Joe’s Top 25 (Week 3)

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   QUARTERBACKS

  1. Cameron Ward, Washington St. v No. Colorado
  2. Jayden de Laura, Arizona v UTEP
  3. Dequan Finn, Toledo, v San Jose St.
  4. Michael Penix Jr. Washington @ Michigan St.
  5. Bo Nix, Oregon v Hawaii
  6. Jalen Milroe, Alabama @ So. Florida
  7. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado v Colorado St.
  8. Donovan Smith, Houston v TCU
  9. Brennan Armstrong, NC St. v VMI
  10. Tyler Shough, Texas Tech v Tarleton St.
  11. KJ Jefferson, Arkansas v BYU
  12. Riley Leonard, Duke v Northwestern
  13. Jalon Daniels, Kansas @ Nevada
  14. Chandler Morris, TCU @ Houston
  15. Garrett Shrader, Syracuse @ Purdue
  16. Darren Grainger, Georgia St. @ Charlotte
  17. DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon St. v San Diego St.
  18. Emory Jones, Cincinnati v Miami (OH)
  19. Will Howard, Kansas St. @ Missouri
  20. Jayden Daniels, LSU v Mississippi St.
  21. Jordan Travis, Florida St. @ Boston College 
  22. Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina v Duquesne
  23. Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma v Tulsa
  24. Cade Klubnik, Clemson v FAU
  25. Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest @ Old Dominion

 

   RUNNING BACKS

  1. Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss v Ga. Tech
  2. Blake Corum, Michigan v Bowling Green
  3. Marcus Carroll, Georgia St. v Charlotte
  4. Samson Evans, E. Michigan v UMass
  5. Ashton Jeanty, Boise St. v No. Dakota
  6. Ja’Quinden Jackson, Utah v Weber St.
  7. Dominic Richardson, Baylor v LIU
  8. Audric Estime, Notre Dame v C. Michigan
  9. Will Shipley, Clemson v FAU
  10. Jaydn Ott, Cal v Idaho
  11. Bucky Irving, Oregon v Hawaii
  12. Trey Benson, Florida St. @ Boston College
  13. Kimani Vidal, Troy v James Madison
  14. Damien Martinez, Oregon St. v San Diego St.
  15. Devin Neal, Kansas @ Nevada
  16. Ray Davis, Kentucky v Akron
  17. Nate Noel, Applachian St. v East Carolina
  18. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin v Ga. Southern
  19. Roman Hembry, Maryland v Virginia
  20. TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio St. v W. Kentucky
  21. Kevorian Barnes, UTSA v Army
  22. Marquez Cooper, Ball St. v Indiana St.
  23. Jonathon Brooks, texas v Wyoming
  24. Jo’Quavious Marks, Mississippi St. v LSU
  25. RJ Harvey, UCF v Villanova

 

   DEFENSE/ST

  1. Baylor v LIU
  2. Michigan v Bowling Green
  3. Miami v Beth.-Cookman
  4. Iowa v Western Michigan
  5. Notre Dame v Central Michigan
  6. Florida St. @ Boston College
  7. Washington St. v No. Colorado
  8. Utah v Weber St.
  9. Auburn v Samford
  10. Kentucky v Akron
  11. Texas A&M v UL Monroe
  12. Oregon St. v San Diego St.
  13. Georgia v South Carolina
  14. Alabama @ South Florida
  15. Clemson v FAU
  16. Penn St. @ Illinois
  17. Texas v Wyoming
  18. Wisconsin v Ga. Southern
  19. Duke v Northwestern
  20. NC St. v VMI
  21. Rutgers v Virginia Tech
  22. UCLA v NC Central
  23. Oklahoma @ Tulsa
  24. Kansas @ Nevada
  25. Cincinnati v Miami (OH)

 

   RECEIVERS

  1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St. v W. Kentucky
  2. Rome Odunze, Washington @ Michigan St.
  3. Jalen McMillan, Washington @ Michigan St.
  4. Troy Franklin, Oregon v Hawaii
  5. Evan Stewart, Texas A&M v UL Monroe
  6. Lincoln Victor, Washington St. v No. Colorado
  7. Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt v UNLV
  8. Luke McCaffrey, Rice v Texas Southern
  9. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio St. v W. Kentucky
  10. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizonav UTEP
  11. Terrell Vaughn, Utah St. @ Air Force
  12. Jamari Thrash, Louisville @ Indiana
  13. Erik Brooks, Fresno St. @ Arizona St.
  14. Tory Horton, Colorado St. @ Colorado
  15. Xavier Weaver, Colorado v Colorado St.
  16. Roman Wilson, Michigan v Bowling Green
  17. Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech v Tarleton St.
  18. Colbie Young, Miami v Beth.-Cookman
  19. Jacob Cowing, Arizona v UTEP
  20. Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest @ Old Dominion
  21. Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina v Duquesne
  22. Dayton Wade, Ole Miss v Georgia Tech
  23. Xavier Worthy, Texas v Wyoming
  24. Brian Thomas, LSU v Mississippi St.
  25. Antonio Williams, Clemson v FAU

 

   TIGHT ENDS

  1. Brock Bowers, Georgia v So. Carolina
  2. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford v Sac. St.
  3. Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas v Wyoming
  4. Tanner Koziol, Ball St. v Indiana St.
  5. Luke Lachey, Iowa v W. Michigan
  6. Amari Niblack, Alabama @ So. Florida
  7. RJ Maryland, SMU v Prairie View A&M
  8. Dallin Holker, Colorado St. @ Colorado
  9. Corey Dyches, Maryland v Virginia
  10. Jalin Conyers, Arizona St. v Fresno St.
  11. Justin Joly, UConn v FIU
  12. Holden Staes Notre Dame v C. Michigan
  13. Erick All, Iowa v W. Michigan
  14. Tre Watson, Fresno St. @ Arizona St.
  15. Drake Dabney, Baylor v LIU
  16. Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn v Samford
  17. Ethan Conner Troy v James Madison
  18. Payten Singletary, Cincinnati v Miami (OH)
  19. Isaac Rex, BYU @ Arkansas
  20. Anthony Landphere, Memphis v Navy
  21. David Martin-Robinson, Temple v Norfolk
  22. Gavin Bartholomew, Pitt @ W. Virginia
  23. Mark Redman, San Diego St. @ Oregon St.
  24. Sam Olson, San Jose St. @ Toledo
  25. Neal Johnson, Louisiana @ UAB

 

   KICKERS

  1. Matthew Dennis, Wake Forest v Old Dominion 
  2. Camden Lewis, Oregon v Hawaii
  3. Bert Auburn, Texas v Wyoming
  4. Will Reichard, Alabama v So. Florida
  5. Andres Borregales, Miami v B-Cookman
  6. Caden Davis, Ole Miss v Georgia Tech
  7. Jacob Barnes, La. Tech v No. Texas
  8. Valentino Ambrosio, Tulane @ So. Miss
  9. Alex Hale, Oklahoma St. v So. Alabama
  10. Seth Keller, Kansas @ Nevada
  11. Jace Feely, Colorado v Colorado St.
  12. Drew Stevens, Iowa v W. Michigan
  13. Nathaniel Vakos, Wisconsin v Ga. Southern
  14. Todd Pelino, Duke v Northwestern
  15. Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida St. @ Boston College
  16. Cole Becker, Utah v Weber St.
  17. Brayden Narveson, NC St. v VMI
  18. Griffin Kell, TCU @ Houston
  19. Isaiah Hankins, Baylor v LIU
  20. Carter Brown, Cincinnati v Miami (OH)
  21. Randy Bond, Texas A&M v UL Monroe
  22. Jayden Fielding, Ohio St. v W. Kentucky
  23. Andrew Glass, Kent St. v Central Conn. St.
  24. Zach Schmit, Oklahoma @ Tulsa
  25. R.J. Lopez, UCLA v NC Central