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09/16/26 - FS Dhonte Jackson, Jr/2028, Lafayette + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Dhonte Jackson, Lafayette, Jr., S, Washington, D.C./DeMatha,...Jackson recorded a career-high 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL to help Lafayette earn a 13-9 win over Marist in its home opener. The junior safety led a Leopards' defense that held the Red Foxes scoreless in the second half while limiting them to nine points on five red-zone trips. - Patriot League Football

FS Dhonte Jackson, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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Lafayette Player News & Notes

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09/16/26 - TE DaeQuan Wright, Sr/2026, Mississippi + More +

Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright are ineligible to join any NFL teams this season after they attempted to return to college and play for LSU, the league said in a memo sent to each NFL team. Harris was a defensive tackle and Wright played tight end for Mississippi during its run to a College Football Playoff semifinal last season. Both had tryouts in the NFL this summer after going undrafted. They then tried joining former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin at LSU and sued for the right to regain their college eligibility.

After the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring pros from heading back to college to play and a Louisiana court put that restriction on hold, LSU left both players off its roster as it opened its season. The NFL's letter noted both Harris and Wright "were eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft, returned to college and participated with their college football team after the opening of NFL training camp, and therefore, they are ineligible to visit, try out with or be signed by NFL clubs during the 2026 season." The Associated Press obtained a copy of the memo, which was dated Wednesday. Harris and Wright were the only players mentioned in the letter. The NFL acknowledged this list didn't include all 2026 draft-eligible players who returned to college and said teams should contact the league's player personnel department with any questions about a player's eligibility. - AP College Football

TE DaeQuan Wright, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (15)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (84)

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09/15/26 - QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029, Oklahoma State + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Drew Mestemaker, QB, Oklahoma State,...With a career day in the Cowboys' historic win over the Ducks, Mestemaker threw for 317 yards and two scores and ran for 109 yards and a touchdown. He was the first quarterback to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 against the Ducks in a decade. The Austin, Texas native also extended his FBS-leading streak of consecutive games with 200 yards passing to 17 in the victory. - Big 12 Football

QB Drew Mestemaker, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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09/15/26 - RB Nate Sheppard, So/2029, Duke + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Nate Sheppard, So., RB, Duke (Mandeville, Louisiana),...Rushed for 147 yards at Illinois to lift his season total to 374 yards, an average of 187.0 rushing yards per game, which leads all of FBS...Scored on a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, giving him five consecutive games with at least one rushing touchdown...Added a team-high five receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns...Recorded his first career game with multiple touchdown receptions, scoring through the air in both the second and third quarters...Became the first Blue Devil with a rushing and receiving score in the same game since Peyton Jones did so at Miami in 2024...With five touchdowns across two games, Sheppard has been responsible for 30 of the Blue Devils' 48 points this season, accounting for 62.5% of the team's scoring...Ranks second nationally in total rushing yards (374), first in rushing yards per game (187.0), fourth in total touchdowns scored (five) and first in total all-purpose yards (434) this season...The only FBS player over the last 30 seasons to record at least 350 rushing yards and multiple receiving touchdowns over his team's first two games of a season...The first ACC player to have 374 rushing yards or more and five touchdowns from scrimmage since Dalvin Cook in 2015 (422 rushing yards and five touchdowns)...This is his second ACC Running Back of the Week honor this season. - ACC Football

RB Nate Sheppard, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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09/15/26 - FS Kingston Lopa, rSo/2029, California + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Kingston Lopa, Jr., DB, California (Sacramento, California),...Recorded three interceptions in the Golden Bears' road win at Syracuse...His first interception came early in the second half, when he returned 53 yards and set up a short drive that ended in a touchdown for Cal...Returned his second interception 24 yards for a go-ahead pick-six with 4:51 remaining in the fourth quarter...Sealed the win with his third interception by picking off Steve Angeli on Syracuse's final drive in the closing minute of the game...Also added five tackles in the ACC win...Leads the FBS in interceptions with four on the season. - ACC Football

FS Kingston Lopa, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (89)

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09/15/26 - WR Jesse Legree, Fr/2030, Oregon State + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jesse Legree, 1st year, WR, Oregon State (Baltimore, Md.),...Totaled 240 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns in the Beavers' near upset of No. 13 Texas Tech...His 240 yards marked the 2nd most ever by a Beaver in a game, following Mike Hass' 293 yards at Boise State in 2004...Tied for the 25th most receiving yards in a game in the history of the Pac-12...Is the first Beaver to surpass 200 yards since Isaiah Hodgins in 2018. Also the first Beaver to surpass 200 yards receiving at home since Hass in 2003...Caught a 75-yard pass for a score in the first quarter, one of just 25 receptions at OSU to have gone for 75 yards or more. Coupled with a 71-yarder at Houston, he is the first Beaver with back-to-back games with one 70-yard reception or more since Chad Johnson in 2000.

All of his 8 catches against the Red Raiders went for either a touchdown or a first down...247Sports & On3 National Freshman of the Week while also named to the PFF National Team of the Week for Week 2...Through the first 2 weeks of the season, Legree ranks first in FBS in both receiving yards (376) and receiving yards per game (188.0)...Also ranks 2nd in the country in all-purpose yards per game (188.0) and 9th in both yards per reception (28.92) and receiving touchdowns (3)...First player to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in back-to-back weeks since Arizona QB Noah Fifita did it twice in the 2023 season...The first to do it in the first 2 weeks of the season since California RB Jaydn Ott in 2022. ALSO NOMINATED: Cedric Ross, RB, Colorado State. - Pac-12 Football

WR Jesse Legree, Fr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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09/15/26 - DE John Henry Daley, rJr/2028, Michigan + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Henry Daley, Michigan, Sr. - DE - Alpine, Utah - Lone Peak,...Recorded first sack as a Wolverine along with 3.0 TFL to upset No. 11 Oklahoma, 17-10...Finished the game with eight tackles...Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Rolder (Oct. 27, 2025). - Big Ten Football

DE John Henry Daley, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (171)

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09/15/26 - QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028, Texas + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arch Manning, Texas, Position: Quarterback,...Texas' Arch Manning, a senior quarterback from New Orleans, La., led the first 20-plus-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a No. 1 team in 22 years in the Longhorns' 24-23 win over top-ranked Ohio State. Manning orchestrated three consecutive touchdown drives to end the game - all of at least 12 plays and 72 yards - to rally from a 23-3 deficit. On those three drives, he completed 13-of-18 passes to seven different receivers for 125 yards and one touchdown and rushed three times for 26 yards. Two of his completions came on fourth downs in Texas territory that kept two of the scoring drives alive. The Longhorns became the only team in the past 15 years to close a victory with three straight touchdown drives of 12 or more plays.

It marked the third-largest comeback win by any FBS team against an AP No. 1 team this century, while Texas became the first non-conference opponent this century to score 21-plus points in the fourth quarter against Ohio State (first overall team since Michigan in 2022). Manning has now thrown a touchdown pass in four consecutive games against a Top 5 opponent, the longest streak by an FBS quarterback since a six-game run by Ohio State's Will Howard in 2024. He holds a 5-2 record in seven games against Top 25 teams dating back to last season with a 3.33-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and four of those victories came against Top 10 teams. Manning has now led four fourth-quarter comebacks in his career after doing so against Kentucky, Mississippi State and Michigan last year. Manning improved his record to 14-3 as a starter across three seasons and in that time has passed for 4,632 yards and 40 touchdowns, while rushing for 544 yards and 14 scores and posting one receiving touchdown. - SEC Football

QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (01)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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09/15/26 - TE Mark Bowman, Fr/2030, USC + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Mark Bowman, USC, Fr. - TE - Castle Rock, Colo. - Mater Dei,...In a 49-30 win over Louisiana, recorded a team-best six receptions for 83 yards...Most receiving yards by a Trojan tight end in a single game since 2009...Tallied a pair of touchdowns, the first tight end to score two touchdowns in a game for USC since 2022...Last USC Freshman of the Week: King Miller (Oct. 13, 2025). - Big Ten Football

TE Mark Bowman, Fr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* ()
Recruiting Grade: 5* ()

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09/15/26 - RB Javian Mallory, Fr/2030, Miami + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Javian Mallory, Fr., RB, Miami (Fort Lauderdale, Florida),...Delivered a breakout performance in Miami's 77-7 win over Florida A&M, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries...Averaged 14.2 yards per attempt on the ground in the blowout win...Ripped off a 52-yard run, the longest of his career...Helped pace a Miami rushing attack that finished with 430 yards on the ground...Miami piled up an incredible 856 yards of total offense, scored on 11 of their first 12 possessions and picked up 42 first downs in the home win...Miami's 42 first downs set an ACC single-game record, while its 856 yards of total offense were the second-most in ACC history, trailing only Florida State's 858 yards against Maryland on November 7, 1992. - ACC Football

RB Javian Mallory, Fr/2030 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 0* ()
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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09/15/26 - K Nolan Hauser, Jr/2028, Clemson + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Nolan Hauser, Jr., PK, Clemson (Cornelius, North Carolina),...Went 5-of-5 on field goals and 1-of-1 on PATs, accounting for 16 points in Clemson's 15-point win over Georgia Southern...Tied his single-game career high in made field goals, matching a five-field-goal game against Florida State in 2024...With his second five-field-goal game, he joined Nelson Welch (three) as the only kickers in Clemson history to convert five field goals in multiple games in a career...His 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was his fourth career field goal of 50 yards or more, giving him sole possession of the fourth-most in Clemson history...Moved past Mark Buchholz (37 from 2007-08) into the top 10 in school history in career field goals made (41)...Passed Bob Paulling (209) for 10th in school history in kick scoring (222)...Surpassed Wayne Gallman (216) and Andre Ellington (218) to move into 14th in school history in career scoring. - ACC Football

K Nolan Hauser, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (07)

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09/15/26 - QB Nathan Hayes, rSr/2027, North Dakota State + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: NATHAN HAYES, NORTH DAKOTA STATE, Senior, Quarterback, West Chicago, Illinois/St. Charles East HS,...Helped lead North Dakota State to its third straight victory, defeating Air Force on the road 38-32...Completed 15-of-23 passes for a career-high 228 yards and two touchdowns...Added a 17-yard rushing touchdown...Connected with eight different receivers and tallied four plays of at least 20 yards...Completed a season-long 51-yard pass to set up a 1-yard touchdown just before halftime. - Mountain West Football

QB Nathan Hayes, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (32)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/15/26 - K Drew Klein, rSr/2027, North Dakota State + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DREW KLEIN, NORTH DAKOTA STATE, Senior, Placekicker, Hortonville, Wisconsin/Hortonville HS,...In North Dakota State's first-ever MW contest, a 38-32 victory at Air Force, converted all five PATs and made his lone field-goal attempt...Connected on a school-record 56-yard field goal, breaking the previous record set in 1997...Booted all seven kickoff attempts into the end zone for touchbacks. - Mountain West Football

K Drew Klein, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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09/15/26 - ILB Jamih Otis, Sr/2027, Hawaii + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JAMIH OTIS, HAWAII, Senior, Linebacker, Las Vegas, Nevada/Bishop Gorman HS,...Leader of a defense that shut out New Mexico State in the second half, helping Hawaii secure a 29-19 victory...Recorded a team-high six tackles to go along with an interception and a fumble recovery...Recovered a fumble on New Mexico State's opening drive, which led to a Rainbow Warrior touchdown...With just four minutes left in the game, picked off a NMSU pass inside Hawaii territory to secure the victory...Also had one pass breakup. - Mountain West Football

ILB Jamih Otis, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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09/15/26 - ILB Luke Metz, So/2029, Alabama + More +

09/14 WEEK 2 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Luke Metz, Alabama, Position: Linebacker,...Alabama's Luke Metz, a sophomore linebacker from Hoschton, Ga., put together a dominant performance in the Crimson Tide's 45-17 win at Kentucky to begin SEC play. Metz directed an Alabama defense that limited the Wildcats to only 209 yards of offense and 17 points, with the Tide blanking Kentucky in the second half and allowing only 62 total yards in the final two quarters. He recorded a pick-six from 34 yards out midway through the first quarter for the Tide's first score of the day, Alabama's second pick-six in as many games. Metz added eight tackles, good for second on the team, to go with one quarterback hurry. - SEC Football

ILB Luke Metz, So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (999)

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