NCAA Week 4 - In three games this season, Bryce Young is averaging 7.6 yards per pass. Among 118 qualified quarterbacks in FBS, that's 55th—behind the likes of Bo Nix, TJ Finley, and John Rhys Plumlee. In Young's defense, he has tossed nine touchdowns to just two interceptions, and he has added 144 yards on 15 carries despite a poor offensive line, but it's still a jarringly poor performance from the defending Heisman Trophy winner.
Young isn't alone in starting slow this season after a strong 2021. Will Anderson Jr., who finished fifth in last year's Heisman race and was considered by many the best player in the nation, has only two sacks in three games and was flagged thrice in a nail-biting win over Texas.