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Pac-12 Names Week 4 Football Players of the Week

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Pac-12 Names Week 4 Football Players of the Week
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The Pac-12 Conference announced its football weekly awards for Week 4 of the 2026 season, featuring representatives from four different schools. Two programs earned their first ever Pac-12 weekly awards during this period.

Key takeaways

  • Rayshon Luke of Fresno State earned the offensive award with 167 rushing yards and a 52-yard touchdown.
  • Brevin Hamblin became the first Utah State player to win a Pac-12 Football Player of the Week award.
  • Texas State's Dameon Crowe earned the special teams award following a 77-yard punt return touchdown.
  • Oregon State's Jesse Legree became the first player since before 2020 to win the freshman award in four straight weeks.

The Pac-12 Conference announced its football weekly awards for Week 4 of the 2026 season, with four awards distributed to representatives from four different schools. Two of the winning programs earned their first ever Pac-12 weekly awards according to the conference announcement.

Rayshon Luke, a fifth-year running back for Fresno State, earned the offensive award after rushing for a career-high 167 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries. His performance, which included a 52-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, helped secure a 38-24 victory over Rice. Luke averaged 15.2 yards per carry and accounted for 67 percent of Fresno State's 249 total rushing yards. His 177 yards from scrimmage tied him for the most rushing yards in a game by a Fresno State player in the Matt Entz era.

Utah State safety Brevin Hamblin received the defensive award following a season-high 12 tackles in a 21-10 win over Troy. This marked the first time a Utah State player has won a Pac-12 Football Player of the Week award. Hamblin also recorded his second career interception during the game, a 33-yard return in the fourth quarter that helped preserve an 11-point lead.

In the special teams category, Texas State's Dameon Crowe was named player of the week after recording a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown during a 63-10 win over Incarnate Word. Crowe, a first-year wide receiver/return specialist, finished with 98 total punt return yards. The 77-yard return was the longest punt return by a Pac-12 player so far this season.

Oregon State freshman Jesse Legree earned the freshman award after catching six passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-7 win against UTEP. Legree became the first player in conference history since the award's creation prior to the 2020 season to claim this honor in four consecutive weeks. He is the only player in the FBS this season with four games featuring 100 or more receiving yards.

The Pac-12 weekly awards for Week 4 included several other nominees. Other nominees for the offense and defense included Matt Wagner, AJ Newberry, Brad Jackson, and Grady Brosterhous, as well as Roman Tillmon, Tytus Khajavi, Gyriece Goodman, and Jackquintin Bal. Special teams nominees included Caleb Ojeda and Landon Rehrew.

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