Originally Published: September 5, 2006

Injuries to stars continue

After a full slate of Saturday games, Mel Kiper Jr. breaks down the individual performances that caught his eye in Week 2.

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From Louisville running backs to Clemson linebackers, Mel Kiper Jr. runs through the under-the-radar performers who caught his eye in Week 2.

Injuries continue to plague some of the top senior prospects in the nation. Heading into this past week's action, Nebraska's outstanding CB Zack Bowman had been lost for the year with a knee injury sustained back in August. Bowman was in the mix to be the top CB on the draft board.

Then, Louisville's blue chip RB Michael Bush suffered a season ending injury against Kentucky in the 2006 opener. Bush was vying with Kenny Irons of Auburn to see who would be the top senior RB available.

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