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College Football Players of the Week: Week 2, 2026

Updated September 26, 2026.

One winner at quarterback, running back, receiver and tight end, from every game between two FBS teams. Each pick is weighted by what the plays were worth (EPA), touchdowns, yards and how much of the offense ran through him. Every card names the two who came closest.

Quarterback of the week

Caden Veltkamp

Florida Atlantic

vs Navy · week grade 99

391pass yds

28 comp, 33 att, 5 TD, 0 INT

Also in the running: Gunner Stockton (

Georgia) 234 pass yds · week grade 96 · CJ Carr (

Notre Dame) 253 pass yds · week grade 94

Season leaders, every stat →

Running back of the week

Nate Sheppard

Duke

vs Illinois · week grade 99

188scrimmage yds

24 car, 147 rush yds, 1 rush TD, 5 rec, 41 rec yds

Also in the running: Fame Ijeboi (

Purdue) 156 scrimmage yds · week grade 96 · DeSean Bishop (

Tennessee) 162 scrimmage yds · week grade 94

Season leaders, every stat →

Wide receiver of the week

Collin Dixon

Illinois

vs Duke · week grade 99

166rec yds

11 rec, 15 tgt, 3 TD, 40 long

Also in the running: Chance Morrow (

Buffalo) 173 rec yds · week grade 96 · Reed Harris (

Arizona State) 189 rec yds · week grade 94

Season leaders, every stat →

Tight end of the week

Luke Reynolds

Virginia Tech

vs Old Dominion · week grade 99

108rec yds

8 rec, 10 tgt, 2 TD, 21 long

Also in the running: Hunter Tipton (

Memphis) 229 rec yds · week grade 96 · Mark Bowman (

USC) 83 rec yds · week grade 94

Season leaders, every stat →

Offense only for now: the college box scores we keep for defenders are season totals, not game by game, so there is no honest defensive pick for a single week yet. Season totals for defenders are on the college leaderboards.

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Season to date: the college leaderboards and every player's Model Score. The NFL version: NFL Players of the Week.