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Pac-12 Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Football Week 10

by Pac-12 Conference
Nov 6, 2023

The Pac-12 today announced its 2023 football season's 10th weekly performance awards, presented by Nextiva. See below for Week 10's recognitions across the Conference and keep track of the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year watchlist here:

OFFENSE: Dillon Johnson, Jr., RB, Washington (Greenville, Miss.)

  • Historically good game in the Huskies' 52-42 win at #20 USC, rushing for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns on 26 carries, easily setting career highs in all 3 categories
  • 256 yards were the 5th most ever by a Husky and the most since Chris Polk had 286 in 2010 against Washington State
  • 4 rush TD tied for 4th most ever by a Husky and the most since Myles Gaskin had 4 in 2017 against Washington State
  • 5th most rushing yards in a game by any player in FBS this season and most in the Pac-12.  Only Pac-12 player to rush for over 200 yards this season and the most in the conference since Cal's Jaydn Ott had 274 against Arizona
  • Became 1st Pac-12 player with 250+ rush yards and 4+ rush TD in a game since Arizona's Khalil Tate in 2017 against Colorado.  1st Pac-12 running back to do it since Utah's Joe Williams against UCLA in 2016
  • Prior to Saturday, Johnson had reached 100 yards in a game just once in his career, both at UW and Mississippi State.  Had 100 yards 3 weeks ago against Oregon
  • His 256 rushing yards were also 3rd most ever allowed by a USC team
  • 2nd UW player to win this award this season as QB Michael Penix Jr. was honored in Week 3.  First Huskies' RB to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week since Myles Gaskin in the final week of the 2018 season

Also nominated: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Justin Lamson, QB, Stanford; Bryson Barnes, QB, Utah; Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

Check out the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year Watchlist, presented by Nextiva, to learn more. 

DEFENSE & DEFENSIVE LINE:  Andrew Chatfield, Jr., RS Sr., OLB, Oregon State (Plantation, Fla.)

  • Recorded 3 sacks to go along with 1 forced fumble, 2 pass breakups and 2 quarterback hurries in 26-19 win at Colorado
  • His 3 sacks netted 36 total lost yards which helped the Beavers force Colorado into -7 yards rushing.  It was the 1st time since 2007 an OSU opponent had negative rush yards 
  • Forced a fumble on a 14-yard sack early in the 1st quarter.  2 other sacks both went for 11 yards apiece
  • 7 sacks on the season, 4th most in the Pac-12 
  • Forced fumble was the 2nd of his collegiate career
  • 3 TFL led OSU, which had 6 overall against the Buffaloes
  • First Beaver with 3 sacks in a game since Hamilcar Rashed Jr. in 2019 against Arizona
  • 3 sacks also tied for the 2nd most by a Pac-12 player in a game this season
  • One of the top 5 graded defensive players in the Pac-12 per PFF which totaled him with 8 pressures in the win

Also nominated for Defense: Jacob Manu, LB, Arizona; Scotty Edwards, S, Stanford; Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah; Casey Rogers, DL, Oregon

Also nominated for Defensive Line:  Zion Tupuola-Fetui, EDGE, Washington; Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah; Casey Rogers, DL, Oregon; Anthony Franklin, DL, Stanford; Russell Davis II, DL, Arizona

SPECIAL TEAMS:  Joshua Karty, Sr., K, Stanford (Burlington, N.C.)

  • Scored the game-winning field goal with 5:56 left in the fourth quarter in 10-7 win at Washington State
  • Made his only extra point attempt after a Justin Lamson TD run in the 3rd quarter
  • 18-18 PAT, 16-19 FG throughout the 2023 season
  • 2nd time winning this award this season (Week 7) after winning it 4 times last season

Also nominated:  Tez Johnson, WR/KR, Oregon; Atticus Sappington, K, Oregon State; Tyler Loop, K, Arizona; Jack Bouwmeester, P, Utah

OFFENSIVE LINE:  Parker Brailsford, RS Fr., C, Washington (Mesa, Ariz.)

  • Top-graded offensive lineman for a UW offense that registered an historic performance in a 52-42 win over USC Saturday at the Coliseum
  • For the first time in 22 games under head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Huskies compiled more rushing (316) than passing (256) yards, and Washington had 18 more points than it had ever scored vs. USC (34 was previous high)
  • UW allowed just one sack and three tackles for loss, rolling up 572 yards of total offense on 72 plays (7.2 yards per play)
  • Running back Dillon Johnson rushed for 256 yards on 26 carries, the fifth-highest, single-game rushing yards total in Husky history
  • 1st UW player to win this award this season after 3 different Huskies were honored last season.  Brailsford did take home Freshman of the Week in Week 3

Also nominated: Jordan Morgan, LT, Arizona; Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon; Keaton Bills, LG, Utah; Taliese Fuaga, RT, Oregon State; Levi Rogers, C, Stanford

FRESHMAN:  Noah Fifita, RS Fr., QB, Arizona (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

  • Ties the record for most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards which was created prior to the 2019 season.  Former Arizona State (now LSU) QB Jayden Daniels won it 4 times in 2019.  Fifita wins for the 4th time in the last 5 weeks
  • All 5 of Fifita's career starts have been against AP Top 25, only FBS QB since at least 2012 to make first 5 career starts against AP Top 25 opponents
  • Completed 78.1% of his passes (25-of-32) for the 2nd consecutive week against No. 20 UCLA.  3rd straight game completing at least 78% of his passes.  
  • 76.2 completion % this season is 2nd in FBS behind Oregon's Bo Nix (78.1).  FBS record for completion percentage in a season is 77.4% by Alabama's Mac Jones in 2020 (minimum 150 attempts)
  • 300 passing yards vs. UCLA, 3rd time in the last 4 games with 300+ pass yards
  • 3 pass TD vs. UCLA, 3rd time in the last 4 games with 3+ pass TD
  • Led the Wildcats to their 3rd consecutive win over an AP Top 25 team for the first time in program history
  • Broke off an 18-yard rush, his longest of the season, and the 2nd longest Arizona rush of the game allowed by the No. 1 rushing defense in the country. (Longest: Jonah Coleman, 19 yards).

Also nominated:  Parker Brailsford, C, Washington;  Nate Johnson, QB, Utah; Aidan Chiles, QB, Oregon State

Date  Offensive Defensive Special Teams Offensive                    
Line		 Defensive Line Freshman
Sept. 5 Shedeur Sanders, Colorado Travis Hunter, Colorado Jack Bouwmeester, Utah Brian Driscoll California David Bailey Stanford Dylan Edwards, Colorado
Sept. 11 Bo Nix, Oregon Ron Stone Jr., Washington State Zachariah Branch, USC Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, Colorado Ron Stone Jr., Washington State Dante Moore, UCLA
Sept. 18 Michael Penix, Jr., Washington Shilo Sanders, Colorado Jack Bouwmeester, Utah Joshua Gray, Oregon State Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington Parker Brailsford, Washington
Sept. 25 Cameron Ward, Washington State Karene Reid, Utah Rome Odunze, Washington Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon Jonah Elliss, Utah Tackett Curtis, USC
Oct. 2 Caleb Williams, USC Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon State Lachlan Wilson, California Tanner Miller, Oregon State Jonah Elliss, Utah Omarion Miller, Colorado
Oct. 9 DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State Laiatu Latu, UCLA Alejandro Mata, Colorado Joshua Gray, Oregon State Laiatu Latu, UCLA Noah Fifita, Arizona
Oct. 16 Elic Ayomanor, Stanford Ryan Cooper, Jr., Oregon State Joshua Karty, Stanford Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State Sione Lolohea, Oregon State Noah Fifita, Arizona
Oct. 23 Bryson Barnes, Utah Mishael Powell, Washington Cole Becker, Utah Sataoa Laumea, Utah Van Fillinger, Utah Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon
Oct. 30 Bo Nix, Oregon Tysheem Johnson, Oregon Dario Longhetto, Arizona State Leif Fautanu, Arizona State B.J. Green, Arizona State Noah Fifita, Arizona
Nov. 6 Dillon Johnson, Washington Andrew Chatfield, Jr., Oregon State Joshua Karty, Stanford Parker Brailsford, Washington Andrew Chatfield, Jr., Oregon State Noah Fifita, Arizona

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