MW Players of the Week: UNLV’s Ricky White Does it All
* Mountain West Conference press release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Boise State junior running back Ashton Jeanty has been named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while San Diego State sophomore edge Trey White is the MW Defensive Player of the Week. UNLV senior wide receiver Ricky White III is the MW Special Teams Player of the Week and San Diego State quarterback Danny O’Neil is the MW Freshman of the Week.
The weekly award is the sixth for Jeanty and fourth this season. Ricky White III is being honored for the second time and Trey White and O’Neil are being recognized for the first time each.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ASHTON JEANTY, BOISE STATE
Junior, Running Back, Jacksonville, Florida/Lone Star (Texas) HS
* Ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns on just 13 carries in Boise State’s 62-30 win over Utah State, collecting those numbers in only two quarters of action.
* Averaged 14.3 yards per carry, the second-best single-game mark in program history.
* Scored a 63-yard touchdown on Boise State’s first offensive snap of the day and later added scores of 75 and 6 yards.
* Forced five missed tackles and tallied 168 yards after contact.
* Needed just 90 carries to reach 1,000 yards this season and became the eighth player in the FBS since 1996 to reach that milestone in just five games.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TREY WHITE, SAN DIEGO STATE
Sophomore, Edge, San Diego, California/Eastlake HS
* Had five tackles, including four solo stops, in San Diego State’s come-from-behind 27-24 win over Hawai‘i.
* Totaled 4.0 tackles for loss for 27 yards, including 3.0 sacks for 26 yards against a Hawai‘i squad allowing just two sacks per game.
* Helped keep the Rainbow Warriors from scoring on each drive in which he recorded a sack.
* His four TFLs were a Snapdragon Stadium record, while his sack total tied a stadium-best.
* Had four TFLs and three sacks for a second straight contest.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RICKY WHITE III, UNLV
Senior, Wide Receiver, Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS/Michigan State
* White’s special teams efforts led to a pair of touchdowns in UNLV’s 44-41 overtime setback to Syracuse.
* With the score tied at 14 in the second quarter, White broke through on a Syracuse punt attempt, forcing the punter to abandon the effort and get tackled at the Orange’s 9-yard line. UNLV scored a TD two plays later.
* With UNLV trailing by a score in the third quarter, he blocked a punt that the Rebels recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.
* Became the first Rebel with two blocked punts in aa season since 2006.
* Also caught 10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown in the game.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DANNY O’NEIL, SAN DIEGO STATE
Freshman, Quarterback, Indianapolis, Indiana/Cathedral HS
* Led San Diego State to a come-from-behind 27-24 win over Hawai‘i, going 24-for-33 for 224 yards and a touchdown.
* Completed his first 10 passes of the contest and finished with a career-high 24 completions.
* Helped SDSU score on five of its 10 drives.
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