Matthias Dunn was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week following BYU's 27-20 victory over Arizona State on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The senior kicker from Heber City, Utah, accounted for nine of the Cougars' points during the win.
Dunn, a 6-foot, 205-pound senior, was perfect during the game, converting field goals of 27 and 45 yards alongside three extra points. His 45-yard field goal in the fourth quarter provided BYU with a 20-17 lead that held through the end of the game. He has now connected on 33 consecutive kicks, including extra points and field goals, which marks the fourth-longest streak during the Kalani Sitake era at BYU. Additionally, Dunn has recorded three field goals of 45 yards or longer, ranking third most in the Big 12 this season.
Through eight games of the 2026 season, Dunn leads BYU in scoring with 52 total points. He has been 31-for-31 on extra points and has successfully converted seven of eight field goal attempts. His statistics place him among the top four in the Big 12 for field goal percentage (.875), extra-point percentage (1.000), and kickoff average (64.6). Through eight games, seven BYU football players have earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors, while the BYU offensive and defensive lines have also earned weekly awards from the conference.
In other BYU sports news, men's golfer Kihei Akina finished 15th at the PGA Tour's VidantaWorld Mexico Open at the Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course. After making the cut on Friday, the sophomore finished with a total of 16 under par. Former Cougar Patrick Fishburn tied for 54th at 7 under par after recording rounds of 73 and 67.
In men's basketball, junior Robert Wright III was named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List. The 6-foot-1 point guard from Wilmington, Del., is the top returning scorer for a BYU team that went 23-12 in 2025-26. Wright III averaged 18.1 points per game last season and recorded 632 points, tying the 20th most points scored in a single season in program history.
