Stonebreaker Awards: Week 3 Results

It must be September, because Notre Dame has already lost a game in overtime. This does not matter however, because I've gotten used to the Irish being a top 25 afterthought before the leaves even start hitting the ground over the last couple of years. I simply pick and choose different bandwagons to leap on and off of, parlaying these flings into a partially satisfying college football experience each season. I'm also pacified by the fact that the Bears are 2-0. I always like pro football better anyway. As for the bandwagons I mentioned, West Virginia, Arkansas, and TCU sound like good spots for me to unleash my 25 inch vertical and hop aboard.

Top 10:
1. Wayne Daniels, TCU ( 9 Tackles, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 6 TFLS)
2. Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma ( 25 Tackles, 2 Ints, 2 TFLS, 4 Breakups)

3. Ahmad Black, Florida ( 24 Tackles, 1 Sack, 3 Ints, 2 TFLS)
4. Nick Fairley, Auburn (16 Tackles, 4 Sacks, 1 Int, 7 TFLS)
5. Chindi Chekwa, Ohio St. ( 11 Tackles, 2 Ints, 1 FF, 1 TFL, 3 Breakups)
6. Janoris Jenkins, Florida, ( 9 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 Ints, 2 TFLS, 4 Breakups)
7. Sam Acho, Texas ( 10 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 5 TFLS)
8. Anthony Leon, Arkansas( 19 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 5.5 TFLS)
9. Eddie Jones, Texas ( 18 Tackles, 4 Sacks, 6 TFLS)
10. Antoine Carter, Auburn( 14 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 5 TFLS, 1 Breakup)
10. Dejon Gomes, Nebraska ( 21 Tackles, 1 Int, 1 FF, 1 Breakup)

Best of the Rest

12. Drake Nevis, LSU
13. Robert Lester, Alabama
13. Olivier Vernon, Miami
15. T.J. McDonald, USC
16. Shea McClellin, Boise St.
17. Brandon Bair, Oregon
18. Tyler Moeller, Ohio St.
19. Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
20. Chaz Walker, Utah
21. Jeremy Brown, Florida
21. Lavonte David, Nebraska
21. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
24. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
25. P.J. Smith, Nebraska

We have basically the same top 10 as last week, but people that had good early starts have fallen back to the back a little bit. In terms of individual units, Florida has 3 DB's in the top 25, with two in the top 10. Texas and Auburn's Defensive Lines' put 4 combined in the top 10, while the highest rated linebacker I have is Chaz Walker from Utah at number 20. With the top teams playing less "cupcakes" in the upcoming weeks, look for a shakeup in the rankings, as first stringers won't be getting benched at halftime and will put up bigger stat lines. In closing, for this weeks slate of games involving top 25ers going up against each other, pencil me in for Alabama squeaking by Arkansas, West Virginia going into Baton Rouge and beating LSU, Auburn beating South Carolina, and Boise State simply destroying Oregon St. Oh yeah, and Notre Dame is going to beat Stanford.