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

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OFFENSE: DJ Uiagalelei, Jr., QB, Oregon State (Inland Empire, Calif.)

• Tied his career-high with 5 touchdown passes against California
• Led the Beavers to their 20th 50-point effort since 1996
• Completed 76 percent of his pass attempts, tying for the 13th-best mark by a Beaver QB since 1996
• Passed for 275 yards, his 2nd highest tally of 2023
• First Oregon State player to win this award since 2021 when RB B.J. Baylor won it twice.  First time a Beaver QB has won since Jake Luton in October 2019
• 6th straight week a different Pac-12 quarterback has won this award

Also nominated: Caleb Williams , QB, USC; Carson Steele , RB, UCLA; Jonah Coleman , RB, Arizona; Elijhah Badger , WR, Arizona State; Shedeur Sanders , QB, Colorado

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

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DEFENSE & DEFENSIVE LINE:  Laiatu Latu, Sr., DL, UCLA (Sacramento, Calif.)

• Led UCLA's defense in a 25-17 win over No. 13 Washington State
• Posted 1 sack for 6 yards, his team-high 5th sack of the year
• Forced a fumble in the 1st quarter
• Totaled 3 tackles, added 3 QB hits
• WSU entered the game averaging 45.8 points per game (5th in the country) and 405.8 passing yards per game; UCLA limited the Cougars to 10 offensive points, 204 passing yards, and 216 total yards
• 2nd time being named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (2022, Week 4) but first time winning Defensive Lineman of the Week
• Only the 2nd time a UCLA player has won the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week since the award was created prior to the 2019 season.  Mitchell Agude was honored in final week of the 2021 season
• 2nd Pac-12 player this season to win both awards in the same week after Washington State's Ron Stone Jr. was selected for both in Week 2

Also nominated for Defense: Prince Dorbah , DL, Arizona State; Kitan Oladapo , DB, Oregon State; Isaiah Ward , DL, Arizona; Jacobe Covington , CB, USC

Also nominated for Defensive Line: Prince Dorbah , DL, Arizona State; Jamil Muhammad , RUSH, USC; Sione Lolohea , DL, Oregon State; Russell Davis , DL, Arizona

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SPECIAL TEAMS:  Alejandro Mata, So., K, Colorado (Buford, Ga.)

• Hit 2 field goals of 40+ yards, one being a 43 yard game winner with 12 seconds left
• 3-of-3 on extra points
• First Colorado player named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week since WR/KR Jordyn Tyson last season.  First Buffs placekicker to win since Evan Price in 2019.

Also nominated: Silas Bolden , WR/KR, Oregon State; Eddie Czaplicki , P/PK, USC; Ian Hershey , P, Arizona State

OFFENSIVE LINE:  Joshua Gray, RS Jr., LT, Oregon State (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)

• Part of an offensive line that enabled Oregon State to tally 499 total yards in the 52-40 win over California in Berkeley
• 499 yards marked the most on the road for OSU in more than two seasons
• The Beavers finished with 203 yards on the ground and 275 through the air, passing for 6 touchdowns
• Gray, a team captain, and the Beavers did not allow a sack.
• 2nd time Gray has won this award this season (Week 3) and 3rd time in the last 4 weeks a Beaver has taken home this honor

Also nominated: Jonah Savaiinaea, RT, Arizona; Justin Dedich , C, USC; Leif Fautanu , C, Arizona State

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

• In his second career start, threw for 303 yards and 5 touchdowns marking career highs
• 5 touchdown passes are the most ever thrown by an Arizona QB against a ranked opponent
• Has thrown 8 touchdowns in 2 starts
• Completed 25-of-35 passes for a 71.4 completion percentage
• Posted the second-highest quarterback rating of his career (185.6)
• Connected with Jacob Cowing on 4 touchdown passes. The 4 TD receptions in a single game are a program record
• Rushed 9 times for 12 yards
• Averaged 8.66 yards per passing attempt
• Led Arizona to its first halftime lead over USC since 2009 (14-7)
• Led the offense to a 17-point advantage over then #9 USC  on the road. It was the largest lead since a 21-0 advantage in 2000 (W, 31-15)
• 3rd time in the Pac-12 era an Arizona QB has thrown 300-plus yards against a ranked USC team
• Most touchdown passes ever by an Arizona quarterback against USC
• 1st Arizona player to win this award last season after the Wildcats were honored 3 times last season (Tetairoa McMillan twice, Jacob Manu once)

Also nominated: Jermod McCoy , DB, Oregon State; Tackett Curtis , ILB, USC; C.J. Fite , DL, Arizona 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