Week Eight SportsPac12 Players of the Week

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Week Eight SportsPac12 Players of the Week

The top offensive, defensive, and freshman players as chosen by our senior football writers

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Posted on October 25, 2021


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

Each week our senior football writers—Dane Miller, Nick Bartlett, Stephen Vilardo, Mark Shmor, and Mik Dietlin—select an Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Player of the Week throughout the 2021 football season.

They submit their selections before the official Pac-12 Players of the Week are released to keep their choices independent. Seven different players received votes in Week Eight.

One of this week’s selections was unanimous, and another won the award for the second-straight week.

You’ll find a tabulation of their choices and a cumulative listing of all weekly SportsPac12 Players of the Week at the bottom of the page.

— Offensive Player of the Week —

B.J. Baylor, Junior Running Back, Oregon State

Oregon State’s B.J. Baylor vs Utah. | On3 Sports

B.J. Baylor rushed for 152 yards on 19 carries, including a game-breaking 68-yard run, with one touchdown in Oregon State’s 42-34 victory over Utah.

The junior running back currently leads all Pac-12 rushers with 830 yards on the season, and ranks him seventh in the Pac-12 among graded PFF RBs for the week.

— Defensive Player of the Week —

Kayvon Thibodeaux, Sophomore Defensive End, Oregon

Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux vs UCLA. | Harry How/Getty Images

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Kayvon Thibodeaux, an unanimous SportsPac12 selection, recorded nine total tackles, eight solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble, and one quarterback-hurry in Oregon’s 34-31 win over UCLA in his first full game of the season.

The sophomore defensive end was named the PFF defensive player of the week, and was graded the No. 1 PFF Edge in the Pac-12, with the fifth-best pass-rushing grade nationally.

— Freshman Player of the Week —

Noah Sewell, Freshman Linebacker, Oregon

Oregon’s Noah Sewell vs UCLA. | Harry How/Getty Images

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Noah Sewell wins this award for the second-straight week, logging nine total tackles, six solo, with one tackle for loss and one pass broken up in Oregon’s 34-31 victory over UCLA.

The freshman linebacker currently ranks third in the Pac-12 in total tackles, and his PFF pass-rushing grade for the week ranks him No. 1 in the Conference.

How Our Writers Voted

	Dane Miller	Nick Bartlett	Stephen Vilardo	Mark Schmor	Mik Dietlin
OFF	B.J. Baylor Oregon State	B.J. Baylor Oregon State	Chase Garbers Oregon State	B.J. Baylor Oregon State	Anthony Brown Oregon
DEF	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon
FR	Noah Sewell Oregon	Stevie Rocker Jr. Arizona	Noah Sewell Oregon	Daniel Heimuli Washington	Noah Sewell Oregon

Compiled List of SportsPac12 Players of the Week

	Offensive	Defensive	Freshman
Week 1	Zach Charbonnet UCLA	Devin Lloyd Utah	Justin Flowe Oregon
Week 2	CJ Verdell Oregon	Verone McKinley Oregon	Anthony Gould Oregon State
Week 3	Drake London USC	Brendan Radley-Hiles Washington	Jaxson Dart USC
Week 4	DTR UCLA	Karene Reid Utah	De'Zhaun Stribling WSU
Week 5	Jayden Daniels ASU	Avery Roberts OSU	Tanner McKee Stanford
Week 6	Jayden de Laura WSU	Tyler Johnson ASU	Devaughn Vele Utah
Week 7	Travis Dye Oregon	Devin Lloyd Utah	Noah Sewell Oregon
Week 8	B.J. Baylor Oregon State	Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon	Noah Sewell Oregon
Week 9	Tavion Thomas Utah	Nephi Sewell Utah	Carson Bruener Washington
Week 10	Travis Dye Oregon	Devin Lloyd Utah	Brendon Lewis Colorado
Week 11	Rachaad White Arizona State	Carson Bruener Washington	Will Plummer Arizona
Week 12	Dorian Thompson- Robinson UCLA	Jahad Woods Washington St.	Cole Bishop Utah
Week 13	Anthony Brown Oregon	Jack Jones ASU	Jaxson Dart USC