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Week Six SportsPac12 Players of the Week

The top offensive, defensive, and freshman players as chosen by our senior football writers
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Utah wide receiver Devaughn Vele is our Freshman of the Week. | Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

Posted on October 11, 2021


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

Pac-12Each week our senior football writers—Dane Miller, Nick Bartlett, Stephen Vilardo, Mark Shmor, and Mik Dietlin—select an Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Player of the Week throughout the 2021 football season.

They submit their selections before the official Pac-12 Players of the Week are released to keep their choices independent. Eight different players received votes in Week Six.

You’ll find a tabulation of their choices and a cumulative listing of all weekly SportsPac12 Players of the Week at the bottom of the page.

— Offensive Player of the Week —
Jayden de Laura, Sophomore Quarterback, Washington State
Washington State’s Jayden de Laura vs Oregon State | Oung Kwak/AP

Jayden de Laura completed 32 of 56 passes for 399 yards and three touchdowns in Washington State’s 31-24 win over Oregon State.

His performance earned the sophomore a PFF ranking of 74.9, fourth among Pac-12 quarterbacks in Week 6.

— Defensive Player of the Week —
Tyler Johnson, Junior Defensive Lineman, Arizona State
ASU’s Tyler Johnson vs Stanford. | Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic

Tyler Johnson made five total tackles, four solo, with two sacks and three-and-a-half tackles for loss in Arizona State’s 28-10 victory over Stanford.

The junior defensive end earned the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week Award for his efforts, and is currently tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in sacks for the season, with a 77.8 PFF rating, second-best in the Pac-12.

— Freshman Player of the Week —
Devaughn Vele, Freshman Wide Receiver, Utah
Utah’s Devaughn Vele against USC | Denis Poroy/Getty Images

Devaughn Vele led all Ute receivers with four passes for 84 yards and a touchdown in Utah’s 42-26 win over USC in Los Angeles.

The freshman wide receiver now has six receptions on the year for 117 yards, with a 19.5 yards per catch average.

How Our Writers Voted

Dane
Miller		Nick
Bartlett		Stephen
Vilardo		Mark
Schmor		Mik
Dietlin
OFFJayden
de Laura
Washington
State		Cameron
Rising
Utah		Cameron
Rising
Utah		Jayden
de Laura
Washington
State		Jayden
de Laura
Washington
State
DEFTyler
Johnson
Arizona
State		Tyler
Johnson
Arizona
State		Tyler
Johnson
Arizona
State		Tyler
Johnson
Arizona
State		Kana'i
Mauga
USC
FRBenjamin
Yurosek
Stanford		Devaughn
Vele
Utah		Korey
Foreman
USC		Devaughn
Vele
Utah		Clark
Phillips III
Utah

Compiled List of SportsPac12 Players of the Week

OffensiveDefensiveFreshman
Week 1Zach Charbonnet
UCLA		Devin Lloyd
Utah		Justin Flowe
Oregon
Week 2CJ Verdell
Oregon		Verone McKinley
Oregon		Anthony Gould
Oregon State
Week 3Drake London
USC		Brendan Radley-Hiles
Washington		Jaxson Dart
USC
Week 4DTR
UCLA		Karene Reid
Utah		De'Zhaun Stribling
WSU
Week 5Jayden Daniels
ASU		Avery Roberts
OSU		Tanner McKee
Stanford
Week 6Jayden de Laura
WSU		Tyler Johnson
ASU		Devaughn Vele
Utah
Week 7Travis Dye
Oregon		Devin Lloyd
Utah		Noah Sewell
Oregon
Week 8B.J. Baylor
Oregon State		Kayvon Thibodeaux
Oregon		Noah Sewell
Oregon
Week 9Tavion Thomas
Utah		Nephi Sewell
Utah		Carson Bruener
Washington
Week 10Travis Dye
Oregon		Devin Lloyd
Utah		Brendon Lewis
Colorado
Week 11Rachaad White
Arizona State		Carson Bruener
Washington		Will Plummer
Arizona
Week 12Dorian Thompson-
Robinson
UCLA		Jahad Woods
Washington St.		Cole Bishop
Utah
Week 13Anthony Brown
Oregon		Jack Jones
ASU		Jaxson Dart
USC


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