare for the draft. This weekend’s games include some players that could be making those headlines, and we’ll get to see them at least one more time on the playing field.

From the long-awaited SEC championship game, all the way to the SWAC title matchup, I wanted to highlight some prospects to keep a very close eye on. These are the guys who will pop up frequently on Friday and Saturday with big plays before getting a lot of attention in the lead-up to April’s draft. Here are the prospects that I have circled to watch closely this weekend.

Conference USA: Western Kentucky at UTSA

7 p.m. ET, Friday, CBS Sports Network

Bailey Zappe, QB, Western Kentucky

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