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True Freshmen Mountain 2020: November 25 Update

The True Freshmen Mountain is our way of tracking the impact college football’s newcomers are having. It’s like the game, King of the Mountain, the player on the top is King, and everyone else is doing their best to knock him off the peak. We will update the list every week adding in the performances from that week. The mountain is based on a players performance for the season. We are judging players based on their production, the level of competition they performed against and the eye test. To see last week’s true freshmen mountain click here.

King Of The Mountain

Malachi Moore – Alabama

Stats: 31 Tak 3 TFL 6 PBU 2 Int 1 FF 1 FR 1 TD

Alabama demolished Kentucky 63 – 3 last weekend. Moore made 3 tackles in the game but was not really tested much. He was good in coverage and helped limit a usually proficient Kentucky running game. Moore’s playmaking ability was not needed as Alabama was never threatened in this game.

Top Challengers

Myles Murphy – Clemson

Season Stats: 27 tackles 8.5 TFL 3.5 Sacks 2 fumble forced, 1 QB Hurry

Clemson had an unexpected bye this week so Murphy did not have a chance to add to his impressive season. No one did enough to warrant jumping Murphy on the mountain and he keeps his spot.

Tank BigsbyAuburn

Stats: 92 car 527 yds 5 TD / 11 rec 84 yds / 13 KR 306 yds

Tank Bigsby left the game against Tennessee with what has been called a “lower body injury”. He had 3 carries for 24 yards before he was forced out of the game.

Closing In On The Top Group

DJ Uiagalelei – Clemson

Stats: 71/104 883 yds 4 TD 0 Int / 27 car 59 yds 4 TD

Lke Murphy, Uiagalelei was also off this past weekend because Clemson had a bye week. He stayed put on the mountain.

Jordan Addison – Pittsburgh

Stats: 52 rec 611 yds 3 TD / 7 Car 53 yds / 2 PR 15 yds / 2 KR 39 yds

Addison was out for Pittsburgh against Virginia Tech but stayed put in his spot on the mountain.

Peter Skoronski – Northwestern

Stats: 4 starts at Left Tackle

Skoronski had a solid performance in Northwestern’s win against Wisconsin. He wasn’t as dominant as he has been at times this season, but considering the quality of the opponent this was still a good showing. He has proven he is a cornerstone to build on in the future for the Wildcats.

On The Slope

Jalen Berger – Wisconsin

Stats: 30 car 180 yards 1 TD / 2 rec 13 yards

Berger followed up his strong debut with another good showing on the ground. Wisconsin wasn’t able to get into a rhythm against a good Northwestern defense, but Berger was productive, running for 93 yards on just 15 carries. Berger is quickly proving he should be a big part of the Wisconsin offense moving forward.

Noah Sewell – Oregon

Stats: 13 Tak 3 TFL 2 Sacks 1 FF

Sewell has made an immediate impact for the Ducks. He has had at least 4 tackles and 1 tackles for loss in each game this season. Against UCLA, he recorded 5 tackles, 1 sack and forced a fumble to help the Ducks hold off the Bruins. Sewell is quickly developing into an impact player on Oregon’s defense.

Deuce VaughnKansas State

Stats: 94 car 415 yds 4 TD / 18 rec 370 yds 1 TD

Kansas State struggled on offense and did not score against Iowa State. Vaughn only had 7 carries but did run for 44 yards. The Wildcats have struggled to move the ball lately and Vaughn has not had as many opportunities of late. Until the Wildcats find consistency at quarterback things will be tough for Vaughn.

Near The Base

Offense

Marvin Mims (WR) Oklahoma: 28 catches 483 yds 7 TD / 1 car 17 yds

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) – Georgia Tech: 83 car 369 yds 2 TD / 20 rec 255 yds 3 TD / 8 KR 205 yds

Chris Tyree (RB) – Notre Dame: 59 car 334 yds 2 TD / 2 rec 15 yds / 9 KR 197 yds

Arik Gilbert (TE) LSU: 27 catches 314 yards 2 TD

Seth McGowan (RB) – Oklahoma: 57 car 297 yds 3 TD / 10 rec 131 yds 1 TD

Bijan Robinson (RB) – Texas: 51 car 294 yds / 9 rec 105 yds

Lavell Davis Jr – Virginia: 14 rec 374 yds 5 TD

Michael Mayer (TE) – Notre Dame: 21 catches 247 yards 2 TD

Quentin Johnson (WR) – TCU: 14 catches 240 yards 1 TD

Jaylan Knighton (RB) – Miami: 50 car 198 yds 1 TD / 11 rec 135 yds 1 TD

Don Chaney (RB) – Miami: 49 carries 205 yards 3 TD / 3 rec 13 yards

Shane Illingworth (QB) – Oklahoma State: 41/70 554 yds 4 TD 1 Int / 12 car -18 yds

Ricky White (WR) – Michigan State: 10 rec 223 yds 1 TD

Rakim Jarrett (WR) – Maryland: 12 rec 213 yds 2 TD

Jermaine Burton (WR) – Georgia: 18 rec 327 yds 3 TD / 4 car 50 yds

Defense

Khari Coleman – TCU: 20 Tak 9.5 TFL 2 Sacks 2 QB Hurries

Eli RicksLSU: 11 tak .5 TFL 2 PBU 3 Int 1 TD

BJ Ojulari (DE) – LSU: 15 Tak 5 TFL 4 Sacks 1 FF 3 QB Hurries

Rob Hanna (S) – Syracuse: 48 Tak 1 TFL 1 Int

Akheem Mesidor (DE) – West Virginia: 23 Tak 6.5 TFL 5 Sacks

Bryan Bresee (DT) – Clemson: 13 Tak 4 TFL 3 Sacks 2 PBU 1 FF 1 QB Hurry 1 Blk

Nick Herbig (LB) – Wisconsin: 9 tak 5 TFL 1 Sack 1 PBU 2 QB Hurries

Will Anderson (DE) – Alabama: 23 Tak, 3 TFL 6 QB Hurries

Stefon Thompson (LB) – Syracuse: 28 Tak 6.5 TFL 1 Sack 1 FF

Jordan Burch (DT) – South Carolina: 19 Tak 2.5 TFL 1 FR

Alfred Collins (DT) – Texas: 8 Tak 1.5 TFL 1 Sack 1 PBU

Jalen Carter (DT) – Georgia: 8 Tak 2 TFL 4 QB Hurries

Gervon Dexter (DT) – Florida: 11 Tak 2 TFL 0.5 Sack 1 Int

Ruben Hyppolite (LB) – Maryland: 11 Tak 2 TFL 2 Sack

Clarence Lewis (CB) – Notre Dame: 7 Tak 1 TFL 3 PBU

The true freshmen mountain had more movement than last week but there were still quite a few cancellations and postponements this week. Players from the Big Ten and Pac 12 are starting to make their way into the discussion as well. We will revisit the true freshman mountain weekly to update the rankings as the season moves forward.

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