Joe’s Week 8 Notes & Observations

Power 5

  • In Boston College’s last two games, QB Thomas Castellanos has rushed for 270 yards and 6 TDs.
  • Oklahoma WR Nic Anderson has now caught a TD pass in five straight games.  In those five games, eight of his fourteen receptions have resulted in a TD. 
  • Wake Forest RB Demond Claiborne has scored four of the Demon Deacons’ last six offensive TDs.
  • Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II is averaging 176.8 rushing yards per game over the last four games.
  • West Virginia RB CJ Donaldson Jr. has scored in five consecutive games and in six of seven this year.
  • Missouri RB Cody Schrader has scored at least one rushing TD in five straight games.
  • In the last two weeks, Illinois RB Kaden Feagin has carried the ball 43 times for 181 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Tennessee WR Squirrel White has caught at least 9 passes for 100 yards in two of the Volunteers’ last three games.
  • Texas RB Jonathon Brooks came up one yard shy of posting his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game, but he did lead the team with 8 receptions.
  • Houston WR Matthew Golden caught 7 passes for 88 yards and 2 TDs against Texas after totaling only 5 receptions for 51 yards in the previous two games.  Teammate Joseph Manjack IV has caught a TD pass in three straight games.
  • Since Week 2, Virginia WR Malik Washington is averaging 125.7 receiving yards per game.
  • Rotation has squashed the fantasy appeal of Kansas State quarterbacks.
  • A bye week may have helped Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins, who posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the year in the Rebels’ road win over Auburn.
  • Auburn RB Jarquez Hunter has scored a rushing TD in three straight games and in four of his last five games.
  • Texas Tech RB Tahj Brooks has scored a rushing TD in four straight games and has rushed for at least 100 yards in five of the last six games.
  • Florida State RB Trey Benson has failed to score in three of his last four games and he has less than 40 yards rushing in three of his last five games.
  • LSU WR Malik Nabers has caught a TD pass in six of his last seven games and teammate Brian Thomas Jr. posted his fourth multiple-TD game of the season Saturday night.  QB Jayden Daniels has thrown at least 3 TD passes in six of his last seven games.
  • Utah RBs Ja’Quinden Jackson and Sione Vaki were a two-man show for second consecutive week in the Utes’ 34-32 win at USC.
  • USC QB Caleb Williams has accounted for only two TDs in the Trojans’ last two games.  RB Marshawn Lloyd has scored a rushing TD in four consecutive games and in six of the last seven games.
  • Not to be outdone by Caleb Williams, Washington QB Michael Penix has failed to account for a single TD in two of the last three games.
  • Arizona State RB Cameron Skattebo has scored a rushing TD in six of the last seven games.
  • A good sign for those fantasy owners that snagged Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor after his 13-294-3 blowup against Colorado…he followed up that performance by catching 8 passes for 90 yards in Saturday’s loss to UCLA.

 

Group 5

  • Middle Tennessee WR Elijah Metcalf has caught a TD pass in three consecutive games and in four of the last five.
  • Liberty RB Quinton Cooley has earned himself the ‘must start’ label after his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.  He has topped the 100-yard mark in five of the last six games and has scored 6 TDs in the last three games.  WR CJ Daniels has caught a TD pass in four of his last six games.
  • South Alabama RB La’Damian Webb has now scored a TD in six straight games and he has scored 2 or more TDs four times.  WR Caullin Lacy has posted six consecutive 100-yard receiving games.
  • Sam Houston State WR Noah Smith has caught at least 8 passes in four consecutive games and has scored 5 TDs in the last four games.
  • New Mexico State QB Diego Pavia has scored a rushing TD in three straight games.
  • For as difficult a chore it has been to project SMU receivers this year, tight end RJ Maryland has been fairly consistent, as he has caught a TD pass in four of six games. 
  • Air Force FB Emmanuel Michel is averaging 24.6 rushing attempts per game over the last five games, but has gone back-to-back weeks without a score after totaling 8 TDs during the first three weeks of that five-game stretch.
  • UAB RB Jermaine Brown Jr. has scored a rushing TD in three straight games.
  • Bowling Green RB Terion Stewart has rushed for at least 100 yards in four of the Falcons’ last five games.
  • Eastern Michigan RB Samson Evans has now scored a rushing TD in four straight games.
  • Just when I had written off Ball State RB Marquez Cooper, he goes for 162 yards and a TD in the Cardinals’ 24-17 win over Central Michigan.
  • North Texas WR Ja’Mori Maclin has caught a TD pass in all seven games this season.
  • Tulane RB Makhi Hughes has rushed for at least 100 yards and a TD in three consecutive games and WR Lawrence Keys has caught a TD pass in four straight games.
  • South Florida RB Nay’Quan Wright has rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games and has scored a TD in four of the last five games.
  • New Mexico RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt got banged up in Saturday’s win over Hawaii, but he still managed to post his fourth multiple-score game of the season and has scored at least one TD in six of seven games this year.
  • UTSA RB Robert Henry has scored a rushing TD in three straight games and in four of the last five.  Four of WR Tykee Ogle-Kellogg’s last ten catches have resulted in a TD.
  • After five consecutive games with at least 9 receptions, FAU WR LaJohntay Wester finished with a season-low 4 receptions for 14 yards against UTSA.
  • Arkansas State WR Courtney Jackson has caught a TD pass in four of the last five games.
  • UNLV RB Donavyn Lester has scored a rushing TD in four consecutive games.
  • Utah State WR Jalen Royals has caught a TD pass in four straight games and he has scored in six of the last seven games.
  • San Jose State RB Kairee Robinson extended his consecutive game scoring streak to seven and posted his fourth multi-TD game of the season in the Spartans’ win over Utah State.  Teammate Quali Conley has scored a rushing TD in three straight games.
  • Filling in for the injured Nate Noel, Appalachian State RB Kanye Roberts carried the ball 26 times for 109 yards in the Mountaineers’ 28-21 loss at Old Dominion.
  • Old Dominion RB Keshawn Wicks has scored 2 rushing TDs in back-to-back weeks.  Teammate Ladarius Calloway has rushed for at least 90 yards in each of the Monarchs’ last three games.
  • Georgia State RB Marcus Carroll posted his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season in the Panthers 20-17 win at Louisiana, but he failed to score a TD for the first time this year.

 

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