Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2026

11/9/2026 11:58:00 AM

By: Pac-12 Conference

The Pac-12 today announced its football weekly awards for Week 10 of the 2026 season, as selected by the league's media, with Boise State claiming 3 of the 4 honors to become the first Pac-12 team this season to win at least 3 awards in 1 week.
 
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OFFENSE:  Dylan Riley, 3rd year, RB, Boise State (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
  • Totaled 300 all-purpose yards, one shy of the program record in Boise State’s 64-38 win over Colorado State, the Broncos 8th straight win
  • 3rd player in FBS this season to have 300 all-purpose yards in a game, joining Louisville’s Isaac Brown (313 vs. Florida State) and James Madison’s Michael Scott (303 vs. Wagner). Boise State record is 301 yards set by Doug Martin in the 2011 Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State
  • Ran for 192 yards on 19 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per attempt.  2nd game this season with over 10 yards per carry (10.8 vs Memphis in Week 2)
  • 3rd game this season with 192+ rush yards, 1 of 3 FBS players this season to have 3 games with at least 192 yards rushing along with Iowa State’s Aiden Flora and Texas State’s Torrance Burgess Jr. (who had 196 yards this week at Oregon State)
  • Scored on rushes of 42 and 31 yards, his 4th game this season with multiple rush TD
  • Added career-high 88 receiving yards on 2 catches, tallying 86 yards after catch
  • Scored on a 73-yard reception on the game's second play.  2nd longest reception of his career.  His 5th play from scrimmage (4 rush, 1 rec) of 70+ yards this season, most in FBS.  His 4 runs of 70+ yards are also the most in FBS
  • 2nd career game with 3+ total touchdowns
  • Had 20 return yards on 1 kickoff return
  • Recorded 103 rushing yards on 10 carries in the 2nd half
  • Leads FBS in rush yards (1,241), rush yards per game (137.9) and all-purpose yards per game (171.9).  His 11 rush TD this season are 11th most in FBS while his 13 total TD ranks 12th.  6.74 yards per carry this season is 7th best in FBS
  • Helped Boise State compile 669 total yards, 8th most in program history
  • Boise State scored 64 points, the team's most in a road game since 1952
  • 2nd time this season Riley is named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, having previously been honored after the Broncos Week 2 win over Memphis.  1 of 3 players to win Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week multiple times this season, joining Oregon State QB Braden Atkinson (3x) and Colorado State QB Hauss Hejny (2x)
ALSO NOMINATED:  Torrance Burgess Jr., RB, Texas State
 
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DEFENSE: Jayden Bradley, 2nd year, DB, Texas State (Prosper, Texas)
  • Stuffed the stat sheet with 6 tackles (tied for team high), an interception, 1 PBU, and 2 quarterback hurries (also tied for team high) as Texas State held Oregon State to season-low 347 total yards in a 42-21 victory.  It was the lowest points scored by the Beavers since Week 1 at Houston
  • The interception came with 5:52 left in the 1st quarter, when Bradley picked off Atkinson near midfield.  It led to a 1-yard touchdown run by Torrance Burgess Jr. to give the Bobcats a 14-0 lead.  Craig Royal Jr. added a 2nd TXST interception in the 4th quarter.  Texas State was the first team this season to have multiple interceptions off Oregon State QB Braden Atkinson who had only 2 interceptions total in his first 8 games.  Also first team to hold Atkinson under 300 yards passing this season
  • 2nd career INT and has back-to-back weeks with an interception after Pick 6 last week at Boise State. 1st Bobcat this season to have multiple interceptions
  • Named to PFF College National Team of the Week as 1 of the 2 highest rated safeties nationally in Week 10
  • Leads team with 62 tackles this season (32 solo) and has the 4th most tackles by a Pac-12 defensive back this season
  • 1st Texas State player to be named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week.  The Bobcats have won 3 conference weekly awards earlier this season with RB Torrance Burgess Jr. claiming Offensive Player of the Week after a Week 7 victory over Colorado State and a pair of Special Teams Player of the Week winners with WR/KR Demeon Crowe in Week 4 and RB/KR Jaylen Jenkins in Week 8
ALSO NOMINATED: Gyriece Goodman, LB, Oregon State; Carson Tujague, DT, Utah State

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SPECIAL TEAMS: Terrious Favors, 1st year, WR/KR, Boise State (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Returned a pair of kicks for 46 yards, the most in the Pac-12 this week, in Boise State’s 64-38 win over Colorado State
  • His long return was 26 yards, also the most in the Pac-12
  • Both returns set up Boise State touchdown drives
  • Had not returned a kick prior to that this season
  • Added 2 receptions for career-high 45 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown which is the longest play from scrimmage in his young career.  The true freshman has 4 receptions for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season and 2 rushes for 29 yards (both runs of 10+ yards)
  • 2nd time this season a Boise State player has won Special Teams honors, with Cam Bates having run away with the award following Week 2
ALSO NOMINATED: Michael James, K, Texas State
 
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FRESHMAN:  Rasean Jones, 1st year, WR, Boise State (Baker City, Ore.)
  • Recorded a team-high 6 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown in Boise State’s 64-38 victory over Colorado State
  • Back-to-back games with 100+ receiving yards, the first freshman in program history to have multiple games with at least 100 receiving yards.  Over the last 2 games, Jones has 15 receptions for 233 yards and 4 touchdowns
  • Caught a 35-yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter to give the Broncos a 29-10 lead.  It was the longest of his 5 receiving touchdown this season
  • Totaled 38 yards after catch
  • 4 of his 6 receptions gained a 1st down
  • Ranks 5th among FBS true freshmen this season with 43 receptions and 4th with 661 receiving yards.  Jones’ 5 receiving TD this season are tied for 3rd most among FBS true freshman
  • Helped Boise State compile 669 total yards, 8th most in program history
  • Boise State scored 64 points, the team's most in a road game since 1952
  • 3rd straight week Jones has won the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award following Oregon State’s Jesse Legree winning the first 7 weeks.  Jones also earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week the previous week to become the only player this season to earn multiple Pac-12 weekly awards in the same week
ALSO NOMINATED:  Jesse Legree, WR, Oregon State
Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Week 1 (Sept. 8)  Hauss Hejny, QB,
Colorado State
Oumar Diomande, LB,
Colorado State
Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR,
San Diego State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 2 (Sept. 14) Dylan Riley, RB,
Boise State
Jaylen Thomas, DB
Washington State
Cam Bates, WR/KR,
Boise State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 3 (Sept. 21) Braden Atkinson, QB
Oregon State
Ethan Tierney, DB
Fresno State
Manaki Watanabe, K
Fresno State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 4 (Sept. 28) Rayshon Luke, RB
Fresno State
Brevin Hamblin, Safety,
Utah State
Dameon Crowe, WR/KR
Texas State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 5 (Oct. 5) Braden Atkinson, QB
Oregon State
Cameron Cooper, LB,
San Diego State
Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR,
San Diego State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 6 (Oct. 12) Braden Atkinson, QB
Oregon State
Asher Cunningham, ILB
Utah State
Jaylon Hawkins, WR/KR,
San Diego State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 7 (Oct. 19) Torrance Burgess Jr., RB,
Texas State
Kai Wallin, EDGE,
San Diego State
Cooper DiLeva, K
San Diego State
Jesse Legree, WR,
Oregon State
Week 8 (Oct. 26) Hauss Hejny, QB,
Colorado State
Tre'Shawn Moore, Safety,
Colorado State
Jaylen Jenkins, RB/KR,
Texas State
Rasean Jones, WR,
Boise State
Week 9 (Nov. 2) Rasean Jones, WR,
Boise State
Dylan Hampsten, DL
Fresno State
Caleb Ojeda, K
Oregon State
Rasean Jones, WR,
Boise State
Week 10 (Nov. 9) Dylan Riley, RB,
Boise State
Jayden Bradley, DB,
Texas State
Terrious Favors, WR/KR,
Boise State
Rasean Jones, WR,
Boise State