SportsPac12 Players of the Week (Week 6)

The top offensive, defensive, and freshman players as chosen by our senior football writers
Each week our three senior football writers—Dane Miller, Jack Follman, and Nick Bartlett—select an Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Player of the Week throughout the 2020 football season.


 

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 —

Ty Jordan, Freshman Running Back, Utah

 

Ty Jordan rushed for 147 yards against Colorado. | David Zabulowski/AP

Ty Jordan led the Utes with 17 carries for 147 yards and two touchdowns against Colorado, averaging 8.6 yards per carry, and becoming the first true freshman Ute to rush for over 100-yards in back-to-back games since 1995.


 

— Defensive Player of the Week —

Talanoa Hufanga, Junior Safety, USC

Talanoa Hufanga forced two turnovers vs UCLA. | Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images

Talanoa Hufanga logged a game-high 17 tackles at UCLA, including two for losses. He also forced a fumble, which USC recovered, and pulled in an interception. Both takeaways led to Trojan touchdowns. It was his fourth consecutive game with an interception.

— Freshman Player of the Week —

Ty Jordan, Freshman Running Back, Utah

Utah running back Ty Jordan runs for a TD against Colorado. | David Zalubowski/AP

The first freshman to win both the SportsPac12 Offensive and Freshman Player of the Week awards, Jordan has rushed for 314 rushing yards in the past two games, the most in a two-game span by a true freshman in school history.


 

Week 6 Comparative Players of the Week (SportsPac12 & Pac-12 Conference)

WeekSelectorOffensiveDefensiveFreshman
1SportsPac12Jarek BroussardTalanoa HufangaJayden de Laura
Pac-12 ConferenceJarek BroussardMerlin RobertsonJayden de Laura
2SportsPac12Tyler ShoughAvery RobertsAyden Hector
Pac-12 ConferenceSam NoyerNate LandmanAyden Hector
3SportsPac12Jermar JeffersonJordan HappleDylan Morris
Pac-12 ConferenceJermar JeffersonJordan HappleDylan Morris
4SportsPac12Jermar JeffersonElijah MoldenDylan Morris
Pac-12 ConferenceJermar JeffersonNate LandmanDylan Morris
5SportsPac12Jarek BroussardAvery RobertsTy Jordan
Pac-12 ConferenceJarek BroussardKuony DengTy Jordan
6SportsPac12Ty Jordan Talanoa HufangaTy Jordan
Pac-12 ConferenceKedon SlovisTalanoa HufangaTy Jordan
7SportsPac12Simi FehokoJamal HillTy Jordan
Pac-12 ConferenceSimi FehokoEvan FieldsTy Jordan

Week 6 Nominations from Dash Sports TV Student Broadcasters and Writers

SchoolOffensiveDefensiveFreshmanNominators
ArizonaMichael Wiley Anthony PandyDJ MourningJacob Mennuti & Ryan Wohl
Arizona StateDeamonte TrayanumMerlin RobertsonDeamonte TrayanumWills Rice & Josh Eyraud
CalNikko RemigioCam GoodeMuelu IosefaJasper Kenzo Sundeen & Shailin Singh
ColoradoJarek BroussardCarson WellsLa’Vonte ShenaultJason Marks & Kieran Murphy
OregonTravis DyeKayvon ThibodeauxNoah SewellMichael Strite & Izzy La Rue
OSUCalvin Tyler Jr.Avery RobertsAkili ArnoldGus Light & Morgan Heffelfinger
StanfordAustin Jones Curtis Robinson Myles Hinton King Jemison & Daniel Martinez-Krams
UCLADorian Thompson- RobinsonCaleb JohnsonNicholas Barr-MiraSam Connon & Jack Perez
USCKedon Slovis Talanoa Hufanga Gary Bryant Jr. Sam Arslanian & Nathan Ackerman
UtahTy JordanDevin Lloyd Ty JordanSammy Mora & Cole Bagley
WashingtonTy JonesEdefuan UlofoshioRome OdunzeNathan Mathisen & Joseph Claypoole
WSURenard Bell Brennan Jackson Quinn Roff Cody Schoeler & Ryan Root







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