2026 · Week 3 · Sep 17 – Sep 19

Week 3 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 — and it has to be above the median at the position to make these boards.

Quarterbacks

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1255)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1UKKenny MincheyCareer-high rating
Kentucky · FBS
TX_ATexas A&Mpass D 1458 · top 10%14/18, 252 yd, 2 TD · 7 car, -2 yd▲171321
2ALAKeelon RussellCareer-high rating
Alabama · FBS
FSUFlorida St.pass D 1377 · top 10%23/30, 320 yd, 3 TD · 3 car, 56 yd, 1 TD▲161332
3FSUAshton DanielsCareer-high rating
Florida St. · FBS
ALAAlabamapass D 1489 · top 10%17/29, 377 yd, 2 TD, 3 INT · 13 car, 7 yd, 2 TD▲111343
4MISSKamario TaylorCareer-high rating
Mississippi St. · FBS
S_CASouth Carolinapass D 1386 · top 10%18/26, 251 yd, 4 TD, 1 INT · 8 car, 33 yd▲111368
5JMUCamden Coleman
James Madison · FBS
SDSUSan Diego St.pass D 1340 · top 10%19/27, 246 yd, 2 TD · 11 car, 25 yd, 1 TD▲111302
6RANMJake Mulhern
Randolph-Macon · D3
MARYMaryville (TN)pass D 1140 · above avg10/11, 274 yd, 3 TD · 5 car, 12 yd, 1 TD▲101259
7BAYLNate Bennett
Baylor · FBS
LATELouisiana Techpass D 1243 · top 25%21/24, 253 yd, 3 TD · 4 car, 2 yd, 1 TD▲101308
8DEL_Ui Ale
Delaware St. · FCS
USFSouth Fla.pass D 1202 · above avg16/22, 249 yd, 2 TD · 4 car, 49 yd▲101291
9TARLKaden Anderson
Tarleton St. · FCS
MERMMerrimackpass D 1206 · above avg23/32, 407 yd, 3 TD · 2 car, 1 yd▲101281
10CONCLincoln Graf
Concordia-St. Paul · D2
BEMDBemidji St.pass D 1237 · top 25%26/41, 352 yd, 3 TD · 2 car, 13 yd▲101280

Running backs

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1222)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1SDSUJavion Kinnard
San Diego St. · FBS
JMUJames Madisonrush D 1548 · top 10%33 car, 181 yd, 1 TD · 4 rec, 70 yd▲261261
2UNCBenjamin Hall
North Carolina · FBS
CLEMClemsonrush D 1468 · top 10%18 car, 130 yd · 1 rec, 15 yd, 1 TD▲231236
3URFTrevor Asher
UW-River Falls · D3
WRTBWartburgrush D 1424 · top 10%19 car, 164 yd, 2 TD▲221275
4SMUKendrick RaphaelCareer-high rating
SMU · FBS
LOUILouisvillerush D 1441 · top 10%24 car, 197 yd, 3 TD · 2 rec, 11 yd▲221325
5WTXATory Simmons
West Tex. A&M · D2
ANGEAngelo St.rush D 1320 · top 25%9 car, 133 yd, 3 TD▲201238
6LOUIKeyjuan BrownCareer-high rating
Louisville · FBS
SMUSMUrush D 1386 · top 10%10 car, 163 yd, 2 TD▲181344
7SYRAhmad Miller
Syracuse · FBS
PITTPittsburghrush D 1570 · top 10%14 car, 78 yd, 1 TD · 1 rec, 2 yd▲171253
8GA_SQwantavius WigginsCareer-high rating
Georgia St. · FBS
UCFUCFrush D 1358 · top 25%11 car, 125 yd, 1 TD · 2 rec, 23 yd▲161294
9HEIDDrew MillerCareer-high rating
Heidelberg · D3
MT_UMount Unionrush D 1485 · top 10%29 car, 108 yd, 3 TD▲161312
10FLAJadan BaughCareer-high ratingFirst game over 1450
Florida · FBS
AUBUAuburnrush D 1491 · top 10%26 car, 162 yd, 3 TD · 1 rec, 6 yd▲161455

Wide receivers

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1242)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1FSUDuce RobinsonCareer-high rating
Florida St. · FBS
ALAAlabamapass D 1489 · top 10%6 rec, 135 yd, 1 TD▲171369
2WAKEJack FoleySeason debutCareer-high rating
Wake Forest · FBS
MIAMMiami (Fla.)pass D 1416 · top 10%6 rec, 118 yd, 1 TD▲151333
3MISSTraylon Ray
Mississippi · FBS
LSULSUpass D 1385 · top 10%7 rec, 115 yd, 1 TD▲151292
4AUBUChas Nimrod
Auburn · FBS
FLAFloridapass D 1344 · top 25%6 rec, 95 yd, 1 TD▲131282
5ARKChris MarshallCareer-high rating
Arkansas · FBS
UGAGeorgiapass D 1508 · top 10%7 rec, 104 yd▲121318
6VANDJunior SherrillCareer-high rating
Vanderbilt · FBS
NC_SNorth Carolina St.pass D 1310 · top 25%6 rec, 108 yd, 2 TD▲121308
7ARIZTre Spivey
Arizona · FBS
NIUNorthern Ill.pass D 1332 · top 25%6 rec, 90 yd, 1 TD▲121266
8YSULynn Wyche-ElCareer-high rating
Youngstown St. · FCS
SDAKSouth Dakota St.pass D 1346 · top 25%7 rec, 114 yd, 1 TD▲121330
9TROYHoward KinchenCareer debut
Troy · FBS
MIZZMissouripass D 1401 · top 10%5 rec, 80 yd, 1 TD▲121312
10MONTBrooks Davis
Montana · FCS
ORE_Oregon Statepass D 1316 · top 25%11 rec, 135 yd, 1 TD▲121289

Tight ends

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1262)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1LATEEli Finley
Louisiana Tech · FBS
BAYLBaylorpass D 1354 · top 25%8 rec, 65 yd, 1 TD▲101266
2MISSCaleb Odom
Mississippi · FBS
LSULSUpass D 1385 · top 10%5 rec, 88 yd▲101319
3N_MECade Keith
New Mexico · FBS
OKLAOklahomapass D 1404 · top 10%5 rec, 78 yd▲101298
4HOUPatrick Overmyer
Houston · FBS
TXTETexas Techpass D 1324 · top 25%8 rec, 72 yd, 1 TD▲91282
5MDDorian Fleming
Maryland · FBS
VATEVirginia Techpass D 1292 · above avg6 rec, 72 yd, 1 TD▲91315
6UKHenry BoyerCareer-high rating
Kentucky · FBS
TX_ATexas A&Mpass D 1458 · top 10%2 rec, 35 yd, 1 TD▲91296
7JMUCole Keller
James Madison · FBS
SDSUSan Diego St.pass D 1340 · top 25%3 rec, 40 yd, 2 TD▲91286
8UGALawson Luckie
Georgia · FBS
ARKArkansaspass D 1307 · top 25%3 rec, 59 yd, 1 TD▲71303
9VATELuke ReynoldsCareer-high rating
Virginia Tech · FBS
MDMarylandpass D 1258 · above avg12 rec, 107 yd, 1 TD▲71298
10ARKTy LockwoodCareer-high rating
Arkansas · FBS
UGAGeorgiapass D 1508 · top 10%4 rec, 15 yd, 1 TD▲61299

Defensive line

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1253)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1MIA_Grant Lyons
Miami (OH) · FBS
CINCCincinnatioffense 1409 · top 10%5 tkl (2 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sack, 1 FF▲171287
2N_MEDarren Agu
New Mexico · FBS
OKLAOklahomaoffense 1452 · top 10%7 tkl (3 solo), 1.5 TFL, 1 sack▲171280
3FLAJayden WoodsCareer-high ratingFirst game over 1350
Florida · FBS
AUBUAuburnoffense 1428 · top 10%6 tkl (5 solo), 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sack, 1 QBH▲161361
4KANSLeroy Harris IIICareer-high rating
Kansas · FBS
AZ_SArizona St.offense 1410 · top 10%7 tkl (6 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF▲151338
5SDSUDjibril RahmanCareer-high rating
San Diego St. · FBS
JMUJames Madisonoffense 1414 · top 10%4 tkl (4 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sack▲141311
6PURDBreeon Ishmail
Purdue · FBS
UCLAUCLAoffense 1396 · top 10%8 tkl (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sack▲141296
7UNCXavier LewisCareer-high rating
North Carolina · FBS
CLEMClemsonoffense 1411 · top 10%5 tkl (4 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sack▲141338
8FLAEmmanuel Oyebadejo
Florida · FBS
AUBUAuburnoffense 1428 · top 10%3 tkl (2 solo), 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sack, 1 QBH▲131298
9BALDBlayze Myers
Baldwin Wallace · D3
ALMAAlmaoffense 1276 · top 25%5 tkl (5 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sack, 2 FF, 1 QBH▲131262
10MISSAmaree WilliamsCareer-high rating
Mississippi St. · FBS
S_CASouth Carolinaoffense 1356 · top 25%10 tkl (10 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QBH▲131312

Linebackers

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1252)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1ARKJa'Quavion SmithCareer-high rating
Arkansas · FBS
UGAGeorgiaoffense 1564 · top 10%8 tkl (3 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack▲201295
2UTSABrandon TuckerCareer-high rating
Texas at San Antonio · FBS
TEXATexasoffense 1487 · top 10%11 tkl (4 solo), 1.5 TFL, 1 sack▲171323
3NO_PDJ Johnson
North Park · D3
NC_INorth Central (IL)offense 1467 · top 10%12 tkl (8 solo), 2.5 TFL▲171285
4KENSKai Russell
Kennesaw St. · FBS
TENNTennesseeoffense 1521 · top 10%7 tkl (3 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sack, 2 PD▲171272
5AUBUElijah MelendezCareer-high rating
Auburn · FBS
FLAFloridaoffense 1461 · top 10%11 tkl (10 solo), 3 TFL, 1 sack▲151345
6KENTQuan Rhodes-McKee
Kent St. · FBS
OHIOOhio St.offense 1617 · top 10%7 tkl (2 solo), 2 TFL▲151303
7GA_SJaydon Hood
Georgia St. · FBS
UCFUCFoffense 1472 · top 10%13 tkl (7 solo), 0.5 TFL▲141273
8W_KYWesten ArdCareer-high rating
Western Ky. · FBS
INDIndianaoffense 1416 · top 10%9 tkl (4 solo), 1.5 TFL, 1 sack▲141309
9MERCRonin DanglerCareer-high rating
Mercer · FCS
GATEGeorgia Techoffense 1419 · top 10%12 tkl (8 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QBH▲141306
10LATEKolbe FieldsCareer-high rating
Louisiana Tech · FBS
BAYLBayloroffense 1400 · top 10%9 tkl (6 solo), 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF▲141348

Defensive backs

top 10 by rating gainrated above the position median (1268)
#PlayerOpponentLineΔRating
1TX_STrez MooreCareer-high rating
Texas St. · FBS
NO_TNorth Texasoffense 1461 · top 10%7 tkl (3 solo), 1 INT, 2 PD▲151316
2CWDevin Glowicki
Concordia (WI) · D3
AUROAuroraoffense 1251 · above avg18 tkl (6 solo), 0.5 TFL, 2 INT▲111273
3STANDarrius DavisCareer-high rating
Stanford · FBS
DUKEDukeoffense 1358 · top 25%7 tkl (4 solo), 1 INT, 1 PD▲111301
4LOUIKaleb Beasley
Louisville · FBS
SMUSMUoffense 1434 · top 10%10 tkl (4 solo), 0.5 TFL, 2 INT▲111303
5PORTDaMari WashingtonSeason debutCareer-high rating
Portland St. · FCS
OREGOregonoffense 1569 · top 10%5 tkl (3 solo), 1 PD▲101309
6NWSTOre Adeyi
Northwestern · FBS
COLOColoradooffense 1277 · top 25%5 tkl (3 solo), 1 INT, 1 PD▲101307
7LSUPJ WoodlandCareer-high rating
LSU · FBS
MISSMississippioffense 1580 · top 10%8 tkl (4 solo), 1 PD▲101366
8LSUTamarcus CooleyCareer-high rating
LSU · FBS
MISSMississippioffense 1580 · top 10%5 tkl (3 solo), 1 PD▲101347
9N_MECJ McBean
New Mexico · FBS
OKLAOklahomaoffense 1452 · top 10%6 tkl (5 solo), 2 TFL, 1 PD▲101305
10TX_SJayden BradleyCareer-high rating
Texas St. · FBS
NO_TNorth Texasoffense 1461 · top 10%7 tkl (5 solo), 1 PD▲91314

Eligibility: a minimum workload per position (10 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. The boards above also require that the player's rating after the game sits above the median for his position — measured against every qualified season since 2002 — so a big number against a bad opponent doesn't buy a spot. Everyone who moved big but hasn't cleared that line yet is in Breakout watch.