Michael Hawkins Jr. from West Virginia isn’t just playing good college football, he’s absolutely wrecking the game. This dude just dropped **four touchdowns** and put up a ridiculous 35.8 fantasy points in West Virginia’s 52-7 demolition of UT Martin last week. Forget sleeper, Hawkins is a full-blown wake-up call, and if he’s still available in your league, you’re looking at a game-changer.
Hawkins Is Balling Out and The Schedule Looks Right
West Virginia’s quarterback is an athletic specimen, and he’s not slowing down. He hit 5-of-7 passes for 155 yards and two scores, then turned around and added 96 rushing yards with two more touchdowns, including an explosive 71-yard run that just screams “game-breaker.” Remember that first outing? He put up 23.6 points in Week 1, and now he’s sitting on 59.4 points through his first two appearances. That’s an average of 29.7 fantasy points per game!
His passing attempts might be low, but listen, this is HC Rich Rodriguez’s run-heavy scheme we’re talking about. The designed rushing involvement and that open-field explosiveness? That’s pure gold, week in and week out. His schedule coming up is interesting: Virginia at a neutral site, then Oklahoma State at home, and Iowa State on the road. Virginia will be his first Power Four test, no doubt. But here’s the kicker: Oklahoma State just gave up 31 points in a shootout win against Oregon. That game is screaming “attractive matchup” for Hawkins to keep piling on the stats. Yeah, his passing efficiency will probably dip against tougher defenses, but when you’re averaging almost 30 fantasy points with a featured running role, you are an immediate must-add.
Gio Lopez Is Cooking Up Dual-Threat Numbers Too
Don’t sleep on Gio Lopez from Wake Forest either, he just dropped a Week 2 performance that’s going to turn heads. This guy authored one of the most impressive dual-threat shows we saw, leading Wake Forest past Purdue in double overtime. Lopez racked up 32.9 fantasy points! He completed 16-of-27 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown, plus he added 59 rushing yards and two scores on a whopping 13 carries.
That 13 rushing attempts number is huge, folks. That’s not just scrambling, that’s a *designed* part of their offense, which means sustainable CFF production. He protected the ball, kept drives alive, and accounted for three of Wake’s touchdowns in a tough road game. His upcoming slate: home against Miami, then on the road to Louisville, and finally welcoming Stanford. Miami’s defense is a real test, for sure. But then Louisville should force Wake Forest into an aggressive offensive script, meaning Lopez could get 35-plus pass and rush opportunities. And Stanford? That’s an obvious streaming target at the end of that stretch. Secure volume and goal-line rushing? Yeah, he’s a viable QB streamer, no doubt.
So yeah, Week 2 of college fantasy football brought some wild surprises, and these two quarterbacks are leading the charge. Michael Hawkins Jr. is a certified stud averaging almost 30 points a game, and Gio Lopez is showing he’s got that dual-threat juice with designed rushing in his offense. Make sure you check your waiver wire pronto. You don’t want to be the one watching these guys blow up on someone else’s roster.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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