Power 5
- West Virginia RB CJ Donaldson has scored a rushing TD against all five of the Mountaineers’ FBS opponents this year.
- Houston WR Matthew Golden has only totaled five receptions for 51 yards in the Cougars’ last two games.
- Colorado WR Xavier Weaver has caught at least 7 passes in five of the last six games.
- Michigan RB Blake Corum only has one 100-yard rushing game this year, but he has scored in all seven games this season and has four multiple-TD games.
- Utah RB Ja’Quinden Jackson looked healthier on Saturday and finished with 94 yards and a TD against Cal, but teammate, and converted safety, Sione Vaki outdid him with 158 yards and 2 TDs.
- Illinois WR Pat Bryant has caught a TD pass in three straight games.
- After scoring a TD in each of the first three games of the year, Maryland RB Roman Hembry has not scored a TD in four straight games and is averaging 42.8 rushing yards throughout that stretch.
- Wake Forest has scored 16 or fewer points in three consecutive games. QB Mitch Griffis has thown 1 TD pass in the last three games after totaling 8 TD passes in the first three games.
- Virginia Tech WR Jaylin Lane posted his first 100-yard receiving game of the season on Saturday and has now scored in four of six games played this year.
- Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II posted his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game in the Cowboys’ win over Kansas. Gordon also added 116 receiving yards to his total numbers, and he has now scored in four of six games this year.
- Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. has thrown at least 4 TD passes in four of six games this year.
- Florida TE Arlis Boardingham has caught a TD pass in three of the Gators’ last four games.
- How do Jayden de Laura and Michael Wiley regain their starting spots in the Arizona offense?
- Washington State QB Cam Ward completed 22-of-30 passes against Arizona, but he only averaged 6.4 yards per pass attempt. Ward has accounted for just 1 TD in the Cougars’ last two games.
- Kansas State RB DJ Giddens’ 30-207-4 performance three weeks ago feels like Fool’s Gold now. Freshman QB Avery Johnson replaced injured starter Will Howard and ran for 5 TDs in the Wildcats’ 38-21 win at Texas Tech.
- Texas Tech QB Behren Morton left Saturday’s game against Kansas State with an injury and was replaced by freshman Jake Strong, who finished 15-of-28 for 173 and a TD, but he did throw 3 INTs.
- Oregon State WR Silas Bolden has caught a TD pass in three straight games and TE Jack Velling has caught 5 TD passes in the last two games.
- UCLA RB Carson Steele has posted back-to-back 100-yard rushing games and the Bruins have Stanford and Colorado in the next two weeks.
- Kentucky RB Ray Davis has scored at least 1 TD in every game this season. He has totaled 13 TDs, 8 rushing and 5 receiving.
- After a slow start to the season, North Carolina QB Drake Maye has accounted for 4 TDs in each of the Tar Heels’ last two games. WR Devontez Walker has caught six passes in each of his first two games this year.
- Miami WR Xavier Restrepo has caught at least six passes in five straight games and has totaled 23 receptions in the Hurricanes’ last two games.
Group 5
- Louisiana Tech RB Tyre Shelton’s consecutive run of 100-yard games ended with a 39-yard thud against Middle Tennessee. WR Smoke Harris has caught at least 10 passes in three of the last four games.
- Middle Tennessee WR Elijah Metcalf has caught a TD pass in three of the last four games.
- Coastal Carolina RB Braydon Bennett has scored a TD in four of the last five games.
- Liberty RB Quinton Cooley has topped the 100-yard mark in four of the last five games and has scored 3 TDs in the last two games.
- New Mexico State QB Diego Pavia has rushed for at least 95 yards in three of the Aggies’ last four games.
- Utah State WR Jalen Royals has caught two or more TD passes in three straight games. Teammate Terrell Vaughn has caught a TD pass in six of seven games this year.
- Kent State RB Jaylen Thomas has carried the ball at least 23 times in back-to-back games.
- Eastern Michigan RB Samson Evans has totaled only 121 yards on the ground in the last three games, but he has scored a rushing TD in three straight games.
- North Texas WR Ja’Mori Maclin caught 2 TD passes in the Mean Green’s win over Temple, and he has now scored in all six games this year.
- James Madison WR Elijah Sarratt has caught a TD pass in three of the last four games.
- Toledo RB Peny Boone posted his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game on Saturday. Boone has also scored 8 rushing TDs this season, and his emergence has undoubtedly stunted QB Dequan Finn’s fantasy potential, as the Rockets don’t have to rely on Finn to shoulder the rushing attack.
- The eternal optimist in me was holding out hope for Ball State RB Marquez Cooper, but the Cardinals have only averaged 10 points per game against FBS competition this year. They have scored 10 or fewer points four times.
- Navy FB Alex Tecza scored a rushing TD in Saturday’s win over Charlotte, and he has now scored a TD in three of the last four games.
- Miami, OH WR Gage Larvadain returned to the lineup and caught 2 TD passes in Saturday’s win at Western Michigan.
- FAU WR LaJohntay Wester has topped the 100-yard receiving mark four times this year and has caught nine or more passes in five consecutive games.
- Ohio RB Sieh Bangura and Ball State RB Marquez Cooper are in a tight race for MAC RB bust of the year.
- San Jose State RB Kairee Robinson has scored in all six games in which he has played this year and has three multiple-TD games.
- Texas State WR Joey Hobert posted his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game Saturday night and has now scored in four straight games.
- Georgia State RB Marcus Carroll scored a late TD in the Panthers’ win over Marshall to extend his scoring streak to six games this year.
- Marshall RB Rasheen Ali has scored two or more TDs in five of six games this year.
- Colorado State WR Tory Horton has caught at least 10 passes in four of the last five games.
- Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty has scored 2 or more TDs in four of the last five games and is averaging 206.5 scrimmage yards per game over the last four weeks.
- UTSA RBs Kevorian Barnes and Robert Henry have each scored 3 TDs in the past two games. WR Joshua Cephus has caught at TD pass in four straight games and in five of six games this year.