For the life of me, I do not understand how members of the national media criticized the matchups in Week 1. There might not have been so-called marquee games, but opening weekend delivered so many great battles. I have been enthralled by the football and glued to the TV. Of course, College Fantasy Footballers (CFF) were also enthusiastic this weekend. Maybe all the college football experts should play CFF, and they wouldn’t have denounced the contests over Labor Day weekend.
The Boise State-Oregon, UMass-Rutgers, Baylor-Auburn, UCLA-California, and Louisville-Mississippi games all delivered great thrills—and so many incredible individual performances made for must-watch football. Sadly, the Western Michigan-Michigan game is one of the great tragedies I have seen, and those young men in Broncos uniforms were robbed of a victory. There are no other words required to describe the referees’ absurd decision. Of course, the CFF waiver wire is loaded, and Anderson Brookhart, Steve Jackson, and Thomas Johnson join me, pinpointing the preeminent players available…Let’s Go!
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Week 1 College Fantasy Football Waiver Wire
Quarterbacks
Kalieb Osborne, UConn (Laub)
Fantrax Ownership: 2%
Total Fantasy Points: 43.6
PFF Grade: 95.3
It took all summer before new coach Jason Candle named a starter behind center for the Huskies. Without question, he made the right decision by handing the keys to the offense to Kalieb Osborne. In his debut against Lafayette, Osborne led the UConn offense to a record-breaking performance with 671 total yards. He accounted for 355 yards, passing for 265 and rushing for 90. The junior added 4 touchdowns, 2 passing and 2 rushing.
Osborne played for two seasons at Toledo under Candle and followed his coach east to Storrs during the winter. At 6-4 and 218 pounds, he finished last season with 427 passing yards and three touchdowns. He also scampered for 282 yards and two scores. He started the bowl game against Louisville, completing 17 of 28 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown, and bolted for 77 yards. Against Lafayette, he demonstrated poise in the pocket, kept his eyes focused downfield under duress, and found his second and third options when on the move while throwing. UConn’s schedule is not daunting, and Osborne and the Huskies will have plenty of enticing matchups for CFF diehards to consider inserting him in lineups.
Notebook: Candle discussed Osborne’s game after the victory: “I think that he played how I expected him to play. I mean, we wouldn’t have named him the starting quarterback if we thought he was going to play bad, right? I think that the more comfortable he gets, the better it’s going to look. He’s a pup still. He’s going to make some mistakes.”
Osborne AIRBORNE for the TD! 😤✈️ pic.twitter.com/Gty7XunXgo
— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) September 5, 2026
Deuce Bailey, Coastal Carolina (Brookhart)
Fantrax Ownership: 5%
Total Fantasy Points: 34.8
PFF Grade: 74.4
Deuce Bailey shocked the college football world on Saturday with a monster performance against Power 4 foe West Virginia. In just his second career start, Bailey racked up 374 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, completing 21-of-37 passes (57%). He also led the Chanticleers in rushing with 20 yards on 10 attempts.
The efficiency downfield was particularly impressive, as Bailey averaged a whopping 17.8 yards per completion against what should be the toughest defense Coastal Carolina faces all season. Even more encouraging for his fantasy outlook was the rushing involvement. Bailey, 6-1 and 190 pounds, had 26 rushing attempts across the two games in which he played meaningful snaps last season, and Saturday’s 10 attempts suggest that his legs could provide a valuable fantasy floor moving forward.
The schedule also gets significantly easier from here, with Coastal Carolina moving into a much more favorable Sun Belt Conference slate. If a CFF team needs help at quarterback, Bailey, a redshirt freshman, is a must-grab off the waiver wire.
Notebook: West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez found Bailey on the field after the victory: “I told Deuce after the game that he played his tail off. That little quarterback ran all over the place and made a lot of plays.” (dominionpost.com)
Braden Atkinson, Oregon State (@CFF_Jacko)
Fantrax Ownership: 5%
Total Fantasy Points: 23.9
PFF Grade: 64.2
Cam Ward. Shedeur Sanders. Trey Lance. Cooper Kupp. Braden Atkinson. They all have one thing in common: they won the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS football. Atkinson earned that honor last season after throwing for 3,611 yards and 34 touchdowns at Mercer. Most fantasy managers shrugged and moved on. Oregon State didn’t.
The Beavers brought Atkinson to Corvallis and then handed him the starting job over former Duke/Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy. Then he went out and backed it up in Week 1. Against No. 23 Houston, Atkinson completed 29 passes for 376 yards, accounted for two touchdowns, and avoided turnovers in his first FBS start. The stat line is solid. The workload is what should grab your attention. Oregon State didn’t protect him with a conservative game plan. The Beavers let him throw 48 passes against a ranked opponent, and probably the best defense he will face.
His 23.9 FPs don’t jump off the page. You can sort historical points in Fantrax without my help. I’m chasing the 48 pass attempts, the 3,611 passing yards, and the fact that Oregon State handed him the job over Murphy. If the Beavers keep putting the offense in Atkinson’s hands, the fantasy production will take care of itself.
Notebook: “Having all those pieces around me helps out. My job is to be the point guard; give them the ball and let them play their own game and not really do too much. They all balled out,” Atkinson said after the game (oregonlive.com).
Malachi Singleton, Appalachian State (Brookhart)
Fantrax Ownership: 13%
Total Fantasy Points: 28.7
PFF Grade: 70.5
The name may sound familiar after Malachi Singleton’s breakout moment against No. 4-ranked Tennessee in 2024, when he stepped in for an injured Taylen Green and led Arkansas to a stunning comeback victory. Singleton showcased his playmaking ability on the game-winning drive, capped off by an 11-yard touchdown scramble that gave fans a glimpse of his star potential. Now, Singleton is getting another opportunity to prove himself, making him one of the most intriguing waiver-wire targets to keep an eye on.
Malachi Singleton played with incredible efficiency Saturday, tossing for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns on 22-of-24 passing (92%). The most intriguing part of his fantasy upside may come from his ability as a runner. Readers might be wondering why, after he finished with just five carries for -9 yards. The answer is elementary: Against FCS opponent Maine, there was no reason to put Singleton’s rushing ability on display or expose him to unnecessary hits.
I’m highlighting his rushing ability because second-year head coach Dowell Loggains leads this offense. The coach was LaNorris Sellers’ offensive coordinator during his freshman season, when Sellers rushed for 674 yards and seven touchdowns. After Loggains left, Sellers’ rushing production fell significantly. Last season, Loggains was clearly frustrated with the limitations of a statue-type quarterback in AJ Swann and made it a priority to find a talented quarterback who could not only make plays through the air, but also extend plays and create with his legs. He found that player in Singleton. Readers should expect Singleton’s rushing production to increase significantly, starting next week against East Carolina.
William “Pop” Watson, UMass (Johnson)
Fantrax Ownership: 2%
Total Fantasy Points: 31.9
PFF Grade: 86.2
That’s right, folks. I am starting off the Week 1 pickups with the starting QB for a team that had not beaten a current Power 4 opponent since 1978. I had to read that tweet 5 times before it sank in (shoutout to Rodger Sherman). Almost 50 years without a glimmer of hope. Then Pop Watson III blessed our TVs on Thursday evening. The 2022 Massachusetts Gatorade Football Player of the Year and former star QB at Springfield Central, he’s become a hometown hero overnight for a football program and state that have been starved for exciting college play for decades.
Now, let’s dig into why this is someone CFF fanatics want to roster for the rest of this season. With Watson, we have the inverse of the typical Week 1 QB waiver pickup. More often than not, a Power 4 or elite G6 team will beat up on a vastly inferior opponent, leading to inflated numbers through the first few weeks. Inevitably, when that QB begins conference play, there is a significant falloff (especially in the portal era, when many of these players are new transfers from G6 schools). In this case, we already have our proof of concept for Watson—Rutgers is the only P4 school that UMass will play this year.
Watson was 19-of-22 passing with 197 yards and accounted for 4 total touchdowns. While he had only 40 rushing yards, his ability to scramble will help keep his fantasy floor high. UMass is going to receive a significant upgrade across the board from sportsbooks and CFF coaches alike, with Watson at the wheel and a MAC schedule that will pit UMass against significantly easier competition as we get into the meat of the season. Grab Pop now, as I have a feeling MAC Wednesdays are going to be must-watch TV as UMass pushes for one of the more surprising turnarounds in FBS football history.
Notebook: “[Watson III has] just got something about him that you don’t doubt. He’s a winner, and that’s [what] we’ve been missing at that position probably for a very, very long time around here,” coach Joe Harasymiak uttered after the victory over Rutgers (daileycollegian.com).
Isaiah Marshall, Kansas (Johnson)
Fantrax Ownership: 5%
Total Fantasy Points: 29.2
PFF Grade: 83.3
I made the case against jumping the gun on Power 4 QB’s beating up on inferior opponents in Week 1 above, but several things stand out to me that make me believe Isaiah Marshall will be a must-roster this year. First off, he was incredibly efficient with his passes, needing only 14 completions on 19 attempts to rack up 246 yards and 2 touchdowns. On top of this, he rushed for 50 yards, and the Kansas staff dialed up several designed runs throughout the game.
Like Pop Warner, Marshall was a highly efficient passer with a built-in rushing floor. This is a preferred recipe for QB success in CFF leagues. Marshall also has the added benefit of playing in the weakest Power 4 conference, dodging a matchup with Texas Tech, and getting to play BYU at home late in the year, which comes on the heels of matchups against UCF and WVU, whose defenses aren’t keeping anyone up at night.
On top of all that, Lance Leipold has proven that his offense is capable of sustaining league-winning QB play from a dual threat. Marshall is also one of the rare exceptions in CFB who has yet to hit the transfer portal, and went out and won the job this summer with a stellar camp. The program familiarity can go a long way, especially when most of the rosters he’ll face have flipped most of their starters in the last eight months. I have a sneaking suspicion a lot of league-winning rosters will have Marshall on them at the end of this year, especially in P4-only leagues.
Honorable Mention Quarterbacks
Cutter Boley, Arizona State
Fantrax Ownership: 28%
Total Fantasy Points: 55.1
PFF Grade: 78.6
Aaron Philo, Florida
Fantrax Ownership: 30%
Total Fantasy Points: 39.7
PFF Grade: 86.0
CFF Diehards on Fire!
Who is the top target at quarterback on the CFF waiver wire this week?
- Giovani Lopez, Wake Forest: 26%
- Kalieb Osborne, UConn: 23%
- Austin Simmons, Missouri: 28%
- Luke Weaver, San Jose: 23%
“Someone told you about Luke Weaver last week in a CFF Waiver Wire column.” @CFF_Jacko
“I think Deuce Bailey from Coastal looked better than all of them.” @FantasyFBS
“Kalieb Osborne for me! I felt he would excel after following his coach. Love the wheels, BABY!” @aceholesrule
“Luke Weaver has two weeks of proving he’s capable of solid numbers, including week 0 vs USC, which makes him very impressive and leaning towards being the real deal.” @CFFLists
Running Backs
Kenyon Clay, Arkansas State (Brookhart)
Fantrax Ownership: 13%
Total Fantasy Points: 27.5
PFF Grade: 70.9
Kenyon Clay delivered an explosive performance on Saturday, totaling 50 yards on 13 carries while adding 85 receiving yards on just two catches and scoring two total touchdowns. With fellow Arkansas State running back Devin Spencer ruled out for the season following a non-contact knee injury suffered in fall camp, I questioned whether the Red Wolves would turn to another back to shoulder a similar workload alongside Clay. The answer was a resounding no, as Clay commanded an impressive 68% of the running back carry share.
The four targets are equally encouraging, especially considering Clay hauled in 37 receptions last season. Arkansas State views him as a legitimate part of the passing game, giving him another avenue to produce weekly. Obviously, he isn’t going to average 42.5 yards per catch, but the receiving involvement should remain consistent and give Clay a very high floor. With his combination of workload, receiving upside, and touchdown potential, Clay should be rostered in all formats.
𝗡𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗠.@KenyonClay8 makes the catch over the middle & does the rest with his legs on a 75-yard touchdown reception on the first play of the @AStateFB drive. ☀️🏈 pic.twitter.com/lGkat59fuy
— Sun Belt Football (@SunBeltFB) September 6, 2026
Jamal Rule, Nebraska (Laub)
Fantrax Ownership: 27%
Total Fantasy Points: 36.9
PFF Grade: 83.8
Throughout the summer, CFF fanatics waited for insight on the starting running back to replace Emmett Johnson in the Cornhuskers’ backfield. When the depth chart came out, it listed three backs as starters with the dreaded OR designation. Freshman Jamal Rule was third in line, and he was actually dropped in some CFF leagues, falling below the 30% threshold to be featured in the waiver wire column.
After Saturday’s performance, I’m pretty sure that many would like to reverse their decision to waive Rule. He earned the most carries on the team with 15 and rambled for 122 yards, averaging 8.1, and scored twice. Impressively, he also caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. The 6-0, 215-pounder has captivated the coaching staff since arriving on campus in the spring, both on the field and in the classroom, earning the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. A three-star recruit from North Carolina, he rushed for over 2,500 yards and 31 touchdowns while adding 37 catches for 448 yards and two scores during his junior and senior seasons in high school. Grab Rule off the waiver wire this week.
Notebook: “It was a long-time dream come true. It was even better than I expected. It was great. An awesome experience. It was unreal. I expected to have a pretty good game. I didn’t expect to find the end zone three times,” Rule professed after the game (ohama.com)
Elijah Faulkner, UMass (Johnson)
Fantrax Ownership: 1%
Total Fantasy Points: 22.5
PFF Grade: 69.6
Yeah, I am doubling up on UMass. Sue me. The team looked good, and Faulkner was the other offensive playmaker who really stood out. At first glance, his stat line leaves something to be desired, with 19 rushes only going for 62 yards. However, he outcarried the rest of the backfield and received 8 more carries than Curtis Kimmons. He also did so against the toughest opponent the Minutemen will face this fall.
The part of Faulkner’s game that really intrigues me, however, is his upside as a pass catcher. He was targeted only twice, but he turned both receptions into scores: the first tied the game, and the second gave UMass its first lead. The coaching staff will have taken notice, and CFF diehards can be sure Faulkner will be on the field for all passing downs moving forward, further helping to secure his spot at the top of the depth chart. Most of the time, owners try to build offensive stacks with QBs and WRs, but this may be the rare case where I am looking to build a stack with Faulkner and Watson. While this may be a risky swing to take, those are the types of moves an owner has to make to give themselves an edge.
Ajay Allen, Western Kentucky (@CFF_Jacko)
Fantrax Ownership: 15%
Total Fantasy Points: 24.9
PFF Grade: 77.7
Western Kentucky got curb-stomped by Nevada 49-14, but the game script actually made me more interested in Ajay Allen, not less. While the Hilltoppers were getting boat-raced, Allen still logged 21 carries for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns. He got the first carry of the game, handled the goal-line work, and kept getting fed despite Western Kentucky spending most of the night staring up at the scoreboard. That’s a coaching staff telling us exactly who their best offensive player is.
Allen isn’t some random G5 breakout. Before arriving at Western Kentucky, he was recruited to Nebraska and Miami, where he combined for 373 rushing yards on just 57 carries (6.5 YPC). Then he transferred to Tulsa and averaged another 5.1 yards per carry while leading the team in rushing touchdowns. Talent has never really been the question. He needed to find a coaching staff that would finally hand him a feature-back workload. After 21 carries and two scores in Week 1, he found his happy place.
Sure, Georgia is next, which probably means a lot of managers will scroll right past his name this week. That’s fine. Let them chase the backup running back who scored twice against Directional State. Western Kentucky already told us who they trust. We should probably listen.
Honorable Mention Running Backs
Jaylin Carter, Memphis
Fantrax Ownership: 21%
Total Fantasy Points: 60.8
FPPG: 30.4
PFF Grade: 83.3
Featured in last week’s waiver wire column (Week 0).
Steven Robinson, Southern Mississippi
Fantrax Ownership: 1%
Total Fantasy Points: 30.3
PFF Grade: 78.4
CFF Diehards on Fire!
Who are you trying to acquire in the backfield on the CFF waiver wire after Week 1 of the season?
- Shavane Anderson, Jr., Syracuse: 9%
- Jamal Rule, Nebraska: 49%
- Jaylin Carter, Memphis: 39%
- Kenyon Clay, Arkansas State: 3%
“Jaylin Carter is going to be the best of these options by FAR.” @CFF_Jacko
“Jamal Rule for me. Star in the making. Great spring game, great summer, great start.” @aceholesrule
Wide Receivers
Donovan Olugbode, Missouri (@CFF_Jacko)
Fantrax Ownership: 27%
Targets: 8
Fantasy Points: 31.6
PFF Grade: 81.1
Donovan Olugbode opened his sophomore season with 8 receptions for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns, emerging as the clear favorite target of new Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons. Even better, the production wasn’t built on a single busted coverage or garbage-time drive. Olugbode piled up his numbers before halftime.
This breakout didn’t come out of nowhere. Olugbode arrived at Missouri as a four-star recruit from IMG Academy and flashed with 30 catches for 401 yards as a true freshman. Missouri has a recent track record of producing fantasy-relevant lead receivers, most notably Luther Burden, and Olugbode looks like he’s next in line.
Yes, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is an FCS opponent. But college fantasy championships are won by identifying role changes before everyone else. An SEC receiver with NFL size, an ascending quarterback, and eight catches in Week 1 checks a lot of boxes. If you’re waiting for a larger sample size, I get it. Just be prepared to fight your entire league on the waiver wire if Olugbode follows this up against Kansas.
Notebook: After the game, Olugbode stated that “The chemistry is definitely good between Austin and Austin. Great quarterback, good poise in the pocket, great accuracy with the football.” (si.com/college/missouri.com).
Gavin Freeman, Baylor (Brookhart)
Fantrax Ownership: 13%
Targets: 18
Fantasy Points: 33.4
PFF Grade: 85.0
Gavin Freeman was clearly DJ Lagway’s favorite target on Saturday, hauling in 12 receptions on 18 targets for 154 yards and a touchdown. The eye-popping number is the absurd 18 targets, which accounted for 33% of Baylor’s total target share. Lagway clearly trusts Freeman and consistently looks his way, particularly in crucial third-down situations.
Baylor’s track record under offensive coordinator Jake Spavital also provides plenty of reasons for optimism. Since Spavital took over in 2024, the Bears have averaged 37.6 pass attempts per game, and that number doesn’t appear likely to dip with Baylor’s fast-paced offense and Lagway throwing the ball 54 times on Saturday.
If CFF diehards assume Baylor throws the ball 37- 38 times a game this year, and Freeman settles into just 25% of the target share, he would still be looking at roughly 9–10 targets per game. Freeman has clearly established himself as a major piece of the Baylor offense and is a must-add for anyone in need of help at wide receiver.
DJ Lagway with an absolute dime with the game on the line to Gavin Freeman pic.twitter.com/p1karp6LuN
— Underdog CFB (@UnderdogCFB) September 5, 2026
Umari Hatcher, Syracuse (Laub)
Fantrax Ownership: 5%
Targets: 10
Fantasy Points: 35.8
PFF Grade: 89.7
For nearly two years, Umari Hatcher worked to overcome a significant leg injury he endured against UConn in late 2024, which kept him sidelined. On Saturday, he returned to the lineup and made a huge impact for the Orange. With QB Steve Angeli back and throwing the pigskin, Hatcher corralled 8 passes for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns.
A three-star recruit in high school, Hatcher is on campus for a sixth year, having redshirted in 2021 as a freshman and missing all of last year. Before his breakout performance over the weekend, he had started 17 games and appeared in 37 with 52 catches for 797 yards and seven touchdowns. At 6-3 and 190 pounds, Hatcher started on the outside for the Orange, providing needed size and length on the boundary. He might be overlooked on the waiver wire this week and could be a bargain compared to some of the other options.
Notebook: Hatcher discussed recovering from injury during the offseason: “The time out really shaped how I am today, just the way I work, just the way I come into the building. I had to really find that love for the game again, because I felt like I lost it. I realized being a team guy is what’s going to really help us win, and not so much worrying about myself. When you worry about everybody else on the team and doing something for the next guy over, God’s just going to bless you.” (si.com)
Cataurus Hicks, Pittsburgh (Laub)
Fantrax Ownership: 20%
Total Fantasy Points: 22.4
PFF Grade: 65.0
Mason Heintschel tossed 7 touchdown passes on Saturday. Let me repeat: Heinschel passed for 7 aerial strikes against Miami (OH). He added 453 yards in the air on 41 attempts. With that type of volume and production, there had to be productive CFF pass catchers who are available on the waiver wire. Cataurus Hicks earned 8 targets and snatched 5 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Examining some advanced stats on PFF, Hicks’ performance impresses even more. He logged a 17.6 aDOT and averaged 3.26 yards per route run. Averaging 22.8 yards per reception, he recorded a first down on 4-of-5 catches (80%). Hicks enrolled at Louisville coming out of high school and transferred to Pittsburgh last season, catching 24 passes for 422 yards and 4 scores. The 5-10 and 185-pound speedster is a home run hitter and has a very important role attacking safeties deep, which will provide both boom-and-bust performances.
Notebook: “We look at (Hicks), who really, in the next two years, should become that dude. He has the ability to do it, just has to become more consistent,” Offensive Coordinator Kade Bell said in the spring (si.com).
Honorable Mention Wide Receivers
Javon Brown, UConn
Fantrax Ownership: 1%
Targets: 6
Fantasy Points: 21.2
PFF Grade: 84.6
Kelby Valsin, Florida Atlantic
Fantrax Ownership: 1%
Targets: 16
Fantasy Points: 25.2
PFF Grade: 68.0
Koby Howard, Penn State
Fantrax Ownership: 15%
Targets: 7
Fantasy Points: 28.1
PFF Grade: 95.3
CFF Diehards on Fire!
Identify the top pass catcher available on the CFF waiver wire this week.
- Donovan Olugbode, Missouri: 37%
- Gavin Freeman, Baylor: 28%
- Jeremiah McClellan, Oregon: 15%
- Umari Hatcher, Syracuse: 20%
“Missouri again. Vote Tigers. Win prizes.” @CFF_Jacko
“Jeremiah McClellan for me. As I watched Oregon, I kept asking myself, who was THAT…and the answer kept being McClellan.” @aceholesrule
“I’m voting for my man Umari Hatcher out of loyalty.” @CFF_Jared
Tight Ends
Jeremiah Scoby, Bowling Green (@CFF_Jacko)
Fantrax Ownership: 1%
Targets: 11
Total Fantasy Points: 20.3
PFF Grade: 87.0
Bowling Green’s TE leads the nation in fantasy points. Where have I heard that before? Two years ago, Harold Fannin led the entire nation in both receptions and receiving yards, posting 117 catches for 1,555 yards. Current Bowling Green offensive coordinator Greg Nosal was actually coaching the Falcons’ tight ends that season.
No, I’m not calling Jeremiah Scoby the next Harold Fannin. Let’s all take a deep breath. But I am pointing out that Bowling Green has a recent history of featuring the position, and Scoby just opened the season with 10 catches for 102 yards on 11 targets. Even more impressive, he finished as the highest-scoring fantasy tight end of Week 1 without scoring a touchdown. While most waiver-wire tight ends are praying for a couple of red-zone targets, Scoby got there the old-fashioned way: volume.
The sophomore isn’t a traditional tight end either. At Dickinson High School in Texas, Scoby earned all-district honors as both a wide receiver and running back before arriving at Bowling Green. One percent ownership? Scoby is not a sleeper. He’s not a stash. He should be owned in every serious college fantasy football league by the time waivers clear Tuesday morning.
Eli Finley, Louisiana Tech (Laub)
Fantrax Ownership: 18%
Total Fantasy Points: 15.2
PFF Grade: 76.9
Whenever a team scores 80 points, it is imperative to scan the box score to uncover the fantasy production. Louisiana Tech beat Northwestern 80-6 and posted 528 total yards in the victory. Tight end Eli Finley led the team in receptions with 4, finished second in yards with 52, and reached the end zone once.
At 6-6 and 246 pounds, the senior profiles as a classic “F” tight end who moves around the formation as a pass catcher. Last year, he corralled 38 passes for 444 yards, but failed to score, which likely lowered his preseason ranking. After the next two matchups versus LSU and Baylor, Louisiana Tech’s Sun Belt conference schedule becomes more manageable, and Finley is a nice option for CFF diehards in need of assistance at the position as the season progresses.
CFF All-Americans: Week 1
- QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh: 66.9 Fantasy Points
- QB Cutter Boley, Arizona State: 51.2
- RB Jaylin Carter, Memphis: 45.1
- RB Nate Sheppard, Duke: 39.6
- WR Malachi Toney, Miami: 53.4
- WR KJ Duff, Rutgers: 46.6
- WR Jamill Williams, Jacksonville State: 45.0
- TE Jeremiah Scoby, Bowling Green: 20.3
- Flex Matthew Coleman, Sacramento State: 38.1
CFF Player of the Week: Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
Seven touchdowns. Seven different targets 🤯
Pitt opened the season with a 59-14 win over Miami (OH) as Mason Heintschel threw for 453 yards and seven touchdowns without a turnover. He connected with 10 different receivers in the win.@Pitt_FB | @Pitt_ATHLETICS | #H2P pic.twitter.com/8zRkPYX5hB
— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) September 5, 2026
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