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The 2015 Chargers first rounder put up 59.5 total yards per game as a rookie and 108.9 last year.

Not exact matches

But Stanford exploded for 46 points per game and 8 yards per play in this span, and when you expect to see a breakout, you don't need as much evidence to assume a breakout has occurred.

Sunday's matchup against the Lions sets up well for Collins with the Ravens as 3 - point home favorites against a Lions defense that's allowed an additional 8.4 points per game and 76.2 rushing yards per game since losing defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (biceps, IR) in Week 5.

Notre Dame has a little bit more of a passing game than Navy does, but still relies heavily on the running game, as their 303 yards per game ranks sixth in the country.

Cause of Death: Total yards, yards per carry, however you want to measure it, Alfred Morris had his worst game running the ball as a professional, finishing with 26 yards on 11 carries.

Combined with the offense averaging 9.7 yards per play, it is difficult to see how Tech's first game of 2012 could have gone much better; only turnovers (Northwestern State was plus - 11.8 in turnover points margin, as defined here) failed to go Tech's way.

The Buckeyes» production jumped from 398.5 yards per game to 493.3 as they won five of their last six.

Quarterback Paxton Lynch has emerged as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after throwing for more than 300 yards per game and posting a sterling 27:3 touchdown: interception ratio.

In his final game as Utah's quarterback, Travis Wilson averaged 2.8 yards per pass attempt (including sacks).

As expected, Marshawn Lynch remained the focal point of Seattle's offense, and consequently, Seattle boasted the No. 3 rushing attack in the NFL, averaging 161.2 yards per game on the ground — a total that Wilson added to himself, with his 489 rushing yards.

As was often the case in 2015, the Wisconsin run game worked only so well — Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale rushed 32 times for 116 yards, a mediocre 3.6 yards per carry.

As a result, the Raiders went from sixth in the NFL in scoring to 23rd, and they rushed for nearly 25 fewer yards per game.

Take the Seahawks game as an example: while Chris Johnson slogged for 2.3 yards per carry on 25 totes, Ellington made the most of his opportunities and rushed for 61 yards on five carries, including the back - breaking 48 - yard touchdown run with 2:07 remaining.

I used average yards per game given up as the ranking for the top defenses per NCAA.com.

Meanwhile, the Panthers will need to improve defensively to avoid allowing the Bears running game to destroy them, as they currently rank 27th in the NFL for rushing yards allowed per contest.

Why you should watch: Utah installed a pass - first, uptempo offense this season with Troy Taylor as its new offensive coordinator, and the Utes responded by averaging 29.5 points (58th in the country) and 256 passing yards (43rd) per game.

The Nittany Lions have played good defense for as long as anyone can remember, but if they're going to be capable of dropping 384 passing yards and 38 points on teams like Wisconsin and 13.3 yards per attempt on teams like Iowa, that changes the game.

As tends to be the case for most freshmen, it has taken him a while to find his legs at the college level — through five games, he had rushed 24 times for 128 yards (5.3 per carry), neither great nor terrible.

The Badgers» offensive line manhandled the Tigers» defensive front all game, and it showed in the running game, as Wisconsin rushed for 400 yards on 54 carries — a whopping 7.4 yards per attempt.

They were league leaders with an average of 29.9 points per game and coach Sean McVay, 31, became the youngest at the story that brings his team to the postseason.Todd Gurley led the NFL with 2,093 yards combined and joined Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk and Steven Jackson as the only players in franchise history with more than 2,000 yards combined in a single season.

Mayfield shredded each, throwing for 11.3 yards per pass in those four games, about the same as his nation - leading number against all opponents.

Talented as Mathieu has proved to be, Lotulelei is front and center in the transformation of Carolina's D, which has gone from allowing 110.1 rushing yards and 22.7 points per game in 2012 to just 79.3 and 13.7 in» 13.

But the offense did struggle against Clemson in much of last year's title game, just as it had, relatively speaking, against Washington (5.1 yards per play) and LSU (4.6).

As you can see, the Patriots offense averaged 26.8 fewer passing yards and 4.3 fewer points per game without Gronk in the lineup.

Richard Sherman was in fine form with two interceptions against the Niners and as a result the Seahawks are allowing a league - low 285.8 yards per game.

As a true freshman at San Diego State last season, Faulk, 18, became the first freshman ever to lead the nation in both rushing (158.8 yards per game) and scoring (15.6 points) average.

During his time as offensive coordinator, the Blue Devils have scored over 30 points per game, averaged over 390 yards of total offense and made two bowl games.

But don't chalk that up to stellar play by the front 6 stopping the run, as they still give up over 150 yards per game on the ground, ranking them 53rd in the country.

Quinton Flowers has thrown for 716 yards and seven touchdowns (added two more scores on the ground) as South Florida has averaged nearly 50 points per game during its 3 - 0 start.

Greg McElroy had a productive season as a passer, however, and the Crimson Tide averaged 260.3 yards through the air per game (28th).

Michigan State matches up as a well - rounded but underwhelming opponent, ranking 38th in total offense (408.5 yard per game) and 26th in defense (329.8 yards).

Aaron Rodgers is playing well, averaging 322.3 yards and two touchdowns passing per game — but Ty Montgomery has struggled as a lead runner with 3.0 yards per carry and 13.7 carries per game.