College Fantasy Football: Week 6 Devy Fantasy Football Freshman Standouts

Devy Fantasy Football: Top Week 6 Freshman Performances 

Any big-time performance by a true freshman in college football is always exciting. Aside from the fact that you're watching a teenager not far removed from prom excel in a sport where 5th and 6th-year college seniors are the norm, there's the tantalizing promise of what said freshman can develop into and bring to his program years down the line. 

It's always worth keeping an eye on big freshman performances for college and devy fantasy football leagues alike. Check out our fantasy football devy rankings page for more on players to target in these league formats. With that, let's get into some of the top performances of Week 6 by freshmen across the country.

College Football Week 6 Freshman Quarterback Standout Performances

QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh vs. Boston College

With Eli Holstein benched for poor play, the Pitt true freshman Heintschel got his shot against Boston College. Well, 324 yards, four touchdowns and 73.2 percent completion later, Hientschel led the Panthers to a 48-7 beatdown over Boston College and earned the starting job in the process, as he's now listed as the top quarterback on Pitt's depth chart. Heintschel operated the offense fluently and looked very comfortable — albeit against a porous Boston College defense — distributing the ball to every level of the field. He also did an excellent job scrambling and keeping his eyes downfield, looking way more mature than a true freshman. He'll be a name to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. 

QB Brad Jackson, Texas State vs. Arkansas State

Texas State dropped its Sun Belt opener against the RedWolves, but the redshirt freshman Jackson shined once again. He was solid through the air, completing 69.2 percent of his passes for 230 yards and a touchdown, but it was his legs — 10 carries for 131 yards and a score — that should have people excited about this young signal-caller's potential. The quarterback displayed some pretty remarkable wheels, especially on a draw he took right up the gut for 63 yards. If Texas State can retain Jackson this offseason, he could help them rise to one of the top teams in the Group of Six. If he hits the portal, he could be one of the most sought-after names for Power Four programs seeking a talented, dual-threat starter. 

QB Bear Bachmeier, BYU vs. West Virginia 

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Bachmeier has been selected for this article several times, but his performance against the Mountaineers might've been his best game yet. I'm still not used to seeing a player wearing number 47 throw the football, but I should get used to it, as should the rest of the country because this kid is legit. Against West Virginia, he tossed for a career-high 351 yards, one touchdown and one interception (the first of his career five games into the season), as well as 43 rushing yards and a score on the ground. He's also completed over 70 percent of his passes in three straight games. Bachmeier threw it deep, threw it short, hit receivers perfectly in-stride on RPOs and fit the ball into tight windows over the deep middle of the field. BYU may have actually upgraded by swapping Jake Retzlaff for the true freshman Bachmeier. 

College Football Week 5 Freshman Running Back Standout Performances

RB Bo Jackson, Ohio State vs. Minnesota

Jackson has essentially taken control of the Buckeyes' tailback room as a true freshman. During the rout against Minnesota, he once again led Ohio State in carries with 13. Jackson parlayed that into 63 yards and a touchdown, also reeling in his lone target for 11 yards. Jackson has had bigger performances this year, including several 100-plus yard efforts in buy games. But the Big Ten schedule is where we get to see who the Buckeyes really trust at each position, and in that backfield it continues to be Jackson. The Buckeyes' passing attack is what writes headlines, but they have a sneakily talented true freshman tailback as well. 

RB Jayden Scott, NC State vs. Campbell

NC State's starting running back, Hollywood Smothers, only needed four carries to tally 123 yards and a touchdown, at which point the Wolfpack coaching staff had seen enough from its starter against an overmatched FCS foe. That opened the door for Scott to see his most touches yet as a redshirt freshman in 2025, and he made the most of 10 carries by piling up 89 yards and two scores, also catching a pass for a 13-yard gain. Scott displayed good vision, patience and contact balance, and his catch was a tough snag along the sideline. Smothers will continue to lead the way for this backfield, but Scott could be a budding star in Raleigh. 

RB Steve Chavez-Soto, San Jose State vs. New Mexico

With Spartans' top tailback Floyd Chalk out against the Lobos, San Jose State turned to Lamar Radcliffe and Chavez-Soto in its backfield. The former led the way with 15 carries, but Chavez-Soto easily out-produced him with 71 yards and two touchdowns. Saturday represented the first snaps of the true freshman's career, and he certainly made a statement with them, scoring on the Spartans' opening drive and adding what proved to be an important insurance touchdown early in the third quarter. Time will tell how much we'll see the third-stringer down the stretch this season, but he's made a case to be more involved in the Spartans' backfield moving forward. 

College Football Week 5 Freshman Wide Receiver Standout Performances

WR Dallas Wilson, Florida vs. Texas

How about that for a true freshman debut? Florida had been pushing to get Wilson, its 6-foot-3 Tampa Bay native, on the field all season. He was finally healthy enough to play against Texas, and now we see why the Gators wanted this kid on the field so badly. He got off to a rocky start, fumbling (and then recovering) his first career catch which was also the very first play from scrimmage. Then, he proceeded to finish the day with six grabs for 111 yards and two touchdowns, showing great body control and physicality in the process. HIs first score was a nice route to get open on a slant in the red zone, and his second was a spinning, tight-roping touchdown along the sideline in which he seems to break the plane out of sheer willpower alone. Sometimes, you watch a freshman play and can't believe that it's their first year in college. Wilson fits that description. 

WR Malachi Toney, Miami (FL) vs. Florida State

Toney has been a regular in this article, but it's impossible not to mention the exploits of the true freshman wideout playing for his hometown Miami week after week. In a huge rivalry showdown with the Seminoles, he had his best game yet, catching seven passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. The majority of his yards came on both of his scores, as he reeled in a 40-yard touchdown and a 44-yarder in Tallahassee. The 44-yarder came on a flea-flicker where he got behind the Seminoles' defense, while his other score happened on 4th-and-2 where he got open over the middle and absolutely shattered a safety's ankles as he trotted untouched to the end zone. Just six games into his career, it's abundantly clear that Toney is a special talent.

WR Andrew Marsh, Michigan vs. Wisconsin

True freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood had a career day throwing the football against Wisconsin's shoddy pass defense, and that led to a career day for another Wolverine true freshman: wideout Andrew Marsh, who made his first career start. The Katy, Texas native had a 30-yard catch against Central Michigan, but he had yet to arrive like he did against the Badgers. His most impressive catch was a 39-yard snag down the sideline with a Badger safety right there in tight coverage. He also had an impressive 10-yard gain on a screen pass where he displayed good physicality for a true freshman in the Big Ten, bouncing off tackles. Michigan's passing offense remains a work-in-progress, but Marsh will be a factor in it moving forward.