We already went through the records and expectations of the teams after Week 6. While some things are settling in and others have changed and are worth keeping an eye on, for the most part things remain the same from 3 weeks ago. We will update the teams again after week 15 when it hits two-thirds of the way through the season. What did we say? We love math and fractions around here.

Instead, we will spend our time in this article focusing on individual awards. Offensive, defensive, and special teams MVPs plus some of the notable rookie performances so far this year. Celebrate another half year of great USFL football with us. Here’s to many more!

Notable Special Teams Players

Derrick Crawford of the Memphis Showboats leads the league in kick return yardage with an average of 27.1. Clarence Verdin of the surprise Houston Gamblers joins him at the top with the same yardage. On the kicker side of the ball, Jeff Gossett of the Arizona Wranglers is one of the bright spots on the team with a 43.6 (39.1 net) average per punt. Last, but not least, Zenon Andrushyshyn helped Tampa surge into first place by leading the league in scoring and trailing only one other player with an 81.8 percent field goal rate.

Notable Defensive Players

While nobody is running away with the sack title like last year, there are still some players worth mentioning on the defense. Birmingham’s Chuck Clanton leads the league with 8 interceptions after only half a season. Jermaine Copeland of the Oakland Invaders comes in first with 76 tackles. Both lead by only one, so plenty of time for the others to catch them. Even though the Memphis Showboats struggled so far this year, their rookie defensive lineman Reggie White stands out with 16 hurries and 3 sacks, leading both categories.

Notable Offensive Players

Chuck Fusina from Philadelphia and Greg Landry from Chicago are both in the top five in passer rating, leading their respective teams to first place and a possible meeting in the playoffs. Familiar faces Joe Cribbs from Baltimore and Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals are 1 and 2 in the rushing race. Cribbs already has over 1000 yards. Walker lags a bit behind, but he showed last year that he comes on strong in the second half of the season. Young Houston Gamblers receivers Richard Johnson and Ricky Sanders join fellow rookie quarterback Jim Kelly at the top of their leader boards.