Joe’s Top 25 (Week 2)

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   QUARTERBACKS

  1. Caleb Williams, USC v Stanford
  2. Austin Reed, W. Kentucky v Hou. Christian
  3. Michael Penix Jr., Washington v Tulsa
  4. Dequan Finn, Toledo v Texas So.
  5. Garrett Shrader, Syracuse v W. Michigan
  6. KJ Jefferson, Arkansas v Kent St.
  7. Brayden Schager, Hawaii v Albany
  8. Tyler Shough, Texas Tech v Oregon
  9. Jordan Travis, Florida St. v So. Miss
  10. John Rhys Plumlee, C. Florida @ Boise St.
  11. Riley Leonard, Duke v Lafayette
  12. Bo Nix, Oregon @ Texas Tech
  13. Frank Harris, UTSA v Texas St.
  14. Drake Maye, North Carolina v App. St.
  15. Joe Milton, Tennessee v Austin Peay
  16. Byrum Brown, South Florida v FAMU
  17. Chandler Morris, TCU v Nicholls
  18. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland v Charlotte
  19. Jack Plummer, Louisville v Murray St.
  20. Jalen Milroe, Alabama v Texas
  21. Donovan Smith, Houston @ Rice
  22. Haynes King, Georgia Tech v So. Car. St.
  23. TJ Finley, Texas St. @ UTSA
  24. Mikey Keene, Fresno St. v E. Washington
  25. Michael Pratt, Tulane v Ole Miss

 

   RUNNING BACKS

  1. Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss @ Tulane
  2. Rasheen Ali, Marshall
  3. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin @ Wash. St.
  4. Will Shipley, Clemson v Charleston So.
  5. LeQuint Allen, Syracuse v W. Michigan
  6. Jo’quavious Marks, Mississippi St. v Arizona
  7. Blake Corum, Michigan v UNLV
  8. Ray Davis, Kentucky v E. Kentucky
  9. Kevorian Barnes, UTSA v Texas St.
  10. CJ Donaldson, West Virginia v Duquesne
  11. Sieh Bangura, Ohio @ FAU
  12. Blake Watson, Memphis v Arkansas St.
  13. Damien Martinez, Oregon St. v UC Davis
  14. Bucky Irving, Oregon @ Texas Tech
  15. Nicholas Singleton, Penn St. v Delaware
  16. Nathan Carter, Michigan St. v Richmond
  17. Marcus Carroll, Georgia St. v UConn
  18. Larry McCammon, FAU v Ohio
  19. Cody Schrader, Missouri v Middle Tennessee
  20. Jermaine Brown, UAB @ Georgia Southern
  21. DJ Giddens, Kansas St. v Troy
  22. Roman Hembry, Maryland v Charlotte
  23. Trey Benson, Florida St. v So. Miss
  24. Jawhar Jordan, Louisville v Murray St.
  25. TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio St. v Youngstown St.

 

   DEFENSE/ST

  1. Georgia v Ball St.
  2. Ohio St. v Youngstown St.
  3. Clemson  v Charleston So.
  4. LSU v Grambling St.
  5. Georgia Tech v So. Car. St.
  6. Michigan St. v Richmond
  7. Arkansas v Kent St.
  8. Indiana v Indiana St.
  9. Louisville v Murray St.
  10. Kentucky v E. Kentucky
  11. Duke v Lafayette
  12. Michigan v UNLV
  13. West Virginia v Duquesne
  14. Boston College v Holy Cross
  15. Army v Delaware St.
  16. Wyoming v Portland St.
  17. Maryland v Charlotte
  18. Florida v McNeese St.
  19. BYU v So. Utah
  20. South Carolina v Furman
  21. Iowa @ Iowa St.
  22. Missouri v Middle Tennessee
  23. Tennessee v Austin Peay
  24. Minnesota v E. Michigan
  25. Florida St. v Southern Miss

 

   RECEIVERS

  1. Rome Odunze, Washington v Tulsa
  2. Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii v Albany
  3. Jalen McMillan, Washington v Tulsa
  4. Malachi Corley, W. Kentucky v HCU
  5. Joshua Cephus, UTSA v Texas St.
  6. Terrell Vaughn, Utah St. v Idaho St.
  7. Jamari Thrash, Louisville v Murray St.
  8. Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest v Vanderbilt
  9. Troy Franklin, Oregon @ Texas Tech
  10. Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech v Oregon
  11. Erik Brooks, Fresno St. v E. Washington
  12. Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest
  13. Keon Coleman, Florida State v So. Miss
  14. Nick Nash, San Jose St. v Cal Poly
  15. Dalvin Smith, W. Kentucky v HCU
  16. Steven McBride, Hawaii v Albany
  17. Tre Harris, Ole Miss @ Tulane
  18. Luther Burden, Missouri v Middle Tenn. 
  19. Evan Stewart, Texas A&M @ Miami
  20. Lincoln Victor, Washington St. v Wisconsin
  21. Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech v NW St.
  22. Gage Larvadain, Miami (OH) @ UMass
  23. Ja’Mori Maclin, North Texas @ FIU
  24. Ashtyn Hawkins, Texas St. @ UTSA
  25. Xavier Legette, South Carolina v Furman

 

   TIGHT ENDS

  1. Oronde Gadsden, Syracuse v W. Michigan
  2. Brock Bowers, Georgia v Ball St.
  3. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford @ USC
  4. Luke Lachey, Iowa @ Iowa St.
  5. Ben Sinnott, Kansas St. v Troy
  6. Jalin Conyers, Arizona St. v Oklahoma St.
  7. RJ Maryland, SMU @ Oklahoma
  8. Michael Trigg, Ole Miss @ Tulane
  9. Corey Dyches, Maryland v Charlotte
  10. Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas @ Alabama
  11. Mason Taylor, LSU v Grambling
  12. Thomas Yassmin, Utah @ Baylor
  13. Cameron Hite, Wake Forest v Vanderbilt
  14. Jared Wiley, TCU v Nicholls
  15. Neal Johnson, Louisiana @ Old Dominion
  16. Sam Olson, San Jose St. v Cal Poly
  17. Drake Dabney, Baylor v Utah
  18. Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota v E. Michigan
  19. Justin Joly, UConn @ Georgia St.
  20. Isaac Rex, BYU v So. Utah
  21. Cade Conley, Marshall @ E. Carolina
  22. Kamari Morales, North Carolina v App. St.
  23. Mason Fairchild, kansas v Illinois
  24. Jaheim Bell, Florida St. v So. Miss
  25. Harold Fannin, Bowling Green v E. Ill.

 

   KICKERS

  1. Will Reichard, Alabama v Texas
  2. Denis Lynch, USC v Stanford
  3. Brock Travelstead, Louisville v Murray St.
  4. James Turner, Michigan v UNLV
  5. Matthew Dennis, Wake Forest v Vanderbilt
  6. Alex Raynor, Kentucky v E. Kentucky
  7. Alex Hale, Oklahoma St. v Arizona St.
  8. Harrison Mevis, Missouri v Middle Tenn.
  9. Jayden Fielding, Ohio St. v Youngstown St.
  10. John Hoyland, Wyoming v Portland St.
  11. Caden Davis, Ole Miss @ Tulane
  12. Seth Morgan, Memphis v Arkansas St.
  13. Zach Schmit, Oklahoma v SMU
  14. Todd Pelino, Duke v Lafayette
  15. Charles Campbell, Tennessee v Austin Peay
  16. Griffin Kell, TCU v Nicholls
  17. Valentino Ambrosio, Tulane v Ole Miss
  18. Kyle Ferrie, Mississippi St. v Arizona
  19. Andres Borregales, Miami v Texas A&M
  20. Bert Auburn, Texas @ Alabama