1: Cam Ward, QB – Miami
Week 11: | 25 COMP | 39 ATT | 3 TD | 0 INT | 164.4 RAT |
Season: | 241 COMP | 486 ATT | 32 TD | 6 INT | 174.0 RAT |
Best Fits: Titans, Browns, Raiders, Giants
By the Beat: “We’ve seen some electric stuff from Ward this season, no question. He’s made terrific throws between the numbers, over the top, in the RPO game and just about every other way this year. His footwork has improved, his anticipation is terrific and his feel for the game is the highest it’s ever been. However, as we saw on Saturday, he’s still way too loose. And if you’re looking for a QB in the top 10, that’s the type of thing that can be a deal-breaker.” – Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic
2: Ashton Jeanty, RB – Boise State
Week 11: | 34 ATT | 209 YDS | 6.1 YPC | 3 TD | 2 REC | 12 YDS | 0 TD |
Season: | 224 ATT | 1,734 YDS | 7.7 YPC | 23 TD | 16 REC | 93 YDS | 1 TD |
Best Fits: Cowboys, Bengals, Chargers, Broncos
By the Beat: “Jeanty had three touchdowns of 4, 2 and 1 yards, but he also had some of the longer runs that teams had been able to prevent him from getting by trying to stack the box in recent weeks. He had six runs of more than 10 yards, with a long of 46 yards. But he remained a consistent pretense throughout the night, carrying the ball 34 times. His 209 yards outpaced the rest of the offense, which combined for 184 total yards. “Ashton Jeanty is a warrior,” said Danielson. “He’s banged up, he takes shot after shot after shot after shot and just keeps swinging. He stays in there and finds a way to wear down defenses. Even to start the last drive of the game (that allowed Boise State to kneel out the clock), first play we give up on a TFL, which is the only thing you don’t want to have happen in that drive. The next run, he pops for a first down.” – John Wustrow of Blue Turf Sports
3: Dylan Sampson, RB – Tennessee
Week 11: | 30 ATT | 149 YDS | 5.0 YPC | 1 TD | 1 REC | -3 YDS | 0 TD |
Season: | 201 ATT | 1,129 YDS | 5.6 YPC | 20 TD | 12 REC | 94 YDS | 0 TD |
Best Fits: Cowboys, Chargers, Vikings, Texans
By the Beat: “Sampson already has broken the UT single-season record for rushing TDs. He entered the Mississippi State game with 19. Alabama’s Derrick Henry holds the SEC record with 28 rushing TDs during his 2015 Heisman Trophy season. And only nine players in SEC history have scored at least 20 rushing TDs in a season.” – Adam Sparks of Knoxville News Sentinel
4: Xavier Restrepo, WR – Miami
Week 11: | 4 REC | 78 YDS | 19.5 YPC | 1 TD | 0 ATT | 0 YDS | 0 TD |
Season: | 55 REC | 934 YDS | 17.0 YPC | 10 TD | 0 ATT | 0 YDS | 0 TD |
Best Fits: Saints, Broncos, Commanders, Patriots
By the Beat: “Down 12, the Hurricanes needed a score to have a chance at completing another comeback. On first down, Ward found a wide open Xavier Restrepo for a 38 yard score, bringing the deficit to five. At the beginning of the game, Ward hit Restrepo for a 21-yard gain. That catch broke Mike Harley’s record for most receptions ever by a Miami player, with 183. Restrepo finished the day with four catches for 78 yards and one touchdown.” – Jayden Gonzalez of The Miami Hurricane
5: Jaylin Noel WR – Iowa State
Week 11: | 8 REC | 167 YDS | 20.9 YPC | 2 TD | 1 ATT | -1 YDS | 0 TD |
Season: | 50 REC | 892 YDS | 17.8 YPC | 5 TD | 5 ATT | 15 YDS | 0 TD |
Best Fits: Patriots, Panthers, Browns, Titans
By the Beat: “Despite suffering its first of many penalties on the day, quarterback Rocco Becht helped lead the Iowa State offense down the field to take an early 7-0 lead thanks to a 27-yard touchdown by senior wide receiver Jaylin Noel. Noel, a Kansas City native, cherished the opportunity to show out in the stadium he grew up watching as a kid, as he finished his day leading the team with 167 yards on eight receptions and two touchdown catches at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday.” – Pavle Markovic of Iowa State Daily
6: Harold Fannin Jr., TE – Bowling Green
Week 11: | 10 REC | 137 YDS | 13.7 YPC | 2 TD | 0 ATT | 0 YDS | 0 TD |
Season: | 83 REC | 1,170 YDS | 14.1 YPC | 8 TD | 5 ATT | 49 YDS | 1 TD |
Best Fits: Bengals, Broncos, Colts, Chargers
By the Beat: “On the next play, Fannin Jr. caught a 10-yard touchdown pass, which was his eighth touchdown of the season. This broke yet another school record: the most touchdowns scored by a tight end in a single season. It also extended his record for most games in a single season with 100 receiving yards by a tight end in school history, with this being his seventh 100-yard game.” – Sam Morris of Falcon Media Sports Network