by Commish: Ashton Jeanty – RB, Boise State
The Broncos punched their ticket to another Mountain West title game with a pivotal win over Air Force on Saturday. Jeanty continued to shine in the backfield, racking up 107 yards and a score on the ground while also catching five passes for 118 yards and another touchdown.
Dom: Jordan McCloud – QB, James Madison
The Dukes capped off the regular season on a high note with a 56-14 shellacking over Coastal Carolina. McCloud led the charge, throwing for 324 yards and tallying six total touchdowns as JMU finished the year 11-1 and rightfully earned a bowl bid.
Clay: Ty Wise – LB, Miami (OH)
Talk about a defensive battle in Miami (Ohio) and Ball State. One big highlight is M-OH linebacker Ty Wise. He was flying all over the field and on the ball carrier left and right with 19 total tackles (9 solo), along with a TFL to his credit. The junior LB made himself known and was a big part in leading M-OH to a two-point victory in a battle of the defenses.
Snade: Levi Williams – QB, Utah State
The Aggies won an empathic 44-41 thriller in overtime to clinch a bowl birth on a crazy walk off touchdown by its quarterback. Williams was a stat machine in the game, throwing for 198 and two touchdowns, but doing most of the damage on the ground with 153 yards and three more touchdowns.
KKarp: Kairee Robinson – RB, San Jose State
The Spartans pulled off an impressive 37-31 upset win in Vegas over UNLV on Saturday evening and Robinson ran wild. The star tailback put up 165 yards and two touchdowns on the ground while averaging 10.3 YPC.
Honorable Mentions:
- Peny Boone – RB, Toledo
- Preston Stone – QB, SMU
- Ayo Adeyi – RB, North Texas
- Diego Pavia – QB, NMSU
- Kaedin Robinson – WR, App State
- Camryn Edwards – RB, UConn
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