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5. Wake Forest QB Gio Lopez
Last week: NR
The fifth spot in these rankings has been up for grabs for a long time now, and Lopez gets the nod this week. Wake Forest is quietly one of the best stories in the country, as Jake Dickert has the Demon Deacons at 7-1 and ranked No. 14 in the AP poll. At the moment, Wake Forest has the inside track to the ACC Championship Game.
Lopez has been a big part of that, and he has a redemption arc of his own after being cast aside following a brutal 2025 season at North Carolina. On the season, he has completed more than 67% of his passes for 2,176 yards and 18 touchdowns to just one interception. On top of that, he has 317 yards and six touchdowns on the ground for a Wake Forest offense that ranks ninth in scoring offense and 16th in total offense in college football this year.
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