1. (last week: 1) QB Jack Plummer, Storm
Last Week: 13-26 (50%), 203 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; 3 rushes, 19 yards (6.3 avg.)
Season: 195-300 (65%), 2,188 yards, 17 TD, 1 INT; 30 rushes, 189 yards (6.3 avg.), 2 TD
Plummer's sterling season came to a close with a win over the D.C. Defenders, whom the Storm will play in the playoffs this weekend. Plummer wasn't as efficient as he has been at other times this season - D.C.'s defense clamped down compared to their Week Nine match-up - but he still managed to throw for two TDs, ending the season with a 17-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio. It's going to be hard for any quarterback to beat that in the coming years. The rest of the league has finally come around to what I've been preaching for weeks now: That Plummer is a legitimate MVP candidate and at this point, the only reasonable choice for the award.
2. (2) QB Jordan Ta'amu, Defenders
Last Week: Did Not Play (injured - on I.R.)
Season: 109-177 (61.6%), 1,515 yards, 14 TD, 9 INT; 46 rushes, 196 yards (4.3 avg.)
Boy could the Defenders use Ta'amu - given that D.C. was able to make both games against Orlando one-score contests, it's not crazy to think they could've pulled off at least one win had Ta'amu been at the helm. D.C. will ride with Jason Bean against Orlando this weekend, but it's hard not to think "what could have been" if Ta'amu were healthy.
3. (3) DE Cam Gill, Kings
Last Week: 1 tackle (1 solo)
Season: 39 tackles (24 solo, 15 assists), 10.0 sacks, 12.0 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
With the Kings solidly in the playoffs by the time their game against Columbus rolled around in the finale of Week 10, Gill's single tackle may have indicated limited snaps to keep him fresh and healthy for the post-season. However, Pro Football Focus had him on a regular snap count. They also credited him with a sack that the UFL's official snaps did not. PFF has Gill with 12 sacks despite the league awarding him just 10. HIs 12 tackles for loss, per the UFL, also lead the league. Gill has been the most consistently dominant defensive player all year, and he'll have to continue on that trajectory in order for the Kings to be successful in the playoffs.
4. (4) QB Austin Reed, Renegades
Last Week: 15-26 (57.7%), 162 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT; 7 carries, 14 yards (2.0 avg.)
Season: 174-309 (56.3%), 1,923 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT; 30 rushes, 108 yards (3.6 avg.)
For as poorly as Reed - and the Renegades - played during long stretches of the season, he still managed to put up a decent TD-to-INT ratio. He averaged more than two touchdown passes per game, but also about one interception per game. Reed finished off the season much closer to the performer he was the first three games than the subsequent six. In throwing for three TDs against St. Louis in Week Ten, Reed led Dallas to a victory that broke a six-game losing streak.
5. (5) WR Chris Rowland, Storm
Last Week: 4 receptions, 46 yards (11.5 avg.), 1 TD
Season: 53 receptions, 528 yards (10.0 avg.), 5 TD; 7 rushes, 55 yards (7.9 avg.)
Rowland did nothing to drop out of the fifth and final spot in Week 10, helping Orlando notch their eighth victory of the season with his fifth touchdown reception of the year. Rowland finished first in the UFL in receptions - by nine - and made the top five in receiving yardage. He also had the second-most TD catches. The combination of finishing high up in each one of those categories is what put him above other deserving players at his position. Rowland is a player that defensive coordinators have to scheme against because of his quickness and ability to take the ball to the house from any spot on the field.