SEPT 20 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Verone McKinley III, So., Safety, Oregon (Carrollton, TX),...Led the Oregon defense in a 48-7 win over Stony Brook, recording a pair of interceptions and three tackles (two solo)...Notched his second career mu lti-interception game and brought his season INT total to 3 through 3 games. 3 INT leads the Pac-12 and is tied for the most in FBS this season. Now has 8 career interceptions, 4 away from cracking the UO all-time top 10. Picked off passes in consecutive games for the second time in his career...Earned a solid 80.1 overall grade by Pro Football Focus, including a stellar 88.5 grade in pass coverage...Oregon's defense held its opponent to single-digit points for the first time since Nov. 16, 2019. The D ucks held Stony Brook scoreless in the second half while allowing just 80 total yards...2nd time McKinley has won this award with first time coming in October 2019. He's the first Duck to win the award since Jamal Hill won it after the 2020 Pac-12 Champ ionship Game...Also nominated: Drake Jackson, OLB, USC; Brendan Radley-Hiles, DB, Washington; Nate Landman, ILB, Colorado; Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah; Jimmy Wyrick, Safety, Stanford; Kyle Soelle, LB, Arizona State; Qwuantrezz Knight, DB, UCLA; Omar Speights, ILB, Oregon State. - Pac-12 Football
rJr/2022  FS Verone McKinley III, Oregon
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