ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 7 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

QB – Sr. – Mililani, Hawaii – Mililani

• Led Oregon to a historic win over No. 2 Ohio State, completing 23-of-34 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns while adding 32 rushing yards and a touchdown
• Marked his second 300-yard passing game this season (25th career) and has multiple touchdown passes in all six games as a Duck
• Ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Ducks a 29-28 lead, his fourth game this season with both a rushing and a passing touchdown
• Last Oregon Offensive Player of the Week: Tez Johnson (Sept. 30, 2024)

Tyler Warren, Penn State

 TE – Sr. – Mechanicsville, Va. – Atlee

• Set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record with 224 receiving yards on 17 catches in the Nittany Lions’ 33-30 overtime victory against USC
• Joins Northwestern’s Jon Harvey (208 yards vs. Michigan, 1982) as the only Big Ten tight ends to ever go over 200 receiving yards in a game and his 17 receptions are tied with Harvey for fourth-most in a game by a Big Ten player
• Becomes the first FBS tight end to go over 200 receiving yards in a game since Utah’s Dalton Kincaid had 234 receiving yards against USC on Oct. 15, 2022
• Hauled in a 32-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, his 15th career receiving touchdown
• Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Drew Allar (Sept. 5, 2023)

Co-Defensive Players of the Week

Aaron Graves, Iowa

DL – Jr. – Dayton, Iowa – Southeast Valley

• Had two sacks and forced two fumbles in Iowa’s 40-16 victory over Washington, giving head coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th career victory
• Finished with five tackles (two solo, three assists) and had a pass breakup in the win
• Marked his second game this season with two or more sacks
• Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Jackson (Oct. 2, 2023)

Koi Perich, Minnesota

DB – Fr. – Esko, Minn. – Esko

• Recorded a pair of tackles and his team-leading third and fourth interceptions of the season in Minnesota’s 21-17 win at UCLA
• His first interception led directly to a Minnesota touchdown, which gave the Gophers a 14-10 lead in the third quarter, while his second interception came on the final play of the game – a UCLA Hail Mary attempt – and preserved the win for Minnesota
• His four picks are the most ever by a Gopher freshman, topping the three by Kyle Theret in 2007 and by Crawford Jordan in 1994
• Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Nubin (Oct. 23, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Luke Akers, Northwestern

K/P – Jr. – Nashville, Tenn. – Ravenwood

• Served as the placekicker, punter and kickoff specialist for the first time in his career in Northwestern’s 37-10 win at Maryland, going 3-for-3 on FGs and 4-for-4 on PATs, while also punting five times for an average of 49.2 yards per punt
• Converted his first career field goal attempt in the second quarter on a 43-yarder and punted five times for a total of 246 yards (with a long of 58 yards, while placing two inside the 20
• Pinned the Terrapins to the one-yard line on a 56-yard punt in the third quarter before recording a 58-yard punt downed at the Maryland 15-yard line in the fourth
• Last Northwestern Special Teams Players of the Week: Luke Akers (Aug. 29, 2022)

Freshman of the Week

Ryan Barker, Penn State

K – Landenberg, Pa. – Kennett

• Drilled four field goals, including a game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime, Penn State’s first overtime game-winning field goal since the Nittany Lions took down Wisconsin on a Sam Ficken walk-off in 2012
• Became the first Penn State kicker to connect on four field goals in a game since Tyler Davis in 2016
• He also went 3-for 3 on extra-point attempts to improve to 8-of-8 on the season
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kaytron Allen (Nov. 20, 2022)

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Offensive Player of the Week
Jose Contell, UCLA
Sr. – F – Valencia, Spain – Catholic University of Valencia – Major: International Development Studies

• Scored the game-winning goal in the No. 19 Bruins’ 2-1 win over then-No. 2 Ohio State
• Recorded the second of UCLA’s two goals in a 90-second span
• Garners his first Offensive Player of the Week award

Defensive Player of the Week 
Jansen Miller, Indiana
Sr. – D – Baldwin, Mo. – Parkway West – Major: Liberal Studies

• Tallied a pair of assists as Indiana went 2-0 on the week
• Helped hold Kentucky scoreless in the second half as Indiana rallied for a 3-2 win
• Earns his first Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Joey Maher (Oct. 17, 2023)

Goalkeeper of the Week 
Wyatt Nelson, UCLA
So. – Seattle, Wash. – Roosevelt – Major: Business Economics

• Recorded three saves in No. 19 UCLA’s 2-1 upset of then-No. 2 Ohio State
• Earns his first Goalkeeper of the Week award
• Last UCLA Goalkeeper of the Week Award: Sam Joseph (Sept. 3, 2024)

Freshman of the Week 
Charlie Heuer, Indiana
Fr. – M – Elmurst, Ill. – York Community – Major: Pre-Business

• Scored both goals in less than 30 minutes of action in Indiana’s 2-0 win over Penn State
• Scored his first collegiate goal in the 68th minute and added an insurance goal in the 76th
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award

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