Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Rutgers and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors
Wolverines’ Haynes and Rolder, Huskers’ Williams, Ducks’ Davison, Scarlet Knights’ Patel and Huskies’ Boston garner accolades
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 9 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:
Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Justice Haynes, Michigan
RB – Jr. – Alpharetta, Ga. – Buford
· Finished the day with 26 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns, his third multi-touchdown game of the season, to help the Wolverines defeat in-state rival Michigan State
· Responsible for more than half the team’s 276 rushing yards, the team’s most in the rivalry since 1994
· Recorded the most rushing yards by a U-M player in the rivalry series since Blake Corum had 177 yards on 33 carries in 2022
· Haynes is the first Wolverine player with multiple rushing touchdowns against the Spartans since Blake Corum in 2020
· Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Kalel Mullings (Sept. 30, 2024)
Denzel Boston, Washington
WR – Jr. – South Hill, Wash. – Emerald Ridge
· Set new career highs with 10 receptions and 153 receiving yards, while also catching a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, as Washington beat No. 23 Illinois, 42-25
· Threw a second-quarter, 12-yard touchdown pass to Jonah Coleman on a double pass
· The first Husky to record a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Dante Pettis in 2016
· Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Demond Williams Jr. (Oct. 13, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jimmy Rolder, Michigan
LB – Jr. – Orland Park, Ill. – Marist
· Recovered a fumble early in the first quarter, marking the first of his career, in Michigan’s 31-20 win against Michigan State
· Finished with a career-high 10 tackles including one sack
· Helped limit the Spartans to three yards per rush, while also shutting down a key fourth-down conversion attempt by breaking up a pass
· Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Josaiah Stewart (Sept. 23, 2024)
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Kenneth Williams, Nebraska
RB – So. – Lincoln, Neb. – Lincoln High
· Opened the second half with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 14-6 lead
· The kickoff return for a touchdown was Williams’ second of at least 85 yards in the past three games, and marked Nebraska’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2017
· Finished the game with two kickoff returns for 124 total yards
· Last Nebraska Special Teams Players of the Week: Dylan Raiola (Sept. 2, 2024)
Jai Patel, Rutgers
PK – Sr. – Monmouth Junction, N.J. – South Brunswick
· Made two field goals under the two-minute timeout in the fourth quarter to help Rutgers defeat Purdue, the first walk-off field goal for the Scarlet Knights since 2015 at Indiana
· Converted from 20 yards away to tie the score with 1:06 remaining before hitting from 30 yards away as time expired for the game-winner
· Improved to 40 career made fields goals and has 12 games with multiple makes
· Last Rutgers Special Teams Players of the Week: Jai Patel (Sept. 11, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Jordon Davison, Oregon
RB – Santa Ana, Calif. – Mater Dei
· Led Oregon to a 21-7 win over Wisconsin with a career-high 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries
· Scored Oregon’s first two touchdowns to put the Ducks up 14-0, finding the end zone from three yards and 20 yards for his second multi-touchdown game of the season and second straight 100-yard rushing game
· First Oregon freshman to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2018 and joins program legend Royce Freeman as the only players to rush for 10-plus touchdowns as a true freshman
· First Oregon Freshman of the Week honoree
2025 Big Ten Football Players of the Week (presented by IFS.ai)
Sept. 1
O: Jayden Maiava, USC
O: Jonah Coleman, WASH
D: Preston Zachman, WIS
ST: Hank Beatty, ILL
F: Malik Washington, MD
Sept. 8
O: Aidan Chiles, MSU
O: Jonah Coleman, WASH
D: Jordan Hall, MSU
ST: Spencer Porath, PUR
F: Julian Sayin, OSU
Sept. 15
O: Omar Cooper Jr., IND
D: Jerry Mixon, ORE
ST: Kaden Wetjen, IOWA
F: Bryce Underwood, MICH
Sept. 22
O: Fernando Mendoza, IND
O: Demond Williams Jr., WASH
D: Daniel Wingate, MD
ST: Kaden Wetjen, IOWA
ST: Dominic Zvada, MICH
F: Malik Washington, MD
Sept. 29
O: Luke Altmyer, ILL
O: Dante Moore, ORE
D: Caden Curry, OSU
ST: David Olano, ILL
F: Drake Lindsey, MINN
Oct. 6
O: Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
D: DeShon Singleton, NEB
ST: David Olano, ILL
F: Julian Sayin, OSU
Oct. 13
O: Demond Williams Jr., WASH
D: Aiden Fisher, IND
ST: Jack Olsen, NU
F: King Miller, USC
Oct. 20
O: Julian Sayin, OSU
D: Xavier Nwankpa, IOWA
ST: Mateen Bhaghani, UCLA
F: Julian Sayin, OSU
Oct. 27
O: Justice Haynes, MICH
O: Denzel Boston, WASH
D: Jimmy Rolder, MICH
ST: Kenneth Williams, NEB
ST: Jai Patel, RU
F: Jordon Davison, ORE
