Week 5 of the college football season has a great slate of Saturday games. These are the best player prop bets to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Week 5 Prop Bets
Notre Dame at Arkansas: Jadarian Price Anytime TD (-135)
There was plenty of preseason hype around Notre Dame’s star running back, Jeremiyah Love, heading into this season. Deservedly so, because Love is an incredible back and has performed like it so far this season. However, the surprise performer of the season has been backup running back Jadarian Price. Price was a very productive backup for Love last season, but he has taken his game to another level in 2025. Despite having half as many carries as Love, Price has five rushing touchdowns on the season to Love’s three. Price had two rushing touchdowns against Texas A&M, then three in the win over Purdue. He is getting goal-line touches, but he is also capable of breaking a long run for a score. He should score another touchdown this week against one of the nation’s worst rush defenses. Arkansas ranks 108th in defensive EPA/rush and 127th in defensive rushing success rate. Notre Dame should pound the rock with both of its backs, and Price should add another touchdown to his season tally.
USC at Illinois: Jayden Maiava 270+ Passing Yards (-115)
Jayden Maiava has been one of the stars of the season so far in college football. Maiava is sixth in the nation in passing yards, with a flawless 9-0 TD-INT ratio. He has also used his legs effectively, with four rushing touchdowns to go with those passing numbers. This is a big game for USC, which struggled on the road in Big Ten games last season. Illinois got pulverized by Indiana last week, and USC needs to win this game to prove that it is also a College Football Playoff contender in this conference. Illinois ranks 75th in the country in defensive EPA/pass, and it has lingering injuries in the secondary, which are not helping. Maiava has hit this passing yards mark in three out of four games this season. In such an important game for USC, he should air it out and go for at least 270 passing yards against Illinois.
Texas A&M vs. Auburn: Kevin Concepcion Anytime TD (+115)
It has been a great start to the season for Texas A&M. It pulled off a big upset win over Notre Dame last week to skyrocket up the AP rankings. Now, it needs to back it up in SEC play with a win over Auburn. The Tigers have been a tale of two defenses, depending on whether they are facing the run or the pass. Against the run, they rank second in the country in EPA/play. Against the pass, they rank 114th in the country in EPA/play. This team is impossible to run on, but it can be attacked in the secondary. Marcel Reed proved last week that he can be a downfield passing threat, with Kevin “KC” Concepcion being one of his favorite targets. The NC State transfer has started the season well, with at least 70 receiving yards in each of his three games as an Aggie. He also has three touchdowns through three games. Concepcion is a great deep-ball threat and has a great chance to find the end zone against Auburn on Saturday.
