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(NOTE: In addition to numerous other awards, CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove is a season-end voter for these awards in this article: Ray Guy, Bednarik, Maxwell, Lou Groza, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski)
In no particular order, here are the Players of the Week, as announced by some of college football's major award recipients.
The Maxwell Football Club announces that Florida wide receiver Eugene Wilson has been named the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the week after his performance against Arkansas. In the 39-36 overtime loss, the freshman racked up 8 receptions for 90 yards, with 2 touchdown grabs. Wilson is the first true freshman receiver to catch 2 touchdown passes since 2006 when Riley Cooper collected 3 touchdown passes against Western Carolina. The Gators found themselves down 2 touchdowns early in the first quarter, and that's when Wilson took over early in the game to knot the game back up at 14 a piece. These touchdowns were of 19 and 6 yards. The Gators look to get back on track when they face No. 18 LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Eugene Wilson, WR, Florida
Week 9: Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State
Week 8: Reuben Bain Jr., DE, TCU
Week 7: Josh Hoover, QB, TCU
Week 6: Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona
Week 5: Caleb Downs, DB, Alabama
Week 4: Rocco Becht, QB, Iowa State
Week 3: Jordan Castell, S, Florida
Week 2: Anthony Hill, Jr., LB, Texas
Week 1: Dylan Edwards, RB, Colorado
The Augusta Sports Council and the Ray Guy Award are proud to announce Porter Wilson of Duke as the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for Week 10 games. Wilson punted 7 times during the game against Wake Forest for a total of 318 yards. His gross and net averages were 45.43 due to him having no punts returned. Three of his punts ended up inside Wake Forest's 20-yard line and he had a long punt of 53 yards.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Porter Wilson, Duke
Week 9: James Ferguson-Reynolds, Boise State
Week 8: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Week 7: No announcement
Week 6: Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
Week 5: Oscar Chapman, Auburn
Week 4: Matt Hayball, Vanderbilt
Week 3: Tyler Perkins, Iowa State
Week 2: James Burnip, Alabama
Week 1: Ryan Rehkow, BYU
DALLAS (FWAA) – Will Putnam helped Clemson more than double the scoring output Notre Dame had yielded this season keyed by its power run game. For achieving the highest grade on the Tigers’ offensive line in Clemson’s 31-23 upset of No. 12 Notre Dame, the Clemson center earned him the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week honor for games during the college football week ending November 4, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
Putnam, a 6-4 senior from Tampa, Fla., was a standout performer on an offensive line that helped propel running back Phil Mafah to a career-high 186 rushing yards against the Fighting Irish. Putnam graded out at 98 percent with six knockdowns and was a leader on a Clemson offense whose 31 points more than doubled the per-game average surrendered by the Irish defense, which entered the game 10th in the nation at 15.3 points per game.
The fifth-year center and Clemson’s first player to earn the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Week honor this season, also led Clemson to limit Notre Dame to one sack despite starting its third different offensive line combination in as many weeks and its fifth different offensive line combination of the season. The Tigers’ success in the ground game allowed for a school-record-tying 36 carries by Mafah and his 186 yards were the most by a Clemson player since 2021. Mafah was the ACC’s Running Back of the Week.
Clemson has had strong recent representation with the Outland Trophy but still seeks its first winner. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins was a finalist in 2018. John Simpson, like Putnam a center, was a semifinalist in 2019 and is Clemson’s most recent offensive lineman to make the FWAA’s All-America team. Mitch Hyatt, an offensive tackle, was an Outland Trophy semifinalist in 2018. The other two past Outland Trophy finalists from Clemson were offensive tackle Stacy Long in 1990 and defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry in 1987.
The Tigers host Georgia Tech at Noon ET Saturday broadcast on ABC.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Will Putnam, C, Clemson
Week 9: Leif, Foutanu, OL, Arizona State
Week 8: Cooper Beebe, OG, Kansas State
Week 7: Charles Turner III, C, LSU
Week 6: Walter Rouse, OL LT, Oklahoma
Week 5: Jeremy Flax, OL, Kentucky
Week 4: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
Week 3: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Week 2: Anez Cooper, G, Miami (FL)
Week 1: Tanor Bortoloini, C, Wisconsin
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has been named the Maxwell Award player of The Week after taking down No. 14 LSU this past weekend. The red-shirt sophomore from Texas threw 15-of-23 attempts for 219 yards and rushed for 155 yards with 4 touchdowns for a combined total of 374 yards. Additionally, Milroe’s four rushing touchdowns are the most-ever by an Alabama signal-caller.
The Crimson Tide are on the road this weekend to take on Kentucky this Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. CT.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Week 9: Ollie Gordon !!, RB, Oklahoma State
Week 8: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
Week 7: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
Week 6: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oklahoma
Week 5: Ray Davis, RB, Kentcuky
Week 4: Cameron Ward, QB, Washington State
Week 3: Michael Penix, Jr., QB, Washington
Week 2: Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Week 1: Jordan, QB, Florida State
Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. has been named the Bednarik Player of The Week after its 31-23 upset over No. 12 Notre Dame. The 6’0", 230-pound junior was credited with 11 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, and 1 interception. Trotter’s interception was returned for a 28-yard touchdown.
The Tigers are back at home this weekend to square off against Georgia Tech this Saturday, Nov. 11 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
Week 9: Edgrrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
Week 8: Nathaniel Wilson, LB, Mississippi State
Week 7: Landon Jackson, DE, Arkansas
Week 5: Howard Cross III, DL, Notre Dame
Week 4: Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama
Week 3: Daquan Evans, DB, USF
Week 2: Jaden Hicks, DB, Washington State
Week 1: Kaimon Rucker, LB, North Carolina
College football’s top kicking award is presented by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Each week, they announce the Lou Groza Award "Stars of the Week".
Bert Auburn of Texas - His fourth field goal of the day was the winning score in Texas’ 33-30 overtime victory over Kansas State. The Longhorns moved to 8-1 for the first time since 2009 after a defensive stop backed up the 42-yard kick. The junior from Flower Mound, Texas also connected from 49, 34 and 32 yards out. He added three PATs for a 15-point performance that ties for the most by a kicker this week. Auburn has now made his last eight attempts and is tied for 6th in FBS with 17 field goals on the season.
Cam Little of Arkansas - Arkansas won in Gainesville for the first time ever, thanks to four field goals from Cam Little, the last of which sent the game to overtime where the Razorbacks prevailed 39-36 over Florida. The junior from Moore, Okla. kicked a 49 yarder with under a minute to play to knot the game at 33, having already scored from 41, 37 and 22 yards. He now has 8 field goals from at least 40 yards out, tied for the most in the nation this season. With three PATs, he totaled 15 points in the game, tied for the most by a kicker this week.
Collin Rogers of SMU kicked a career-long 51 yarder field goal late to finish off SMU’s 36-31 victory over Rice. The Mustangs are off to a 5-0 start in conference play for the first time since 1982. In addition to the 51-yard capper, the sophomore from Prattville, Ala. also kicked it through from 41 and 37 yards out and added three extra points. Despite being in the midst of just his second season, Rogers already holds the 7th spot in career field goals at SMU and is just 100 points behind legends like Doak Walker and Eric Dickerson on the career scoring list.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Bert Auburn (Texas), Cam Little (Arkansas), Collin Rogers (SMU)
Week 9: Andres Borregales (Miami), John Love (Virginia Tech), Brandon Talton (Nevada)
Week 8: Isaiah Hankins (Baylor), Dragan Kasich (Minnesota), Jose Pizaono (UNLV)
Week 7: Alex Hale (Oklahoma State), Scott Taylor Renfore (Troy), Trey Smack (Florida)
Week 6: Alex Hale (Oklahoma State), Brock Travelstead (Louisville), Peyton Woodring (Georgia)
Week 5: John Hoyland (Wyoming), Will Reichard (Alabama), Drew Stevens (Iowa)
Week 4: Michael Lantz (Georgia Southern), Trey Smack (Florida), Dominic Zvada (Arkansas State)
Week 3: Harrison Mevis (Missouri), Jose Pizano (UNLV), Noah Rauschenberg (North Texas)
Week 2: Colton Boomer (UCF), Caden Davis (Ole Miss), Camden Lewis (Oregon)
Week 1: Josh Karty (Stanford), Andrew Stein (Southern Miss), Brock Travelstead (Louisville)
DALLAS (SMU) – Washington running back Dillon Johnson rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries in Washington’s 52-42 win at USC. The performance earned him the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week honor for games the weekend of Nov. 4.
Johnson’s 256 rushing yards is the highest single-game total in the Pac-12 this season and the fifth-best in a game by any player in FBS. He came into the game with just one career 100-yard game, three weeks ago vs. Oregon. On the night, he also added two receptions for 11 yards.
The 6-0, 218-pound junior from Greenville, Miss., sealed the win for 9-0 Washington with a 1-yard scoring run with 2:20 left. In addition to two other short scoring runs, he busted a 52-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Johnson had the fifth-biggest rushing performance in Washington program history and its first 200-yard game or four-TD game since 2017 as the Huskies racked up 572 total yards in the shootout win.
The Huskies host Utah on Saturday in another critical Pac-12 battle at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Other candidates for the honor in Week 10 included:
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Dillon Johnson, Washington
Week 9: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
Week 8: Nay-Quan Wright, South Florida
Week 7: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
Week 6: Trey Benson, Florida State
Week 5: Ray Davis, Kentucky
Week 4: DJ Giddens, Kansas State
Week 3: Trevor Etienne, Florida
Week 2: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
Week 1: Dylan Edwards, Colorado
DALLAS (FWAA) – Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was all over the field making tackles, but was noticeably present in the Notre Dame backfield as he keyed the Tigers’ 31-23 upset over No. 12 Notre Dame. For his game-high 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a pick-six, Trotter earned the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honor for the college football week ending November 4, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
Trotter, a 6-0 junior from Hainesport, N.J., becomes only the fifth FBS player since 2005 to post defensive stats with double-digit tackles, at least 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 or more sacks and have a pick-six in a single game, per the Clemson staff. Trotter spearheaded a Clemson defense that held the nation's 12th-ranked scoring offense to nearly 100 yards below its season average.
His interception came with a 28-yard return for a touchdown. It was the second pick-six of his career, one of many Clemson career marks Trotter is adding his name to this season. The 2.0 sacks were his first multi-sack game of the season and third of his career. He is the first Clemson linebacker in Dabo Swinney’s tenure to record three career games with 2.0 or more sacks.
Trotter earned his first Atlantic Coast Conference Linebacker of the Week award of this season and the third of his career following the Notre Dame win. He is also the first Clemson linebacker to record multiple interception returns for a touchdown in a career since Dorian O’Daniel (two from 2014-17). Clemson held Notre Dame to 146 passing yards and has now held five straight foes to fewer than 200 passing yards for the first time since a 10-game streak in 2019.
Clemson is well represented recently with the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and has had one winner, defensive end Da’Quan Bowers, in the award’s past. Clemson had a run of finalists last decade with linebacker Isaiah Simmons (2019), defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (2018 and 2016) and defensive end Shaq Lawson (2015). Defensive end Gaines Adams was a finalist in 2006. Simmons was the latest of only three Clemson linebackers to ever earn FWAA All-America status. Defensive tackle Tyler Davis was a second-team member on last year’s All-America team and the only Clemson defender to earn the honor this decade.
The Tigers host Georgia Tech at Noon ET Saturday broadcast on ABC.
Weekly Winners
Week 10: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
Week 9: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
Week 8: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Week 7: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
Week 6: Devin Grant, S, Buffalo
Week 5: Caden Jenkins, CB, Baylor
Week 4: Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky
Week 3: Carlton Johnson, DB, Fresno State
Week 2: Ron Stone, Jr., EDGE, Washington State
Week 1: Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado