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 7.
| Heisman -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Threw 2 TDs, now has 12 for season. |
| 2. Shaun Alexander |
RB |
Alabama |
Idle (at Mississippi). |
| 3. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Rushed for 80 yards, 1 TD. |
| 4. Drew Brees |
QB |
Purdue |
Has 1,813 yards passing, 11 TDs. |
| 5. Peter Warrick |
WR |
Florida State |
DNP -- suspended. |
| |
| Maxwell -- Outstanding Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
QB |
Georgia Tech |
Thrown for 1,347 yards, rushed for 321. |
| 2. Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
Averaging 5.4 yards per carry, has 11 TDs. |
| 3. Shaun Alexander |
RB |
Alabama |
His 14 TDs tops in nation. |
| 4. Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
Idle (vs. Toledo). |
| 5. Peter Warrick |
WR |
Florida State |
DNP -- suspended. |
| |
| Walker -- Outstanding Running Back |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Ron Dayne |
5-10, 253 |
Wisconsin |
Averaging 142.1 yards rushing per game. |
| 2. Shaun Alexander |
6-1, 220 |
Alabama |
Idle (at Mississippi). |
| 3. Travis Prentice |
6-2, 228 |
Miami (Ohio) |
Scored 3 TDs, No. 2 NCAA all-time with 426 points. |
| 4. Darren Davis |
5-8, 190 |
Iowa State |
Averaging 162.8 yards per game. |
| 5. LaDainian Tomlinson |
5-11, 217 |
TCU |
Ran for 300 yards, two TDs, has 882 yards in '99. |
| |
| Outland -- Outstanding Interior Lineman |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Cosey Coleman |
6-5, 315 |
Tennessee |
Vols had 333 yards offense by halftime. |
| 2. Jason Whitaker |
6-5, 300 |
Florida State |
His QB passed for 332 yards, RB added 146. |
| 3. Rob Ritti |
6-3, 285 |
Missouri |
Missouri had 537 yards offense. |
| 4. Semisi Heimuli |
6-2, 303 |
Texas A&M |
A&M's offense gained 417 total yards -- 195 rushing. |
| 5. Steve Hutchinson |
6-5, 296 |
Michigan |
Wolverines rushed for just 6 net yards. |
| |
| Lombardi -- Outstanding Lineman/Linebacker |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 8 sacks for the season. |
| 2. Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Has 7 sacks for season. |
| 3. Alex Brown |
DE |
Florida |
Helped limit LSU to 165
yards offense: 172 passing, minus-7 rushing. |
| 4. LaVar Arrington |
LB |
Penn State |
Had 1 of Penn State's 4 sacks. |
| 5. Corey Simon |
NT |
Florida State |
Led shutout of Miami in second half. |
| |
| O'Brien -- Outstanding Quarterback |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Joe Hamilton |
5-10, 189 |
Georgia Tech |
Has thrown 12 TDs, 1,347 yards |
| 2. Drew Brees |
6-1, 212 |
Purdue |
Held without a TD pass, 1st time in 19 games. |
| 3. Chad Pennington |
6-3, 220 |
Marshall |
Idle (vs. Toledo). |
| 4. Chris Redman |
6-3, 215 |
Louisville |
Has 1,929 yards, 16 TDs in '99. |
| 5. Josh Heupel |
6-2, 208 |
Oklahoma |
Has thrown for 1,669 yards, 18 TDs. |
| |
| Biletnikoff -- Outstanding Receiver |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Peter Warrick |
6-0, 190 |
Florida State |
DNP -- suspended. |
|
| 2. Plaxico Burress |
6-6, 229 |
Michigan State |
Had 255 yards, 1 TD vs. Michigan. |
| 3. Troy Walters |
5-8, 175 |
Stanford |
Idle (vs. Oregon State). |
| 4. JaJuan Dawson |
6-1, 17201 |
Tulane |
Had 14 catches for 136 yards, TD. |
| 5. Danny Farmer |
6-4, 210 |
UCLA |
Had 7 catches for 196 yards, 2 TDs. |
| |
| Butkus -- Outstanding Linebacker |
| PLAYER |
STATS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Brandon Short |
6-3, 246 |
Penn State |
Has 43 tackles in '99. |
| 2. Na'il Diggs |
6-4, 235 |
Ohio State |
Posted 6 tackles vs. Purdue. |
| 3. Mark Simoneau |
6-0, 240 |
Kansas State |
Had team-high 10 tackles against Kansas. |
| 4. Keith Bulluck |
6-3, 230 |
Syracuse |
Had 11 tackles in win over Pitt |
| 5. LaVar Arrington |
6-3, 230 |
Penn State |
Added sack to season total. |
| |
| Bednarik -- Outstanding Defensive Player |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Corey Moore |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Has 8 sacks in 5 games. |
| 2. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Posted 53 tackles in 6 games. |
| 3. Na'il Diggs |
LB |
Ohio State |
Has 58 tackles in 6 games. |
| 4. Brandon Short |
DE |
Penn State |
Leads Nittany Lions with 33 tackles. |
| 5. Dwayne Goodrich |
CB |
Tennessee |
Had 4 tackles in win over Georgia. |
| |
| Thorpe -- Outstanding Defensive Back |
| PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Dwayne Goodrich |
CB |
Tennessee |
Has 13 career INTs, 4 for TDs. |
| 2. Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Minnesota |
Minnesota leads Big Ten in team defense. |
| 3. Ralph Brown |
CB |
Nebraska |
Scored TD on recovered punt block. |
| 4. Ahmed Plummer |
CB |
Ohio State |
Had 5 tackles against Purdue. |
| 5. Lewis Sanders |
CB |
Maryland |
Has 5 INTs in as many games. |
| |
| Groza -- Outstanding Kicker |
| PLAYER |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
COMMENT |
| 1. Sebastian Janikowski |
Jr. |
Florida State |
Kicked 1 FG (38), 4 PATs |
| 2. Paul Edinger |
Sr. |
Michigan State |
Kicked 2 FGs (39, 43), 4 PATs. |
| 3. Shayne Graham |
Sr. |
Virginia Tech |
Was 8 for 8 on PATs. |
|
| 4. Terence Kitchens |
Jr. |
Texas A&M |
Kicked 1 FG (27), 6 PATs. |
| 5. Sims Lenhardt |
Sr. |
Duke |
Kicked 1 FG (46, 47, 48), 3 PATs |
