College Football Players of the Week: Week 7, 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
Owen McCown
UTSAvs Navy · week grade 99
359pass yds
28 comp, 38 att, 4 TD, 0 INT
Also in the running: Sam Leavitt (
LSU) 285 pass yds · week grade 96 · Conner Weigman (
Houston) 329 pass yds · week grade 94
Season leaders, every stat →LSU) 285 pass yds · week grade 96 · Conner Weigman (Houston) 329 pass yds · week grade 94Running back of the week
Cole Tabb
Cincinnativs West Virginia · week grade 99
169scrimmage yds
15 car, 118 rush yds, 2 rush TD, 4 rec, 51 rec yds
Also in the running: Clay Thevenin (
Rutgers) 133 scrimmage yds · week grade 96 · DeSean Bishop (
Tennessee) 175 scrimmage yds · week grade 94
Season leaders, every stat →Rutgers) 133 scrimmage yds · week grade 96 · DeSean Bishop (Tennessee) 175 scrimmage yds · week grade 94Wide receiver of the week
Malachi Toney
Miamivs Florida State · week grade 99
154rec yds
11 rec, 12 tgt, 2 TD, 35 long
Also in the running: Easton Messer (
Florida Atlantic) 102 rec yds · week grade 96 · KJ Duff (Rutgers) 113 rec yds · week grade 94
Season leaders, every stat →Florida Atlantic) 102 rec yds · week grade 96 · KJ Duff (Rutgers) 113 rec yds · week grade 94Tight end of the week
DB
Wake Forest
Dominick Barry
Wake Forestvs California · week grade 99
102rec yds
4 rec, 4 tgt, 3 TD, 39 long
Also in the running: Peter Clarke (
Temple) 127 rec yds · week grade 96 · Joshua Long (
Eastern Michigan) 84 rec yds · week grade 94
Season leaders, every stat →Temple) 127 rec yds · week grade 96 · Joshua Long (Eastern Michigan) 84 rec yds · week grade 94Offense 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.
More weeks
Season to date: the college leaderboards and every player's Model Score. The NFL version: NFL Players of the Week.