OFFENSIVE: Bryce Love, JR, RB, Stanford (Wake Forest, N.C.)
• Love ran for 166 yards and matched a career-high with three touchdowns in a 30-22 win over No. 9 Washington.
• Also matched a career-high with 30 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per carry.
• He added one reception for 12 yards and finished with a game-high 178 all-purpose yards.
• Love extended his FBS-leading touchdown streak to 11 games (which also tied a school record), and as the nation's leading rusher (180.2 ypg), he has run for 140+ yards in all but one game this season.
DEFENSIVE: Hercules Mata’afa, RJR, DL, Washington State (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
• Mata'afa had a career day in leading WSU to a 33-25 win at Utah, holding the Utes to 67 yards rushing.
• Matched a career-high with eight tackles, made career-highs of 5 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks, along with a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
• Part of WSU defense that forced seven turnovers on the day. Cougars are now tied for national lead with 27 takeaways.
• Mata'afa upped his season TFL total to 21.5, which leads all Pac-12 defenders and is fourth nationally. He is tied with Rien Long for 2nd-most in WSU single-season history.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Erik Powell, RSR, K, Washington State (Vancouver, Wash.)
• Connected on four of five field goals and accounted for 15 points in WSU's win at Utah, helping WSU to 9-2 mark and share for Pac-12 North lead.
• Powell made 4 field goals (44, 32, 28, 33) for the second time this season (also at Oregon) and upped his season field goal total to 19, t-5th-most in the FBS this season and in WSU single-season history.
• Powell upped his career field goal total to 50, 3rd-most in WSU history.
ALSO NOMINATED:
OFFENSIVE: Khalil Tate, ARIZ; Demario Richard, ASU: Juwann Winfree, COLO; Jordan Lasley, UCLA; Sam Darnold, USC; Luke Falk, WSU.
DEFENSIVE: Colin Schooler, ARIZ; Bobby Okereke, STAN; Nate Meadors, UCLA; Ajene Harris, USC; Donovan Thompson, UTAH.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Jet Toner, STAN; Adarius Pickett, UCLA.