Weekly Risers: Who Gained the Most Since the Last Refresh

Trey Owens added 418 passing yards in one refresh cycle. Jesse Legree added 191 receiving yards. Here is who actually moved the board. By CFB Savant · October 13, 2026 · Numbers as of the Oct 13, 2026 snapshot.

The Trending tab on CFB Savant exists for one reason: season totals hide what just happened. A quarterback who threw for 400 yards on Saturday did not just add 400 yards to his total. He moved the board. This post looks at who gained the most since the last data refresh, using the previous deployed snapshot as the baseline. All gains below are production added between snapshots, not season totals.

Quarterbacks: Owens jumps the board

Trey Owens of Arkansas State added 418 passing yards since the last refresh, the largest quarterback gain in the cycle, moving from 1,043 to 1,461 yards. Braden Atkinson added 409 yards (1,827 to 2,236), which is why he now leads the nation in passing yards. Tayven Jackson added 349 yards (1,510 to 1,859). Max Johnson added 343 yards (1,229 to 1,572). Noah Fifita added 341 yards (1,398 to 1,739).

What stands out is not just the yardage, but what it does to the leaderboard. Atkinson’s 409-yard gain did not just pad a lead. It created it. Owens’ 418-yard gain moved him from the middle of the pack into the top group. In a six-game season, one huge game can be 25% of a quarterback’s season total. That is why early-season percentiles move so fast, and why the Trending tab matters more in October than it will in November.

Rushing: Brown and Roberts surge

Isaac Brown added 235 rushing yards (322 to 557), the largest rushing gain of the cycle. Jamal Roberts added 222 yards (606 to 828), moving to second in total rushing yards. Kamari Moulton added 208 yards (311 to 519). Fame Ijeboi added 195 yards (354 to 549).

Roberts’ gain is the most consequential for the leaderboard. He went from a solid contributor to the No. 2 rusher in the country by yardage, behind only Dylan Riley at 835. Brown’s gain is more of a breakout signal: he went from a part-time role to a player who has to be accounted for. When a back adds 235 yards in one refresh cycle, it usually means he got a bigger workload, broke a long run or two, or both. The next refresh will tell whether it was a one-game spike or a role change.

Receiving: Legree separates

Jesse Legree added 191 receiving yards (741 to 932), the largest receiving gain, and now leads all receivers in yards. Nick Marsh added 187 yards (341 to 528). Isaiah Mizell added 183 yards (176 to 359), doubling his season total in one cycle. Wayne Harris added 164 yards (191 to 355).

Legree’s gain matters because of what it does to his profile. He already led in yards per reception at 24.53 and touchdowns at 12. Adding 191 yards on top of that, while keeping that efficiency, is not just volume. It is dominance. Mizell’s gain is the opposite kind of signal: a player who was barely on the board doubling his total suggests a new role or a breakout game, not a sustained lead. Watch whether his next gain is similar or whether he falls back.

Teams: Troy and Old Dominion move

On the team side, Troy added 6.8 points per game (21.2 to 28.0), the largest scoring jump. Oregon State added 4.8 points per game (37.0 to 41.8), which tracks with Atkinson’s passing surge. Bowling Green added 4.4 points per game. Arkansas State added 4.2.

On defense, Old Dominion improved by 4.9 points allowed per game (32.4 to 27.5), the largest defensive improvement. Western Kentucky improved by 4.4 points allowed per game. Arizona State improved by 4.0. North Texas improved by 3.8. Defensive per-game numbers move more slowly than offensive ones because they are averages over the whole season, so a 4-to-5 point swing in one cycle is meaningful. It usually means a shutout or a dominant game against a good offense, not just a weak opponent.

What the next refresh will tell

One refresh is a snapshot. Two refreshes are a trend. Owens, Brown, and Mizell are the three names to watch next week. If Owens adds another 300+ yards, he is not just having a big game. He is becoming a volume leader. If Brown adds another 150+ rushing yards, his role change is real. If Mizell falls back to 30 or 40 yards, his 183-yard gain was a spike, not a breakout. The Trending tab will show that movement automatically, because it compares the new snapshot with the one before it.

The same logic applies to the team moves. If Troy holds its scoring gain next week, its offense has actually improved. If Old Dominion holds its defensive improvement, its defense has actually tightened. If both fall back, the gains were one-game effects. Weekly gains are most useful when you watch them for two cycles in a row, not when you react to a single cycle.

How to read weekly gains

Weekly gains are descriptive, not predictive. A 400-yard passing game does not mean the quarterback will throw for 400 yards next week. It means he did it once, and the leaderboard now reflects it. The useful question is not “who gained the most?” but “why?” Did the player get more attempts? Did he break a long play? Did his team play an extra game while others were on a bye? Did his opponent’s defense collapse?

Use the Trending tab on the site to see the same gains with ranking movement. Use the player cards to see whether the gain came with efficiency (high YPA, high YPC) or just volume. A gain with efficiency is a signal. A gain without it is a workload spike. Both show up in the totals. Only one shows up in the percentiles. See Trending on the homepage.