SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 10, 2022) - Washington State running back Jaylen Jenkins was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
Jenkins had a breakout game this past Saturday at No. 6 USC, setting season-highs with 13 carries for 130 yards and caught two passes for 54 yards including a 45-yard grab. The freshman from Allen, Texas recorded a season-high 184 all-purpose yards, averaged 10.0 yards-per-carry and had four runs of 10+ yards against the Trojans. Jenkins' first career 100-yard rushing game was the first by a WSU redshirt-freshman since 2016 (126, James Williams, Idaho) and first by a WSU true freshman since 2005 (105, DeMaundray Woolridge, vs. Grambling State in Seattle).
Jenkins enters the week averaging 6.9 yards-per-carry, tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with four runs of 20+yards and tied for ninth with ten carries of 10+yards. Jenkins is the first Cougar running back to earn conference player of the week honors since Jerome Harrison was named Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week in 2004.
WSU had two players earn Pac-12 weekly honors following the win at No. 19 Wisconsin; kick returner Renard Bell earned special teams honors and left tackle Jarrett Kingston picked up offensive lineman of the week. Linebacker Daiyan Henley was named Defensive Player of the Week following the win over Colorado State.
Jenkins had a breakout game this past Saturday at No. 6 USC, setting season-highs with 13 carries for 130 yards and caught two passes for 54 yards including a 45-yard grab. The freshman from Allen, Texas recorded a season-high 184 all-purpose yards, averaged 10.0 yards-per-carry and had four runs of 10+ yards against the Trojans. Jenkins' first career 100-yard rushing game was the first by a WSU redshirt-freshman since 2016 (126, James Williams, Idaho) and first by a WSU true freshman since 2005 (105, DeMaundray Woolridge, vs. Grambling State in Seattle).
Jenkins enters the week averaging 6.9 yards-per-carry, tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with four runs of 20+yards and tied for ninth with ten carries of 10+yards. Jenkins is the first Cougar running back to earn conference player of the week honors since Jerome Harrison was named Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week in 2004.
WSU had two players earn Pac-12 weekly honors following the win at No. 19 Wisconsin; kick returner Renard Bell earned special teams honors and left tackle Jarrett Kingston picked up offensive lineman of the week. Linebacker Daiyan Henley was named Defensive Player of the Week following the win over Colorado State.