Behind the Numbers – 16 Interesting Stats from Week 7 (Oct 17)

Some of these 16 stats from Week 7 are just for trivia, but most are good to know as you look at fantasy trends/leaders across the season or for specific positions or teams (if you enjoy this post please share it!).

UCF and Arkansas State both had multiple WRs with 170+ receiving yards in week 7. UCF had Marlon Williams (13/191-1), Ryan O’Keefe (4/175-1) and Jaylon Robinson (10/173-2). Arkansas State had Jonathan Adams, 15/177-2 (22 targets) and Dahu Green 9/172-2 (15 targets). 170 receiving yards in a game has only been done 17 times this season, and 5 were by two teams in week 7.

Florida State QB Jordan Travis only completed 8/19 passes, but they went for 191 yards. he is the only player with 8 or fewer completions to pass for 175+ yards this season. Next closest is Will Howard (Kansas State) who passed for 7/12-173 against Texas Tech.

North Texas WR Jaelon Darden caught 10 passes for 204 yards and a TD on Saturday. 200 receiving yards in a game has only happened 5 times this season, and Darden is the only player to reach 200 twice.

The player with the most games with 20+ rushing attempt games this season is actually a QB, Asher O’Hara of MTSU has done it 4 times. Next with 3 games are Spencer Brown (UAB), Breece Hall (Iowa State), Kevin Harris (South Carolina) and Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State).

While they couldn’t reach the receiving yard numbers that UCF did last weekend, even as SMU dealt with the loss of Reggie Roberson they had 3 players with 100+ yards receiving last week – Rashee Rice (7/139-1), Danny Gray (5/133-1), and Tyler Page (4/101-0).

UCF QB Dylan Gabriel threw for 601 yards and 5 TDs, while in the same game Memphis QB Brady White put up 486 yards and 6 TDs. 475+ passing yards and 5 passing TDs in a game has only happened 3 times this season, KJ Costello (Miss State) was the other.

BYU QB Zach Wilson is the only player with 6+ rushing TDs and 12+ passing TDs this season. Next “closest” to those numbers are Texas QB Sam Ehlinger with 16 passing TDs and 5 rushing TDs.

Virginia Tech RB Khalil Herbert leads the nation in rushing yards per game with 148.0, 2nd is Iowa St RB Breece Hall (132.75) and 3rd is FIU RB D’Vonte Price (130.0). After Herbert’s 18/143 game last weekend he fell below averaging 10 yards a carry as he now stands at 9.6 per attempt.

Wake Forest RB Kenneth Walker rushed for 23/128-3 on Saturday against Virginia. Walker joins RB Najee Harris of Alabama as the only players to have two 3 rushing TD games this season.

With his 11/113-1 receiving output on Saturday, Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore became the only player with four 10 reception games this season.

Three players in week 7 had 30+ rushing attempts. South Alabama RB Carlos Davis rushed for 32/113-1, Marshall RB Brenden Knox ran for 32/125-2, and Alabama RB Najee Harris had 31/152-1. Only 6 times this season has a player had 30+ rushing attempts, and Davis’ yard total (113) and average of 3.5 yards/attempt were the lowest of the 6.

In addition to throwing for 601-5 last weekend, UCF QB Dillon Gabriel also rushed for 49 yards and 1 TD. The only other player to reach at least each of those numbers in a game since 2000 was Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes, who in 2016 had an unbelievable 734-5 passing and 85-2 rushing game in 2016.

North Texas QB Jason Bean passed for 181 yards and ran for 169 yards in week 7. He was the first player to run/pass for 150/150 in a game this year.

To give kickers a little love, only two kickers who have played more than one game are averaging more than two made field goals a game – Alex Hale, Oklahoma State (2.7), and Jake Verity, East Carolina (2.3).

Alabama QB Mac Jones was again on fire, throwing for 417-4 against Georgia. Jones & Dillon Gabriel (UCF) have both reached 400 yards passing and 2+ passing TDs in a game three times this season. No other player has done it more than once.

Liberty RB Shedro Louis shredded Syracuse rushing for 170 yards and 2 TDs on only 10 carries. Louis has the record for the most rushing yards by a player this season with 10 or fewer carries, beating North Texas QB Jason Bean (also this week) by only 1 yard, as Bean ran for 10/169-3.