The Mountain West may run through Boise and the Broncos star RB Ashton Jeanty proved he is no match for any defense. With a historic effort in hand, the Mountain West Players of the Week are highlighted by none other than Jeanty, arguably the best player in college football from Week 1.
Week 1 Mountain West Players of the Week
As a reminder, our conference Players of the Week series is a weekly recurring honor given to the top players from the Mountain West. These honors are bestowed upon the players immediately following all the action from the conference in a given week.
Like our Team of the Week and Players of the Week honors at the national level, all factors are considered, including the quality of the opponent, contribution to team success, the time and impact of a player’s individual efforts, and many other factors.
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In some instances, the player of the week for their respective side of the ball would naturally be duplicated at their respective position. Instead of duplicating players, we’re awarding an overall offensive and defensive player of the week based on their total overall impact. We then remove them from the running for their position-specific honor and highlight the top honoree from the remaining players at their respective positions.
Here’s the best of the best from the Mountain West in Week 1.
Week 1 Mountain West QB of the Week: Devon Dampier, New Mexico
CMP: 24
ATT: 42
YDs: 260
AVG: 6.2
TD: 3
INT: 2
RSH YDs: 130
RSH TDs: 2
Week 1 Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
RSH: 20
YDs: 267
AVG: 13.4
LONG: 77
TD: 6
Week 1 Mountain West Skill Player of the Week: Marquez Cooper, RB, San Diego State
RSH: 27
YDs: 223
AVG: 8.3
LONG: 47
TD: 2
Week 1 Mountain West Offensive Lineman of the Week: Brayden Bryant, C, San Diego State
A vintage SDSU rushing performance, led by Brayden Bryant, where the Aztecs ran for 254 yards on 6.4 yards per carry and two scores on the ground.
Week 1 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week: Jackson Woodard, LB, UNLV
Pressures: 2
Sack: 3
TFL: 4
Tackles: 11
PBU: 1
Week 1 Mountain West Defensive Lineman of the Week: Dylan Hampsten, DT, San Jose State
Pressures: 3
Sack: 1
TFL: 2
Tackles: 3
Week 1 Mountain West Secondary Player of the Week: Peter Manuma, CB, Hawaii
Solo Tackles: 7
Total Tackles: 8
PBU: 1
Week 1 Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week: Lucas Borrow, P, Hawaii
Punts: 5
YDs: 227
AVG: 45.4
TB: 1
IN20: 2
LONG: 65
Week 1 Mountain West Freshman of the Week: Danny O’Neil, QB, San Diego State
CMP: 22
ATT: 33
YDs: 214
AVG: 6.5
TD: 2
INT: 0
RSH YDs: 18
RSH TDs: 0
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