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College Player of the Week – Tulane Running Back Matt Forte’
Oct. 24

Tulane's running back Matt Forte rushed the ball 38 times for 342 yards and 4 TDs helping the Green Wave to defeat SMU 41-34 in overtime. He broke his own school and Conference USA records that he set earlier this season on Sept. 22. The second record-setting performance of the 2007 season earned him College Player of the Year by Draft Insiders. Forté had two nine-yard touchdown runs - including the game-winner in overtime. He also added a five-yard TD and a career-long 77-yard TD in the first half. He broke his own school and league rushing marks with 303 yards vs Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 22. In addition to setting the Tulane and C-USA rushing record this week, he also became only the third player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark and now has 1,261 yards through seven games. He ranks first among NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision players in rushing yards and rushing yards per game. He moved into second place on the Tulane single-season rushing list and is on pace to shatter Mewelde Moore school record of 1,421 set in 2001.

NFL Rookies of the Week - Vikings RB Adrian Peterson & Giants CB Aaron Ross

Peterson projected as Top Rookie Impact Performer in May ’07
Excerpt from Draft Insiders Review May ’07 – “The Vikings were surprised that RB Adrian Peterson was available in the first round and quickly selected him. He is a blue chip back with the power to run inside and the speed to hit the home run and was a great addition to this attack. His injured shoulder left some concerns, though he should compete and win the feature back role in camp. He has the makeup to be a major impact performer here if he proves durable over the demanding NFL schedule.�

College Player of the Week – #1 ranked LSU Running back Jacob Hester

LSU running back Jacob Hester earned the College Player of the Week award for his outstanding performance vs Florida in a key matchup with national title implications. He rushed for 106 tough yards on 24 carries and he clinched the Tigers' victory with a 2 yard TD plunge late in the 4th quarter.

In the season's most exciting game played in Tiger Stadium in front of the largest crowd in its history, the #1-ranked LSU overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat #9 ranked Florida, 28-24, in front of record 92,910 emotionally spent fans. Hester crossed the goal line with 1:09 remaining in the contest to give LSU its first lead of the game. It was the Tigers 5th first down conversion on 4th down during the game and the 2nd by Hester both over the final game winning drive. The 100 yard rushing effort was the first of Hester's career, which has seen him fill many roles from the fullback position, including excellent receiving and blocking skills in addition to strong inside running that have been vital to the Tigers power ground game.

College Player of the Week – Michigan’s runner Mike Hart

Michigan’s Mike Hart earned the College Player of the Week award for his outstanding performance vs Penn St. He rushed for 153 tough yards on 44 carries, and clinched the Michigan victory with a 1 yard TD plunge in the 4th quarter. Penn St. entered the game as a top 10 club.

Mike Hart’s Scouting Report in Draft Insiders’ ’07 Preview – Sept ‘07

Mike Hart - 5’9� 205 lbs. - Michigan
Physical senior tailback returns for his final season after an excellent junior season. He exploded as a junior with over 300 carries in the tough Big Ten. He is a low based runner who brings outstanding strength and power to the inside game with the quickness to get to the outside. He is explosive runner through the hole and the power to break tackles consistently. With an encore performance in ’07, he could rank with the upper echelon of runners and top senior feature back. He needs to show further development as a receiver and blocker, in addition to displaying once again the game to game durability and consistency to be a pro feature runner. He has overcome a thigh injury sustained vs Oregon in the 2nd game of the season.

College Player of Week - Kentucky QB Andre' Woodson

Quarterback André Woodson has been selected as the College National Player of the Week by Draft Insiders.com, in addition to the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his play in Saturday’s 40-34 win over Louisville. He beat out Florida' QB Tim Tebow and running backs Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Wisconsin's P.J. Hill in the balloting.

Andre' Woodson completed 30 of 44 passes for 275 yards and 4 TDs, including the game-winning 57-yard TD to wide receiver Steve Johnson with only 28 seconds remaining. Woodson extended his streak of consecutive passes without interception to 257, breaking the SEC record of 214 consecutive throws without a pick by Georgia’s David Greene.

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College Player of Week - Sooners’ QB Sam Bradford

The first college Player of the Week award by Draft Insiders.com goes to Oklahoma freshman QB Sam Bradford for his outstanding performance vs Miami. Bradford threw a school record tying 5 TD passes in leading the Sooners to a 51-13 thrashing of Miami. It was only his second career start and in the process, he helped erase some of the ghosts from the three huge losses sustained by Oklahoma at the hands of Miami during the ‘80s that all had national title implication. Bradford tossed three 3 of the TDs to junior sensation wideout Malcolm Kelly who toasted the Miami secondary throughout the game. Miami suffered its most lopsided loss since Nov, 1998.

NFL '07 Predictions
Draft Insiders’ Digest ’07 NFL Predictions
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NFC

EAST
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - 10-6 - Good enough to win here again.
NEW YORK GIANTS - 8-8 - Eli holds the key to playoff run.
DALLAS COWBOYS - 8-8 - Phillips hoping to take this club back to playoffs.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS - 6-10 - Gibbs has his car running to get back to Nascar.

NORTH
CHICAGO BEARS - 11-5 - Club clearly the class in this division.
GREEN BAY PACKERS - 8-8 - Favre hopes to make playoff run in his finale.