Week 5 standouts

Not the box score — the move. Every rating below is opponent-adjusted, so a line put up against a top-10% unit counts for more than the same line against a sieve. ▲ is what this one game did to the player’s career rating; the number beside it is where they now stand.

Each board is gated on the player’s rating clearing the median of his own state in that position — state associations are closed systems, so a single national line just hands the board to the strongest-scheduled states.

Eligibility: a minimum workload per position (8 pass attempts, 8 touches, 3 catches, 4 tackles or a multi-splash defensive line) so a two-snap cameo can’t win the week. Opponent strength is that unit’s pre-game rating, ranked against every unit that played this week. Class year is the recruiting class from our identity resolver. Coverage varies by state and era; a missing player means missing box scores, not a judgment. Everyone who moved big but hasn’t cleared the quality line yet is in Breakout watch.