Week 11 Statistical Leaders

I know, I fell off the wagon and have not been up to date with the weekly stat leaders among the G5. I have found time to do so this week and passing was the name of the game. The fifth highest passing total was over 330 yards, making it the elite group to break into during week 11.

Passing:

1. Tyree Jackson, Buffalo: 23-37/406/3TD
2. Conner Manning, Georgia State: 26-40/368/2TD
3. Andrew Ford, UMass: 21-39/355/4TD
4. Cole Garvin, USA: 25-45/343/2TD
5. Mike White, WKU: 28-41/334/3TD

Rushing:

1. Malcolm Perry, Navy: 33/282/4TD
2. Alexander Mattison, Boise State: 23/242/3TD
3. Tavares Thomas, MTSU: 29/195/2TD
4. Jarvion Franklin, WMU: 22/191/1TD
5. Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane: 28/189/2TD

Receiving:

1. Anthony Johnson, Buffalo: 8/160/2TD
2. Korey Robertson, USM: 8/159/2TD
3. Andy Isabella, UMass: 8/152/3TD
4. Diontae Johnson, Toledo: 9/144/1TD
5. Courtland Sutton, SMU: 7/123/2TD

Tackles: 15+

1. Emmanuel Ellerbee, Rice: 17
2. Jaylin Minor, Cincinnati: 16
3. Houston Robert, Rice: 15
4. Joel Iyiegbuniwe, WKU: 15

TFL: 3.0+

1. Malik Reed, Nevada: 4.5
2. Roderic Teamer, Tulane: 4.0
3. Doug Costin, Miami: 3.0
4. Charles Harris, Buffalo: 3.0
5. Quentin Poling, Ohio: 3.0
6. Maxx Crosby, EMU: 3.0
7. Tobenna Okeke, Fresno State: 3.0
8. Easy Anyama, Texas State: 3.0

Interceptions:

1. Dameon Baber, Nevada: 3
2. Sean Bunting, CMU: 2
3. Marcus Jones, Troy: 2

Sacks: 2.0+

1. Roderic Teamer, Tulane: 4.0
2. Malik Reed, Nevada: 3.5
3. Doug Costin, Miami: 3.0
4. Quentin Poling, Ohio: 3.0
5. Maxx Crosby, EMU: 3.0
6. Tobenna Okeke, Fresno State: 3.0
7. Xavier Thigpen, USM: 2.0
8. Anthony Johnson, FIU: 2.0
9. Lakota Wills, Air Force: 2.0

Punting: 4+

1. Mac Loudermilk, UCF: 51.3 avg.
2. Blake Cusick, Fresno State: 49.8 avg.
3. Jake Julien, EMU: 48.0 avg.
4. Michael Carrizosa, SJSU: 48.0 avg.
5. Marcus Ripley, Texas State: 47.0 avg.

Kicking:

1. Brandon Wright, Georgia State: 4/4 FG, 3/3 XP, long of 48.
2. Parker Shaunfield, USM: 3/3 FG, 4/4 XP, long of 51.
3. Kaare Vedvik, Marshall: 3/3 FG, 3/3 XP, long of 44.
4. Nick Rice, ODU: 3/3 FG, 4/4 XP, long of 41.
5. Chandler Staton, Appalachian State: 2/2 FG, 3/3 XP, long of 53.

Offensive player of the week: Malcolm Perry, Navy.

Defensive player of the week: Malik Reed, Nevada.

Special Teams player of the week: Brandon Wright, Georgia State.

G5 Week Seven Statistical Leaders

During one of the wildest weekends of college football in recent memory, there were too many ridiculous passing numbers to even comprehend. Multiple 300+ yard passers, even 350+ yards passers, didn't even make the cut in the Week 7 top passers list.

Passing:

1. Connor Manning, Georgia State: 26-35/446/4TD

2. Ty Gangi, Nevada: 23-40/428/4TD

3. Mike White, WKU: 33-47/398/5TD

4. Nick Stevens, Colorado State: 26-37/384/4TD

5. Tyler Rogers, NMSU: 31-51/382/3TD

Rushing:

1. Diocemy Saint Juste, Hawaii: 39/202/2TD

2. Dalyn Dawkins, Colorado State: 17/191/1TD

3. Ahmad Bradshaw, Army: 19/171/1TD

4. Spencer Brown, UAB: 31/167/1TD

5. Arion Worthman, Air Force: 30/166/5TD

Receiving:

1. Michael Gallup, Colorado State: 13/263/3TD

2. Penny Hart, Georgia State: 11/190/3TD

3. Jalen Guyton, North Texas: 8/182/2TD

4. Thomas Owens, FIU: 6/152/0TD

5. McLane Mannix, Nevada: 7/150/1TD

Tackles 15+:

1. D'Juan Hines, Houston: 20

2. Khalil Hodge, Buffalo: 19

3. Rae Juan Marbley, Tulane: 15

4. Andrew Wingard, Wyoming: 15

5. Dalton Herrington, NMSU: 15

TFL 3.0+:

T-1. Alex Highsmith, Charlotte: 4.0

T-1. Marcus Davenport, UTSA: 4.0

T-3. Tony Lashley, Idaho: 3.5

T-3. Antonious Sims, Appalachian State: 3.5

5. Marterious Allen, Georgia State: 3.0

Sacks 2.5+:

1. Marterious Allen, Georgia State: 3.0

T-2. Marcus Davenport, UTSA: 2.5

T-2. Antonious Sims, Appalachian State: 2.5

Interceptions 2+:

1. Austin Hall, Memphis: 2

Punting (3+ attempts):

1. Owen White, Navy: 52.8 avg.

2. Harrison Heim, ULM: 51.3 avg.

3. Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State: 50.5 avg.

4. Austin Barnes, ECU: 49.9 avg.

5. Zach Oakley, CMU: 49.3 avg.

Kicking (Perfect w/FG and XP att.):

Emilio Nadelman, USF: 4/4 FG, 3/3 XP, long FG of 39

Cannon Rooker, MTSU: 3/3 FG, 2/2 XP, long FG of 47

Jose Borregales, FIU: 3/3 FG, 2/2 XP, long FG of 42

Jake Suder, BGSU: 3/3 FG, 3/3 XP, long FG of 42

Evan Pantels, UNLV: 3/3 FG, 3/3 XP, long FG of 40

Dominik Eberle, Utah St: 3/3 FG, 2/2 XP, long FG of 49

Sawyer Williams, Ark. St: 3/3 FG, 6/6 XP, long of 34

Week Six G5 Statistical Leaders

Passing:

Drew Anderson, Buffalo: 35-61, 597 yards, 7TD

Caleb Evans, ULM: 24-37, 433 yards, 3 TD

Riley Ferguson, Memphis: 34-48, 431 yards, 7TD

Ben Hicks, SMU: 41-58, 397 yards, 1TD

McKenzie Milton, UCF: 16-19, 374 yards, 5TD

Rushing:

Diocemy Saint Juste, Hawaii: 25/241/1TD

Jalin Moore, Appalachian State: 19/241/2TD

Kelton Moore, Nevada: 19/216/0TD

Zach Abey, Navy: 29/214/2TD

Jeremy Cox, ODU: 22/202/2TD

Receiving:

Anthony Miller, Memphis: 15/224/4TD

Teo Redding, BGSU: 8/197/2TD

Anthony Johnson, Buffalo: 11/195/2TD

Chris Murray, Arkansas State: 5/188/2TD

Tre'Quan Smith, UCF: 5/165/3TD

Tackles:

Frank Ginda, SJSU: 19

Khalil Hodge, Buffalo: 18

Ben DeLuca, Charlotte: 17

Jack Flor, Air Force: 16

Vince Calhoun, EMU: 16

Armani Poesy, BGSU: 16

TFL 3.5+:

Khalil Brooks, MTSU: 5.0

Tony Lashley, Idaho: 4.5

Sutton Smith, NIU: 4.0

Arjay Jean, Colorado State: 3.5

Sacks 2.5+:

Tony Lashley, Idaho: 3.5

Khalil Brooks, MTSU: 3.0

Sutton Smith, NIU: 3.0

Interceptions:

Tae Hayes, Appalachian State: 3

Clifton Duck, Appalachian State: 3

Terrell Williams, Houston: 2

Jaden Wright, NMSU: 2

Punting:

Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State: 52.7 avg.

Cade Coffey, Idaho: 52.3 avg.

Jamie Sackville, SMU: 50.0 avg.

Kyle DeWeen, Buffalo: 50.0 avg.

Derrick Mitchell, WMU: 49.3 avg.

Kicking:

Canon Rooker, MTSU: 3/3 FG, 4/4 XP

Jared Sackett, UTSA: 3/3 FG, 2/2 XP

Cade Coffey, Idaho: 3/3 FG, 1/1 XP

Bennett Moehring, Navy: 2/2 FG, 6/6 XP

John Baron II, SDSU: 2/2 FG, 5/5 XP

Jimmy Camacho, Fresno State: 2/2 FG, 3/3 XP

Top 35 G5 Rushing Leaders: Post Week Four

Four weeks into the college football season and we already have six G5 players over the 400 yard mark. San Jose State's Tyler Ervin has vaulted into second nationally with 641 yards on the season. A lot of that is on the back of a 300 yard game versus Fresno State. Georgia Southern's Matt Breida is the national leader in yards per carry among qualified backs at 10.9 yards per carry. 

Top 35 G5 Passing Leaders: Post Week Four

Twelve G5 quarterbacks have broken the 1,000 yards padding barrier after four weeks of the college football season. Johnson, Doughty, Mullens, and Rush are among the top 10 nationally in passing yards. Memphis QB Paxton Lynch is the nationally leader in passing yards per attempt (min. 100 attempts) at 10.9 yards per attempt. Doughty (74.2%) has the highest completion percentage of passers with 100+ attempts. 

G5 Top Ten Leading Tacklers: Post-Week Two

Marshall, Akron, and Tulsa lead the way with 12 individuals making 21+ tackles in the first two weeks of the season. Lang of Marshall and Vigil of Utah State are the only two to break the 25 tackle barrier. By conference: Conference USA 3, Mountain West 3, MAC 2, American 4, Sun Belt 0, and Independent 0.

G5 Season Leading Rushers: Post-Week Two

Two G5 rushers have broken the 300 yard mark with Ray Lawry actually breaking 400 yards for a FBS leading 438 yards in the first two weeks of the season. The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA lead the way with 3 players making the top 10 a piece, followed by the Sun Belt with 2, American with one, and Army with one. The MAC has none.

Post Week Two Top 10 G5 Passers

Seven G5 passers have broken the 600 yards mark with BGSU passer Matt Johnson putting up 915 yards in two games. The MAC and Conference USA lead the way with three a piece of the top ten followed by the American 2, and Sun Belt 2. No one from the MWC or independents are in the top 10.

Top 10 G5 Rushers: Week One

Only one G5 running back broke 200 yards in Week One as Ray Lawry of Old Dominion heads into Labor Day as the nation's leading rusher.

Group Of Five Thursday Night Statistical Leaders

One day of FBS football is in the books and here is a look at the top 10 performers from the opening night games.

Top G5 players: Defensive Statistics

2014 saw several young players step up on the defensive side of the ball with excellent defensive seasons including national leaders in certain categories.

Top 15 G5 Receivers By Total Yards

The G5 had a great year passing the ball in 2014 but until looking at the stats, it's hard to believe just how good. Here is a look at the top 15 returning receivers by total yards. 

American Athletic Conference Team Statistic Rankings

Top 10 Returning Quarterbacks (passing yards)

With 10 of the top 52 passers from the 2014 season returning for the 2015 season, expect some gaudy passing numbers this fall. Seven were lost to graduation. 

Top 10 in receiving yards

With 10 of the top 54 leading receivers in the nation returning to school in the MAC, MWC, Sun Belt, CUSA and Independents, 2015 looks to have an aerial assault like no other. 

Top 10 returning rushers

With 10 of the top 28 rushers in 2014 returning to programs in the MWC, MAC, Sun Belt and Conference USA, this fall should be a special season in the running game. Expect these running backs to make names for themselves in the 2015 season.

Top 50 FBS Rushers

Top 50 FBS Passers

FBS Leading Rushers

FBS Leading Passers (Non-QA in bold)