Joe’s Top 25 – Week 4

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   QUARTERBACKS

  1. Caleb Williams, USC @ Arizona St.
  2. Michael Penix, Washington v Cal
  3. Bo Nix, Oregon v Colorado
  4. Jayden de Laura, Arizona @ Stanford
  5. Kaidon Salter, Liberty @ FIU
  6. Dequan Finn, Toledo v W. Michigan
  7. Jalen Milroe, Alabama v Ole Miss
  8. Cameron Ward, Washington St. v Oregon St.
  9. Darren Grainger, Georgia St. @ Co. Carolina
  10. Chandler Morris, TCU v SMU
  11. Tyler Shough, Texas Tech @ W. Virginia
  12. Byrum Brown, So. Florida v Rice
  13. Austin Reed, W. Kentucky @ Troy
  14. Riley Leonard, Duke @ UConn
  15. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado @ Oregon
  16. Jayden Daniels, LSU v Arkansas
  17. Brennan Armstrong, NC St. @ Virginia
  18. Joe Milton, Tennessee v UTSA
  19. TJ Finley, Texas St. v Nevada
  20. Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma @ Cincinnati
  21. Drake Maye, North Carolina @ Pitt
  22. Jordan Travis, Florida St. @ Clemson
  23. Preston Stone, SMU @ TCU
  24. Haynes King, Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest
  25. Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest v Georgia Tech

 

   RUNNING BACKS

  1. Rasheen Ali, Marshall v Virginia Tech
  2. Ray Davis, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
  3. Blake Corum, Michigan @ Rutgers
  4. Marquez Cooper, Ball State v Ga. Southern
  5. Darius Taylor, Minnesota @ Northwestern
  6. Jo’quavious Marks, Miss. St. @ So. Carolina
  7. Kimani Vidal, Troy v W. Kentucky
  8. Bucky Irving, Oregon v Colorado
  9. Devin Neal, Kansas v BYU
  10. Marcus Carroll, Georgia St. @ Co. Carolina
  11. La’Damian Webb, So. Alabama v C. Michigan
  12. Jawhar Jordan, Louisville v Boston College
  13. Ashton Jeanty, Boise St. @ San Diego St.
  14. Braelon Allen, Wiscosnin @ Purdue
  15. Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss @ Alabama
  16. CJ Donaldson, West Virginia v Texas Tech
  17. Nate Noel, Appalachian St. @ Wyoming
  18. Harrison Waylee, Wyoming v Appalachian St.
  19. Trevor Etienne, Florida v Charlotte
  20. Sieh Bangura, Ohio @ Bowling Green
  21. Frank Gore, Southern Miss @ Arkansas St.
  22. DJ Giddens, Kansas St. v UCF
  23. Jordan Waters, Duke @ UConn
  24. Montrell Johnson, Florida v Charlotte
  25. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, New Mexico @ UMass

 

   DEFENSE/ST

  1. Georgia v UAB
  2. Michigan v Rutgers
  3. Florida v Charlotte
  4. Miami @ Temple
  5. Nebraska v La Tech
  6. Illinois v FAU
  7. Toledo v W. Michigan
  8. Minnesota v Northwestern
  9. Penn St. v Iowa
  10. Houston v Sam Houston St.
  11. Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
  12. Tulane v Nicholls
  13. Ohio @ Bowling Green
  14. Miami (OH) v Delaware St.
  15. Iowa St. v Oklahoma St.
  16. Fresno St. v Kent St.
  17. Indiana v Akron
  18. South Alabama v C. Michigan
  19. Texas @ Baylor
  20. NC State @ Virginia
  21. Syracuse v Army
  22. Marshall v Virginia Tech
  23. Old Dominion v A&M-Commerce
  24. Southern Miss @ Arkansas St.
  25. Southern Miss @ Arkansas St.

   RECEIVERS

  1. Jalen McMillan, Washington v Cal
  2. Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky @ Troy
  3. Rome Odunze, Washington v Cal
  4. Jamari Thrash, Louisville v Boston College
  5. Erik Brooks, Fresno St. v Kent St.
  6. Troy Franklin, Oregon v Colorado
  7. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St. @ Notre Dame
  8. Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii v New Mexico St.
  9. Steven McBride, Hawaii v New Mexico St.
  10. Tetairioa McMillan, Arizona @ Stanford
  11. Lincoln Victor, Washington St. v Oregon St.
  12. Tory Horton, Colorado St. @ Middle Tenn.
  13. Gage Larvadain, Miami (OH) v Delaware St.
  14. Luther Burden, Missouri v Memphis
  15. Xavier Legette, South Carolina v Miss. St.
  16. Derwin Burgess, Georgia Southern @ Ball St.
  17. Terrell Vaughn, Utah St. v James Madison
  18. Jacob Cowing, Arizona @ Stanford
  19. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio St. @ Notre Dame
  20. Luke McCaffrey, Rice @ So. Florida
  21. Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
  22. Caullin Lacy, South Alabama v C. Michigan
  23. Xavier Weaver, Colorado @ Oregon
  24. Robert Lewis, Georgia St. @ Co. Carolina
  25. Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest v Ga. Tech

 

   TIGHT ENDS

  1. Tanner Koziol, Ball St. v Ga. Southern
  2. Brock Bowers, Georgia v UAB
  3. Dallin Holker, Colorado St. @ MTSU
  4. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford v Arizona
  5. Ben Sinnott, Kansas St. v UCF
  6. RJ Maryland, SMU @ TCU
  7. Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas @ Baylor
  8. Corey Dyches, Maryland @ Michigan St.
  9. Jalin Conyers, Arizona St. v USC
  10. Isaac Rex, BYU @ Kansas
  11. Cade Stover, Ohio St. @ Notre Dame
  12. Jack Westover, Washington v Cal
  13. Erick All, Iowa @ Penn St.
  14. Amari Niblack, Alabama v Ole Miss
  15. Jaheim Bell, Florida St. @ Clemson
  16. Tyler Warren, Penn St. v Iowa
  17. Thomas Fidone, Nebraska v La. Tech
  18. Gavin Bartholomew, Pitt v No. Carolina
  19. Drake Dabney, Baylor @ Texas
  20. Mark Redman, San Diego St. v Boise St.
  21. Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn @ Texas A&M
  22. Mason Tharp, Texas Tech @ W. Virginia
  23. Tanner McLachlan, Arizona @ Stanford
  24. Chris Carter, No. Illinois v Tulsa
  25. Payten Singletary, Cincinnati @ Oklahoma

 

   KICKERS

  1. Matthew Dennis, Wake Forest v Ga. Tech
  2. Camden Lewis, Oregon v Colorado
  3. Dylan Lynch Fresno St. v Kent St.
  4. Andres Borregales, Miami @ Temple
  5. Denis Lynch, USC @ Arizona St.
  6. Dragan Kesich, Minnesota @ Northwestern
  7. Valentino Ambrosio, Tulane v Nicholls
  8. Bert Auburn, Texas @ Baylor
  9. Andrew Stein, Southern Miss @ Arkansas St.
  10. James Turner, Michigan v Rutgers
  11. Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida St. @ Clemson
  12. Liam Gray, Coastal Carolina v Georgia St.
  13. Camden Wise, James Madison @ Utah St.
  14. Griffin Kell, TCU v SMU
  15. Seth Keller, Kansas v BYU
  16. Harrison Mevis, Missouri v Memphis
  17. Peyton Woodring, Georgia v UAB
  18. Charles Campbell, Tennessee v UTSA
  19. Brady Denaburg, Syracuse v Army
  20. Diego Guajardo, So. Alabama v C. Michigan
  21. Tristan Alvano, Nebraska v Louisiana Tech
  22. Todd Pelino, Duke @ UConn
  23. Will Reichard, Alabama v Ole Miss
  24. Gianni Septic, Ohio @ Bowling Green
  25. Grady Gross, Washington v Cal