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Some of these 16 stats from Week 6 are just for trivia, but most are good to know as you look at fantasy trends/leaders across the season or for specific positions or teams (if you enjoy this post please share it!).

Alabama QB Mac Jones threw for 418 yards on Saturday. He and Dillon Gabriel (UCF) are the only QBs with two 400+ yard passing games this season.

North Texas WR Jaelon Darden caught 13 passes for 244 yards and 3 TDs last weekend. 244 yards eclipsed Reggie Roberson’s (SMU) previous season high of 243. It was the fourth 200 yard receiving game this season.

Missouri QB Connor Bazelak was the first QB to have 400 passing yards, 4 TD passes, 85% completion rate, and 0 interceptions in a game since 2017 (Max Browne, Pitt).

Houston held Tulane to 70 rushing yards, snapping Tulane’s streak of 56 consecutive games with at least rushing 100 yards (credit – Joseph Duarte)

RB Michael Carter (UNC) rushed for 17/214-2, while Najee Harris (Alabama) ran for 23/206-5 last weekend. There have only been 5 200+ yard rushing games this season, and those totals were 2nd & 5th on the list. Carter had the fewest carries of any back with 200 yards, only needing 17 attempts. Ulysses Bentley, SMU, has the season high with 227 yards.

Only 3 times this season has a QB passed for 200 yards and rushed for 100 yards in a game and 2 were in Week 6 – Sam Ehlinger, Texas, 287-112, and Asher O’Hara, MTSU, 268-106. The only other this year was Frank Harris, UTSA.

Iowa St RB Breece Hall ran for 27/135-2 last weekend. He now leads the nation in 100 yard rushing games this season with 4. Next with three 100 yards games are Spencer Brown (UAB), Khalil Herbert (Virginia Tech), & Joshua Mack (Liberty).

4 players have had three 100 yard receiving games this season – Jacob Cowing (UTEP), Jaylon Robinson (UCF), Gunner Romney (BYU), & Jaylen Waddle (Alabama).

Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill had 15 receptions for 79 yards last weekend. The last time a player had 15+ receptions and less than 79 yards was 2002. It was only the third time since the year 2000 that a player had less than 100 yards receiving when having 15 catches or more.

RB Najee Harris (Alabama) had 5 rushing TDs last weekend, while QB Sam Ehlinger (Texas) ran for 4 TDs. Harris’ TD total was a season-high, beating App State RB Daetrich Harrington’s 4. Only three times in 2019 did a player rush for 5+ TDs, with Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson’s 6 in a game the high.

Duke RB Deon Jackson had 30 rushing attempts for 169 yards on Saturday. It was only the 3rd time this season a player had 30 rushing attempts, and the first time a player with 30 didn’t rush for a TD.

South Florida QB Jordan McCloud passed for 298 yards but 0 TDs last weekend. That was the third highest passing yard total without a TD this season – the only two higher were Jack Abraham, Southern Miss (314) and Gavin Hardison, UTEP (302)

Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore leads the nation averaging 154.0 receiving yards per game. Terrace Marshall (LSU) is 2nd with 141.3. For reference in 2019 Omar Bayless (Arkansas State) led the nation averaging 127.2

Does it seem like the SEC has had a lot of high-scoring games so far? 5 of the top 6 passing yards per game leaders are from the SEC, only UCF QB Dillon Gabriel #2 breaks into the top 6 from other conferences.

Amongst tight ends, Memphis’ Sean Dykes leads the nation averaging 8 receptions per game. Boston College’s Hunter Long is close behind with 7.8.

One more tight end stat – in 2019 TEs Kylen Granson (SMU) and Josh Pederson (Louisiana-Monroe) led the nation for TEs with 9 TDs. Florida TE Kyle Pitts already has 7 TDs in 2020 through only 3 games. Amongst all receivers North Texas WR Jaelon Darden leads the nation with 9 TD catches.

For those of you who play College Fantasy Football, these are players who may be “free agents” in your league as the waiver wire claim period has likely already passed. Many other sources already offer waiver wire recommendations, so this is geared a little differently in case you missed out on waivers.

I’m not claiming these guys are going to be stars (but they may be!), but if you are in need at a position I consider them players whose potential value exceeds their Fantrax rostered % (potentially a similar principle for DFS as well).

• For right now this only includes the 6 leagues currently playing
• I strive to only list healthy players who have a game this week, but if not that is noted
• Every player listed this week is under 47% rostered as of mid-day Wednesday
• Stats after names are yards unless otherwise noted

QB Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 47% – Malik Willis, Liberty – 418 passing, 253 rushing
• 45% – Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech – 695 passing, 185 rushing
• 44% – Phil Jurkovec, Boston College – 823 passing
• 28% – Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – 539 passing
• 19% – Terry Wilson, Kentucky – 390 passing, 171 rushing
• 13% – Devin Leary, NC State – 501 passing
• 10% – Austin Aune, North Texas – 726 passing
• 6% – Collin Hill, South Carolina – 502 passing
• 4% – Stetson Bennett, Georgia – 451 passing
• 3% – Jordan Travis, Florida State – 222 passing, 139 rushing

RB Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 40% – Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech – 312 yards
• 34% – Joshua Mack, Liberty – 337
• 31% – Tyler Allgeier, BYU – 275
• 30% – D’Vonte Price, Florida Intl – 148
• 15% – Sean Tucker, Syracuse – 135
• 15% – Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky – 146
• 14% – Frank Gore, Southern Miss – 208 (130 last week)
• 1% – Stephon Huderson, Tulane – 149

WR Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 47% – Gunner Romney, BYU – 373 yards
• 36% – Zay Flowers, Boston College – 243
• 35% – Jacob Cowing, UTEP – 377
• 22% – Jason Brownlee, Southern Miss – 301
• 18% – Justin Garrett, UTEP – 287
• 14% – Kearis Jackson, Georgia – 209
• 14% – Taye Barber, TCU – 133
• 14% – DJ Turner, Pitt – 319 (186 last week)
• 12% – Dax Milne, BYU – 264
• 11% – Jarrin Pierce, MTSU – 286
• 3% – Josh Ali, Kentucky – 186

I take a look at some key stats & fantasy takeaways that stood out for 12 different teams last weekend. The “Stat to Know” from each team is bolded, as well as players who are mentioned.

Week 5 Passing Leaders (yards):

• 474 – Shane Buechele, SMU
• 435 – Mac Jones, Alabama
• 411 – Kenny Pickett, Pitt
• 339 – Austin Aune, North Texas
• 337 – Myles Brennan, LSU

Week 5 Rushing Leaders (yards):

• 208 – Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech
• 196 – JD King, Georgia Southern
• 150 – Sincere McCormick, UTSA
• 145 – Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
• 144 – Spencer Brown, UAB

Week 5 Receiving Leaders (yards):

• 243 – Reggie Roberson, SMU
• 186 – DJ Turner, Pitt
• 181 – John Metchie, Alabama
• 148 – Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State
• 147 – Kearis Jackson, Georgia

Fantasy Takeaways from Week 5 (teams listed in alphabetical order):

Alabama – I’ll admit, I came into this season thinking of QB Mac Jones as perhaps more of a game manager than a gunslinger, but he passed for 20/27, 435 yards & 4 TDS last Saturday. He is completing 74.5% of his passes this season. Going back to 2010, Alabama has only had five 400+ yard passing games, and 3 of those were by QB Tua Tagovailoa in 2019.

East Carolina – after two games 4 different players have between 16-19 rushing attempts (3 RBs & QB Holton Ahlers) with the leading rusher actually being RB Keaton Mitchell who has 66 yards on only 9 attempts. Stay away from ECU RBs unless a leader emerges.

Florida State – RB Lawrance Toafili rushed for 12/99 and 1 TD this week. On the season he is now the team’s leading rusher (163 yards) while averaging 8.2 yards a carry and also has 4 catches for 47 yards. Yes the opponent this week was Jacksonville State, but he was also the leading rusher against Miami last week (8/64) when La’Damian Webb was out.

Georgia State – RB Destin Coates rushed for 23/113-2 last weekend, and over 2 games is 57/263-3. The RB with the 2nd most attempts has 10. Coates is as much a featured back as any team has in the nation right now.

Kentucky – As you may have seen in the “Interesting Stats” post, Kentucky rushed for 400 yards yet lost the game this week. RB Kavosiey Smoke left the game with a rib injury and will be out a few weeks, so I think RB Chris Rodriguez’ (17/133-2 last week) stock is only improving.

MTSU – QB Asher O’Hara is back after a terrible start to the season. This week he threw for 217 yards and 1 TD, and rushed for 25/98 and 1 TD. The next leading rusher for MTSU had 6 carries for 10 yards. I was concerned he had no rushing game to support him the first two games of the year, but that clearly didn’t matter last weekend.

Mississippi State – Let’s look at the WRs now that we have 2 games of data – as a longtime fan of Mike Leach offenses I am also distinctly aware that often different WRs pop up from week to week. Of the 43 completed passes this week, 19 went to RBs. Among WRs only Osirus Mitchell (5/61) & Jaden Walley (6/56) had decent statlines, with WR JaVonta Payton getting the only TD (2/23-1). As a point of reference, Washington State had only one 1000 yard receiver in 2019, and none from 2016-18. I’m not saying a WR won’t break out, perhaps Mitchell, but I am saying history usually doesn’t support one true dominant WR.

North Texas – I mentioned this in the Interesting Stats from Week 5 post as well, but WR Jaelon Darden had 13/104-1 on a huge 20 targets last week. With WR Jyaire Shorter getting injured last week (he is out this week) that may help maintain Darden’s volume.

Ole Miss – QB Matt Corral not only threw for over 300 yards again this week (320 with 4 TDs), he also rushed 13 times for 51 yards. After two games, Corral is tied with RB Jerrion Ealy for the team lead in carries with 26. That stat has me high on Corral but also wary of any RBs right now.

South Carolina – When RB Marshawn Lloyd went down coaches said to expect RB by committee. In the season-opener carries were split, but this week RB Kevin Harris had 22/100-1 while also catching 4/27-1. RB Deshaun Fenwick was next this week with 6/32. On the season Harris has out-gained Fenwick 155-63. Looks like Harris may be establishing himself as RB1 with Fenwick as a nice change of pace back who has 9 catches for 69 yards.

Tulsa – How is Tulsa doing replacing the injured RB Shamari Brooks? This week RB TK Wilkerson rushed for 22/86-1, while RB Corey Taylor went for 11/60. In Tulsa’s first game Taylor was very limited as he was just coming out of covid-quarantine. The opening game leader RB Deneric Prince, was 8/41 this week. I might take a flyer on Wilkerson if you need a RB.

Virginia – QB Brennan Armstrong was 24/43-270-3 against Clemson. But what really stood out to me was that he rushed 22 times for 89 yards. The next leading rusher was RB Wayne Taulapapa with 13/47. Armstrong has more rushing attempts than any other Cavalier over 2 games plus is averaging 44 passes a game. I like that volume.

Some of these 16 stats from Week 5 are just for trivia, but most are good to know as you look at fantasy trends/leaders across the season or for specific positions or teams (if you enjoy this post please share it!).

UTSA RB Sincere McCormick rushed for 22/150-1 this week, and is the only player in the nation two have 2 150+ yard rushing games this season.

While teams have played different totals of games, it is still impressive that UCF has 2 of the top 5 FBS receiving yardage leaders in the nation – #2 Marlon Williams (388 yards) & #5 Jaylon Robinson (366 yards).

North Texas WR Jaelon Darden was targeted an amazing 20 times as he had 13 catches for 104 yards last weekend (13 receptions tied Marlon Williams (UCF) as a season-high). Boston College also had an impressively targeted-duo – TE Hunter Long (16 targets, 9/96) & WR Zay Flowers (14 targets, 8/61). For those who may recall, I raved about Long last week as well.

Last week I shared a concerning stat about Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard having the two worst 20 rush attempt performances of his career. Well playing against Kansas cures many a cold streak as he rushed for 20/145 and 2 TDs. The 7.3 yards per carry last weekend was the 5th best of his career when he gets 20+ attempts.

BYU QB Zach Wilson has thrown the ball 71 times this season with only 11 incompletions, a wild 84.5% completion rate. 2nd in completion % is Matt Corral, Ole Miss (76.7%), and 3rd is Mac Jones, Alabama (74.5%). As a reference point, LSU QB Joe Burrow led the nation last season (76.3%).

SMU WR Reggie Roberson caught 5 balls for 243 yards and 2 TDs last weekend, which was the highest yardage total of the season. Two other receivers topped 180 yards this week – DJ Turner, Pitt (8/186), John Metchie, Alabama (5/181), the 3rd and 6th highest totals of the season.

8 non-option QBs led their teams in rushing in week 5 – Asher O’Hara, MTSU (98), Nick Tronti, FAU (94), Brennan Armstrong, UVA (89), Max Duggan, TCU (79), Tyrrell Pigrome, WKU (55), Matt Corral, Ole Miss (51), Colby Suits, ULM (51), & Kenny Pickett, Pitt (40).

Texas A&M RB Ainias Smith, a converted WR, had 29 rushing yards & 123 receiving yards last weekend. Only 3 players have 75+ rushing yards and 150 receiving yards total this season – Smith (80/150), Travis Etienne, Clemson (243/172) & Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State (205/234).

5 QBs are averaging 40+ pass attempts a game this season – KJ Costello, Miss St (59.5), Dillon Gabriel, UCF (46.3), Brennan Armstrong, Virginia (44.0), Collin Hill, South Carolina (43.0), Myles Brennan, LSU (41.5)

Virginia Tech RB Khalil Herbert rushed for 208 yards on 20 carries on Saturday, the highest rushing total of the weekend, and 3rd highest total this season. JD King of Georgia Southern rushed for 21/196, 5th highest total this year.

Only 3 players have 2 10+ reception games this season – Shi Smith, South Carolina, Elijah Moore, Ole Miss, and Marlon Williams, UCF.

SMU QB Shane Buechele passed for 474 yards in week 5, the 2nd highest total so far this season. Alabama QB Mac Jones’ 435 yards was the 3rd highest total this year.

Kentucky is the first team to rush for 400 yards in a game this fall and lose, only happened three times in 2019 – Georgia State, Army, Ole Miss

Mississippi State QB KJ Costello completed 43 passes last weekend, highest for the school going back to 2000. The next highest total is Dak Prescott who had 38 in a 2015 game. Costello’s previous game total of 36 is 3rd.

Amongst players with at least 10 receptions this season, BYU WR Gunner Romney leads the nation averaging 23.3 yards per catch. 2nd is Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama (21.8) and 3rd is Reggie Roberson, SMU (21.5)

A bonus Boston College TE Hunter Long stat – only 7 receivers have 3 75+ yard receiving games this season, he is the only TE on the list.

For those of you who play College Fantasy Football, these are players who may be “free agents” in your league as the waiver wire claim period has likely already passed. Many other sources already offer waiver wire recommendations, so this is geared a little differently in case you missed out on waivers.

I’m not claiming these guys are going to be stars (but they may be!), but if you are in need at a position I consider them players whose potential value exceeds their Fantrax rostered % (potentially a similar principle for DFS as well).

• For right now this only includes the 6 leagues currently playing
• I strive to only list healthy players who have a game this week, but if not that is noted
• Every player listed this week is under 50% rostered as of mid-day Wednesday

QB Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 44% – Matt Corral, Ole Miss – 395 yards
• 43% – Malik Willis, Liberty – 418 passing, 253 rushing (questionable)
• 23% – Jarret Doege, West Virginia – 513 yards
• 21% – Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – 269 yards
• 5% – Collin Hill, South Carolina – 290 yards
• 2% – Bryson Lucero, UAB – 457 yards

RB Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 49% – Destin Coates, Georgia State – 150 yards
• 46% – Tre Harbison, Charlotte – 87 yards
• 39% – Rodrigues Clark, Memphis – 105 yards
• 35% – Joshua Mack, Liberty – 207 yards
• 35% – Cameron Carroll, Tulane – 251 yards (7 TDS! – bye this week)
• 34% – Oscar Adaway, North Texas – 222 yards
• 21% – Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State – 92 rushing, 153 receiving
• 10% – D’Vonte Price, FIU – 148 yards (bye this week)

WR Free Agents to Know (Fantrax rostered %):

• 46% – Rashee Rice, SMU – 240 yards
• 45% – Jordan Addison, Pitt – 169 yards
• 43% – Treylon Burks, Arkansas – 102 yards
• 35% – Shi Smith, South Carolina – 140 yards
• 29% – Jaylon Robinson, UCF – 255 yards
• 28% – Gunner Romney, BYU – 272 yards
• 27% – KeSean Carter, Texas Tech – 163 yards
• 13% – Adrian Hardy, Louisiana Tech – 148 yards
• 12% – JaVonta Payton, Miss State – 122 yards
• 9% – Lavel Davis, Virginia – 101 yards
• 5% – Jaray Jenkins, LSU – 85 yards
• 3% – Dax Milne, BYU – 175 yards

Some of these 18 stats from Week 4 are just for trivia, but most are good to know as you look at fantasy trends/leaders across the season or for specific positions or teams (at least I think they are interesting, leave me alone!).

Since 2015 QBs have passed for 600+ yards in a game only 4 times – Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech – 734, KJ Costello, Miss St – 623 this week, Anthony Gordon, Washington State – 606, Alan Bowman, Texas Tech – 605.

14 times this season a player has rushed for 3 TDs in a game, but Daetrich Harrington, Applachian State was the first player to rush for 4, which he did against Campbell last weekend. His 32 carries was the 2nd most in a game this season (Destin Coates, Georgia State-34).

Baylor RB Trestan Ebner is the only player since 2000 to have a rushing TD, receiving TD, and 2 kickoff return touchdowns in the same game

While Miami QB D’Eriq King passed for 267 yards and rushed for 65 yards last weekend, only one player has passed for 200+ and rushed for 50+ twice this year – Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech.

Syracuse RB Sean Tucker rushed for 112 yards against Georgia Tech last weekend. Syracuse’ leading rushers in the previous two games rushed for 40 and 30 yards. Tucker is the only Syracuse RB averaging more than 2.5 yards a carry (4.8)

There have only been 6 400+ yard passing games so far this season – the only player to make the list twice – Dillon Gabriel from UCF (417 & 408).

Boston College TE Hunter Long has caught 7/93-1 and 9/81-1 in his first two games of the season, strong numbers from the TE spot.

When Florida QB Kyle Trask threw for 416 yards last weekend it was the first time a Florida QB passed for 400+ since Tim Tebow did it in 2010.

Over his past two games Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard has rushed for 27/93 and 22/101. Hubbard has at least 20 rushing attempts 15 times in his career, and the past two weeks’ yard totals rank 14th and 15th on that list.

Amongst players who have played more than one game – Iowa St RB Breece Hall has the highest average rushing yards per game (128.5), next are SMU’s Ulysses Bentley (126.6), Liberty QB Malik Willis (126.5) and UTSA RB Sincere McCormick (125.6)

Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore had 227 yards receiving last weekend – it was the first time this year a player had over 200 yards. The next highest this year is 183 – Austin Watkins (UAB) & Osirus Mitchell (Miss. St)

When Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn rushed for 45 yards and received for 129 yards on Saturday it was the first time this season a player had rushed 40+ and received 100+ in a single game. The next two closest statlines also came last weekend, Kylin Hill, Mississippi State (34-158) & Wesley Kennedy, Georgia Southern (29-105).

Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller was the only player in the SEC to rush for over 100 yards in the SEC’s opening weekend as he rushed 8 times for 117 yards.

I’m officially down on Louisiana-Monroe RB Josh Johnson. After rushing for 1298 yards and 11 TDs in 2019, in 2020 over 3 games he has 38/108-0, a 2.8 avg. Perhaps he can have a breakout week like MTSU QB Asher O’Hara did this past weekend, but until then avoid.

Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson threw for 334 yards and rushed for 3 TDs against Oklahoma. He was the first player with that combo (300+ & 3 rush) this season. It only happened 5 times in 2019, ironically twice by Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts.

The QBs from the two SEC Mississippi schools (KJ Costello and Matt Corral) passed for over 1000 yards combined last weekend (1018).

Florida TE Kyle Pitts 4 receiving TDs was the most of any player in a game this season. 3 players have caught 3 TDs in a game – Johnathan Adams (Arkansas State), Jaelon Darden (North Texas), & Joshua Moore (Texas).

Only 2 players have rushed for 2+ TDs in 3 games this season – Ulysses Bentley, SMU & Cameron Carroll, Tulane.

I take a look at some key stats & fantasy takeaways that stood out for every SEC team’s opening game last weekend. The “Stat to Know” is bolded, as well as players who are mentioned.

Opening Week SEC Passing Leaders (yards):

• 623 – KJ Costello, Miss St
• 416 – Kyle Trask, Florida
• 395 – Matt Corral, Ole Miss
• 345 – Myles Brennan, LSU
• 290 – Collin Hill, South Carolina

Opening Week SEC Rushing Leaders (yards):

• 117 – Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
• 98 – Najee Harris, Alabama
• 86 – Ty Chandler, Tennessee
• 79 – Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
• 71 – Zamir White, Georgia

Opening Week SEC Receiving Leaders (yards):

• 227 – Elijah Moore, Ole Miss
• 183 – Osirus Mitchell, Miss State
• 170 – Kyle Pitts, Florida (TE)
• 158 – Kylin Hill, Miss State (RB)
• 140 – Shi Smith, South Carolina

Teams (listed in alphabetical order):

Alabama – RB Najee Harris (98-3) and WRs Jaylen Waddle (8/134-2) & DeVonta Smith (8/89) all were the studs we expect them to be. What actually stood out to me though was QB Mac Jones’ stats – 18/24-249-2. Not outstanding from a shear volume perspective, but I liked the 75% completion percentage. In 2019 Tua Tagovailoa completed 71.4% of his passes, in 2018 it was 69%. If Jones can complete passes at the same clip as Alabama has the past few years that is a great indicator for the overall success of all the pieces around him.

Arkansas – No one usually runs that well against Georgia, but RB Rakeem Boyd disappointed with an 11/21-0 performance on the ground. WR Treylon Burks hauled in 7/102-1, right at 50% of Arkansas’ 203 passing yards. Burks was targeted 11 times, the next highest was 6.

Auburn – RB by committee led to DJ Williams (8/21-1), Shaun Shivers (6/29), and Tank Bigsby (6/15) all disappointing fantasy owners. The standout was WR Seth Williams with 6/112-2. In 12 games last season Williams had 6 games under 50 yards receiving along with 6 games over 50 yards, so it’s too soon for me to call this a breakout, but it’s a hopeful start.

Florida – When is QB Kyle Trask throwing for 416-6 somehow not the highlight? When your TE (really a hybrid WR) Kyle Pitts catches 8/170 for 4 TDs. 4 TD receptions was the most in a game by any player so far this season. To give Trask his deserved props, 416 and 6 were both career highs.

Georgia – QB D’Wan Mathis just didn’t look ready, passing for 8/17-55-0 in his first game as the starter. Stetson Bennett on the other hand looked like he was comfortable, throwing for 20/29-211-2. JT Daniels will be medically cleared this week, and I’m not writing Mathis off just yet, but it sure seems like Daniels is going to get his chance.

Kentucky – It was RB by committee (which it could be all season) as AJ Rose (10/31), Christopher Rodriguez (9/13) & Kavosiey Smoke (7/62-1) split carries. QB Terry Wilson had a solid first outing after his injury last year (239-1, 13/42), but what stood out to me the most was WR Josh Ali catching 9/98, getting 13 targets while the next highest was 5.

LSU – Yet another SEC team this week that was RB by committee with none of Chris Curry, Tyrion Davis-Price or John Emery getting more than 11 carries or 47 yards. QB Myles Brennan isn’t Joe Burrow yet but the volume was there – 27/46-345-3, which is very promising. As expected Terrace Marshall was the top WR (8/122-2), but the 2nd best of the day may have been a surprise, Jaray Jenkins brought in 5/85.

Mississippi State – You already know QB KJ Costello passed for 623-5, but who did he throw it to? Four players got 9+ targets, but only 3 of those had big stat days – RB Kylin Hill (8/158-1 receiving, 7/34 rush) & WRs Osirus Mitchell (7/183-2), JaVonta Payton (6/122). While Mike Leach offenses typically spread the ball around to a lot of receivers, Mitchell and Payton look to be strong plays right now until we get a few more games of data.

Missouri – QB Shawn Robinson started the game, but QB Connor Bazelak also got time. Keeping in mind that he was playing against the Alabama defense in the season-opener, Robinson’s 19/25-185-1 stood out to me for completing 76% of his passes. Unfortunately Robinson had negative rushing yardage on the day. Bazelak was 7/14-68 as the game got out of hand, but did rush for a TD. Robinson did enough to be the starter, and I’m eager to see what he can do against some lesser defenses.

Ole Miss – Most in the fantasy community may have been hoping for QB John Rhys Plumlee to be the guy this year, but instead QB Matt Corral delivered in a big way. Corral threw for 395-3 and rushed for 13/50, while Plumlee threw 1 pass for 3 yards and rushed 4/4. Corral’s favorite target was WR Elijah Moore with a monster 10/227-0. And for those needing a TE, transfer Kenny Yeboah impressed in his first game as a Rebel with 5/91-1.

South Carolina – QB Collin Hill impressed, throwing for 25/39-290-1 in his first start since transferring from Colorado State. In his first two games last season (at CSU) before getting injured, Hill passed for 374 and 367 yards, so he can sling it. Hill’s go-to WR was Shi Smith, 10/140-1 on 15 targets. I liked Hill a lot last year before he was injured, and Smith should also be rostered/started immediately if he is available.

Tennessee – QB Jarrett Guarantano passed for 19/31-259-1. 259 yards was the 4th highest total of his career. On the ground RB Ty Chandler was much more productive per carry (13/86 – 6.6 avg), than RB Eric Gray (12/40 – 3.3 avg), although Gray had a rushing TD & also caught one pass for 31 yards.

Texas A&M – None of Texas A&M’s unproven receiving corps stood out, as QB Kellen Mond only passed for 189 yards on the day against Vanderbilt. I think RB could be a play this season here, but Texas A&M curiously only gave RB Isaiah Spiller 8 carries as he ran for 117 yards. RB Ainias Smith, a converted WR, rushed for 10/51-1 while catching 2/27.

Vanderbilt – They are extremely inexperienced on the offensive side of the ball this season, and new QB Ken Seals got the start and passed for 20/29-150-1. They are running a new spread offense, and Seals was efficient but only averaged 7.5 yards a completion. Hopefully as he gets more comfortable he’ll start looking downfield more (if the O-line allows time). The only RB or WR who stood out was WR Amir Abdur-Rahman who caught 5/72-1. (If I might editorialize – as I did my undergrad work at Vanderbilt I will say I am pleased at the attempt at a spread offense. Vandy will never out-recruit the rest of the SEC nor will they control the line of scrimmage. Their best attempt at winning in the SEC is out-scheming opponents, so I’m rooting for the spread.)

I take a look at some key stats & fantasy takeaways that stood out for most FBS teams that played last weekend. The “Stat to Know” is bolded, as well as players who are mentioned.

(Teams listed in alphabetical order)

Appalachian State – After 2 games WR Thomas Hennigan has pulled in 10/208-1, with the next closest receiver Malik Williams having 8/82. With Corey Sutton having opted out, Hennigan has emerged.

Boston College – New QB Phil Jurkovec was effective and efficient, with 17/23-300-2, but the standout to me was WR Zay Flowers who caught 5/162-1. Flowers is a must add/play to me right now, especially with Kobay White being out, potentially long-term.

Duke – QB Chase Brice now has two games under his belt this season, and in each game he has completed 54% of his passes. While the volume of attempts is solid (37 & 42), 54% isn’t going to get it done long-term.

Georgia State – The big takeaway here was RB Destin Coates putting up 34/150-1. Coates is the only FBS player so far this season to have 30+ rushing attempts in a game.

Georgia Tech – QB Jeff Sims is averaging 260.5 yards passing and 73 yards rushing over his first 2 games. While it’s still early, he is looking like a true dual-threat (rather than a run-first type).

Liberty – QB Malik Willis shined with 21/168-3 on the ground, and 13/21-133-0 in the air. That Willis called his own number for 3 rushing TDs reduced the value of RB Joshua Mack a bit, who had 100 yards rushing but 0 TDs.

Louisiana-Monroe – RB Josh Johnson ran for 1298-11 in 2019, but hasn’t gotten on track so far this year. His 2 games have been 12/38 & 17/51, a 3.1 average. I’m not ready to give up on him, but I also wouldn’t want him in my lineup right now.

Louisville – I was intrigued by WR Braden Smith after his 4/110 in game 1, but he came back to earth with 1/36 on only one target in game 2.

Miami – QB D’Eriq King led Miami to a strong 47-34 win over Louisville, and while he passed for 325-3, he only rushed 8 times for 9 yards. Expectations from the game 1 highlight reel have been tempered from a hoped-for dual-threat stat explosion.

Middle Tennessee State – QB Asher O’Hara can’t seem to get it going this season. He’s now averaging 77.5 yards passing and 31.5 yards passing over 2 games. One possible culprit is the team’s rushing attack, the next highest rusher on the season has 40 yards. We have seen O’Hara be great, this isn’t it.

Navy – While QB Xavier Arline got the start, he was replaced by QB Dalen Morris who won his job back with a solid performance. Most surprising to me was the passing, Morris was 6/11-139-1, while only rushing for 13/23. Unfortunately a Navy QB who isn’t putting up big rushing numbers isn’t fantasy-worthy.

North Carolina State – they came into the game with a bunch of ORs at RB, and there isn’t much clarity after their season-opener. Ricky Person had 14/99-2, while Zonovan Knight had 11/97-1 & Jordan Houston rushed for 12/54. All 3 had at least 2 receptions as well. This is still a wait-and-see for me.

North Texas – RB Oscar Adaway again impressed, with 20/104 this week. Coming into the season the RB position was assumed to be a share between DeAndre Torrey and Tre Siggers, but Adaway is the team’s leading rusher, while Siggers is dealing with an injury.

Notre Dame – The RB who jumped out this week was C’Bo Flemister who rushed for 13/127-1. With Notre Dame blowing out South Florida 52-0 a lot of backs got work, and RB Kyren Williams was solid again after his first game breakout with 10/62 this week.

Oklahoma State – RB Chuba Hubbard ran for 27/93-1 – while the yards per carry isn’t outstanding from a fantasy perspective the 27 carries is good news. 27 is the 5th highest rushing attempts total of his career, but the bad news is it is his lowest rushing yard total for any game where he has had at least 18 carries.

Pitt – WR Jordan Addison continues to impress, receiving 7/57-1 last game. Addison has twice as many receptions as any other Pitt receiver on the season (14 to 7).

SMU – RB Ulysses Bentley was the best RB in FBS last weekend, rushing for 19/227-3. Over 2 games he now has 30/276, a 9.2 average. When you think SMU, start thinking RBs too.

Southern Miss – WR Tim Jones had a monster game with 8/160-2, He is one of only 3 players with 2 100+ receiving yard games on the season – Jacob Cowing (UTEP), Rashee Rice (SMU). Jones did miss the end of the game with a soft-tissue injury, so that should be monitored.

Syracuse – RB Jawhar Jordan has now rushed for 27/66-0 on the season, a 2.4 average. And he is their leading rusher. I wouldn’t even glance at Syracuse RBs until/unless something changes here.

Tulane – RB Tyjae Spears has rushed for 105 and 119 yards his last two games, one of only 3 FBS players to have 2 100+ rushing yards games this season – Cam’Ron Harris (Miami), Oscar Adaway (North Texas).

Tulsa – With the news that RB Shamari Brooks was out with a torn ACL and RB Corey Taylor still slowly returning from quarantine, RB Deneric Prince was the leading rusher putting up 13/82-0. I’m not ready to jump on Prince just yet but he does have my attention, I more want to see what a 100% Taylor can do.

UCF – WR Marlon Williams pulled in 10/154-2 on 13 targets in UCF’s first game of the season. With Tre Nixon appearing out with an injury, and Dillon Gabriel slinging it, I’m high on Williams right now.

UTEP – WR Jacob Cowing over 3 games this season has totaled 19/275-0. He’s twice gone over 100+ yards and is averaging 6.3 catches and 91.7 yards a game. The 0 TDs so far is discouraging though.

UTSA – QB Frank Harris could be emerging as one of the top dual-threat QBs in the nation as after 2 games he has passed for 438-2 and rushed for 161-5. I would start/grab him without hesitation until we see otherwise.

Wake Forest – So what to think of RB Kenneth Walker exploding for 27/131-3 against NC State? It was his 3rd 100+ yard game over two seasons, and 10 more carries than he’d ever gotten before. He has a 5.6 average over 131 attempts for his career, so he’s on my radar.

Western Kentucky – WR Jahcour Pearson was tied for the team lead in receptions this season with 9, but he announced Monday he was entering the transfer portal. WR Mitchell Tinsley is 9/107-2 on the season, and while I’m personally not big on QB Tyrrell Pigrome‘s passing game, Tinsley might be the go-to receiver now. On the RB side of things, Gaej Walker has not only rushed for 20/53-1 over 2 games, a 2.7 average, not good at all.

Everyone knows Sam Ehlinger & Spencer Rattler had big games, but not everyone is able to dig into every single box score each weekend, so I’ll do it for you this week, looking at some key stats & fantasy takeaways that stood out for each FBS team last weekend. The “Stat to Know” is bolded, as well as players who are mentioned.

(Teams listed in alphabetical order)

Appalachian State – The running game was the highlight as RB Camerun Peoples rushed for 13/102-1 (despite missing some time), RB Marcus Williams had 14/117-1, while RB Daetrich Harrington had 15/60-2. While from a fantasy perspective it’s a little challenging to navigate 3 productive RBs on one team, any of these guys are worth a look until/if a leader emerges.

Arkansas State – WR Jonathan “Jay” Adams was a stud, you saw the highlights all day Saturday. On Saturday he had 8/98-3 receiving, and while WR Dahu Green didn’t dress, no reason to think Adams won’t be a primary target all year, whether Bonner or Hatcher is at QB (still not a fan of the shared time).

Army – RB Jakobi Buchanan rushed for 11/106-2 after only putting up 9/33-0 in Army’s first game. QB Christian Anderson led the team in carries with 21 (95 yards) despite missing some time. You know Army is going to run the ball, but with carries being inconsistent from week to week so far, the QB is the safest bet.

Charlotte – RB Tre Harbison was listed as RB2 on the depth chart but rushed for 17/87-1 as compared to the listed RB1 Aaron McAllister who had 2/16-0. Harbison looks like the guy going forward.

Clemson – WR Amari Rodgers emerged as the top receiver in this game, grabbing 5 catches for 90 yards. TE Braden Galloway was next, going 5/60-0. No other receivers had more than 3 targets.

Coastal Carolina – QB Grayson McCall unexpectedly got the start over Bryce Carpenter and Fred Payton. McCall was an effective 11/18-133 with 3 TDs in the air, and ran for 11/73 and 2 TDs. It looks like it is now his job to lose.

Duke – New QB Chase Brice (Clemson transfer) had a tough first opponent in Notre Dame, but still threw for 20/37-259-0. While the completion percentage needs to improve, the yards per completion was solid (12.95). He also attempted 10 runs, although for only 16 yards and 1 TD.

Florida State – Despite high hopes under a new coach, QB James Blackman was mediocre, passing for 23/43-198-1. The RB position had been listed with an OR, but La’Damian Webb got 13 carries (39 yards) to only 6 carries for Jashaun Corbin (18 yards). Both had an awful 3 yard average, but my lean is to Webb because of the higher workload.

Georgia Southern – This is again the QB Shai Werts show. RB Wesley Kennedy was out, which took away one running threat, but Werts passed for 7/13-53-1 and ran for 14/155-1. They barely beat Campbell, which is worrisome even with 30+ players out.

Georgia Tech – It leaked out the day before the game that QB Jeff Sims would be getting his first start. Sims showed something a QB Georgia Tech hasn’t seen in a long time, throwing for 24/35-277-1, while also rushing for 13/64-0. The 24 completions was the most by a GT QB since 2003 (credit @MFlynnGT). Grab Sims now.

Iowa State – QB Brock Purdy simply had a bad game after an outstanding season last year. He threw for 16/35-145-0. Completing less than 50% of your passes against a non-con opponent while the running game was still successful (RB Breece Hall 20/103-1) is concerning.

Kansas – QBs Thomas MacVittie and Miles Kendrick were listed a co-starters, but MacVittie left with an injury after passing for an uninspiring 5/9-20. Kendrick was a solid 15/24-156 with 2 TDs. To be honest I’d avoid this QB situation for now until we learn more about MacVittie’s injury, and instead run out their WRs (or RB Pooka Williams if his Saturday injury proves to be minor).

Kansas State – While not huge totals, RB Deuce Vaughn (5 foot 5, 168 lbs) rushed for 12/47-1 and caught one ball for 24 yards, he is one to watch although doubtful he can be the primary ballcarrier. But the standout to me amongst a receiving corps missing several players was WR Chabastin Taylor, 4/98-0, a very nice 24.5 average. Taylor only had 161 receiving yards last season, so it will be interesting to see what happens when some other WRs (Youngblood, Gill) return.

Louisiana – Despite a great win over Iowa State, no one really stood out on the stat sheet (other than special teams) with the exception of WR Peter LeBlanc, who had 5/82-1. The next top receiver only had 22 yards, and LeBlanc had more than half the team’s passing yards total.

Louisiana-Monroe – A poor showing all-around as they only scored 7 points. New QB Colby Suits was efficient, going 14/19-148-1. His top target was TE Josh Pederson, 5/56-0 on 7 targets.

Louisville – QB Micale Cunningham again has a strong stable of WRs at his disposal, and while Tutu Atwell (7/78) and Dez Fitzpatrick (4/110-1) had good performances, Braden Smith also stood out with a 4/110-0 game. Smith was only targeted 4 times compared to 8 for the other two, so it will have to be seen how the ball is spread around in the future.

Miami – they killed it on the ground rushing for 337 yards as a team, but the real story of the game were the expectations around the performance of QB D’Eriq King in his first game for The U. He had 141-1 passing with 12/83-1 rushing. His passing numbers were average, but he looked electric when tucking the ball and running. For historical reference, 141 yards passing is his 17th highest passing total in college, while 83 yards rushing tied for his 8th highest total. So basically he has a lot more upside as he settles into the Miami offense.

North Carolina – A balanced effort from the highly-talented offense. Perhaps the most curious stat of the game to me was WR Dyami Brown was 6/94-0 on 9 targets, while WR Dazz Newsome was 2/25-0 on only 3 targets. Too early to draw any real conclusions, but it does have my attention.

Notre Dame – RB Kyren Williams was awesome in his first game at RB1, rushing for 19/112-2 and catching 2 balls for 93 yards (although targeted 6 times). As Notre Dame looks for WRs to emerge and/or get healthy, Williams may be the primary option on offense.

Oklahoma – You already know new QB Spencer Rattler looked fantastic (14/18-290-4), but what about the RBs? News came out earlier in the day that Marcus Major would likely start with TJ Pledger likely out. Unfortunately Major had a subpar day against a bad Missouri State team, rushing for 11/31-0. Seth McGowan was the leader on the ground, going for 9/61-1.

Pitt – They destroyed Austin Peay, 55-0, with many starters only playing part of the game and the 3rd and 4th quarters shortened to 10 minutes. Despite missing some receiving options, QB Kenny Pickett was his usual reliable self, passing for 14/20-277-1. The backfield may be RB by committee, and the blowout didn’t give any clarity to that.

South Alabama – There is a lack of clarity whether QB Desmond Trotter may have been nursing an injury, but he threw only 8 passes, while Chance Lovertich relieved him and threw for 18/27-262-2. WRs Kawaan Baker & Jalen Tolbert both had over 100 yards receiving, keeping Tolbert on a hot streak the past 3 games.

South Florida – Jordan McCloud was part of a 3-man QB rotation, perhaps in part to Citadel being the opponent, but only passed for 11/16-68-1, not inspiring with a 6 yard average per completion. RBs Johnny Ford (9/71) and Kelley Joiner (8/87) both looked solid splitting carries.

Syracuse – They looked terrible against UNC. WR Taj Harris had 5/64 receiving, but was targeted 15 times, 10 more than any other player on the team.

Texas – You already know QB Sam Ehlinger went for 426-5, and none of the RBs stood out. But at WR Joshua Moore was 6/127-1, while Michigan transfer Tarik Black had 5/80-1. With Jordan Whittington out 3-4 weeks with an injury, it is time for each of those guys to solidify their roles.

Texas State – QB Tyler Vitt returned after missing the first game under COVID protocols, and replaced QB Brady McBride who was out Saturday for COVID reasons. Vitt passed for 26/40-346 and 4 TDs. The question will be who will start (or will they split time) whenever the team has both QBs available at the same time.

Texas Tech – After an early-season injury last year, QB Alan Bowman was back producing the numbers you are used to seeing from a Texas Tech QB, passing for 38/52-430-2. The Tech defense allowed Houston Baptist to pass for a ridiculous 566 yards, which may mean that Bowman will need to air it out all season long just to overcome the defense.

Tulane – What was a crowded Tulane backfield the past few years now appears to belong to RB Tyjae Spears. Spears rushed for 11/105-0 on Saturday, with 2/30 receiving.

UAB – As I mentioned last week, UAB again shared QB snaps (although some came in the 4th when the game was out of reach). QB Tyler Johnston went 15/24-150-1 passes while backup QB Bryson Lucero looked much more pedestrian against tougher competition, going 4/11-55 (as compared to 7/9-83 last week). Two weeks is enough to draw some conclusions, and the shared QB snaps would scare me away from either of these guys until things change.

UTEP – RB Deion Hankins had a breakout 100+ yard performance in his first game against Stephen F Austin, but against Texas was only able to rush for 11/34, a 3.1 average.

UTSA – RB Sincere McCormick and QB Frank Harris both had big games. McCormick had 29/197-1, a strong 6.8 average with that many carries. While Harris’ passing numbers were average, 23/39-161-1 (a lot of short safe passes for only a 7 yard average per completion), he ran for 11/51 with 3 TDs. Harris is a true dual-threat who should continue to produce big stats.

Wake Forest – With almost a complete turnover of the WR corps, this was my area of interest for this game. 3 players rose to the top in game 1, with Taylor Morin being the clear leader, grabbing 9/93-1. Also of note were Jaquarii Roberson (4/92) and Donavon Greene (3/76).

West Virginia – Even against an overmatched opponent (EKU), QB Jarret Doege had an impressive line – throwing 19/25-228-3. Regardless of opponent, completing 76% of your passes shows an offense that is running crisply as well as good reading of defense.

Western Kentucky – As I’ve said before, not all stats to know are good – RB Gaej Walker curiously struggled, with a very rough 9 carries for 19 yards and a TD. New QB Tyrrell Pigrome (Maryland transfer) kept to his running ways, with 17/68 on the ground, and 10/23-129-1 in the air.

One game is a small sample size, but it’s not too early to see some key stats and trends that stood out for each FBS team last weekend. The “Stat to Know” is bolded, for right now they are pretty straight-forward, as more games are played we’ll start to offer more and deeper stat comparisons between teams and seasons.

Central Arkansas (FCS) @ UAB:

UAB – The play of QB Bryson Lucero (7/9, 83 yards, 1 TD) was the biggest surprise in this game. Lucero looked like he was getting scheduled series, and you have to keep in mind this was against an overmatched FCS opponent, but one has to wonder if he may eat into starting QB Tyler Johnston‘s stats continually this season.

South Alabama @ Southern Miss:

South Alabama – The passing game was the highlight here. QB Desmond Trotter went for 16/27-299-2 while WR Jalen Tolbert had 6/169-2. In addition Trotter rushed 9 times for 41 yards. In 7 games last year Trotter rushed for 61/197-0, only a 3.2 average, so he may not be a true dual threat, but if he can get into the end zone on the ground a few times this year his fantasy value would really jump. Tolbert finished last season with a 5/144-4 game, giving him 313 yards & 6 TDs in his last 2 games combined, so I’d buy stock in him now.

Southern Miss – The listed RB starter, Don Ragsdale rushed 7 times for 7 yards but did get a TD. RBs Frank Gore (12/32) and Kevin Perkins (8/30) both got more rushes than Ragsdale, so this could either be a committee (the team said to expect a rotation before the game) or potentially see Gore move up the depth chart, although no one had a sparkling average.

Eastern Kentucky (FCS) @ Marshall:

Marshall – This was a breakout game for QB Grant Wells as he threw for 16/23-307-4 in around 3 quarters of play (yes against an FCS team, but looked comfortable and poised with some crisp passes). The 4 TD passes were to 4 different players, but TE Xavier Gaines (3/49-1) is worth a look in fantasy leagues.

MTSU @ Army:

MTSU – Unfortunately not all stats to know are good, QB Asher O’Hara, who was a dual threat last season, was held to 9/14-46-0 & 2 interceptions passing, and 10/18-0 on the ground. While some of this was credit to the Army defense as well as the Army offense controlling time of possession, some may be a result of lacking a supporting running game. After passing for 2616-20 and rushing for 1058-9 last season, it’s WAY too early to give up on O’Hara, but it should put the radar up a bit.

Army – FB Sandon McCoy rushed for 15/50-3. Last year McCoy had 576 yards rushing but 10 TDs, so he is in line to be a goal-line TD vulture again. RB Tyrell Robinson also stood out, a small speedy back who had 9/94-0 on the day.

SMU & Texas State:

SMU – RB TJ McDaniel had 27 carries for 130 yards and 1 TD. Ulysses Bentley went for 11/49-2, but dealt with cramps later in the game. While SMU is currently most known for its passing game, 27 touches for McDaniel even when Shane Buechele throws for 367 yards shows both a commitment to the running game and confidence in McDaniel. It is worth watching if Bentley begins to share more of the load.

Texas State – QB Brady McBride had a solid debut game, but the RBs drew my attention. Brock Sturges went for 14/95-1, while Calvin Hill had 13/105-0. From a fantasy perspective you’d prefer one to rise to the top, but Sturges averaged 6.8 yards a carry, while Hill averaged 8.1, both very impressive.

Houston Baptist (FCS) @ North Texas:

North Texas – It was the first time in team history to have over 300 team rushing yards & 300 team passing yards (credit – @ZacBabb), but much of that was due to their opponent as well as their own porous defense. QB Jason Bean got the start, passing for 11/18-217-3 & rushing for 3/48-1, while QB Austin Aune was 6/11-111-1, 5/10-0. The QB situation was an OR, but in my opinion Bean did enough to remain the starter, especially with the strong rushing numbers, although the rotation may continue.

Should also mention that UNT RB Oscar Adaway rushed for 5/118-2, but against a stronger opponent I expect RBs Siggers and Torrey to remain the top options.

Arkansas State @ Memphis

Arkansas State – QBs Logan Bonner and Layne Hatcher entered the game with an OR on the depth chart, with Bonner being the named starter. Unfortunately neither impressed – Bonner threw for 14/23-133-1 with 2 INTs, while Hatcher threw for 13/20-166-0, with neither rushing for positive yardage. I’m not the biggest fan of QB rotations, and when each is a similar type QB I start to question the rationale. Each is talented and has produced in the past, and against lesser opponents should fare better, but a game like this makes both less than appealing for fantasy purposes.

Memphis – We know what to expect from QB Brady White & WR Damonte Coxie, but the standout of the passing game was TE Sean Dykes, who had 10/137-2 on the game. For fantasy leagues that is a must-grab TE.

The big question coming into this game is who would replace RB Kenneth Gainwell (opted out)? The load was split between Dreke Clark 20/105-1 & Kylan Watkins 14/52-0, with the clear advantage going to Clark, although he posted nothing in the receiving department. Memphis usually has a RB worth owning, so I’d grab Clark if available.

Stephen F. Austin (FCS) @ UTEP:

UTEP – RB Deion Hankins had a very nice game totaling 17/113-2 on the ground, but it was WR Jacob Cowing’s stats that most stood out to me. Cowing was targeted 11 times and had 7 catches for 116 yards, more than twice as many yards as the next receiver. QB Gavin Hardison may already be developing a go-to receiver.

BYU @ Navy (Monday):

BYU – This game was ugly, as Navy just didn’t look ready to play, but nonetheless that meant some big stats for BYU. While Zach Wilson looked good in his return from injury, RB Tyler Allgeier ran for 14/132-2, for a 9.4 average. Gunner Romney also looked like Wilson’s go-to target, pulling in 4/134-1, while the next top receiver had 38 yards.

Navy – Navy never got anything going as BYU controlled the line of scrimmage. The ugly stat to know of the game was new QB Dalen Morris rushing 7 times for 2 total yards. It simply looks like it’s going to take Navy a while to get to speed, so hopefully an off week before facing Tulane can get the triple option back on track.