The College Football Market Share Report – Season Recap

On 16 January 2016 By Jon MooreIn College Football, market share report

That’s all, folks! The 2015-16 College Football season is officially over. It’s almost time to turn our attention to draft season, but before we do here is one final Market Share Report.

For this edition I’ve made a few tweaks, including a section for best past-catching running backs. Also, for anyone who I know is entering the 2016 NFL Draft, I’ve put an asterisk by their name.

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Quarterbacks of Bowl Season

Sean Maguire, Florida State, 92.7% of team’s offensive yards

22-44, 392 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT vs Houston

Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech, 85.7%

28-56, 370 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT vs LSU

Lamar Jackson, Louisville, 84.8%

12-26, 227 yards, 2 TD, 226 rush yards, 2 rush TD vs Texas A&M

Tanner Mangum, BYU, 82.4%

25-56, 315 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT, 1 rush TD vs Utah

*Mike Bercovici, Arizona State, 82.3%

29-52, 418 yards, 4 TD, 10 rush yards vs WVU

*Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 82.3%

14-29, 208 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT vs SJSU

Skyler Howard, West Virginia, 82.1%

28-51, 532 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT, 23 rush yards vs ASU

Nick Mullens, Southern Miss, 81.9%

25-38, 331 yards, 2 TD vs Washington

Thomas Woodson, Akron, 81.2%

14-29, 168 yards, 1 INT, 47 rush yards, rec. TD vs Utah St

Josh Rosen, UCLA, 79.8%

26-40, 319 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT vs Nebraska

ACC fans might want to take note of Louisville and QB Lamar Jackson. He posted massive dual-threat production in the bowl game and is just a sophomore next year. Bobby Petrino will be in his third season, which was a fruitful point during his first stay at Louisville and at Arkansas; he lost no more than three games in either of those “year threes”… it might be fun to go back and watch that ASU-WVU bowl game, considering it had two quarterbacks going absolutely bonkers in it.

Seasonal QB Leaders

Luke Falk, Washington State, 76.8% of team’s offensive yards

6’4, 205lbs, Sophomore

*Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 75.9%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 74.6%

6’3, 227lbs, Junior

*Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 73.2%

6’2, 230lbs, Senior

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 71.8%

6’0, 211lbs, Freshman

*Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech, 69.4%

6’4, 231lbs, Senior

Riley Neal, Ball State, 68.7%

6’5, 217lbs, Freshman

*Jared Goff, Cal, 68.6%

6’2, 215lbs, Junior

Brent Stockstill, MTSU, 68%

6’0, 200lbs, Freshman

Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech, 67.9%

6’3, 219lbs, Sophomore

Alex McGough, FIU, 67.5%

6’3, 218lbs, Sophomore

Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 67.5%

6’2, 210lbs, Sophomore

Chad Kelly, Ole Miss, 67.5%

6’2, 215lbs, Junior

It’s fun to see Jared Goff end the year with a bang and climb so high up this list. An early declaration, he’s almost certain to go in the first round. Just for fun, I thought I’d check on how first-round quarterbacks from the last two years fared in terms of final-seasons market share of offense:

Winston – 67.8%
Mariota – 64.0%
Bortles – 67.1%
Manziel – 69.6%
Bridgewater – 67.6%

The average is 67.2%, which is slightly below Goff’s mark (68.9%), and he did himself no favors with his rushing ability… As later-round prospects, it will be fun to see where Dak Prescott and Jeff Driskel end up going… Say hello to Deshaun Watson, Chad Kelly and Patrick Mahomes, who should be among college football’s most exciting quarterbacks in 2016.

Running Backs of Bowl Season

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 64.6%

18 carries, 172 yards, 105 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD, 91 ret. yards, 1 ret. TD vs Iowa

Joe Williams, Utah, 57.4%

25 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD, 22 rec. yards vs BYU

James Butler, Nevada, 54.8%

24 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD vs Colorado St

Romello Ross, Central Michigan, 51.4%

19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD, 28 rec. yards vs Minnesota

Joel Bouagnon, Northern Illinois, 48.5%

8 carries, 16 yards vs Boise

*Tyler Ervin, SJSU, 45.1%

30 carries, 132 yards, 98 return yards vs Georgia State

Johnny Jefferson, Baylor, 42.7%

23 carries, 299 yards, 3 TD, 24 pass yards vs UNC

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 40.1%

29 carries, 212 yards, 4 TD, 44 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD vs Texas Tech

Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU, 39.9%

25 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD, 19 rec. yards, 16 pass yards vs Cincinnati

Marcus Cox, Appalachian State, 37.9%

24 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD vs Ohio

Bowl season and pretty much everything else for the last two months (except the Heisman) has belonged to Christian McCaffrey. If there’s a single bowl season performance worth going back to re-watch, it’s him in the Rose Bowl. I know this is going to sound absurd, and there will almost certainly be “white running back” stereotypes to overcome, but I think he’s a borderline Reggie Bush caliber prospect… Johnny Jefferson might be the only player in McCaffrey’s tier of bowl-studliness. When looking at his bowl game and last regular season game, he rushed for 457 yards on 46 carries. Bye bye, Shock Linwood. Heeeeeeereeee’s Johnny!… Keep an eye on Marcus Cox next year for App State. That program is on the rise and he’s their best offensive player.

Seasonal RB Leaders

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 44.3% of team’s offensive yards

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 42%

6’1, 230lbs, Sophomore

*Devontae Booker, Utah, 41.2%

6’1, 212lbs, Senior

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 40.7%

6’1, 211lbs, Sophomore

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 39.7%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 39.2%

5’11, 202lbs, Sophomore

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 37.2%

5’11, 184lbs, Sophomore

Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 37.2%

5’11, 190lbs, Sophomore

*Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 36.8%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

*Derrick Henry, Alabama, 36.1%

6’3, 242lbs, Junior

*Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 35.9%

6’0, 225lbs, Junior

What a remarkable year for college running backs. Not sure how else to say it. And even though Zeke, Derrick and Devontae are off to the NFL, next year will be loaded to with many of the names on this list returning and a few others like Royce Freeman, Marlon Mack, Saquon Barkley and more to sprinkle in… And for the record, I’m still not over the fact that Derrick Henry won the Heisman, depsite accounting for roughly eight percent less of his offense than McCaffrey did on similarly outstanding teams.

Seasonal RB Leaders – Pass Catching

Taquan Mizzell, Virginia, 25.2% of team’s receiving yards

5’10, 195lb, Junior

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 21.8%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

*Jalin Marshall, Ohio State, 21.3%

5’11, 205lbs, RS-Sophomore

Ervin Phillips, Syracuse, 21.3%

5’11, 181lbs, Sophomore

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 20.9%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Arkeel Newsome, Connecticut, 19.3%

5’7, 182lbs, Sophomore

Clinton Lynch, Georgia Tech, 18.7%

6’0, 181lbs, Freshman

*Dwayne Washington, Washington, 17.5%

6’2, 226lbs, Junior

Papi White, Ohio, 17.5%

5’9, 166lbs, Freshman

Raekwon James, Kent State, 17.3%

5’9, 187lbs, Freshman

Ben Lewis, Syracuse, 16.5%

6’2, 213lbs, Junior

*Devontae Booker, Utah, 15.5%

5’11, 212lbs, Senior

This is a new category and I’m not entirely sure how relevant it is, but I thought it was interesting. Two of the more head-scratching NFL Draft early entries – Marshall and Washington – show up on this list, which could help explain their entries despite their substandard rushing production… On the other hand, Devontae Booker is a badass on all fronts… And shoutout to Donnel Pumphrey, who appears on both the overall running back leaderboard and the pass-catching back leaderboard. He’s so tiny, but so talented.

Service academy footnotes: Timothy McVey (Air Force, 22.2%), John Trainor (Army, 20.1%), DeBrandon Sanders (Navy, 19.5%)

Wide Receivers of Bowl Season

*Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia, 70.8% of team’s receiving yards

5 rec., 114 yards, 1 TD vs Penn State

Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 66%

12 rec., 227 yards, 1 TD, 23 rush yards vs Tulsa

Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, 57.7%

11 rec., 177 yards vs Louisville

Jerico Richardson, Nevada, 56.8%

4 rec,. 42 yards vs Colorado St

*Cayleb Jones, Arizona, 55.3%

4 rec., 182 yards, 1 TD vs New Mexico

Corey Davis, Western Michigan, 55.3%

8 rec., 183 yards, 1 TD vs MTSU

Justin Holmes, SJSU, 53.9%

3 rec., 48 yards vs Georgia State

*Mike Thomas, Southern Miss, 53.8%

9 rec., 190 yards, 2 TD, 34 ret. yards vs Washington

Andrew Pratt, Akron, 51.6%

9 rec., 94 yards vs Utah State

Travis Rudolph, Florida State, 50.6%

7 rec., 201 yards, 1 TD vs Houston

Good on Malcolm Mitchell to finish an adventurous career with an epic performance in his bowl game. I’m not that high on him as a prospect (for now), but going over 100 yards and 70% of his team’s passing offense is ridiculous… DEVY OWNERS – keep an eye on Isaiah Ford. He’s just 19 years old, went nuts in his bowl game and accounted for nearly 40% of his team’s receiving yards on the year. That is ELITE… Finally, be aware of Mike Thomas from Southern Miss. Not to be confused with Mike Thomas from Ohio State or a million other Mike Thomases. This kid can play and is almost certainly a top 10 receiver in this draft for me. Much more to come on him.

Seasonal WR Leaders

*Dezmon Epps, Idaho, 47.2% of team’s receiving yards

5’10, 175lbs, Senior

*Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 43.6% of receiving yards

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Tanner Gentry, Wyoming, 43.6%

6’2, 201lbs, Junior

*Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 42.7%

6’3, 188lbs, Senior

BJ Johnson, Georgia Southern, 41.8%

6’1, 212lbs, Junior

Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 39.6%

6’2, 188lbs, Sophomore

Chris Godwin, Penn State, 39.5%

6’1, 208lbs, Sophomore

*Tyler Boyd, Pitt, 39.5%

6’2, 200lbs, Junior

*Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, 39.1%

5’11, 207lbs, Junior

Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois, 38.7%

6’4, 200lbs, Junior

JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC, 38.5%

6’2, 215lbs, Sophomore

Corey Davis (my love), Western Michigan, 38.4%

6’3, 205lbs, Junior

*Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, 38.4%

6’1, 208lbs, Senior

Exciting to see that this leaderboard is peppered with players who will be in the 2016 NFL Draft. I’ve already written about a number of them at RotoViz and plan to hit more in the coming weeks:

Tajae Sharpe
Tyler Boyd (my potential #1 WR for this draft)
Aaron Burbridge

Looking ahead to 2016, Ford, Godwin, Juju and Corey Davis are among the top returning receiver prospects… About Dezmon Epps, he only played six games this year, and he’s miniature, but he was really good in those games, so I cheated a bit on my games played requirement and included him for draft awareness purposes.

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (51.3%, Navy), Edgar Poe (44.6%, Army)

Jerome Lane footnotes: 32% of Akron’s yards

Tight Ends of Bowl Season

Cole Hikutini, Louisville, 45.4% of team’s receiving yards

3 rec., 103 yards vs NC State

O.J. Howard, Alabama, 45% (2 games)

8 rec., 267 yards, 2 TD vs Michigan St, Clemson

Pharoah McKever, NC State, 38.3%

1 rec., 82 yards, 1 TD vs Mississippi State

Alex Ellis, Tennessee, 38.1%

3 rec., 74 yards vs Northwestern

Ari Werts, Georgia State, 30.3%

3 rec., 63 yards vs SJSU

*Hunter Henry, Arkansas, 29.2%

5 rec., 92 yards vs Kansas State

*Ben McCord, Central Michigan, 29%

2 rec., 42 yards vs Minnesota

Alec Bloom, UConn, 27.9%

2 rec., 24 yards vs Marshall

Evan Engram, Ole Miss, 27.7%

6 rec., 96 yards vs Oklahoma State

Barrett Burns, Appalachian St, 25.8%

3 rec., 32 yards, 2 TD vs Ohio

After years of hearing about O.J. Howard and not seeing any production, it was exciting to see him blow up in the National Championship game. Paging Lane Kiffin, please use him more next year… Hunter Henry is a name you need to know, if you don’t already. Probably my top TE prospect for the 2016 Draft.

Seasonal TE Leaders

*David Morgan II, UTSA, 24.4% of team’s receiving yards

6’4, 260lbs, Senior

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 24%

6’4, 225lbs, Junior

*Rodney Mills, UMass, 21.9%

6’1, 205lbs, Senior

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 21.8%

5’11, 236lbs, Sophomore

O.J. Howard, Alabama, 21.2%

6’6, 242lbs, Junior

*Dan Vitale, Northwestern, 21.2%

6’2, 235lbs, Senior

*Hunter Henry, Arkansas, 21.2%

6’5, 253lbs, Junior

Jake Butt, Michigan, 21.2%

6’6, 248lbs, Junior

Billy Freeman, SJSU, 21.2%

6’3, 232lbs, Junior

*Matt Weiser, Buffalo, 20.9%

6’5, 255lbs, Senior

Cam Serigne, Wake Forest, 20.5%

6’3, 245lbs, R-Sophomore

Brandon Lingen, Minnesota, 20.2%

6’5, 247lbs, Sophomore

The 2016 TE class looks like it’s going to take a hit by not having Serigne, Hodges, Butt and Engram not declare, but I’m intrigued by what David Morgan II and, to a lesser extent, Matt Weiser might have to offer.

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders

Janarion Grant, Rutgers, WR, 91.3% of team’s return yards

5’11, 170lbs, Junior

Brisly Estime, Syracuse, WR, 89.6%

5’9, 178lbs, Junior

*Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 89.6%

5’11, 185lbs, Senior

Kylen Towner, Western Kentucky, WR, 89.4%

5’8, 175lbs, Sophomore

*Teddy Ruben, Troy, WR, 87.3%

5’7, 161lbs, Senior

KaVontae Turpin, TCU, WR, 86.7%

5’9, 152lbs, Freshman

*Deandre Reaves, Marshall, WR, 86.2%

5’10, 179lbs, Senior

*Tyler Ervin, SJSU, RB, 85.2%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, RB, 84.6%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

*Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 83.6%

5’7, 168lbs, Senior

I’ve written in the past about how special teams contributions are a key to finding hidden value, and I’m curious about how Jakeem Grant will fare in the coming months. He’s pretty dynamic and looked great against LSU in his bowl game.

And, yes, I’m aware that I used the same Christian McCaffrey photo on this article and the last in-season one, but he’s earned it.

The College Football Market Share Report – Week 13 Recap

On 4 December 20154 December 2015 By Jon MooreIn College Football, market share report

Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday last week. Because of the holiday I got behind on work and didn’t publish a report. We have just one week left of the regular season and many players are already finished with their regular seasons.

Let’s get to it.

Quarterbacks of the week

Shuler Bentley, Old Dominion, 93.8% of team’s offensive yards

24-42, 287 yards, 3 TD, 18 rush yards, 1 rush TD vs FAU

Blake Kemp, East Carolina, 90.4%

33-50, 315 yards, 1 TD, 33 rush yards vs. Cincinnati

Dane Evans, Tulsa, 87.7%

19-32, 367 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT @ Tulane

Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 86.3%

13-16, 312 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 84 rush yards, 1 rush TD @ Houston

Peyton Bender, Washington State, 84.6%

36-58, 288 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT @ Washington

Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech, 84.4%

27-44, 355 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT vs. Southern Miss

Mitch Leidner, Minnesota, 84.4%

16-37, 223 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT, 10 yards vs. Wisconsin

Jared Goff, Cal, 84.3%

30-51, 542 yards, 5 TD, 31 rush yards vs. Arizona State

Tim Boyle, Connecticut, 82.6%

12-20, 121 yards, 1 INT @ Temple

Brandon Silvers, Troy, 82.4%

20-45, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 15 rush yards, 9 rec. yards @ Georgia State

Keenan Reynolds’ Heisman hopes took a hit with Navy’s loss at Houston, but there’s not much more he could have done. He was brilliant… Jared Goff killed it against ASU and got a shoutout in the latest RotoViz College Football Show. I’m not sure he’s a first round quarterback, but he certainly made a strong closing argument over the final few weeks.

Seasonal QB Leaders

Luke Falk, Washington State, 76.8% of team’s offensive yards

6’4, 205lbs, Sophomore

Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 76.1%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 75.5%

6’3, 227lbs, Junior

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 73%

6’2, 230lbs, Senior

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 71.8%

6’0, 211lbs, Freshman

Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech, 69.5%

6’4, 231lbs, Senior

Riley Neal, Ball State, 68.7%

6’5, 217lbs, Freshman

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green, 68.2%

6’0, 219lbs, Senior

Jared Goff, Cal, 67.9%

6’2, 215lbs, Junior

Alex McGough, FIU, 67.5%

6’3, 218lbs, Sophomore

Chad Kelly, Ole Miss, 67.5%

6’2, 215lbs, Junior

In case you missed it, Collin Cowherd had a rant about how the SEC has no good quarterbacks and the Big 10 has so many. Prescott and Kelly both appear on this list, which doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with their NFL ability, but I think they, at worst, have been tremendous college quarterbacks and were perhaps too easily dismissed by Cowherd… Also, say what’s up to Jeff Driskel. I professed my curiosity about him on the Chris Burke’s “On The Clock” podcast and I think he could end up being selected in the back half of the draft.

Running Backs of the week

Timothy McVey, Air Force, 67.4% of team’s offensive yards

12 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD, 157 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD @ New Mexico

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 63.8%

26 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD, 11 rec. yards @ Florida

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 61.8%

32 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD, 43 rec. yards vs. Texas A&M

Chris Warren III, Texas, 61.7%

25 carries, 276 yards, 4 TD, 12 rec. yards vs. Texas Tech

Kelvin Taylor, Florida, 58.8%

24 carries, 136 yards, 18 rec. yards vs FSU

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 58.3%

46 carries, 271 yards, 1 TD @ Auburn

Joe Williams, Utah, 57.7%

34 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD vs Colorado

Jordan Canzeri, Iowa, 56%

17 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD @ Nebraska

Ryan Nall, Oregon State, 53.4%

19 carries, 174 yards, 1 TD, 54 rec. yards @ Oregon

Marquis Young, UMass, 53.1%

35 carries, 240 yards, 3 TD, 3 rec. yards @ Buffalo

I don’t watch hardly any Air Force football, but McVey’s performance might be worth going back to see. No matter how you slice it, he was spectacular… Texas fans might be excited about freshman Chris Warren’s first big game, but keep in mind it was against Texas Tech, which has one of the nation’s worst run defenses… Jordan Canzeri was one of the Seasonal RB Leaders for much of the first half of the season until he got injured. To see him back healthy for the Big 10 championship is huge for Iowa.

Seasonal RB Leaders

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 42.3% of team’s offensive yards

6’1, 230lbs, Sophomore

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 41.5%

5’11, 202lbs, Sophomore

Devontae Booker, Utah, 41.2%

6’1, 212lbs, Senior

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 40.7%

6’1, 211lbs, Sophomore

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 40.1%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 40%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 38.9%

5’11, 184lbs, Sophomore

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 37.5%

6’3, 242lbs, Junior

Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 37.4%

5’11, 190lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 36.3%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 35.9%

6’0, 225lbs, Junior

Leonard Fournette probably isn’t going to win the Heisman, but his 2015 was remarkable. Same with Dalvin Cook. The college running back landscape is in great hands with both of them back for 2016… The likely winner is Derrick Henry who has been creeping up this list in recent weeks. He should wrap up the award with a 100 yards performance in the SEC title game… More on McCaffrey in a minute.

Wide Receivers of the Week

Thadd Smith, Boston College, 100% of team’s receiving yards

1 rec. 9 yards @ Syracuse

Tre’Quan Smith, UCF, 87.9%

7 rec. 102 yards vs USF

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 84.7%

6 rec. 138 yards @ Buffalo

Alex Erickson, Wisconsin, 83.5%

6 rec. 66 yards, 12 ret. yards @ Minnesota

Shelton Gibson, West Virginia, 73.3%

6 rec. 148 yards, 1 TD, 53 ret. yards vs Iowa State

Courtland Sutton, SMU, 70.3%

2 rec. 45 yards @ Memphis

Trent Bostick, Charlotte, 70.3%

6 rec. 111 yards, 1 TD @ Rice

Warren Redix, UTEP, 60.9%

3 rec. 42 yards, 1 TD, 27 rush yards, 2 ret. yards @ North Texas

Wesley Leftwich, Missouri, 59%

3 rec. 49 yards @ Arkansas

Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 58.9%

10 rec. 216 yards, 1 TD @ Tulane

Will Fuller, Notre Dame, 58.1%

6 rec. 136 yards, 1 TD @ Stanford

Tajae Sharpe finished his career with a bang and has delivered on the promise he showed earlier in his career… A million years ago Keyarris Garrett was an intriguing prospect from Tulsa, but injuries and the decline of the Tulsa program set him back. His size will make him a prospect worth monitoring throughout the next few months… West Virginia has gone run-heavy over the second half of this season, but Shelton Gibson is a star in the making for that team. Keep an eye on him next year to breakout on a bigger scale.

Seasonal WR Leaders

Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 43.6% of receiving yards

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Tanner Gentry, Wyoming, 43.6%

6’2, 201lbs, Junior

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 42.7%

6’3, 188lbs, Senior

BJ Johnson, Georgia Southern, 41.7%

6’1, 212lbs, Junior

Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois, 40.6%

6’4, 200lbs, Junior

Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, 40.2%

6’1, 208lbs, Senior

Tyler Boyd, Pitt, 39.5%

6’2, 200lbs, Junior

Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, 39.1%

5’11, 207lbs, Junior

JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC, 38.7%

6’2, 215lbs, Sophomore

Chris Godwin, Penn State, 38.6%

6’1, 208lbs, Sophomore

Carlos Harris, North Texas, 37.5%

5’8, 185lbs, Senior

Minus Laquon Treadwell, nearly every prospect that I expect to be at the center of the 2016 draft conversation is on this list: Carroo, Sharpe, Burbridge, Boyd and Cooper… Looking ahead to next year, JuJu Smith-Schuster will almost certainly be the unicorn wide receiver prospect. He has led the team in receiving yards in ten of 12 games this year and just recently turned 19 in his sophomore year. Beast mode.

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (53.4%, Navy), Edgar Poe (41.0%, Army)

Jerome Lane footnotes: 33.1% of Akron’s yards

Tight Ends of the week

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 56.5% of team’s receiving yards

1 rec., 35 yards @ Georgia Southern

Jacob Hollister, Wyoming, 48%

5 rec., 119 yards, 1 TD vs. UNLV

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 47.1%

6 rec., 97 yards, 5 rush yards vs UNC

Reece White, New Mexico, 43%

1 rec., 58 yards vs Air Force

Keith Rucker, Georgia State, 41.8%

10 rec. 154 yards vs. Troy

Deon Watson, Idaho, 40.1%

5 rec., 124 yards, 2 TD vs. Texas State

Cam Serigne, Wake Forest, 39.9%

5 rec., 135 yards, 1 TD vs. Duke

George Kittle, Iowa, 36.1%

2 rec., 35 yards, 1 TD @ Nebraska

Metuisela ‘Unga, Hawaii, 34.5%

1 rec., 40 yards vs ULM

Billy Freeman, San Jose State, 32.4%

7 rec., 109 yards, 1 TD vs. Boise State

I’ve got nothing here.

Seasonal TE Leaders

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 24.6% of team’s receiving yards

6’4, 225lbs, Junior

David Morgan II, UTSA, 24.4%

6’4, 260lbs, Senior

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 23.7%

5’11, 236lbs, Sophomore

Jake Butt, Michigan, 22%

6’6, 248lbs, Junior

Rodney Mills, UMass, 21.9%

6’1, 205lbs, Senior

Billy Freeman, SJSU, 21.7%

6’3, 232lbs, Junior

Dan Vitale, Northwestern, 21.2%

6’2, 235lbs, Senior

Matt Weiser, Buffalo, 20.9%

6’5, 255lbs, Senior

Brandon Lingen, Minnesota, 20.8%

6’5, 247lbs, Sophomore

Cam Serigne, Wake Forest, 20.5

6’3, 245lbs, R-Sophomore

Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech, 20.5%

6’7, 241lbs, R-Sophomore

Since SJSU’s top receiver got hurt, Billy Freeman has slowly climbed this list. He’s a bit undersized, but has had a really strong season… As we get into early-declarations for the NFL Draft, keep an eye on Hodges, Serigne, and Butt. They are among the handful of underclassmen who could declare to make this class magnitudes better than the 2015 crop.

Special Teams Studs of the week

Deandre Reaves, Marshall, WR, 221 return yards, 1 TD, 45 rec. yards @ WKU

Daje Johnson, Texas, WR, 194 ret. yards, 3 rec. yards vs. Texas Tech

C.J. Sanders, Notre Dame, WR, 190 ret. yards, 1 TD @ Stanford

Victor Bolden, Oregon State, WR, 182 ret. yards, 1 TD, 43 rec. yards, 11 rush yards @ Oregon

Alex Ross, Oklahoma, RB, 170 ret. yards @ Oklahoma State

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 164 ret. yards, 23 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD vs. South Alabama

Derrick Dick, UTSA, WR, 156 ret. yards vs. Middle Tennessee

Quadree Henderson, Pitt, WR, 145 ret. yards vs. Miami FL

Kesean Strong, Old Dominion, RB, 140 ret. yards, 20 rec. yards vs. FAU

Joe Hansley, Colorado State, WR, 136 ret. yards, 2 ret. TD, 46 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD @ Fresno State

I don’t know what Joe Hansley had for breakfast on Saturday, but I want some. DAYUM, kid!

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders

Kylen Towner, Western Kentucky, WR, 91.9% of team’s return yards

5’8, 175lbs, Sophomore

Janarion Grant, Rutgers, WR, 91.3

5’11, 170lbs, Junior

Brisly Estime, Syracuse, WR, 89.6%

5’9, 178lbs, Junior

Tyler Ervin, SJSU, RB, 88.8%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 88.3%

5’11, 185lbs, Senior

Scott Miller, BGSU, WR, 88.2%

5’10, 162lbs, Freshman

KaVontae Turpin, TCU, WR, 87.7%

5’9, 152lbs, Freshman

Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 86%

5’7, 168lbs, Senior

Teddy Ruben, Troy, WR, 85.9%

5’7, 161lbs, Senior

Deandre Reaves, Marshall, WR, 85.5%

5’10, 179lbs, Senior

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, RB, 82.6%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

I promised more commentary on Christian McCaffrey and here it is. In addition to ranking sixth among all running backs in terms of market share of offensive yards, he also ranks highly for market share of special teams return yardage. In almost any other year, he would be the Heisman front runner and I’m not sure it would be particularly close.

The College Football Market Share Report – Week 11 Recap

On 20 November 2015 By Jon MooreIn College Football, market share report

And we’re back… sorry for the delay. Ran out of time to do a proper writeup this week, but hopefully skimming through can still be enlightening for you.

Let’s get to it.

Quarterbacks of the week

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 91.2% of team’s offensive yards

33-52, 349 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 23 rush yards vs Toledo

Parker Boehme, Duke, 90.9%

23-42, 248 yards, 1 INT, 80 rush yards, 1 rush TD vs Pitt

Kent Myers, Utah State, 87.9%

25-47, 364 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT, 22 rush yards @ Air Force

Jake Rudock, Michigan, 86.7%

33-46, 440 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT, 64 rush yards @ Indiana

Wes Lunt, Illinois, 83.9%

23-47 241 yards vs Ohio State

Brogan Roback, Eastern Michigan, 83.2%

26-42, 260 yards, 2 TD vs UMass

David Blough, Purdue, 83.1%

26-45 287 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 12 rush yards @ Northwestern

Tanner Mangum, BYU, 82.1%

23-41, 244 yards, 1 TD vs Mizzou

Perry Orth, South Carolina, 81.6%

13-24, 163 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT @ Florida

Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 81.6%

34-47, 360 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 105 rush yards, 1 rush TD @ Syracuse

Seasonal QB Leaders

Luke Falk, Washington State, 80.4% of team’s offensive yards

6’4, 205lbs, Sophomore

Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 76.7%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 76.4%

6’3, 227lbs, Junior

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 71.8%

6’0, 211lbs, Freshman

Bryant Shirreffs, Connecticut, 71.6%

6’2, 220lbs, Sophomore

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green, 70.4%

6’0, 219lbs, Senior

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 70.3%

6’2, 230lbs, Senior

Matt Linehan, Idaho, 69.8%

6’3, 214lbs, Sophomore

Riley Neal, Ball State, 69.0%

6’5, 217lbs, Freshman

Brent Stockstill, MTSU, 68.1%

6’0, 200lbs, Freshman

Running Backs of the week

Ben Luckett, Louisiana-Monroe, 59.1% of team’s offensive yards

18 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD vs Arkansas State

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 53.8%

22 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD @ Mississippi State

Jarveon Williams, UTSA, 51.6%

19 carries, 181 yards, 1 TD @ Charlotte

Josh Adams, Notre Dame, 48.9%

17 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD vs Wake Forest

Marlon Mack, South Florida, 48.9%

21 carries, 230 yards, 2 TD, 3 rec. 42 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD vs Temple

Jalin Moore, Appalachian State, 47.7%

27 carries, 244 yards @ Idaho

Jordan Howard, Indiana, 46.5%

35 carries, 238 yards, 2 TD, 7 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD vs Michigan

Wendell Smallwood, West Virginia, 45.6%

24 carries, 165 yards, 8 rec. yards vs Texas

DeAndre Washington, Texas Tech, 43.2%

27 carries, 248 yards, 3 TD, 36 rec. yards vs Kansas State

Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt, 41.9%

33 carries, 113 yards, 13 rec. yards vs Kentucky

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 41.1%

27 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD @ Illinois

Seasonal RB Leaders

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 41.5% of team’s offensive yards

6’1, 230lbs, Sophomore

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 41.4%

5’11, 202lbs, Sophomore

Devontae Booker, Utah, 41.2%

6’1, 212lbs, Senior

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 40.6%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 40.5%

5’11, 184lbs, Sophomore

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 39.9%

6’1, 211lbs, Sophomore

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 39.1%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 38.8%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 36.5%

6’3, 242lbs, Junior

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 35.2%

6’0, 225lbs, Junior

Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 34.4%

5’11, 190lbs, Sophomore

Saquon Barkley, Penn State, 34.2%

5’11, 222lbs, Freshman

Jordan Howard, Indiana, 34.2%

6’1, 230lbs, Junior

Wide Receivers of the Week

Jake Maulhardt, Wyoming, 82.9% of team’s offensive yards

5 receptions, 107 yards @ SDSU

Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois, 74.2%

6 rec., 141 yards, 2 TD, 4 rush yards @ Buffalo

Jamal Robinson, Louisiana-Lafayette, 69.6%

10 rec., 188 yards, 1 TD @ South Alabama

Richie James, Middle Tennessee, 65.8%

9 rec., 198 yards, 2 TD, 20 rush yards @ FAU

Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma, 65.6%

14 rec., 177 yards, 2 TD @ Baylor

Rodney Adams, South Florida, 63.9%

7 rec., 147 yards, 1 TD vs Temple

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 61.5%

4 rec., 67 yards, 1 TD @ Eastern Michigan

Ricky Jeune, Georgia Tech, 59.8%

1 rec., 58 yards vs Virginia Tech

Dominique Reed, Arkansas, 58.9%

3 rec., 83 yards, 1 TD, 79 return yards @ LSU

Rokeem Williams, Miami OH, 57.3%

7 rec., 181 yards, 1 TD vs Akron

Corey Davis, Western Michigan, 56.4%

13 rec., 159 yards vs Bowling Green

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (Navy, 88.9%), Jalen Robinette (Air Force, 77.5%)

Seasonal WR Leaders

Dezmon Epps, Idaho, 47.2% of receiving yards

5’10, 175lbs, Senior

Tanner Gentry, Wyoming, 43.6%

6’2, 201lbs, Junior

BJ Johnson, Georgia Southern, 43.6%

6’1, 212lbs, Junior

Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 41.9%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois, 40.7%

6’4, 200lbs, Junior

Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, 40.2%

6’1, 208lbs, Senior

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 40.1%

6’3, 188lbs, Senior

Carlos Harris, North Texas, 39.8%

5’8, 185lbs, Senior

Corey Coleman, Baylor, 39.5%

5’11, 190lbs, Junior

JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC, 39.3%

6’2, 215lbs, Sophomore

Chris Godwin, Penn State, 39.0%

6’1, 208lbs, Sophomore

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (52.4%, Navy), Jalen Robinette (42.2%, Air Force) Garrett Brown (41.7%, Air Force), Edgar Poe (40.9%, Army)

Jerome Lane footnotes: 31.9% of Akron’s yards

Tight Ends of the week

Akil Dan-Fodio, FIU, 45.9% of team’s receiving yards

4 receptions, 45 yards @ Marshall

Marcus Smith, North Texas, 43%

5 receptions, 46 yards @ Tennessee

Cole Hikutini, Louisville, 37.1%

4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD vs Virginia

Brandon Lingen, Minnesota, 34.9%

6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD @ Iowa

Steven Walker, Colorado State, 33%

1 reception, 69 yards vs UNLV

Jarred Gipson, Nevada, 31.6%

3 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD vs SJSU

Harrison Handley, Utah, 31.5%

2 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD @ Arizona

Trent ‘Buck’ Cowan, Idaho, 31.3%

7 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD vs App State

Cethan Carter, Nebraska, 30.3%

4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD, 32 rush yards, 1 rush TD @ Rutgers

David Grinnage, NC State, 28.9%

7 receptions, 63 yards @ Florida State

Seasonal TE Leaders

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 24.2% of team’s receiving yards

6’4, 225lbs, Junior

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 23.7%

5’11, 236lbs, Sophomore

Rodney Mills, UMass, 23.5%

6’1, 205lbs, Senior

David Morgan II, UTSA, 22.8%

6’4, 260lbs, Senior

Jake Butt, Michigan, 22.2%

6’6, 248lbs, Junior

Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech, 21.9%

6’7, 241lbs, R-Sophomore

Dan Vitale, Northwestern, 21.9%

6’2, 235lbs, Senior

Matt Weiser, Buffalo, 21.0%

6’5, 255lbs, Senior

Brandon Lingen, Minnesota, 20.7%

6’5, 247lbs, Sophomore

Billy Freeman, SJSU, 20.3%

6’3, 232lbs, Junior

Special Teams Studs of the week

Austin Walker, Rice, RB, 176 return yards, 65 rush yards vs So Miss

Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois, WR, 152 return yards, 36 rush yards, 49 rec. yards @ Buffalo

Derrius Guice, LSU, RB, 132 return yards, 6 rush yards vs Arkansas

Jager Gardner, Temple, RB, 127 return yards, 13 rush yards @ USF

Jae’lon Oglesby, Memphis, WR, 121 return yards, 11 rec. yards @ Houston

C.J. Fuller, Clemson, RB, 108 return yards @ Syracuse

Bobo Beathard, Appalachian State, WR, 103 return yards, 17 rush yards, 1 rush TD @ Idaho

Autrey Golden, UTEP, WR, 102 return yards, 4 rec. yards @ Old Dominion

Deionte Gaines, Colorado State, WR, 102 return yards, 46 rush yards vs UNLV

Jeff Carr, Oklahoma State, RB, 100 return yards, 2 rush yards, 7 rec. yards 1 rec. TD @ Iowa State

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders

Janarion Grant, Rutgers, WR, 93.9% of team’s return yards

5’11, 170lbs, Junior

Kylen Towner, Western Kentucky, WR, 92.6%

5’8, 175lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, SJSU, RB, 90.3%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Brisly Estime, Syracuse, WR, 88.8%

5’9, 178lbs, Junior

Bishop Louie, Tulsa, WR, 88.1%

5’10, 170lbs, Sophomore

KaVontae Turpin, TCU, WR, 85.6%

5’9, 152lbs, Freshman

Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 85.2%

5’7, 168lbs, Senior

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 85.1%

5’11, 185lbs, Senior

Teddy Ruben, Troy, WR, 84.9%

5’7, 161lbs, Senior

Scott Miller, BGSU, WR, 84.8%

5’10, 162lbs, Freshman

The College Football Market Share Report – Week 10 Recap

On 11 November 201511 November 2015 By Jon MooreIn College Football

New week. Same great taste. We’re looking at college football’s top performers based on the percentage of their offense they are shouldering.

Let’s get to it.

Quarterbacks of the week

Luke Falk, Washington State, 92.4% of team’s offensive yards

36-55, 497 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT vs Arizona State

James Summers, East Carolina, 90.9%

14-22, 158 yards, 42 rush yards, 2 rush TD vs USF

DaMarcus Smith, North Texas, 88.3%

25-45, 234 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 45 rush yards @ La Tech

Tanner Mangum, BYU, 86.0%

23-37, 293 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT @ SJSU

Mitch Leidner, Minnesota, 85.4%

27-44, 281 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT @ Ohio State

John Fadule, Boston College, 85.3%

23-37, 257 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT vs NC State

Anu Solomon, Arizona, 85.0%

31-46, 352 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT @ USC

Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 84.7%

28-51, 523 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT @ Houston

Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State, 82.9%

16-24, 352 yards, 5 TD, 26 rush yards vs TCU

David Washington, Old Dominion, 81.6%

29-48, 378 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 69 rush yards @ UTSA

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 81.4%

27-40, 303 yards, 4 TD, 47 rush yards @ Missouri

Gunner Kiel has gone bananas in two straight games. I haven’t really watched him play yet this year, but I’ve heard some good things about him. He could be a sneaky late-climber in a potential QB class that’s grasping at straws right now… Mason Rudolph and Oklahoma State proved they were legit with a big win against TCU last weekend. That team (and I guess Ohio State) is one of the rare cases of a quarterback rotation working well on the college level. Props to Rudolph and J.W. Walsh for making that work… Boston College’s John Fadule is back for a second straight week. You’d think they would ask a freshman quarterback to do less, not more, but he’s been carrying that team lately.

Seasonal QB Leaders

Luke Falk, Washington State, 81.0% of team’s offensive yards

6’4, 205lbs, Sophomore

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 76.9%

6’0, 211lbs, Freshman

Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 76.6%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 74.7%

6’3, 227lbs, Junior

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green, 72.0%

6’0, 219lbs, Senior

Bryant Shirreffs, Connecticut, 71.6%

6’2, 220lbs, Sophomore

Trevone Boykin, TCU, 71.0%

6’2, 205lbs, Senior

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 69.4%

6’2, 230lbs, Senior

Alex McGough, FIU, 69.4%

6’3, 218lbs, Sophomore

Riley Neal, Ball State, 69.0%

6’5, 217lbs, Freshman

Dak Prescott, your table is ready. This weekend the Mississippi State senior gets Alabama at home in what could be the culminating moment of his career and vault him into the Heisman top five. He almost perfectly fits the historical Heisman prototype for dual-threat quarterbacks… Luke Falk is having some kind of season. I haven’t run the numbers against historical Mike Leach quarterbacks, but it’s hard to imagine that anyone could have accounted for a higher percentage of the offense than Falk is this year… Even with the loss, I think Trevone Boykin still has Heisman life. He is everything for that offense.

Running Backs of the week

Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt, 67.4% of team’s offensive yards

22 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD @ Florida

Paul Harris, Hawaii, 57.1%

20 carries, 190 yards, 1 TD, 2 rec., 26 rec. yards @ UNLV

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 55.4%

31 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 rec., 85 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD @ Texas State

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 54.8%

21 carries, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 rec., 4 rec. yards @ Clemson

Devontae Booker, Utah, 49.4%

34 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD, 2 rec., 21 rec. yards @ Washington

Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 49.2%

28 carries, 186 yards, 1 rec., 9 rec. yards vs Penn State

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 48.4%

38 carries, 210 yards, 3 TD vs LSU

Saquon Barkley (SQBK), Penn State, 47.0%

25 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD, 6 rec., 50 rec. yards @ Northwestern

Jordan Howard, Indiana, 46.4%

22 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD, 2 rec., 15 rec. yards vs Iowa

DeAndre Washington, Texas Tech, 43.9%

21 carries, 102 yards, 6 rec., 64 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD @ WVU

Ralph Webb is back for the second week in a row after he single handedly carried the Vanderbilt offense to a near upset of the Gators… Justin Jackson and Derrick Henry used their massive performances over the weekend to vault into the seasonal leaderboard, which we’ll get to in a minute… Jordan Howard, a prospect I love and who is finally healthy again, had 174 rush yards against an Iowa defense that hadn’t allowed any other running back to surpass 75 yards all season.

Seasonal RB Leaders

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 42.7% of team’s offensive yards

5’11, 202lbs, Sophomore

Devontae Booker, Utah, 41.9%

6’1, 212lbs, Senior

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 41.8%

6’1, 230lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 41.7%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 40.8%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 40.5%

5’11, 184lbs, Sophomore

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 40.0%

6’1, 211lbs, Sophomore

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 39.3%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

Jahad Thomas, Temple, 36.1%

5’10, 180lbs, Junior

Ray Lawry, Old Dominion, 35.6%

5’10, 201lbs, Sophomore

Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 34.9%

5’11, 190lbs, Sophomore

Derrick Henry, Alabama, 34.7%

6’3, 242lbs, Junior

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 34.5%

6’0, 225lbs, Junior

Saquon Barkley, Penn State, 34.2%

5’11, 222lbs, Freshman

What an amazing year for the running back position! This week Derrick Henry joins the mix after his breathtaking performance against LSU. It feels like the production has finally caught up with the hype and the result is a beautiful thing… Meanwhile, Leonard Fournette, for the first time since I’ve been doing this (I think), has fallen from the top spot… Dalvin Cook, Devontae Booker move up after great performances over the weekend… Saquon Barkley, man, I’m telling you. LOOK OUT!

Wide Receivers of the Week

Delane Hart-Johnson, New Mexico, 82.7%

1 reception, 86 yards, 1 TD vs Utah State

Hasaan Henderson, Nevada, 66.0%

5 rec., 136 yards, 1 TD @ Fresno State

Demarcus Robinson, Florida, 64.2%

9 rec., 106 yards vs Vanderbilt

Al Riles, UL-Lafayette, 63.6%

8 rec., 103 yards, 1 TD, 4 rush yards @ Georgia State

Jared Murphy, Miami OH, 60.7%

7 rec., 91 yards, 2 TD vs Eastern Michigan

Travin Dural, LSU, 60.2%

2 rec., 77 yards, 1 TD @ Alabama

Will Fuller, Notre Dame, 58.0%

7 rec., 152 yards, 3 TD @ Pittsburgh

Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia, 57.8%

4 rec., 52 yards vs Kentucky

Marcus Green, UL-Monroe, 56.9%

12 rec., 149 yards, 1 TD, 13 ret. yards @ Troy

JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC, 56.8%

8 rec., 138 yards, 1 TD vs Arizona

Demarcus Robinson is a guy I reallly liked last year in a floundering Florida offense. I thought maybe he could become Jim McElwain’s “new Rashard Higgins” this year, but it hasn’t been quite that seamless. All the same, he’s a strong player and could be a sneaky good addition to the 2016 draft class… Meanwhile, Will Fuller continues to maul defenses with no remorse. Since the start of last season, he has caught 27 of Notre Dame’s 50 touchdowns despite being just 6’0 180lbs…. Hasaan Henderson is a name to file away for later. He’s 6’5 220lbs and has 35% of Nevada’s receiving yards this season in a limited passing offense.

Service Academy footnotes: DeBrandon Sanders (Navy, 88.2%), Edgar Poe (Army, 73.3%), Garrett Brown (Air Force, 57.7%)

Seasonal WR Leaders

Dezmon Epps, Idaho, 47.2% of receiving yards

5’10, 175lbs, Senior

Tanner Gentry, Wyoming, 43.6%

6’2, 201lbs, Junior

Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 42.7%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Corey Coleman, Baylor, 41.3%

5’11, 190lbs, Junior

Carlos Harris, North Texas, 41.2%

5’8, 185lbs, Senior

Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, 41.1%

6’1, 208lbs, Senior

Travin Dural, LSU, 41.0%

6’2, 203lbs, Junior

Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, 40.0%

6’2, 200lbs, Junior

Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan, 40.0%

5’10, 177lbs, Junior

JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC, 39.8%

6’2, 215lbs, Sophomore

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 39.2%

6’3, 188lbs, Senior

Corey Coleman DGAF who his quarterback is; he just keeps mauling. To see a guy rank fourth national in market share of yards AND lead the country in touchdowns is a pretty special combination…. Travin Dural hasn’t got much attention for the LSU offense this year, but he’s putting together a solid, Rueben Randle-esque college season in which he has great market share, but poor raw production. The body types are similar too… Finally, JuJu Smith-Schuster is incredible. This kid might be the single best receiver prospect in college football – yes, even above Treadwell. I think he’s deserving of finishing in the top 10 of the Heisman vote.

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (45.5%, Navy), Garrett Brown (51.1%, Air Force), Edgar Poe (40.9%, Army)

Jerome Lane footnotes: 31.1% of Akron’s yards

Tight Ends of the week

Sam Dobbs, Vanderbilt, 70.0% of team’s receiving yards

1 reception, 21 yards @ Florida

Bryce Williams, East Carolina, 53.8%

6 rec., 85 yards vs USF

Kivon Cartwright, Colorado State, 46.7%

4 rec., 56 yards @ Wyoming

Billy Freeman, SJSU, 45.6%

6 rec., 67 yards vs BYU

Cody Tuttle, Eastern Michigan, 41.6%

2 rec., 37 yards @ Miami OH

Hayden Plinke, UTEP, 36.8%

9 rec., 85 yards vs Rice

Trey Scott, Tulane, 35.8%

2 rec., 38 yards vs UConn

Rodney Mills, UMass, 35.8%

6 rec., 62 yards vs Akron

Terry Pettis, MTSU, 35.7%

5 rec., 126 yards, 1 TD vs Marshall

Deon Watson, Idaho, 34.4%

7 rec., 109 yards, 2 TD @ South Alabama

Jordan Leggett, Clemson, 34%

6 rec., 101 yards vs Florida State

Bryce Williams is a guy that Chris Burke singled out on last week’s On The Clock podcast, which he was kind enough to invite me to join. He hasn’t made much noise in this space, but he could be another nice piece of the 2016 class… Also, Jordan Leggett has been really good for Clemson this year. He’s got the size and production I like to see.

Seasonal TE Leaders

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 25.0% of team’s receiving yards

5’11, 236lbs, Sophomore

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 24.8%

6’4, 225lbs, Junior

Rodney Mills, UMass, 24.6%

6’1, 205lbs, Senior

David Morgan II, UTSA, 24.1%

6’4, 260lbs, Senior

Dan Vitale, Northwestern, 23.7%

6’2, 235lbs, Senior

Jake Butt, Michigan, 23.1%

6’6, 248lbs, Junior

Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech, 22.4%

6’7, 241lbs, R-Sophomore

Matt Weiser, Buffalo, 21.8%

6’5, 255lbs, Senior

Austin Hooper, Stanford, 21.4%

6’4, 248lbs, Junior

There’s not a whole lot of shakeup in this list, but I’m starting to get excited for how good this TE draft class could be. Underclassmen like Hooper, Butt, Cam Serigne, Hodges, Hunter Henry, Jordan Leggett mixed in with senior like David Morgan and Matt Weiser could make for a fun draft class. Comparatively, tight end was really week last year.

Special Teams Studs of the week

Janarion Grant, Rutgers, WR, 237 return yards, 1 ret. TD, 3 rec., 26 rec. yards @ Michigan

Braeden West, SMU, RB, 180 ret. yards, 1 ret. TD, 1 rec., 45 rec. yards vs Temple

Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois, WR, 168 ret. yards, 2 rec., 21 rec. yards @ Toledo

Tre Johnson, North Texas, RB, 168 ret. yards @ La Tech

KaVontae Turpin, TCU, WR, 153 ret. yards, 7 rec., 107 rec. yards, 4 rush, 22 rush yards @ Oklahoma State

Keelan Ewaliko, Hawaii, WR, 142 ret. yards @ UNLV

Xavier Johnson, South Alabama, RB, 141 ret. yards, 1 ret. TD, 9 rush., 148 rush. yards, 1 rush. TD vs Idaho

Tyrell Johnson, Arizona, WR, 139 ret. yards, 1 rec., 21 rec. yards @ USC

Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 131 ret. yards, 5 rec., 8 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD @ WVU

Brisly Estime, Syracuse, WR, 130 ret. yards, 1 rec., 36 rec. yards @ Louisville

Three players return from last week: Keelan, Jakeem and Braeden. Keelan Ewaliko is interesting because he’s got more size than most return men at 5’11 200lbs. He’s listed as a receiver, but hasn’t contributed there yet… Braeden West, like Jakeem Grant, is a really small human being, especially for being a running back, but he certainly filled up the box score last week… KaVontae Turpin looks to be the only Horned Frog who enjoyed his trip to Stillwater.

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders

Janarion Grant, Rutgers, WR, 97.5% of team’s return yards

5’11, 170lbs, Junior

Kylen Towner, Western Kentucky, WR, 92.6%

5’8, 175lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, SJSU, RB, 90.6%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Bishop Louie, Tulsa, WR, 88.1%

5’10, 170lbs, Sophomore

Maurice Thomas, Miami OH, RB, 88.1%

5’11, 176lb, Freshman

Brisly Estime, Syracuse, WR, 87.9%

5’9, 178lbs, Junior

Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 85.7%

5’7, 168lbs, Senior

Teddy Ruben, Troy, WR, 85.6%

5’7, 161lbs, Senior

KaVontae Turpin, TCU, WR, 84.6%

5’9, 152lbs, Freshman

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 83.1%

5’11, 185lbs, Senior

I mixed this one up this week. I had been tracking raw yardage production (toward the goal of finding hidden value), but decided to switch to market share to see who were the true return maestros. The two names that really stand out are Tyler Ervin, who is fourth in this category and fourth in the seasonal running back category. That dude does everything for SJSU… Also, Jakeem Grant is super small, but he’s awesome in all the ways you’d hope for him to be. Athleticism is going to be huge for him when we get to draft season.

The College Football Market Share Report – Week 9 Recap

On 6 November 20156 November 2015 By Jon MooreIn College Football, market share report1 Comment

You know the drill. We’re looking at which players account for the highest percent of their team’s offense in various categories.

Let’s get to it.

Quarterbacks of the week

Deshone Kizer, Notre Dame, 94.6% of team’s offensive yards

23 – 36, 299 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 143 rush yards, 2 rush TD @ Temple

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 93.2%

23 – 37, 226 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 21 rush yards @ Akron

John Fadule, Boston College, 89.9%

8 – 20, 143 yards, 1 INT, 53 rush yards vs Virginia Tech

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 87.4%

16 – 35, 265 yards, 3 TD, 33 rush yards @ Louisiana-Lafayette

Thomas Woodson, Akron, 84.5%

22 – 36, 252 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT vs Central Michigan

Quinton Flowers, South Florida, 82.6%

12 – 20, 208 yards, 15 rush yards @ Navy

Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech, 81.9%

38 – 55, 480 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT, 46 rush yards, 1 rush TD vs OK State

Chase Litton, Marshall, 78.9%

33 – 48, 486 yards, 2 TD, 11 rush yards @ Charlotte

Luke Falk, Washington State, 78.5%

35 – 63, 354 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT vs Stanford

Nick Mitchell, Oregon State, 78.2%

19 – 35, 204 yards, 1 TD, 40 rush yards @ Utah

In a primetime game where his opponent was dead set on stopping the running attack, Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer was brilliant against Temple. Without looking, I can’t recall (m)any other major program quarterbacks accounting for such a high percentage of their offense in a single game… Patrick Mahomes and that Texas Tech offense are so much fun. He’s AVERAGING more than 400 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns per game… What could have been for Luke Falk? I expected his Wazzu team to be outmanned by Stanford, but ultimately it was their red zone futility on offense that cost them, kicking six field goals and ultimately losing by two points.

Seasonal QB Leaders

Luke Falk, Washington State, 79.5% of team’s offensive yards

6’4, 205lbs, Sophomore

Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 76.8%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Garrett Smith, Louisiana-Monroe, 76.7%

6’0, 211lbs, Freshman

Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, 74.7%

6’3, 227lbs, Junior

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green, 73.3%

6’0, 219lbs, Senior

Bryant Shirreffs, Connecticut, 71.6%

6’2, 220lbs, Sophomore

Trevone Boykin, TCU, 70.0%

6’2, 205lbs, Senior

Alex McGough, FIU, 69.4%

6’3, 218lbs, Sophomore

Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech, 69.2%

6’4, 231lbs, Senior

Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky, 68.9%

6’3, 220lbs, Senior

Trevone Boykin is incredible. Last week, for the third straight game, he lead the team in passing AND rushing. He almost perfectly fits the historical Heisman prototype for dual-threat quarterbacks… Jeff Driskel is an interesting case. Once upon a time he was the #1 quarterback recruit in America and lead the 2012 Florida Gators to the Sugar Bowl. Now at Louisiana Tech, he has the size and production to make a push into the back half of the NFL Draft.

Running Backs of the week

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 56.9% of team’s offensive yards

26 carries, 201 yards, 1 TD @ Utah State

Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt, 55.1%

26 carries, 99 yards, 3 rec. yards @ Houston

Arkeel Newsome, Connecticut, 54.5%

25 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD, 41 rec. yards, 24 ret. yards vs ECU

Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, 48.1%

19 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD, 33 rec. yards @ Memphis

Alex Gardner, FIU, 45.8%

20 carries, 105 yards, 15 rec. yards @ Florida Atlantic

Ray Lawry, Old Dominion, 44.2%

26 carries, 136 yards, 15 rec. yards vs Western Kentucky

Elijhaa Penny, Idaho, 43.9%

35 carries, 192 yards, 2 TD, 58 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD @ NMSU

Josh Hicks, Rutgers, 43.6%

15 carries, 72 yards @ Wisconsin

Robert Lowe, Texas State, 43.2%

20 carries, 91 yards @ Georgia Southern

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 42.6%

22 carries, 107 yards, 26 rec. yards, 3 ret. yards @ Wash State

This is the second straight appearance for Texas State’s Robert Lowe. The 5’10 195lb senior could be an interesting name in draft season… Elijhaa Penny is exactly the type of player I’m trying to find with this exercise. The 6’2 234lb senior has 17 touchdowns in the last season and a half and could be a sneaky prospect… Brian Hill just posted his third 200 yard game of the season. He and Leonard Fournette are the only players in the country to accomplish that feat.

Seasonal RB Leaders

Leonard Fournette, LSU, 43.2% of team’s offensive yards

6’1, 230lbs, Sophomore

Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 42.3%

5’10, 177lbs, Senior

Dalvin Cook, Florida State, 41.3%

5’11, 202lbs, Sophomore

Devontae Booker, Utah, 41.0%

6’1, 212lbs, Senior

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, 40.8%

5’9, 180lbs, Junior

Jahad Thomas, Temple, 40.8%

5’10, 180lbs, Junior

Brian Hill, Wyoming, 40.2%

6’1, 211lbs, Sophomore

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 39.2%

6’0, 201lbs, Sophomore

Ray Lawry, Old Dominion, 38.6%

5’10, 201lbs, Sophomore

Larry Rose III, New Mexico State, 38.1%

5’11, 184lbs, Sophomore

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 34.7%

6’0, 225lbs, Junior

Leonard Fournette, your table is ready. It should be fascinating to see him go up against Alabama this weekend… I got asked about Donnel Pumphrey on the Sports Illustrated NFL Draft podcast this week. Be sure to check that out for my discussion with Chris Burke on the SDSU runner… Even though he was on a bye last week, Ezekiel Elliott’s Heisman chances got a boost with another change to his quarterback situation. In what has become a surprisingly turbulent season for the OSU offense, Elliott has been the one consistent force.

Wide Receivers of the Week

Jamal Robinson, Louisiana-Lafayette, 84.4% of team’s receiving yards

4 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD vs Louisiana-Monroe

Latevius Rayford, Vanderbilt, 84.1%

3 rec., 37 yards @ Houston

Antonio Callaway, Florida, 71.0%

3 rec., 110 yards, 1 TD vs Georgia

Carlos Harris, North Texas, 69.2%

6 rec., 72 yards vs UTSA

Ryan Longoria, Georgia Southern, 67.7%

2 rec., 21 yards vs Texas State

Justin Hobbs, Tulsa, 62.5%

7 rec., 150 yards @ SMU

Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 62%

9 rec., 85 yards @ UConn

Carlton Agudosi, Rutgers, 59.8%

1 rec, 49 yards @ Wisconsin

Tre’Quan Smith, UCF, 58.4%

5 rec., 59 yards @ Cincinnati

KeVonn Mabon, Ball State, 54.5%

6 rec., 150 yards vs UMass

Travis Rudolph, Florida State, 54%

5 rec,. 191 yards, 3 TD vs Syracuse

KeVonn Mabon showed up in this space recently for his outstanding special teams performance and this week he had a big receiving game. Only a junior, Mabon’s 6’1 219lb frame and intriguing playmaking ability have put him on my radar… Florida State’s Travis Rudolph was the #1 receiver recruit in 2014. Interestingly, it took the backup quarterback to get him going. The Noles desperately need someone to take pressure off Dalvin Cook, if they are to beat Clemson; Rudolph could be arriving at the right time.

Seasonal WR Leaders

Dezmon Epps, Idaho, 47.2% of receiving yards

5’10, 175lbs, Senior

Tanner Gentry, Wyoming, 43.6%

6’2, 201lbs, Junior

Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan, 43.2%

5’10, 177lbs, Junior

Carlos Harris, North Texas, 42.8%

5’8, 185lbs, Senior

Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 42.7%

6’1, 215lbs, Senior

Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, 40.9%

5’11, 207lbs, Junior

Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, 40.4%

6’2, 200lbs, Junior

Josh Doctson, TCU, 40.1%

6’3, 195lbs, Senior

Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, 40.1%

6’1, 208lbs, Senior

Tajae Sharpe, UMass, 39.8%

6’3, 188lbs, Senior

Corey Coleman, Baylor, 39.5%

5’11, 190lbs, Junior

It’s funny how things work themselves out over time. As far as I can tell, the seven guys from Carroo down are among the 10 best wide receiver prospects eligible for the 2016 NFL Draft.

Service Academy footnotes: Jamir Tillman (55.2%, Navy), Garrett Brown (49.7%, Air Force)

Jerome Lane footnotes: 31.0% of Akron’s yards

Tight Ends of the week

Akil Dan-Fodio, FIU, 36.2% of receiving yards

4 receptions, 71 yards @ Florida Atlantic

Brandon Lingen, Minnesota, 35%

5 rec., 111 yards vs Michigan

David Grinnage, NC State, 32.3%

7 rec., 82 yards, 1 TD vs Clemson

Ryan Carden, Texas State, 31%

5 rec., 27 yards @ Georgia Southern

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 29.1%

8 rec., 74 yards, 1 TD, 6 rush 65 rush yards, 1 rush TD vs Clemson

Evan Butts, Virginia, 27.4%

4 rec., 48 yards vs Georgia Tech

Josh Parris, Syracuse, 26.9%

4 rec., 35 yards vs Florida State

Andrew Beck, Texas, 25.9%

1 rec., 22 yards @ Iowa State

Troy Fumagli, Wisconsin, 25.3%

3 rec,. 55 yards vs Rutgers

Trent “Buck” Cowan, Idaho, 24.1%

3 rec., 74 yards @ NMSU

Jake Butt, Michigan, 22.5%

4 rec, 38 yards @ Minnesota

Buck Cowan makes his second-straight appearance here. More of an oversized receiver than a tight end, the junior combines with WR Dezmon Epps, RB Elijhaa Penny and QB Matt Linehan to form a solid core of skill players for the Vandals. Too bad they’re unlikely to miss a bowl, or it could be fun to see them go against a bigger program… Jake Butt continues to be solid in the receiving game, but allergic to the end zone. How does such a good player have only one touchdown this season?… NC State’s David Grinnage is a guy I wrote about last December as a potentially interesting prospect. This is the first game in 2015 in which he’s caught multiple passes or found the end zone. At 6’5 265lbs, he has a lot of promise, but not much production at this point.

Seasonal TE Leaders

Jaylen Samuels, NC State, 25.9% of team’s receiving yards

5’11, 236lbs, Sophomore

David Morgan II, UTSA, 24.8%

6’4, 260lbs, Senior

Gerald Everett, South Alabama, 24.5%

6’4, 225lbs, Junior

Dan Vitale, Northwestern, 23.7%

6’2, 235lbs, Senior

Rodney Mills, UMass, 23.3%

6’1, 205lbs, Senior

Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech, 22.4%

6’7, 241lbs, R-Sophomore

Jake Butt, Michigan, 21.5%

6’6, 248lbs, Junior

Matt Weiser, Buffalo, 21.3%

6’5, 255lbs, Senior

Reece White, New Mexico, 20.4%

6’1, 225lbs, Senior

Austin Hooper, Stanford, 20.1%

6’4, 248lbs, Junior

Cam Serigne, Wake Forest, 20.2%

6’3, 245lbs, Sophomore

Similar to the wide receiver position, it’s fun to see many of the tight ends who were thought were the best coming into the season actually rise to the top. I’m looking at you Austin Hooper, Jake Butt, Cam Serigne, and Bucky Hodges.

Special Teams Studs of the week

Keelan Ewaliko, Hawaii, WR, 212 return yards, 1 TD vs Air Force

Charles Nelson, Oregon, WR, 185 ret. yards, 1 TD @ Arizona state

Marquan Greene, Georgia State, WR, 169 ret. yards, 1 TD @ Arkansas State

Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR, 177 ret. yards, 1 TD, 13 rec., 178 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD vs Oklahoma State

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, WR, 144 ret. yards @ Navy

Rodney Adams, South Florida, WR, 139 ret. yards, 1 TD, 3 rec., 86 rec. yards

Nyheim Hines, NC State, WR, 135 ret. yards, 1 TD, 2 rec., 26 rec. yards vs Clemson

Blake Banham, Eastern Michigan, RB, 135 ret. yards vs Western Michigan

Marques Little, Old Dominion, WR, 130 ret. yards, 21 rec. yards, 1 rec. TD, 14 rush yards vs Western Kentucky

Braeden West, SMU, RB, 111 ret. yards, 11 rush yards vs Tulsa

Jakeem Grant is here again. Even though he’s miniature, he is exactly the reason we pay attention to special teams: because there is hidden value in finding dynamic all-purpose players.

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders

Janarion Grant, WR, Rutgers, 89.0 return yds/g

5’11, 170lbs, Junior

Brett Winnegan, RB, UTSA, 87.6

5’9, 185lbs, Freshman

Brisly Estime, WR, Syracuse, 82.5

5’9, 178lbs, Junior

Jakeem Grant, WR, Texas Tech, 80.9

5’7, 168lbs, Senior

Tim White, WR, Arizona State, 80.9

5’11, 185lbs, Junior

Maurice Thomas, RB, Miami OH, 78.2

5’11, 176lb, Freshman

Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, 78.0

5’11, 185lbs, Senior

Devin Fuller, WR, UCLA, 77.4

6’0, 200lbs Senior

Nyheim Hines, WR, NC State, 75.1

5’9, 190lbs, Freshman

Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo, 74.2

5’11, 175lbs, Freshman

Again with Jakeem Grant… I wonder if he’s related to Janarion Grant?

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Author: Jon Moore

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Quarterbacks of the week

Seasonal QB Leaders

Running Backs of the week

Seasonal RB Leaders

Wide Receivers of the Week

Seasonal WR Leaders

Tight Ends of the week

Seasonal TE Leaders

Special Teams Studs of the week

Seasonal Special Teams Leaders