The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 5 of the season:

Trinidad Chambliss, Mississippi

The senior transfer from Division II Ferris State passed for 314 yards and a touchdown and ran 14 times for 71 yards in the Rebels’ 24-19 win over LSU.

Since taking over for an injured Austin Simmons, Chambliss has become the first Mississippi quarterback to surpass 300 yards of total offense in each of his first three starts since Jordan Ta’amu in 2017.

Chambliss completed 23 of 39 passes while outdueling LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier.

Chambliss received honorable mention for player of the week for his performance against Tulane in his previous game.

Runner-up

Ty Simpson, Alabama. The first-year starter passed for 276 yards and had a hand in three first-half touchdowns

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