MW Players of the Week: Eget Carves Up Lobo Secondary
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., – The Old Trapper Mountain West Football Players of the Week have been announced for Week 6. San José State quarterback Walker Eget has been tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while fellow Spartan and senior cornerback Jalen Bainer was named MW Defensive Player of the Week.
UNLV wide receiver Kayden McGee MW Special Teams Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors.
The MW awards are the first for all three players.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WALKER EGET, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Senior, Quarterback, Santa Clarita, California/West Ranch HS
• Completed 26 of his 30 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns to lead San José State past New Mexico, 35-28.
• Completed his first 13 passes of the game and had another 10-pass completion streak in the contest.
• His 86.7 completion percent for the contest is tied for the FBS lead this season among quarterbacks with at least 30 attempts.
• His 70-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter was the longest pass of Eget’s career.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JALEN BAINER, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Senior, Linebacker, San Marcos, California/San Marcos HS
• Logged a career-high nine tackles, including his first career sack, and two interceptions in SJSU’s 35-28 win over New Mexico.
• Eight of his tackles were solo stops.
• Both interceptions came in the second half, as he ended Lobo drives in the third and fourth quarters.
• Became the first Spartan with multiple interceptions in a game since 2019.
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
KAYDEN MCGEE, UNLV
Redshirt Freshman, Wide Receiver, Muskogee, Oklahoma/Muskogee HS
• Blocked a punt and returned a different blocked punt for a touchdown in UNLV’s 31-17 win at Wyoming.
• In the first quarter, he scooped up a blocked punt and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown to help the Rebels to a 14-3 lead.
• In the second quarter, he blocked a punt that was recovered by UNLV and returned 13 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-3.
• Also helped pin Wyoming deep on two UNLV punts, downing one at the Wyoming 2-yard line and preventing another from entering the end zone by tipping it back into the field of play, where it was downed at the Wyoming 7-yard line.
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