2025: Week 5

266 games. Six ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

Big days

Passing

Jalon DanielsNo. 2 this week19 of 28, 445 yards, 4 TDKansas vs. Cincinnati

1. Walker Eget San José State36 of 58, 473 yards, 3 TD
3. Micah Alejado Hawai’i35 of 47, 457 yards, 3 TD

Rushing

No. 13Gregory DeRosiers19 carries, 204 yards, 3 TDMemphis at Florida Atlantic

2. Turbo Richard Boston College15 carries, 171 yards, 2 TD
3. Nate Sheppard Duke15 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Makai LemonNo. 2 this week11 catches, 151 yards, 2 TDUSC at Illinois

1. Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas5 catches, 214 yards, 2 TD
3. Demarcus Lacey Marshall10 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD

Defense

No. 3Rasheem Biles12 tackles, 1 sack, 4 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TDPittsburgh vs. Louisville

2. Caden Curry Ohio State11 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 for loss
3. Timmy Hinspeter Massachusetts17 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 1 INT

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.

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