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29 Top Players Of Week 1 College Football

September 11, 2015 by  
Filed under College Football

Top college football players of week 1

With the College Football season starting strong, with huge rivalries playing each other, there will always be certain players that stand out more than others. Simply due to the fact that these players do an outstanding job on the field, which is why they are top prospects even when talking about the 2016 NFL Draft; there is still quite a long ways until this happens, but these players still deserve a mention.

The Week 1 Top players are:

Rank Player POS College Week 1 Performance
1 Jaylon Smith LB Notre Dame 9 Tackles, 1 QB hurry
2 Ronnie Stanley T Notre Dame 0 sacks, pressures, hurries allowed
3 Cardale Jones QB Ohio State 10/19, 187 yards, 2 TD
4 Vernon Hargreaves CB Florida 3 catches, 23 yards
5 Laquon Treadwell WR Ole Miss 4 catches, 44 yards
6 Jalen Ramsey CB FSU 4 tackles, 1 pass defended
7 Laremy Tunsil T Ole Miss DNP
8 Jared Goff QB Cal 24/32, 309 yards, 3 TD
9 Robert Nkemdiche DE Ole Miss 2 tackles, 1 QB hurry, 1 TD catch
10 Myles Jack LB UCLA 5 tackles, 1 TD run
11 Jack Conklin T Michigan State 0 sacks, pressures, hurries allowed
12 Ezekiel Elliott RB Ohio State 12 runs, 123 yards, 1 TD
13 DeForest Buckner DL Oregon 1 QB hit, 6 QB hurries
14 Christian Hackenberg QB Penn State 11/25, 103 yards, 10 sacks, 3 drops
15 Kemoko Turay DE Rutgers 1 tackle, 1 sack
16 Taylor Decker T Ohio State 0 sacks, pressures, hurries allowed
17 A’Shawn Robinson DL Alabama 63% snaps played, 1 hurry
18 Leonard Floyd LB Georgia 8 tackles, 1 sack
19 Adolphus Washington DL Ohio State 5 tackles, 2 QB hits, 2 hurries
20 Keivarae Russell CB Notre Dame 1 catch, 48 yards
21 Reggie Ragland LB Alabama 9 tackles, 1 QB hit, 1 QB hurry
22 Kenny Clark DL UCLA 5 tackles, 1 QB hurry
23 Vonn Bell SS Ohio State 2 catches, 49 yards
24 Darron Lee LB Ohio State 6 tackles, 2 QB hurries
25 Su’a Cravens LB USC 1 catch, 4 tackles
26 Emmanuel Ogbah DE OK St. 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks
27 Anthony Zettel DT Penn State 5 tackles, 1 QB hurry
28 Cameron Sutton CB Tennessee 3 tackles, 1 pass defended
29 Michael Thomas WR Ohio State 2 catches, 46 yards, 1 TD

On top of these 29 players, there are five other players that have really stood out and should be on any fans watch list:

  • CB Fabian Moreau, UCLA
  • EDGE Curt Maggitt, Tennessee
  • LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU
  • LT Jack Conklin, Michigan State
  • WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington

So, pay attention during the rest of the college football season, as you may see some of the top performers high on the 2016 NFL Draft list.