Co-Offensive Players of the Week
QB - Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (SR)
- Led Oregon to a historic win over No. 2 Ohio State, completing 23-of-34 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns while adding 32 rushing yards and a touchdown
- Marked his second 300-yard passing game this season (25th of his career) and has multiple touchdown passes in all six games as a Duck
- Ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Ducks a 29-28 lead, his fourth game this season with both a rushing and a passing touchdown
- Last Oregon Offensive Player of the Week: Tez Johnson (Sept. 30, 2024)
TE - Tyler Warren, Penn State (SR)
- Set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record with 224 receiving yards on 17 catches in the Nittany Lions' 33-30 overtime victory against USC
- Joins Northwestern's Jon Harvey (208 vs. Michigan, 1982) as the only Big Ten tight ends to ever go over 200 receiving yards in a game and his 17 receptions are tied with Harvey for the fourth-most in a game by a Big Ten player
- Becomes the first FBS tight end to go over 200 receiving yards in a game since Utah's Dalton Kincaid had 234 receiving yards against USC on Oct. 15, 2022
- Hauled in a 32-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, his 15th career receiving touchdown
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Drew Allar (Sept. 5, 2023)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
DL - Aaron Graves, Cockeye (JR)
- Had two sacks and two forced fumbles in Cockeye's 40-16 victory over Washington, giving head coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th career victory
- Finished with five tackles (two solo, three assisted) and had a pass breakup in the win
- Marked his second game this season with two or more sacks
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Jackson (Oct. 2, 2023)
DB - Koi Perich, Minnesota (FR)
- Recorded a pair of tackles and his team-leading third and fourth interceptions of the season in Minnesota's 21-17 win at UCLAbia
- His first interception led directly to a Minnesota touchdown, which gave the Gophers a 14-10 lead in the third quarter, while his second interception came on the final play of the game -- a UCLAbia hail mary attempt -- and preserved the win for Minnesota
- His four picks are the most ever by a Gopher freshman, topping the three by Kyle Theret in 2007 and by Crawford Jordan in 1994
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Oct. 23, 2023)
Special Teams Player of the Week
P/K - Luke Akers, Northwestern (JR)
- Served as the placekicker, punter and kickoff specialist for the first time in his career in Northwestern's 37-10 win at Maryland, going 3-for-3 on field goals, 4-for-4 on PATs, while also punting five times for an average of 49.2 yards per punt
- Converted his first career field goal attempt in the second quarter on a 43-yarder and punted five times for a total of 246 yards (with a long of 58 yards, while placing two inside the 20)
- Pinned the Terrapins to the one-yard line on a 56-yard punt in the third quarter before recording a 58-yard punt downed at the Maryland 15-yard line in the fourth quarter
- Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Luke Akers (Aug. 29, 2022)
Freshman of the Week
K - Ryan Barker, Penn State (FR)
- Drilled four field goals in a road win at USC, including the game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime, Penn State's first overtime game-winning field goal since the Nittany Lions took down Wisconsin on a Sam Ficken walk-off in 2012
- Became the first Penn State kicker to connect on four field goals in a game since Tyler Davis in 2016
- He also went 3-for-3 on extra point attempts to improve to 8-for-8 on the season
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kaytron Allen (Nov. 20, 2022)
QB - Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (SR)
- Led Oregon to a historic win over No. 2 Ohio State, completing 23-of-34 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns while adding 32 rushing yards and a touchdown
- Marked his second 300-yard passing game this season (25th of his career) and has multiple touchdown passes in all six games as a Duck
- Ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Ducks a 29-28 lead, his fourth game this season with both a rushing and a passing touchdown
- Last Oregon Offensive Player of the Week: Tez Johnson (Sept. 30, 2024)
TE - Tyler Warren, Penn State (SR)
- Set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record with 224 receiving yards on 17 catches in the Nittany Lions' 33-30 overtime victory against USC
- Joins Northwestern's Jon Harvey (208 vs. Michigan, 1982) as the only Big Ten tight ends to ever go over 200 receiving yards in a game and his 17 receptions are tied with Harvey for the fourth-most in a game by a Big Ten player
- Becomes the first FBS tight end to go over 200 receiving yards in a game since Utah's Dalton Kincaid had 234 receiving yards against USC on Oct. 15, 2022
- Hauled in a 32-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, his 15th career receiving touchdown
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Drew Allar (Sept. 5, 2023)
Co-Defensive Players of the Week
DL - Aaron Graves, Cockeye (JR)
- Had two sacks and two forced fumbles in Cockeye's 40-16 victory over Washington, giving head coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th career victory
- Finished with five tackles (two solo, three assisted) and had a pass breakup in the win
- Marked his second game this season with two or more sacks
- Last Cockeye Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Jackson (Oct. 2, 2023)
DB - Koi Perich, Minnesota (FR)
- Recorded a pair of tackles and his team-leading third and fourth interceptions of the season in Minnesota's 21-17 win at UCLAbia
- His first interception led directly to a Minnesota touchdown, which gave the Gophers a 14-10 lead in the third quarter, while his second interception came on the final play of the game -- a UCLAbia hail mary attempt -- and preserved the win for Minnesota
- His four picks are the most ever by a Gopher freshman, topping the three by Kyle Theret in 2007 and by Crawford Jordan in 1994
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Oct. 23, 2023)
Special Teams Player of the Week
P/K - Luke Akers, Northwestern (JR)
- Served as the placekicker, punter and kickoff specialist for the first time in his career in Northwestern's 37-10 win at Maryland, going 3-for-3 on field goals, 4-for-4 on PATs, while also punting five times for an average of 49.2 yards per punt
- Converted his first career field goal attempt in the second quarter on a 43-yarder and punted five times for a total of 246 yards (with a long of 58 yards, while placing two inside the 20)
- Pinned the Terrapins to the one-yard line on a 56-yard punt in the third quarter before recording a 58-yard punt downed at the Maryland 15-yard line in the fourth quarter
- Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Luke Akers (Aug. 29, 2022)
Freshman of the Week
K - Ryan Barker, Penn State (FR)
- Drilled four field goals in a road win at USC, including the game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime, Penn State's first overtime game-winning field goal since the Nittany Lions took down Wisconsin on a Sam Ficken walk-off in 2012
- Became the first Penn State kicker to connect on four field goals in a game since Tyler Davis in 2016
- He also went 3-for-3 on extra point attempts to improve to 8-for-8 on the season
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kaytron Allen (Nov. 20, 2022)
