Every Sunday we'll handicap the major player awards. Follow the standout players at every position all season long. Here's our take following Week 6.
| Heisman -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Peter Warrick |
WR |
Florida State |
Accounted for four TDs against Duke. |
| 2. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Generated 474 total yards, 4 TDs vs Terps. |
| 3. Shaun Alexander |
RB |
Alabama |
Scored 4 TDs to beat Florida. |
| 4. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Now has 5,336 career yards. |
| 5. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Was 20-for-40 for 293 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. |
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| Maxwell -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Peter Warrick |
WR |
Florida State |
Caught 3 TD passes, threw one TD pass. . |
| 2. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Completing more than 70 percent of his passes. |
| 3. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Rushed for 161 yards, 4 TDs. |
| 4. Shaun Alexander |
RB |
Alabama |
Has 14 TDs this season. |
| 5. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Threw for 294 yards, 3 TDs, O INTs. |
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| Walker -- Outstanding Running Back |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
5-10, 253 |
Wisconsin |
Needs 263 yards to move into No. 3 on NCAA all-time list. |
| 2. Shaun Alexander |
6-1, 220 |
Alabama |
Needs 98 yards to reach 3,000-yard plateau. |
| 3. Travis Prentice |
6-2, 228 |
Miami (Ohio) |
Has rushed for 639 yards in 5 games. |
| 4. Thomas Jones |
5-10, 205 |
Virginia |
Held to 83 yards by Virginia Tech. |
| 5. Ken Simonton |
5-7, 181 |
Oregon State |
Averaging 171 yards per game. |
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| Outland -- Outstanding Interior Lineman |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Steve Hutchinson |
6-5, 296 |
Michigan |
DNP. |
| 2. Cosey Coleman |
6-5, 315 |
Tennessee |
Vols chalked up 401 yards offense. |
| 3. Jason Whitaker |
6-5, 300 |
Florida State |
FSU had 509 yards, best total in 19 games. |
| 4. Rob Ritti |
6-3, 285 |
Missouri |
Tigers averaging 245 yards rushing per game. |
| 5. Semisi Heimuli |
6-2, 303 |
Texas A&M |
A&M's offense failed to scored TD for 2nd straight game. |
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| Lombardi -- Outstanding Lineman/Linebacker |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Had 2 tackles, 1 sack vs. Virginia. |
| 2. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
| 3. Alex Brown |
DE |
Florida |
Had 3 tackles vs. Alabama. |
| 4. Julius Jackson |
LB |
Nebraska |
Had 4 tackles, 1 sack vs. Oklahoma State. |
| 5. LaVar Arrington |
LB |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
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| O'Brien -- Outstanding Quarterback |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
5-10, 189 |
Georgia Tech |
Has thrown 6 TDs, run for 4 TDs. |
| 2. Drew Brees |
6-1, 212 |
Purdue |
Has thrown for 1,608 yards, 11 TDs. |
| 3. Chad Pennington |
6-3, 220 |
Marshall |
Has thrown for 1,569 yards, 14 TDs. |
| 4. Chris Redman |
6-3, 215 |
Louisville |
Tossed 2 TDs to lift season total to 14. |
| 5. Josh Heupel |
6-2, 208 |
Oklahoma |
Has 1,358 yards, 16 TDs for nation's No. 1 offense. |
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| Biletnikoff -- Outstanding Receiver |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Peter Warrick |
6-0, 190 |
Florida State |
Leads FSU offense averaging 43.2 ppg. |
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| 2. Troy Walters |
5-8, 175 |
Stanford |
Had 10 catches for 186 yards and 2 TDs. |
| 3. Dez White |
6-1, 214 |
Georgia Tech |
Had 215 yards, 2 TDs vs. Maryland. |
| 4. JaJuan Dawson |
6-1, 17201 |
Tulane |
Had 9 catches for 120 yards. |
| 5. Plaxico Burress |
6-6, 229 |
Michigan State |
Caught 6 passes for 95 yards, 3 TDs. |
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| Butkus -- Outstanding Linebacker |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Na'il Diggs |
6-4, 235 |
Ohio State |
Posted 14 tackles vs. Wisconsin. |
| 2. Brandon Short |
6-3, 246 |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
| 3. Mark Simoneau |
6-0, 240 |
Kansas State |
Had 6 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and an INT returned for TD. |
| 4. James Hall |
6-3, 257 |
Michigan |
Had 3 tackles, 1 sack vs. Purdue |
| 5. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
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| Bednarik -- Outstanding Defensive Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 7 sacks in '99. |
| 2. Na'il Diggs |
LB |
Ohio State |
Has 52 tackles in 5 games. |
| 3. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Game-high 11 tackles, forced fumble and fumble recovery. |
| 4. Dwayne Goodrich |
CB |
Tennessee |
12 tackles, 2 INT in '99. |
| 5. LaVar Arrington |
LB |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
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| Thorpe -- Outstanding Defensive Back |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Dwayne Goodrich |
CB |
Tennessee |
Has 3 INTs in 4 games. |
| 2. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Minnesota holding opponents to 7 ppg. |
| 3. Ahmed Plummer |
CB |
Ohio State |
Had 5 tackles against Wisconsin. |
| 5. Ralph Brown |
CB |
Nebraska |
Team-high 9 tackles vs. Oklahoma State. |
| 4. David Macklin |
CB |
Penn State |
Idle (at Iowa, Oct. 9). |
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| Groza -- Outstanding Kicker |
| PLAYER |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Sebastian Janikowski |
Jr. |
Florida State |
Kicked 3 FGs (46, 37, 27), 6 PATs |
| 2. Paul Edinger |
Sr. |
Michigan State |
7 PATs vs. Iowa. |
| 3. Shayne Graham |
Sr. |
Virginia Tech |
1 FG (48), 4 PATs. |
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| 4. Terence Kitchens |
Jr. |
Texas A&M |
Kicked 4 FGs (40, 27, 51, 27), 1 PAT. |
| 5. Sims Lenhardt |
Sr. |
Duke |
Kicked 3 FGs (46, 47, 48), 2 PATs |
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