They submit their selections before the official Pac-12 Players of the Week are released to keep their choices independent, based on the nominations of student broadcasters and writers through our partnership with Dash Sports TV.
You’ll find their nominations tabulated, along with both the SportsPac12 and Pac-12 selections, in tables at the bottom of the page.
— Offensive Player of the Week —
Jarek Broussard, Sophomore Running Back, Colorado
Jarek Broussard compiled 187 rushing yards in Colorado’s 48-42 win over UCLA, the most ever by a Buff in his collegiate debut, and the most by a Pac-12 player in their debut since 2011.
— Defensive Player of the Week —
Talanoa Hufanga, Junior Safety, USC
Talanoa Hufanga led the Trojans with 10 total tackles against Arizona State, nine of them solo tackles.
— Freshman Player of the Week —
Jayden de Laura, Freshman Quarterback, Washington State
The first true freshman in WSU history to open the season at starting quarterback, Jayden de Laura completed 18-of-33 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns.
Week 1 Comparative Players of the Week (SportsPac12 & Pac-12 Conference)
Week | Selector | Offensive | Defensive | Freshman |
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1 | SportsPac12 | Jarek Broussard | Talanoa Hufanga | Jayden de Laura |
Pac-12 Conference | Jarek Broussard | Merlin Robertson | Jayden de Laura | |
2 | SportsPac12 | Tyler Shough | Avery Roberts | Ayden Hector |
Pac-12 Conference | Sam Noyer | Nate Landman | Ayden Hector | |
3 | SportsPac12 | Jermar Jefferson | Jordan Happle | Dylan Morris |
Pac-12 Conference | Jermar Jefferson | Jordan Happle | Dylan Morris | |
4 | SportsPac12 | Jermar Jefferson | Elijah Molden | Dylan Morris |
Pac-12 Conference | Jermar Jefferson | Nate Landman | Dylan Morris | |
5 | SportsPac12 | Jarek Broussard | Avery Roberts | Ty Jordan |
Pac-12 Conference | Jarek Broussard | Kuony Deng | Ty Jordan | |
6 | SportsPac12 | Ty Jordan | Talanoa Hufanga | Ty Jordan |
Pac-12 Conference | Kedon Slovis | Talanoa Hufanga | Ty Jordan | |
7 | SportsPac12 | Simi Fehoko | Jamal Hill | Ty Jordan |
Pac-12 Conference | Simi Fehoko | Evan Fields | Ty Jordan |
Week 1 Nominations from Dash Sports TV Student Broadcasters and Writers
School | Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | Nominators |
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ASU | Jayden Daniels | DJ Davidson | DeaMonte Trayanum | Wills Rice & Josh Eyraud |
Colorado | Jarek Broussard | Derrion Rakestraw | Christian Gonzalez | Kieran Murphy & Jason Marks |
Oregon | CJ Verdell | Noah Sewell | Noah Sewell | Michael Strite & Izzy La Rue |
OSU | Jemar Jefferson | Jaydon Grant | (no one nominated) | Gus Light & Morgan Heffelfinger |
Stanford | Austin Jones | Levani Damuni | Tanner McKee | King Jemison & Daniel Martinez-Krams |
UCLA | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | Quentin Lake | Kain Medrano | Sam Connon & Jack Perez |
USC | Drake London | Talanoa Hufanga | Parker Lewis | Sam Arslanian & Nathan Ackerman |
WSU | Travell Harris | Ron Stone Jr | Jayden de Laura | Ryan Root & Cody Schoeler |