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Pac-12 Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva – Football Week 11

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SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 today announced its 2022 football season’s 11th weekly performance awards, presented by Nextiva. See below for Week 11’s recognitions across the Conference and keep track of the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year watchlist here:

OFFENSE:  Michael Penix, Jr., Jr., QB, Washington (Tampa, Fla.)

  • Led the Huskies to a 37-34 road win at No. 6 Oregon, passing for 408 yards on 26-of-35 passing. Penix passed for 2 touchdowns, had 1 interception, and also rushed for 20 yards on 2 carries.
  • Became the 4th Husky ever to pass for 2 touchdown passes of 60 yards or longer in the same game, connecting with Ja’Lynn Polk on a 76-yard score in the 3rd quarter, and with Taj Davis on a 62-yard pass in the 4th quarter. The latter tied the game at 34-34.
  • The 408 yards were the 7th most ever by a Husky in a single game.
  • 2nd time this season that Penix has won this award, previously earning it in Week 3.  First Husky to earn Offensive Player of the Week twice in a season since RB Louis Rankin in 2007 and first UW QB to do it since Marques Tuiasosopo in 1999.

Also nominated:  Jayden de Laura, QB, Arizona; Tavion Thomas, RB, Utah; Zach Charbonnet, RB, UCLA; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Caleb Williams, QB, USC; Nakia Watson, RB, Washington State; X Valladay, RB, Arizona State; 

Check out the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year Watchlist, presented by Nextiva, to learn more. 

DEFENSE:  Tuli Tuipulotu, Jr., DL, USC (Hawthorne, Calif.)

  • Once again a defensive standout for the Trojans in their 55-17 victory over Colorado in the Coliseum on Friday night. He recorded 3 tackles, with 2.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also tallied 1 forced fumble and 1 pass breakup.
  • Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist, Rotary Lombardi Semifinalist and Bednarik Award Semifinalist.
  • On the season, Tuipulotu has 32 tackles (17.5 for loss with 11.5 sacks), 3 pass breakups, 2 quarterback hurries and 2 forced fumbles.
  • 11.5 sacks this season are the most in a single season by a Trojan since Kenechi Udeze set the USC record with 16.5 sacks in the 2003 season. Leads the nation in sacks with 11.5 on the season (1.15 per game is 2nd in FBS).  Tuipulotu now has 19.0 career sacks.
  • Tied for 2nd in the nation in tackles for loss with 1.8 per game, and leads the Pac-12 Conference in the stat.  17.5 TFL is 3rd in FBS.
  • 2nd time this season Tuipulotu has won this award (Week 6) as well as winning Defensive Lineman of the Week 3 times this season (Weeks 2, 6, 10).  First player this season to win Defensive Player of the Week twice and first Trojan to do it since LB Rey Maualuga in 2008.

Also nominated: Jacob Manu, LB, Arizona; Brennan Jackson, EDGE, Washington State; Simote Pepa, DT, Utah; Ryan Cooper Jr., DB, Oregon State

SPECIAL TEAMS:  Peyton Henry, Sr., PK, Washington (Danville, Calif.)

  • For the 2nd week in a row, Henry made a tie-breaking, game-winning field goal in the final minute of game. Saturday at No. 6-ranked Oregon, Henry hit a 43-yarder with just 0:51 remaining on the clock, breaking a 34-34 tie and giving the Huskies a 37-34 win.
  • 3-for-3 on field goals in the game, also making from 27 and 30 yards earlier in the game.
  • 2nd straight week and 3rd time this season winning this award (Week 4 & 10).  4th time in his career (Week 9 in 2021).  1st UW player to take home this award 3 times in the same season since KR/WR Dante Pettis in 2017. 2nd player to win this award 3 times this season (Stanford’s Joshua Karty) and 1st UW kicker to ever win it 3 times in a season.

Also nominated:  Anthony Gould, WR/PR, Oregon State; Kyle Ostendorp, P, Arizona; Nick Haberer, P, Washington State; James Djonkum, LB, Arizona State; Aadyn Sleep-Dalton, P, USC

 

OFFENSIVE LINE:  Corey Luciano, Sr., C, Washington (Danville, Calif.)

  • Was the highest-graded offensive lineman in Washington’s 37-34 win over No. 6 Oregon in Eugene.
  • Huskies compiled 522 yards of total offense: 114 on the ground and 408 through the air, averaging a whopping 9.2 yards per play.
  • For the 7th time in 10 games this year, the line also kept Michael Penix Jr.’s uniform clean, not allowing a sack. In fact, Oregon managed just 2 tackles for loss, for just 2 yards.
  • 2nd Washington player to win this award this season with Troy Fautanu being honored in Week 3.

Also nominated: Joshua Gray, LT, Oregon State; Keaton Bills, LG, Utah; Brett Neilon, C, USC; Paiton Fears, RT, Arizona

DEFENSE LINE:  Brennan Jackson, RS Jr., EDGE, Washington State (Temecula, Calif.)

  • Accounted for 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble in WSU’s 28-18 win over Arizona State. 
  • Set the tone early, as on ASU’s first possession, he sacked Trenton Bourguet for a 25-yard loss, forcing a fumble that ASU recovered on their 2-yard line.  Jackson added his second sack of the game late in the 4th quarter.
  • According to PFF, 4th best pass rush grade among Pac-12 defensive linemen, and 5th best defensive grade. 
  • Jackson leads WSU in sacks with 5 on the season and is second in TFL with 10.5.
  • 1st time this season winning this award after taking it home twice last year (Week 5 & 7).  

Also nominated:  Tuli Tuipulotu, DL, USC; Jalen Harris, DL, Arizona; Jonah Eliss, DE, Utah; James Rawls, DL, Oregon State; Nesta Jade Silvera, DL, Arizona State; 

FRESHMAN:  Jacob Manu, Fr., LB, Arizona (Santa Ana, Calif.)

  • Tied a career-high 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assists) which led the team.  Recorded 1 quarterback hurry and 1 pass breakup.
  • A member of a defense that recorded a season-high 7 tackles for loss.  Helped the defense limit UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson to 245 yards passing and 1 touchdown.
  • Held off a late drive by UCLA to secure a 34-28 win with a stop on a Hail Mary that fell incomplete.
  • Marked the 1st win over a ranked opponent for Arizona since 2018, and their 1st road AP Top 10 win since beating No. 10 Utah in 2015.
  • 2nd Arizona player to win this award this season after WR Tetairoa McMillan won it twice (Week 5 & 7).  1st Arizona defensive player to win this award since it created prior to the 2019 season.  2nd straight week a defensive player has won this award after an offensive player won it in each of the first 9 weeks.

Also nominated:  Simote Pepa, DT, Utah; Raleek Brown, RB, USC; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Jaden Hicks, Safety, Washington State

Date  Offensive Defensive Special Teams Offensive
Line		 Defensive Line Freshman
Sept. 6 Jayden de Laura, Arizona Jaydon Grant, Oregon State Carter Brown, Arizona State Brandon Kipper, Oregon State Jalen Harris, Arizona Jaydn Ott, California
Sept. 12 Caleb Williams, USC Kitan Oladapo, Oregon State Renard Bell, Washington State Jarrett Kingston, Washington State Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Jaydn Ott, California
Sept. 19 Michael Penix Jr., Washington Daiyan Henley, Washington State Nicholas Barr-Mira, UCLA Troy Fautanu, Washington Hunter Echols, Arizona & Brandon Dorlus, Oregon Ja’Lynn Polk, Washington
Sept. 26 Jaydn Ott, California Laiatu Latu, UCLA Peyton Henry, Washington Ben Coleman, California Mase Funa, Oregon Jaydn Ott, California
Oct. 3 Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA Clark Phillips III, Utah Joshua Karty, Stanford T.J. Bass, Oregon Brandon Dorlus, Oregon Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Oct. 10 Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Carter Brown, Arizona State T.J. Bass, Oregon Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Jaylen Jenkins, Washington State
Oct. 17 Cameron Rising, Utah Jonathan McGill, Stanford Joshua Karty, Stanford Braeden Daniels, Utah Jeremiah Martin, Washington Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Oct. 24 Bo Nix, Oregon Alex Austin, Oregon State Joshua Karty, Stanford Alex Forsyth, Oregon Bralen Trice, Washington Damien Martinez, Oregon State
Oct. 31 Bo Nix, Oregon Bryson Shaw, USC Jordyn Tyson, Colorado Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon DJ Johnson, Oregon Jordyn Tyson, Colorado
Nov. 7 Bo Nix, Oregon Christian Gonzalez, Oregon Peyton Henry, Washington Jon Gaines II, UCLA Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Jaden Hicks, Washington State
Nov. 14 Michael Penix Jr., Washington Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Peyton Henry, Washington Corey Luciano, Washington Brennan Jackson, Washington State Jacob Manu, Arizona

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2021 Pac-12 Football Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva, and All-Conference honors announced

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Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Drake London, USC

Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Devin Lloyd, Utah

Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Jayden de Laura, Washington State

Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Junior Tafuna, Utah

Coach of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Kyle Whittingham, Utah

 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 has announced the 2021 Football Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva, as well as its annual All-Conference honors and yearly recognitions as voted by the league’s 12 coaches.  First team honors were nearly even across the Pac-12 North (15) and Pac-12 South (14), as South Division Champion UTAH led the way with six honorees, followed by North Division Champion OREGON with five. In total, across both first and second team selections, Utah led the way with 10 honorees, followed by UCLA (nine), Oregon (seven), and ARIZONA STATE (six), with all 12 schools represented.

 

 

London, a pre-season All-American, finished tops in the conference in both receptions (88) and receiving yards (1,084) despite being limited to just eight games after suffering a broken ankle against Arizona.  He is the first Trojan to win this award since fellow WR Marqise Lee in 2012.  A 2021 Biletnikoff and Maxwell Award semifinalist, London was on pace for breaking Lee’s USC single-season records in both receptions (118) and receiving yards (1,721)

 

  • 88 receptions are tied for ninth on USC’s season catches list.  London had at least 10 receptions in five of the eight games this season and is the first Trojan to twice haul in at least 15 catches in a game.   Joins Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree (2007) as the only Power 5 players to have 88 catches through 8 games.

  • Had six games this season with 100 or more receiving yards including five in a row.  The streak was ended by his injury, as the junior had already tallied 81 yards in the second quarter when he suffered the season-ending injury.  First Trojan with five straight games with 100 or more yards receiving since Lee in 2012.  Only Pac-12 player to reach 1,000 receiving yards this season and did it in the first seven games.

  • Ranks in the top 20 in Trojans history in receptions (160, 17th) and receiving yards (2,783, 11th).  

  • Named 2021 Midseason All-American first team by the Associated Press, ESPN.com, The Athletic, CBSSports.com, On3.com and the Sporting News.  London’s 135.5 receiving yards per game and 11.0 receptions per game would both rank tops in FBS.

 

Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah

 

Lloyd, a two-time Butkus Award Finalist, leads the Utes with a career-high 106 tackles during the regular season including 22.0 tackles for loss, which was second most in the country.  The junior becomes the first Utah player to win this award and just the third Ute to win a Pac-12 annual award after Zack Moss won 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and Ty Jordan won 2020 Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year.

 

  • Named MVP of the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, leading the Utes to their first ever Pac-12 championship.  Had seven tackles and an interception he returned 34 yards for a touchdown to give the Utes a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.  It was Lloyd’s second Pick 6 of the season and third of his career.

  • Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, presented by Nextiva, three times this season, the most of any player this season and first to win it three times in a season since Arizona’s Scooby Wright in 2014.

  • Five games with multiple tackles for loss this season had at least 0.5 TFL in 11 of 13 games this season.  

  • Led Pac-12 linebackers with 8.0 sacks in the regular season after having 8.5 sacks in his first three seasons combined.  Career-high 3.0 sacks in win over Arizona State.

  • Second straight season named first team All-Pac-12, a semifinalist for the 2021 Bednarik Award and a finalist for the 2021 Lott IMPACT trophy

 

Offensive Freshman Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Jayden de Laura, QB, Washington State

 

de Laura becomes the first Cougar to win this award after finishing the regular season atop the conference in passing yards (2,757) and pass TD (23).

 

  • Led the Cougars to their first Apple Cup win since 2012, completing an Apple Cup record 84.3% (27-32) of his passes for the fourth-best completion percentage in WSU single-game history.  Had 245 yards passing and another 31 on the ground as de Laura was named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Week.

  • Multiple touchdown passes in eight games this season including a career-high four scores against Arizona.

  • Named Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week in win over Oregon State when he passed for career-high 399 yards with 3 passing touchdowns.

Honorable Mention: Tanner McKee, QB, Stanford; Byron Cardwell, RB, Oregon; Sataoa Laumea, OL, Utah; Jaxson Dart, QB, USC; Brenden Rice, WR, Colorado

 

 

Defensive Freshman Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Junior Tafuna, DT, Utah

 

Tafuna emerged as a force at defensive tackle, starting the final 10 games of the season.  First Utah player to win this award.

 

  • Registered 4.5 sacks this season, second most among Pac-12 freshmen.

  • Named Pac-12 Defensive Line Player of the Week after Utah’s win over Oregon in Salt Lake City.  

  • Had career-high nine tackles at Arizona, the most by a Utes defensive lineman since 2018.

Honorable Mention: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Colorado; Cole Bishop, S, Utah; Jeffrey Bassa, S, Oregon; Lu-Magia Hearns III, DB, California; Calen Bullock, DB, USC;

 

 

Coach of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Kyle Whittingham, Utah

 

Whittingham takes home his second Pac-12 Coach of the Year award in the last three years after leading Utah to its first ever Pac-12 Championship.  He also won the award in 2019 and has been Utah’s only head coach since the school joined the conference.

 

  • Became Utah’s all-time wins leader, passing Ike Armstrong, in their Nov. 20 win over then No. 3 Oregon.  144-69 in his tenure with Utes.

  • Named one of 13 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award as national coach of the year.

  • 10 or more wins in a season for the sixth time in his career and his third Pac-12 South title in the last 4 years.

  • One of four active Pac-12 coaches to have won this award multiple times (David Shaw, Chip Kelly, Karl Dorrell).
  • Has won 19 of his last 22 conference games.
  • 11-3 all-time in bowl games including 2-0 in New Year’s Six bowls (2005 Fiesta, 2009 Sugar).

2021 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM

  First Team Offense   Second Team Offense
QB Cameron Rising, So., Utah QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Sr., UCLA
RB B.J. Baylor, R-Jr., Oregon State RB Zach Charbonnet, Jr., UCLA
RB Tavion Thomas, So., Utah RB Rachaad White, R-Sr., Arizona State
WR Drake London, Jr., USC WR Calvin Jackson Jr., Gr., Washington State
WR Kyle Philips, R-Jr., UCLA WR Travell Harris, R-Sr., Washington State
TE Greg Dulcich, R-Jr., UCLA TE Brant Kuithe, Jr., Utah
OL Abraham Lucas, R-Sr., Washington State OL Bamidele Olaseni, Sr., Utah
OL Nick Ford, Jr., Utah* OL Braeden Daniels, So., Utah
OL Sean Rhyan, Jr., UCLA OL Kellen Diesch, Gr., Arizona State
OL Nathan Eldridge, R-Sr., Oregon State* OL Alex Forsyth, Jr., Oregon
OL Jaxson Kirkland, Jr., Washington* OL Dohnovan West, Jr., Arizona State
OL T.J. Bass, Jr., Oregon    
  First Team Defense   Second Team Defense
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux, So., Oregon* DL Kyon Barrs, So., Arizona
DL Mika Tafua, Jr., Utah DL Thomas Booker, Sr., Stanford
DL Tuli Tuipulotu, So., USC DL Mitchell Agude, Sr., UCLA
DL Brandon Dorlus, So., Oregon DL D.J. Davidson, Gr., Arizona State
DL Ron Stone Jr., R-Jr., Washington State    
DL Tyler Johnson, Gr., Arizona State    
LB Devin Lloyd, Jr., Utah* LB Darien Butler, Sr., Arizona State
LB Noah Sewell, Fr., Oregon LB Drake Jackson, Jr., USC
LB Avery Roberts, R-Jr., Oregon State* LB Nate Landman, Sr., Colorado
DB Trent McDuffie, So., Washington DB Clark Phillips, Fr., Utah
DB Verone McKinley III, So., Oregon DB Kyu Blu Kelly, Jr., Stanford
DB Kyler Gordon, So., Washington DB Quentin Lake, Sr., UCLA
DB Elijah Hicks, Sr., California DB Qwuantrezz Knight, R-Sr., UCLA
  First Team Specialists   Second Team Specialists
PK Dean Janikowski, R-So., Washington State PK Camden Lewis, So., Oregon
    PK Parker Lewis, So., USC
P Kyle Ostendorp, So., Arizona P Race Porter, Sr., Washington
RS Britain Covey, Jr., Utah** RS Kyle Philips, R-Jr., UCLA
AP/ST Stanley Berryhill III, R-Jr., Arizona AP/ST Jack Colletto, R-Jr., Oregon State

RS = Return Specialist

AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)

(*) Two-time first team selection, (**) Three-time first team selection

 

No Tiebreaker: There was a tie for the fifth offensive lineman for first team, so that team is represented with six offensive linemen. There was a tie for the fourth defensive lineman for first team, so that team is represented with six defensive linemen. There was a tie for the second team kicker, so that team is represented with two kickers.

ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION

ARIZONA: WR Stanley Berryhill III, R-Jr.; K Lucas Havrisik, Sr.; DL Trevon Mason, Sr.; OL Josh McCauley, R-Sr.; LB Anthony Pandy, Sr.

 

ARIZONA STATE: OL LaDarius Henderson, Jr.; TE Curtis Hodges, Gr.; DB Jack Jones, Gr.; DB Chase Lucas, Gr.; WR RIcky Pearsall, Jr.; DB DeAndre Pierce, Gr.; LB Merlin Robertson, Sr.

 

CALIFORNIA: AP/ST Nick Alftin, R-Jr.; LB Marqez Bimage, Sr.; OL Matthew Cindric, R-Jr.; OL Ben Coleman, R-So.; QB Chase Garbers, R-Sr.; LB Cameron Goode, R-Sr.; DB Lu-Magia Hearns, III, Fr.; OL McKade Mettauer, Jr.; RS Nikko Remigio, Sr.; DL JH Tevis, R-Jr. 

 

COLORADO: AP/ST Daniel Arias, Jr.; DB Mekhi Blackmon, Jr.; RB Jarek Broussard, So.; DB Christian Gonzalez, Fr.; OL Kary Kutsch, Sr.; DL Jalen Sami, So.; P Josh Watts, Jr.; LB Carson Wells, Jr.

 

OREGON: DL Popo Aumave, Jr.; QB Anthony Brown, Sr.; RB Travis Dye, Jr.; OL Ryan Walk, Jr.; DB Mykael Wright, So.

   

OREGON STATE: DB Alex Austin, R-Fr.; WR Trevon Bradford, R-Sr.; DB Jaydon Grant, R-Jr.; OL Joshua Gray, R-Fr.; K Everett Hayes, So.; OL Nous Keobounnam, R-Sr.; OL Brandon Kipper, R-Jr.; QB Chance Nolan, R-So.; DB Kitan Oladapo, R-So.; TE Teagan Quitoriano, Jr.; DL Keonte Schad, Sr.; LB Omar Speights, So.; DB Rejzohn Wright, Jr.

 

STANFORD: OL Branson Bragg, Jr.; QB Tanner McKee, So.; OL Drake Nugent, Jr.; TE Benjamin Yurosek, So.

 

UCLA: RB Brittain Brown, R-Sr.; OL Paul Grattan, Jr., R-Sr.

 

USC: P Ben Griffiths, R-Jr.; RB Keaontay Ingram, Sr.; LB Kana’i Mauga, Sr.; OL Brett Neilon, R-Sr.; DB Chris Steele, Jr.; OL Andrew Vorhees, R-Sr.

 

UTAH: S Cole Bishop, Fr.; DB Vonte Davis, Sr.; TE Dalton Kincaid, Sr.;  OL Sataoa Laumea, R-Fr.; LB Nephi Sewell, Jr.

 

WASHINGTON: WR Terrell Bynum, Jr.; DL Tuli Letuligasenoa, So.; RB Sean McGrew, Sr.; LB Jackson Sirmon, So.; OL Luke Wattenberg, Sr.

 

WASHINGTON STATE:  RB Max Borghi, Sr.; QB Jayden de Laura, So.; DB Daniel Isom, Gr.; DL Brennan Jackson, R-Jr.; DB Armani Marsh, R-Sr., WR De’Zhaun Stribling, Fr.; AP/ST Lincoln Victor, Jr.; DB Jaylen Watson, R-Sr.; LB Jahad Woods, Gr.

 

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