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The top performers this week were ...
Brandon Doughty QB Western Kentucky rSr 6-3 210 completed 43 of 66 for passes 593 yards and 4 TDs with 1 INT
Connor Halliday QB Washington State rSr 6-4 198 completed 41 of 62 for passes 544 yards and 6 TDs with 2 INTs
Clint Trickett QB West Virginia rSr 6-2 176 completed 37 of 49 for passes 511 yards and 4 TDs with 1 INT
Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221 completed 23 of 47 for passes 427 yards and 3 TDs with 0 INT
Rakeem Cato QB Marshall Sr 6-0 182 completed 17 of 29 for passes 425 yards and 4 TDs with 1 INT
Garrett Grayson QB Colorado State rSr 6-2 220 completed 22 of 31 for passes 425 yards and 4 TDs with 0 INT
Gunner Kiel QB Cincinnati rSo 6-4 208 completed 25 of 37 for passes 418 yards and 6 TDs with 0 INT
Bryce Petty QB Baylor rSr 6-3 230 completed 22 of 34 for passes 416 yards and 4 TDs with 0 INT
Alex Collins RB Arkansas So 5-11 215 had 27 carries for 212 yards and 2 TDs
Tyler Murphy QB Boston College rSr 6-2 214 had 13 carries for 191 yards and 1 TD
Taysom Hill QB Brigham Young Jr 6-2 232 had 26 carries for 160 yards and 1 TD
C.J. Brown QB Maryland rSr 6-3 210 had 18 carries for 161 yards and 1 TD
*Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232 had 20 carries for 131 yards and 1 TD
Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska Sr 5-9 195 had 19 carries for 110 yards and 1 TD
Isiah Myers WR Washington State Sr 6-0 189 had 11 catches for 227 yards and 3 TDs
Cam Worthy WR East Carolina rSr 6-2 220 had 6 catches for 224 yards and 0 TD
Kevin White WR West Virginia Sr 6-3 209 had 13 catches for 216 yards and 1 TD
Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-10 185 had 4 catches for 201 yards and 2 TDs
Amari Cooper WR Alabama Jr 6-1 202 had 8 catches for 135 yards and 1 TD
Matt Miller WR Boise State rSr 6-3 220 had 5 catches for 74 yards and 1 TD
*Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State rJr 6-4 212 had 6 catches for 77 yards and 1 TD
Ty Montgomery WR Stanford Sr 6-2 215 had 8 catches for 86 yards and 1 TD
The player of the week is Shane Carden!
Here is a list of some of the top players at each position.
Quarterbacks
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rJr 6-4 215
*Jameis Winston QB Florida State rSo 6-4 235
*Brett Hundley QB UCLA rJr 6-3 227
*Kevin Hogan QB Stanford rJr 6-4 228
*Connor Cook QB Michigan State rJr 6-4 220
Sean Mannion QB Oregon State rSr 6-5 220
Bryce Petty QB Baylor rSr 6-3 230
Braxton Miller ** QB Ohio State Sr 6-2 215
Chuckie Keeton QB Utah State Sr 6-1 200
Cody Fajardo QB Nevada rSr 6-2 215
Hutson Mason QB Georgia rSr 6-2 202
Devin Gardner QB Michigan rSr 6-4 218
Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221
Taylor Kelly QB Arizona State rSr 6-2 211
Cole Stoudt QB Clemson Sr 6-4 210
Garrett Grayson QB Colorado State rSr 6-2 220
Bryan Bennett QB Southeastern Louisiana rSr 6-2 205
Bo Wallace QB Ole Miss Sr 6-4 203
Running Backs
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232
*Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rJr 6-1 207
*Mike Davis RB South Carolina Jr 5-9 216
*T.J. Yeldon RB Alabama Jr 6-2 218
Karlos Williams RB Florida State Sr 6-1 219
*Duke Johnson RB Miami (Fla.) Jr 5-9 206
Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska Sr 5-9 195
*Jay Ajayi RB Boise State rJr 6-0 216
Jeremy Langford RB Michigan State rSr 6-0 205
Malcolm Brown RB Texas Sr 6-0 228
David Johnson RB Northern Iowa rSr 6-2 229
Corey Grant RB Auburn rSr 5-10 205
Dominique Brown RB Louisville rSr 6-2 216
Terrance Magee RB LSU Sr 5-9 214
Marcus Murphy RB Missouri rSr 5-9 195
Dreamius Smith RB West Virginia Sr 5-11 216
Michael Dyer RB Louisville rSr 5-9 215
David Cobb RB Minnesota Sr 5-11 229
Kevin Parks RB Virginia rSr 5-8 205
Jordon James RB UCLA rSr 5-9 196
Venric Mark RB Northwestern rSr 5-7 175
Kenny Williams RB Texas Tech Sr 5-9 225
Marlin Lane Jr. RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 210
Jahwan Edwards RB Ball State Sr 5-10 219
Malcolm Agnew RB Southern Illinois Sr 5-9 207
Fullbacks
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Jalston Fowler FB Alabama rSr 6-0 250
Trayion Durham FB Kent State Sr 6-1 248
Zach Zenner FB South Dakota State rSr 5-11 220
Hunter Joyer FB Florida Sr 5-11 232
Zach Zwinak FB Penn State rSr 6-1 233
Mark Weisman FB Iowa Sr 6-0 240
Conner Neighbors FB LSU rSr 5-11 239
Wide Receivers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Sammie Coates WR Auburn rJr 6-2 201
*Amari Cooper WR Alabama Jr 6-1 202
*Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State rJr 6-4 212
Ty Montgomery WR Stanford Sr 6-2 215
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Sr 6-3 209
*Dorial Green-Beckham WR Oklahoma rJr 6-5 225
Josh Harper WR Fresno State rSr 6-1 185
*Nelson Agholor WR Southern California Jr 6-1 190
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Sr 6-0 178
Kasen Williams WR Washington Sr 6-2 221
*Deontay Greenberry WR Houston Jr 6-3 198
*Stefon Diggs WR Maryland Jr 6-0 195
Justin Hardy WR East Carolina Sr 6-0 188
Austin Hill WR Arizona rSr 6-2 210
Antwan Goodley WR Baylor rSr 5-10 225
Tyler Lockett WR Kansas State Sr 5-11 175
Levi Norwood WR Baylor rSr 6-1 195
Titus Davis WR Central Michigan Sr 6-2 190
Dres Anderson WR Utah Sr 6-2 190
Jamison Crowder WR Duke Sr 5-9 175
Rannell Hall WR UCF Sr 6-1 200
Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-10 185
Jordan Taylor WR Rice rSr 6-5 210
Tony Lippett WR Michigan State rSr 6-3 190
Vince Mayle WR Washington State rSr 6-3 219
Jaxon Shipley WR Texas Sr 6-1 193
Kenny Bell WR Nebraska rSr 6-1 185
Matt Miller WR Boise State rSr 6-3 220
Devante Davis WR UNLV Sr 6-3 210
Jake Kumerow WR Wisconsin-Whitewater rSr 6-4 195
Christion Jones WR Alabama Sr 5-11 187
Deon Long WR Maryland rSr 6-0 195
Nick Harwell WR Kansas rSr 6-1 193
Jameon Lewis WR Mississippi State rSr 5-8 183
Andre Davis WR South Florida Sr 6-1 207
Kevin White WR West Virginia Sr 6-3 209
Tight Ends
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Devin Funchess TE Michigan Jr 6-5 230
Nick O'Leary TE Florida State Sr 6-3 244
Jeff Heuerman TE Ohio State Sr 6-5 255
*Tyler Kroft TE Rutgers rJr 6-5 240
Ben Koyack TE Notre Dame Sr 6-4 261
E.J. Bibbs TE Iowa State Sr 6-3 261
Wes Saxton TE South Alabama Sr 6-4 235
Clive Walford TE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 263
Jake McGee TE Florida rSr 6-5 255
Rory Anderson ** TE South Carolina Sr 6-5 232
C.J. Uzomah TE Auburn Sr 6-4 264
Gerald Christian TE Louisville rSr 6-3 242
MyCole Pruitt TE Southern Illinois rSr 6-3 255
Sam Arneson TE Wisconsin Sr 6-4 254
Blake Bell TE Oklahoma rSr 6-6 259
Eric Tomlinson TE Texas-El Paso rSr 6-7 265
Offensive Centers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Reese Dismukes C Auburn Sr 6-3 296
*Isaac Seumalo C Oregon State Jr 6-4 298
Hroniss Grasu C Oregon rSr 6-3 297
Andy Gallik C Boston College rSr 6-2 299
Jake Smith C Louisville rSr 6-3 312
Brandon Vitabile C Northwestern rSr 6-3 300
B.J. Finney C Kansas State rSr 6-4 303
Greg Mancz C Toledo rSr 6-5 300
David Andrews C Georgia Sr 6-2 295
Offensive Guards
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
A.J. Cann OG South Carolina rSr 6-3 318
Josue Matias OG Florida State Sr 6-6 331
Arie Kouandjio OG Alabama rSr 6-5 318
Tre' Jackson OG Florida State Sr 6-4 339
Aundrey Walker OG Southern California Sr 6-6 318
Jarvis Harrison OG Texas A&M rSr 6-3 325
Laken Tomlinson OG Duke rSr 6-3 320
John Miller OG Louisville Sr 6-2 321
Miles Dieffenbach ** OG Penn State rSr 6-3 303
Christian Lombard OG Notre Dame rSr 6-5 315
Adam Shead OG Oklahoma rSr 6-4 339
Jamil Douglas OG Arizona State rSr 6-4 300
Jon Feliciano OG Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 320
Junior Salt OG Utah rSr 6-2 315
Leon Brown OG Alabama Sr 6-6 328
Malcolm Bunche OG UCLA rSr 6-7 327
Offensive Tackles
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M rSr 6-5 300
Brandon Scherff OT Iowa rSr 6-5 320
*Andrus Peat OT Stanford Jr 6-7 312
La'el Collins OT LSU Sr 6-5 315
*Ereck Flowers OT Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-5 322
*Spencer Drango OT Baylor rJr 6-5 315
Cameron Erving OT Florida State rSr 6-5 304
Ty Sambrailo OT Colorado State rSr 6-5 315
Sean Hickey OT Syracuse rSr 6-5 300
Corey Robinson OT South Carolina rSr 6-7 348
Jake Fisher OT Oregon Sr 6-6 299
Tyrus Thompson OT Oklahoma rSr 6-5 336
Trenton Brown OT Florida Sr 6-8 350
Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma rSr 6-6 329
Eric Lefeld OT Cincinnati rSr 6-6 309
Jamon Brown OT Louisville Sr 6-5 350
Brett Boyko OT UNLV Sr 6-7 310
Austin Shepherd OT Alabama rSr 6-5 316
Mitch Morse OT Missouri rSr 6-5 305
T.J. Clemmings OT Pittsburgh rSr 6-5 305
Rob Havenstein OT Wisconsin rSr 6-8 327
Terry Poole OT San Diego State rSr 6-5 310
Defensive Tackles
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Michael Bennett DT Ohio State Sr 6-2 288
Carl Davis DT Iowa rSr 6-5 315
*Ellis McCarthy DT UCLA Jr 6-4 330
Gabe Wright DT Auburn Sr 6-2 285
*Christian Covington DT Rice rJr 6-3 295
Danny Shelton DT Washington Sr 6-2 332
Tyeler Davison DT Fresno State rSr 6-2 309
Leon Orr DT Florida rSr 6-4 305
Luther Maddy DT Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 292
J.T. Surratt DT South Carolina rSr 6-2 305
Grady Jarrett DT Clemson Sr 6-1 295
Chucky Hunter DT TCU Sr 6-1 305
Travis Raciti DT San Jose State rSr 6-5 290
Warren Herring DT Wisconsin rSr 6-2 294
James Castleman DT Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 300
Brandon Ivory DT Alabama rSr 6-3 312
Darius Kilgo DT Maryland rSr 6-2 310
Desmond Hollin DT Florida State Sr 6-3 286
Thomas Teal DT North Carolina State rSr 6-1 308
Olsen Pierre DT Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-5 305
Jeffrey Whitaker DT Auburn rSr 6-3 322
Charles Tuaau DT Texas A&M-Commerce rSr 6-4 316
Joey Mbu DT Houston Sr 6-3 312
Chuka Ndulue DT Oklahoma rSr 6-3 289
Defensive Ends
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Leonard Williams DE Southern California Jr 6-5 298
*Randy Gregory DE Nebraska rJr 6-6 245
*Shilique Calhoun DE Michigan State rJr 6-4 257
*Mario Edwards Jr. DE Florida State Jr 6-3 294
*Dante Fowler Jr. DE Florida Jr 6-2 261
*Shawn Oakman DE Baylor rJr 6-8 275
*Arik Armstead DE Oregon Jr 6-7 296
*Devonte Fields DE TCU rSo 6-4 250
Lorenzo Mauldin DE Louisville Sr 6-4 243
Alvin Dupree DE Kentucky rSr 6-4 267
Hauoli Kikaha DE Washington rSr 6-3 250
Trey Flowers DE Arkansas Sr 6-4 267
Frank Clark DE Michigan Sr 6-2 270
Markus Golden DE Missouri rSr 6-3 260
Anthony Chickillo DE Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-4 277
Cedric Reed DE Texas Sr 6-6 271
Corey Crawford DE Clemson rSr 6-5 270
Owamagbe Odighizuwa DE UCLA rSr 6-3 270
Za'Darius Smith DE Kentucky Sr 6-5 264
Nate Orchard DE Utah Sr 6-4 255
Lynden Trail DE Norfolk State rSr 6-6 260
C.J. Olaniyan DE Penn State rSr 6-3 252
Shaquille Riddick DE West Virginia Sr 6-5 242
Jermauria Rasco DE LSU Sr 6-3 262
James Rouse DE Marshall rSr 6-5 270
Henry Anderson DE Stanford rSr 6-6 295
Inside Linebackers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Denzel Perryman ILB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 242
Eric Kendricks ILB UCLA rSr 6-0 230
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Sr 6-2 242
Ramik Wilson ILB Georgia Sr 6-2 232
Hayes Pullard ILB Southern California rSr 6-1 235
Ben Heeney ILB Kansas Sr 6-0 230
Bryce Hager ILB Baylor rSr 6-1 235
Trey DePriest ILB Alabama Sr 6-1 245
Stephone Anthony ILB Clemson Sr 6-2 245
Taiwan Jones ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 252
AJ Tarpley ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 238
Terrance Plummer ILB UCF Sr 6-1 241
Outside Linebackers
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Vic Beasley OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 235
*Noah Spence OLB Ohio State Jr 6-3 252
*Shaq Thompson OLB Washington Jr 6-2 231
*Benardrick McKinney OLB Mississippi State rJr 6-4 245
*Eric Striker OLB Oklahoma Jr 6-0 221
Zach Hodges OLB Harvard Sr 6-3 235
*Jordan Jenkins OLB Georgia Jr 6-2 246
Jake Ryan OLB Michigan rSr 6-3 235
Geneo Grissom OLB Oklahoma rSr 6-4 252
Tony Washington OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 250
J.R. Tavai OLB Southern California Sr 6-2 250
James Vaughters OLB Stanford Sr 6-2 254
C.J. Johnson OLB Ole Miss Sr 6-2 237
Derrick Malone OLB Oregon rSr 6-2 220
Michael Orakpo OLB Texas State rSr 6-1 226
Dyshawn Davis OLB Syracuse Sr 6-2 221
Norkeithus Otis OLB North Carolina Sr 6-1 240
Jordan Hicks OLB Texas rSr 6-2 244
Junior Sylvestre OLB Toledo Sr 6-0 222
Maurice Falls OLB East Carolina rSr 6-3 247
Reshard Cliett OLB South Florida rSr 6-2 220
Aaron Davis OLB Colorado State Sr 6-0 220
Davis Tull OLB Chattanooga rSr 6-2 242
Matt Robinson OLB Maryland rSr 6-3 240
Collin Ellis OLB Northwestern rSr 6-2 230
Paul Dawson OLB TCU Sr 6-2 230
Cornerbacks
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon Sr 5-9 195
*P.J. Williams CB Florida State Jr 6-0 196
Josh Shaw CB Southern California rSr 6-1 200
*Trae Waynes CB Michigan State rJr 6-1 183
*Marcus Peters CB Washington rJr 6-0 198
*Ronald Darby CB Florida State Jr 5-11 188
*Charles Gaines CB Louisville rJr 5-11 175
Doran Grant CB Ohio State Sr 5-11 193
*Lorenzo Doss CB Tulane Jr 5-11 187
Kevin Johnson CB Wake Forest rSr 6-0 175
Cody Riggs CB Notre Dame rSr 5-9 190
D'Joun Smith CB Florida Atlantic Sr 5-11 190
Cam Thomas CB Western Kentucky rSr 6-1 190
Byron Jones CB Connecticut rSr 6-1 196
Eric Rowe CB Utah Sr 6-1 201
Steven Nelson CB Oregon State Sr 5-11 195
Deshazor Everett CB Texas A&M Sr 5-11 188
Ladarius Gunter CB Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 198
Bernard Blake CB Colorado State rSr 6-0 185
Quandre Diggs CB Texas Sr 5-10 204
Senquez Golson CB Ole Miss Sr 5-9 180
Kevin White CB TCU rSr 5-10 175
Curtis Riley CB Fresno State Sr 6-0 190
Damian Swann CB Georgia Sr 5-11 178
Jonathon Mincy CB Auburn rSr 5-10 196
Justin Coleman CB Tennessee Sr 5-10 190
Julian Wilson CB Oklahoma rSr 6-2 201
Bryce Callahan CB Rice rSr 5-10 180
SaQwan Edwards CB New Mexico rSr 6-1 189
De'Ante Saunders CB Tennessee State Sr 5-10 200
Merrill Noel CB Wake Forest rSr 5-10 180
Tye Smith CB Towson Sr 6-0 170
Demetrious Nicholson CB Virginia Sr 5-10 185
Nick Waisome CB Florida State Sr 5-10 182
Free Safeties
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
Kurtis Drummond FS Michigan State rSr 6-1 200
Derron Smith FS Fresno State rSr 5-11 197
*Durrell Eskridge FS Syracuse rJr 6-3 203
Cody Prewitt FS Ole Miss Sr 6-2 212
Jermaine Whitehead FS Auburn Sr 5-11 193
Adrian Amos FS Penn State Sr 6-0 209
Justin Cox FS Mississippi State Sr 6-2 190
Detrick Bonner FS Virginia Tech rSr 6-0 194
Dechane Durante FS Northern Illinois rSr 6-2 193
Dean Marlowe FS James Madison rSr 6-2 205
Ronald Martin FS LSU Sr 6-1 218
Tra'Mayne Bondurant FS Arizona Sr 5-10 198
Strong Safeties
Player Pos. School Class Ht. Wt.
*Landon Collins SS Alabama Jr 6-0 215
Anthony Harris SS Virginia Sr 6-1 190
Jordan Richards SS Stanford Sr 5-11 208
Tyler Hunter SS Florida State Sr 5-11 205
Jaquiski Tartt SS Samford rSr 6-1 218
Kyshoen Jarrett SS Virginia Tech Sr 5-11 192
Ibraheim Campbell SS Northwestern rSr 5-11 205
Isaiah Johnson SS Georgia Tech rSr 6-1 213
Robenson Therezie SS Auburn Sr 5-9 212
Serderius Bryant SS Ole Miss Sr 5-9 218
Corey Cooper SS Nebraska rSr 6-1 215
Clayton Geathers SS UCF rSr 6-2 208
Here are some games this week that may be interesting ...
No. 5 Auburn at No. 20 Kansas State Thursday, September 18 @ 7:30 PM
*Sammie Coates WR Auburn rJr 6-2 201
Angelo Blackson DT Auburn Sr 6-4 306
Brandon Fulse TE Auburn Sr 6-4 258
C.J. Uzomah TE Auburn Sr 6-4 264
Cameron Artis-Payne RB Auburn Sr 5-10 210
Chad Slade OG Auburn rSr 6-5 315
Corey Grant RB Auburn rSr 5-10 205
Forrest Hill LS Auburn Sr 6-1 248
Gabe Wright DT Auburn Sr 6-2 285
Jeffrey Whitaker DT Auburn rSr 6-3 322
Jermaine Whitehead FS Auburn Sr 5-11 193
Jonathon Mincy CB Auburn rSr 5-10 196
LaDarius Owens DE Auburn rSr 6-1 259
Nick Marshall QB Auburn Sr 6-1 210
Quan Bray WR Auburn Sr 5-10 195
Reese Dismukes C Auburn Sr 6-3 296
Robenson Therezie SS Auburn Sr 5-9 212
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B.J. Finney C Kansas State rSr 6-4 303
Jake Waters QB Kansas State Sr 6-1 210
Jonathan Truman OLB Kansas State rSr 5-11 219
Randall Evans CB Kansas State Sr 6-0 190
Ryan Mueller DE Kansas State Sr 6-2 245
Tyler Lockett WR Kansas State Sr 5-11 175
Virginia at No. 21 BYU Saturday, September 20 @ 3:30 PM
Anthony Harris SS Virginia Sr 6-1 190
Brandon Phelps FS Virginia Sr 6-0 185
Chris Brathwaite DT Virginia rSr 6-1 305
Daquan Romero OLB Virginia Sr 6-1 235
Demetrious Nicholson CB Virginia Sr 5-10 185
Dominique Terrell WR Virginia Sr 5-11 175
Drequan Hoskey CB Virginia rSr 6-0 180
Kevin Parks RB Virginia rSr 5-8 205
Miles Gooch WR Virginia rSr 6-2 230
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*Bronson Kaufusi DE Brigham Young Jr 6-7 263
Alani Fua OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-5 228
Craig Bills SS Brigham Young rSr 6-1 205
DeOndre Wesley OT Brigham Young Sr 6-7 330
Devin Mahina TE Brigham Young rSr 6-6 247
Jordan Johnson CB Brigham Young rSr 5-10 185
Jordan Leslie WR Brigham Young rSr 6-2 210
Marques Johnson DT Brigham Young rSr 6-2 308
Michael Alisa OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-1 220
Michael Yeck OT Brigham Young rSr 6-8 292
Paul Lasike FB Brigham Young Sr 6-0 227
Robertson Daniel CB Brigham Young Sr 6-1 198
Ross Apo WR Brigham Young rSr 6-3 207
Solomone Kafu OG Brigham Young rSr 6-2 315
Florida at No. 3 Alabama Saturday, September 20 @ 3:30 PM
*Dante Fowler Jr. DE Florida Jr 6-2 261
Andre Debose WR Florida rSr 6-0 190
Chaz Green OT Florida rSr 6-5 300
Clay Burton TE Florida Sr 6-4 248
Darious Cummings DT Florida Sr 6-1 297
Hunter Joyer FB Florida Sr 5-11 232
Jabari Gorman FS Florida Sr 5-10 184
Jake McGee TE Florida rSr 6-5 255
Kyle Christy P Florida Sr 6-2 202
Leon Orr DT Florida rSr 6-4 305
Mack Brown RB Florida rSr 5-11 209
Max Garcia C Florida rSr 6-4 295
Michael Taylor ILB Florida rSr 5-11 227
Neiron Ball OLB Florida rSr 6-2 230
Quinton Dunbar WR Florida rSr 6-1 195
Trenton Brown OT Florida Sr 6-8 350
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*Amari Cooper WR Alabama Jr 6-1 202
*Landon Collins SS Alabama Jr 6-0 215
*T.J. Yeldon RB Alabama Jr 6-2 218
Arie Kouandjio OG Alabama rSr 6-5 318
Austin Shepherd OT Alabama rSr 6-5 316
Brandon Ivory DT Alabama rSr 6-3 312
Brian Vogler TE Alabama rSr 6-7 260
Christion Jones WR Alabama Sr 5-11 187
DeAndrew White WR Alabama rSr 6-0 190
Jalston Fowler FB Alabama rSr 6-0 250
Jarrick Williams SS Alabama rSr 6-1 210
Leon Brown OG Alabama Sr 6-6 328
Nick Perry FS Alabama rSr 6-1 212
Trey DePriest ILB Alabama Sr 6-1 245
Xzavier Dickson OLB Alabama Sr 6-3 265
Mississippi State at No. 8 LSU Saturday, September 20 @ 7:00 PM
*Benardrick McKinney OLB Mississippi State rJr 6-4 245
Blaine Clausell OT Mississippi State rSr 6-6 315
Dillon Day C Mississippi State rSr 6-3 300
Jameon Lewis WR Mississippi State rSr 5-8 183
Jamerson Love CB Mississippi State rSr 5-9 175
Justin Cox FS Mississippi State Sr 6-2 190
Kaleb Eulls DT Mississippi State rSr 6-3 295
Malcolm Johnson FB Mississippi State rSr 6-1 231
P.J. Jones DT Mississippi State Sr 6-2 296
Preston Smith DE Mississippi State Sr 6-5 267
Robert Johnson WR Mississippi State rSr 6-0 211
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Conner Neighbors FB LSU rSr 5-11 239
Elliott Porter C LSU Sr 6-4 300
Hoko Fanaika OG LSU Sr 6-6 348
Jermauria Rasco DE LSU Sr 6-3 262
Kenny Hilliard RB LSU Sr 6-0 233
La'el Collins OT LSU Sr 6-5 315
Ronald Martin FS LSU Sr 6-1 218
Terrance Magee RB LSU Sr 5-9 214
Travis Dickson TE LSU rSr 6-3 230
No. 4 Oklahoma at West Virginia Saturday, September 20 @ 7:30 PM
*Dorial Green-Beckham WR Oklahoma rJr 6-5 225
*Eric Striker OLB Oklahoma Jr 6-0 221
Aaron Ripkowski FB Oklahoma Sr 6-1 257
Adam Shead OG Oklahoma rSr 6-4 339
Blake Bell TE Oklahoma rSr 6-6 259
Chuka Ndulue DT Oklahoma rSr 6-3 289
Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma rSr 6-6 329
Dionte Savage OG Oklahoma Sr 6-4 343
Geneo Grissom OLB Oklahoma rSr 6-4 252
Julian Wilson CB Oklahoma rSr 6-2 201
Michael Hunnicutt K Oklahoma rSr 6-1 180
Quentin Hayes SS Oklahoma rSr 6-0 190
Rashod Favors DE Oklahoma rSr 6-1 253
Tyrus Thompson OT Oklahoma rSr 6-5 336
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Clint Trickett QB West Virginia rSr 6-2 176
Dreamius Smith RB West Virginia Sr 5-11 216
Ishmael Banks CB West Virginia rSr 6-0 185
Kevin White WR West Virginia Sr 6-3 209
Mario Alford WR West Virginia Sr 5-8 178
Mark Glowinski OG West Virginia rSr 6-5 310
Quinton Spain OG West Virginia rSr 6-5 332
Shaquille Riddick DE West Virginia Sr 6-5 242
Travis Bell CB West Virginia rSr 6-1 188
No. 14 South Carolina at Vanderbilt Saturday, September 20 @ 7:30 PM
*Mike Davis RB South Carolina Jr 5-9 216
A.J. Cann OG South Carolina rSr 6-3 318
Brison Williams SS South Carolina Sr 5-11 218
Connor McLaurin FB South Carolina rSr 5-11 238
Corey Robinson OT South Carolina rSr 6-7 348
Damiere Byrd WR South Carolina Sr 5-9 166
Dylan Thompson QB South Carolina rSr 6-3 219
J.T. Surratt DT South Carolina rSr 6-2 305
Kadetrix Marcus FS South Carolina Sr 6-1 197
Rory Anderson ** TE South Carolina Sr 6-5 232
Sharrod Golightly SS South Carolina rSr 5-10 205
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Andrew East LS Vanderbilt rSr 6-2 230
Joe Townsend C Vanderbilt Sr 6-4 310
Kellen Williams FB Vanderbilt Sr 6-1 230
Kyle Woestmann OLB Vanderbilt rSr 6-3 252
No. 22 Clemson at No. 1 Florida State Saturday, September 20 @ 8:00 PM
Adam Humphries WR Clemson Sr 5-11 190
Cole Stoudt QB Clemson Sr 6-4 210
Corey Crawford DE Clemson rSr 6-5 270
D.J. Howard RB Clemson rSr 5-11 195
David Beasley OG Clemson rSr 6-4 320
Garry Peters CB Clemson rSr 6-0 185
Grady Jarrett DT Clemson Sr 6-1 295
Josh Watson DT Clemson rSr 6-4 290
Kalon Davis OG Clemson rSr 6-5 340
Martin Jenkins CB Clemson rSr 5-9 185
Robert Smith SS Clemson Sr 5-11 210
Stephone Anthony ILB Clemson Sr 6-2 245
Tavaris Barnes DE Clemson rSr 6-4 275
Tony Steward OLB Clemson Sr 6-1 230
Vic Beasley OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 235
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*Jameis Winston QB Florida State rSo 6-4 235
*Mario Edwards Jr. DE Florida State Jr 6-3 294
*P.J. Williams CB Florida State Jr 6-0 196
*Ronald Darby CB Florida State Jr 5-11 188
Austin Barron C Florida State Sr 6-3 292
Bobby Hart OG Florida State Sr 6-4 318
Cameron Erving OT Florida State rSr 6-5 304
Christian Green WR Florida State rSr 6-1 207
Desmond Hollin DT Florida State Sr 6-3 286
Josue Matias OG Florida State Sr 6-6 331
Karlos Williams RB Florida State Sr 6-1 219
Kevin Haplea TE Florida State rSr 6-4 246
Nick O'Leary TE Florida State Sr 6-3 244
Nick Waisome CB Florida State Sr 5-10 182
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Sr 6-0 178
Tre' Jackson OG Florida State Sr 6-4 339
Tyler Hunter SS Florida State Sr 5-11 205
Miami (FL) at No. 24 Nebraska Saturday, September 20 @ 8:00 PM
*Duke Johnson RB Miami (Fla.) Jr 5-9 206
*Ereck Flowers OT Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-5 322
Anthony Chickillo DE Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-4 277
Clive Walford TE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 263
Denzel Perryman ILB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 242
Jake Heaps QB Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-1 210
Jon Feliciano OG Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 320
Ladarius Gunter CB Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 198
Olsen Pierre DT Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-5 305
Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-10 185
Rashawn Scott WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 205
Shane McDermott C Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 296
Thurston Armbrister OLB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 235
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*Randy Gregory DE Nebraska rJr 6-6 245
Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska Sr 5-9 195
Corey Cooper SS Nebraska rSr 6-1 215
Jake Cotton OG Nebraska Sr 6-6 305
Jamal Turner WR Nebraska Sr 6-1 185
Josh Mitchell CB Nebraska rSr 5-11 160
Kenny Bell WR Nebraska rSr 6-1 185
Mark Pelini C Nebraska rSr 6-0 290
Zaire Anderson OLB Nebraska rSr 5-11 220
No. 2 Oregon at Washington State Saturday, September 20 @ 10:30 PM
*Arik Armstead DE Oregon Jr 6-7 296
*Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rJr 6-4 215
Derrick Malone Jr. OLB Oregon rSr 6-2 220
Dior Mathis CB Oregon rSr 5-9 175
Erick Dargan SS Oregon rSr 5-11 212
Hamani Stevens OG Oregon rSr 6-3 307
Hroniss Grasu C Oregon rSr 6-3 297
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon Sr 5-9 195
Jake Fisher OT Oregon Sr 6-6 299
Keanon Lowe WR Oregon rSr 5-9 186
Tony Washington OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 250
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Connor Halliday QB Washington State rSr 6-4 198
Kalafitoni Poli DT Washington State rSr 6-1 290
Kristoff Williams WR Washington State rSr 6-2 214
Vince Mayle WR Washington State rSr 6-3 219
I am sure there are other games that a lot of people will be watching. Feel free to give a shout out to those teams and list any other players you like.
Here is a mock with the Vikings picking at #7. I had to drop the Vikings down several spots now that AP is out. I cannot see them winning with Cassel and if they start to play Teddy then he will have the customary struggles. I think we are looking at a 5-11 season. Yuck!
7. *Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232
39. *Trae Waynes CB Michigan State rJr 6-1 183
71. Rashad Greene WR Florida State Sr 6-0 178
103. A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Sr 6-2 242
135. Hayes Pullard ILB Southern California rSr 6-1 235
167. Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma rSr 6-6 329
199. Shane Carden QB East Carolina Sr 6-2 221
I mocked Gurley last week at #15 and here is what I said ...
"Gurley is impressive and AP could be closer to the end than we want to believe. Considiering his contract, the Vikings should be looking towards the future. Having AP, Gurley and McKinnon sounds good on paper."
... well, after one week of pure hell around Vikings land it is clear as day what I am going to want to do now.
It is unfortunate that AP has caused this to happen but now it could be that the Vikings get lucky and nab Gurley. I know there are some folks who think running backs can be "found" and this is true. But not too many like Gurley are "found" later in the draft. There are just as many misses on running backs later in the draft than there are hits. It is a tough call but with the way the draft is shaping up now, unless the team wants an offensive tackle (and some here are already clamoring for one) then it looks like a DE or DT or CB could be the other options besides Gurley. He wont make it to the 2nd round though. Not IMHO.
Some people are high on Waynes and adding more secondary help seems like something Zimmer would want. We have to get more WRs because Simpson is a knucklehead and Jennings will be 32 next year with a high cap number (11 mil). Cant wait on that either.
I went with two linebackers because Greenway is also old and now he is hurt again unfortunately. I like Pullard on the outside but Zimmer can figure it out.
I did add an offensive tackle for depth purposes and to be groomed along with a QB prospect.
Here is an alternate mock using the Fanspeak On the Clock premium draft site http://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/premium/draft.php ...
They had the Vikings selecting 6th.
1st trade - 1.6 pick to the Titans for 1.12 & 2.12..
2nd trade - 2.12 to the 49ers for 2.19, 4.32, & 5.19
3rd trade - 2.6 & 4.6 to the Raiders for 2.1
4th trade - 3.6 to the Saints for 3.15, 5.15, & 6.15
5th trade - 4.32 & a 2016 7th to the Seahawks for 4.29
12 - R1P12 *Leonard Williams DE Southern California Jr 6-5 298
33 - R2P1 *Todd Gurley RB Georgia Jr 6-1 232
51 - R2P19 Ty Montgomery WR Stanford Sr 6-2 215
79 - R3P15 *Shaq Thompson OLB Washington Jr 6-2 231
125 - R4P29 Josh Shaw CB Southern California rSr 6-1 200
134 - R5P6 Austin Hill WR Arizona rSr 6-2 210
143 - R5P15 David Johnson RB Northern Iowa rSr 6-2 229
147 - R5P19 Jermaine Whitehead FS Auburn Sr 5-11 193
166 - R6P6 Byron Jones CB Connecticut rSr 6-1 196
175 - R6P15 E.J. Bibbs TE Iowa State Sr 6-3 261
198 - R7P6 Phillip Dorsett WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-10 185
Obviously this draft looks much much better to me. I think we should add a couple of backs and wide receivers too.
Well there you have it. Enjoy this week of college football!