2021: Week 2

200 games. Five ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Two games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

C.J. Stroud35 of 54, 484 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTOhio State vs. Oregon

2. Seth Henigan Memphis22 of 33, 417 yards, 5 TD
3. Brennan Armstrong Virginia27 of 36, 405 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Blake CorumNo. 3 this week21 carries, 171 yards, 3 TDMichigan vs. Washington

1. Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky27 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
2. B.J. Baylor Oregon State18 carries, 171 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Jayden ReedNo. 2 this week4 catches, 181 yards, 2 TDMichigan State vs. Youngstown State (FCS)

1. Calvin Austin III Memphis6 catches, 239 yards, 3 TD
3. Jeff Foreman Arkansas State8 catches, 198 yards, 1 TD

Defense

No. 11Jermaine Johnson II11 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for lossFlorida State vs. Jacksonville State (FCS)

2. William Kwenkeu Temple7 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 1 TD
3. Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina7 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss

Ranked by a points score for each kind of game (yards, touchdowns, tackles, sacks).

How we rank

Ranked by yards plus 20 for each touchdown (passing: less 20 for each interception); defense (from 2016, when the box scores carry tackles) by points: 8 a tackle, 12 a tackle for loss, 30 a sack (a sack is also a tackle for loss, so 42 in all), 40 an interception, 60 a touchdown.

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The week’s biggest individual games by FBS players, from CollegeFootballData box scores.