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 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 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
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)
| Week | Selector | Offensive | Defensive | Freshman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 6 Nominations from Dash Sports TV Student Broadcasters and Writers
| School | Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | Nominators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Michael Wiley | Anthony Pandy | DJ Mourning | Jacob Mennuti & Ryan Wohl |
| Arizona State | Deamonte Trayanum | Merlin Robertson | Deamonte Trayanum | Wills Rice & Josh Eyraud |
| Cal | Nikko Remigio | Cam Goode | Muelu Iosefa | Jasper Kenzo Sundeen & Shailin Singh |
| Colorado | Jarek Broussard | Carson Wells | La’Vonte Shenault | Jason Marks & Kieran Murphy |
| Oregon | Travis Dye | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Noah Sewell | Michael Strite & Izzy La Rue |
| OSU | Calvin Tyler Jr. | Avery Roberts | Akili Arnold | Gus Light & Morgan Heffelfinger |
| Stanford | Austin Jones | Curtis Robinson | Myles Hinton | King Jemison & Daniel Martinez-Krams |
| UCLA | Dorian Thompson- Robinson | Caleb Johnson | Nicholas Barr-Mira | Sam Connon & Jack Perez |
| USC | Kedon Slovis | Talanoa Hufanga | Gary Bryant Jr. | Sam Arslanian & Nathan Ackerman |
| Utah | Ty Jordan | Devin Lloyd | Ty Jordan | Sammy Mora & Cole Bagley |
| Washington | Ty Jones | Edefuan Ulofoshio | Rome Odunze | Nathan Mathisen & Joseph Claypoole |
| WSU | Renard Bell | Brennan Jackson | Quinn Roff | Cody Schoeler & Ryan Root |