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University of Utah running back T.J. Pledger announced on social media Thursday afternoon that he intends to enter the 2022 NFL Draft after playing in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day against Ohio State. A fourth-year junior who transferred to Utah after three seasons at Oklahoma, Pledger has played in all 13 games for the Pac-12-champion Utes, sitting at 671 yards and six touchdowns on just 97 carries. Pledger has four 100-yard games on the season, including a 25-carry, 119-yard, two-touchdown performance in a Nov. 13 win at Arizona when Utah's leading rusher, Tavion Thomas, was unavailable. - Salt Lake Tribune

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RB TJ Pledger, Utah
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12/09/21 - Devin Lloyd, Sr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 237 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

LOTT IMPACT TROPHY FINALIST: DEVIN LLOYD - LB, UTAH (10-3) SR.,...6-3, 232, 4.75, Chula Vista, CA. Mid-season All-American; Butkus, Bednarik and Walter Camp semi-finalist; Has 22 tackles for losses, 2nd in the country (42 career tackles for losses); 109 total tackles (leads Pac-12), 3 sacks, 3 interceptions; Returning Butkus award finalist; 3x All-Pac 12, 1st team in 2020 and 2021; 2020 Sporting News All-AA; Two-time Lott POW and three-time Pac-12 Player of the Week. "I see exactly what the NFL looks for in linebackers. He-s got the size, the speed, the explosion, the athleticism, the intelligence — everything you see in those elite linebackers in the NFL, Devin possesses them. He plays within the structure and framework of the defense. But we utilize him in a lot of different ways. You saw us bring him off the edge quite a bit so far this season. He-s got great size. He runs like a deer. He-s instinctive, he-s got a long wingspan and you see him tip balls quite often, particularly in pass rush. He-s a playmaker. He-s a guy that when there-s a play to be made, he almost always makes it. He-s an absolute football junkie and student of the game. He watches as much film during the course of a week as anybody we-ve ever had here." - Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham - Lott Impact Trophy

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ILB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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12/07/21 - Devin Lloyd, Sr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 237 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

2021 PAC-12 PAT TILLMAN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Devin Lloyd, Utah,...Lloyd, a two-time Butkus Award Finalist, leads the Utes with a career-high 106 tackles during the regular season including 22.0 tackles for loss, which was second most in the country...The junior becomes the first Utah player to win this award and just the third Ute to win a Pac-12 annual award after Zack Moss won 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and Ty Jordan won 2020 Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year...Named MVP of the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, leading the Utes to their first ever Pac-12 championship...Had seven tackles and an interception he returned 34 yards for a touchdown to give the Utes a 14-0 lead in the first quarter...It was Lloyd's second Pick 6 of the season and third of his career. - Pac-12 Football

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ILB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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12/07/21 - Junior Tafuna, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-4, 308 (DS#46 DT) + More +

2021 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Junior Tafuna, Utah,...Tafuna emerged as a force at defensive tackle, starting the final 10 games of the season...First Utah player to win this award...Registered 4.5 sacks this season, second most among Pac-12 freshmen...Named Pac-12 Defensive Line Player of the Week after Utah's win over Oregon in Salt Lake City...Had career-high nine tackles at Arizona, the most by a Utes defensive lineman since 2018. - Pac-12 Football

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DT Junior Tafuna, Utah
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12/03/21 - Devin Lloyd, Sr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 237 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

Devin Lloyd returned an interception for a touchdown, Cam Rising threw for another score and No. 14 Utah clinched the first Rose Bowl berth in school history with a 38-10 victory over No. 10 Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night. This game was a near carbon copy of the one in Salt Lake City two weeks ago when the Utes (10-3, No. 17 CFP) jumped out early and won 38-7. While that game all but ended the playoff hopes for Oregon (10-3, No. 10), the rematch delivered coach Kyle Whittingham and the Utes the Rose Bowl prize they had been seeking since joining the Pac-12 in 2011. It capped an emotional last 12 months for the Utes program that has dealt with the deaths of two players. Utah had lost its first two trips to the conference title game, including two years ago to Oregon, but left little doubt this time.

Rising engineered a TD drive on the opening possession after converting a sneak on fourth down near midfield. Tavon Thomas capped it with a 2-yard run. Lloyd then returned an interception 34 yards for a score later in the first quarter and Utah put the game away by scoring twice in the final 27 seconds of the first half. Rising hit Dalton Kincaid on an 11-yard pass with 27 seconds left. Then Malone Mataele intercepted an ill-advised pass from Anthony Brown to set up Jadon Redding's 50-yard field goal on the final play of the half to make it 23-0. Thomas and T.J. Pledger added TD runs in the second half for the Utes to the delight of the huge contingent of Utah fans among the 56.511 in attendance for the first title game in Las Vegas. - Utah/AP College Football

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ILB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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11/26/21 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

Losing a couple of early season games was far from the most difficult thing Utah had to overcome to get back to the Pac-12 title game. "We've taken probably the hardest thing that can happen and we've turned it into something beautiful," receiver Britain Covey said after Senior Day victory against Colorado on Friday. Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes, Tavion Thomas ran for 142 yards and a score, and No. 16 Utah beat the Buffaloes 28-13. Within the last year, the Utes lost star running back Ty Jordan and defensive back Aaron Lowe to tragic shooting deaths. Utah honored them with a TJ-AL logo on their helmets. "There's always been a reverence whenever we've talked about them, but we're getting to the point now where we just celebrate them and honor what they represent. It's more than two guys now, it's the entire team, the whole university," Covey said.

Utah Coach Kyle Whittingham said his team "didn't have the look in our eyes that we had last week" and his players admitted it was difficult to focus since they already clinched the Pac-12 South. But they didn't want to let their fallen teammates down. The Utes feel they are a team of destiny. "I know they are out there with us," said linebacker Devin Lloyd, who had nine tackles and a sack in what could be his last home game before declaring for the NFL draft. "They are the reason why we have been as successful as we have been." Utah rallied from a 1-2 start to win eight of their last nine games on their way to their third Pac-12 championship appearance in four seasons. The Utes (9-3, 8-1 Pac-12) rushed for 265 yards and held Colorado (4-8, 3-6 Pac-12) to 148 yards of total offense. "In this day and age, that is not easy to do. Great job by our defense...they were active, they flew around," Whittingham said. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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11/25/21 - Logan Kendall, rSr/2023, Utah, 6-3, 249 (DS#16 FB) + More +

2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): FB Logan Kendall, Idaho,...Kendall was a Unanimous first-team selection at fullback. Kendall was a key component in the Vandal running attack that totaled over 2000 yards this fall. He also scored two touchdowns and averaged nearly eight yards a carry in to 2021. This is the second time in 2021 Kendall has earned First-Team All-Big Sky Honors. He was named to the first team in the 2021 spring season. - Idaho Football

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FB Logan Kendall, Utah
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11/21/21 - Tavion Thomas, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-0, 237 (DS#25 RB) + More +

Utah ended Oregon's College Football Playoff hopes in dominant fashion. The Ducks' 38-7 loss Saturday night also ended any chance the Pac-12 champion will claim one of the bids in the four-team playoff. Neither Oregon nor Utah will finish high enough in the College Football Playoff rankings to earn a bid. It means that the Pac-12 will not send its champion to the playoff for a fourth consecutive season. 'It hurts because there were a lot of expectations,' Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown said. "The potential was there, and we didn't maximize. We didn't grab the opportunity that was right in front of us." The No. 4 Ducks never really had a chance against the Utes after no. 24 Utah scored 14 points in the final 27 seconds before halftime to take a four-touchdown lead.

Britain Covey returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half. "It really was a tough situation for them coming out and being down 28-0," Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. "That was really the biggest portion of the game and the thing that really give us a ton of momentum." Tavion Thomas ran for 94 yards and three touchdowns to help the Utes (8-3, 7-1 Pac-12, No. 23 CFP) wrap up a share of the Pac-12 South title and a spot in the conference championship game. Utah has won four in a row. Thomas has run for a Utah-record 17 touchdowns this season. The previous mark was 15, shared by Zack Moss and John White IV. Cameron Rising threw for 178 yards. His top target, Brant Kuithe, piled up 118 yards on five catches for just the second 100-yard game of his career. Covey had 191 all-purpose yards. Utah converted 11 of 14 third downs and finished with 386 total yards. - Utah/AP College Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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11/21/21 - Britain Covey, rSr/2022, Utah, 5-08, 169 (DS#34 WR) + More +

Britain Covey returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, giving Utah 14 points in 27 seconds and a 28-0 lead, and the No. 24 Utes ended No. 4 Oregon's College Football Playoff hopes with a 38-7 victory Saturday night. Tavion Thomas ran for 94 yards and three touchdowns to help the Utes (8-3, 7-1 Pac-12) wrap up a share of the Pac-12 South title and a spot in the conference championship game. Utah has won four in a row. Thomas has run for a Utah-record 17 touchdowns this season. The previous mark was 15, shared by Zack Moss and John White IV. Cameron Rising threw for 178 yards. His top target, Brant Kuithe, piled up 118 yards on five catches for just the second 100-yard game of his career. Covey had 191 all-purpose yards. Anthony Brown threw for 231 yards and a touchdown for Oregon (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12, No. 3 CFP). Oregon rushed for 63 yards and had 294 yards of offense. - Oregon/AP College Football

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WR Britain Covey, Utah
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11/13/21 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

Cameron Rising's long hair was still dripping wet at the postgame press conference, 30 minutes after the final whistle, giving an indication of a bruising, physical afternoon in the desert. His Utah Utes had earned a victory. It was far more difficult than expected. "It's not about how pretty it looks," Rising said. "It's not about having glitz and glamour, it's about getting the job done and that's what we did here today." Rising threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns, T.J. Pledger ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and Utah maintained its lead in the Pac-12 South by beating Arizona 38-29 on Saturday.

It was a hard-earned win for the Utes (7-3, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 24 CFP). Arizona led for part of the first half and kept the game tight all afternoon. Rising's perfectly placed 17-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid in the back corner of the end zone late in the third quarter gave the Utes a 31-20 lead and some semblance of control in the back-and-forth game. It didn't last long. Arizona (1-9, 1-6) responded with a field goal to cut the advantage to 31-23 and then the Wildcats scored again when Nazar Bombata blocked a Utah punt and Rhedi Short recovered before scoring a 3-yard touchdown to pull within 31-29 with about 10:30 left. The Wildcats' two-point conversion to tie was unsuccessful. Utah finally closed the game with a methodical 15-play, 75-yard drive that lasted more than eight minutes. It was capped by Pledger's 2-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left. "We knew it was going to be a physical, 60-minute fight," Pledger said. "That's exactly what we got." Utah's offense was the difference-maker once again. The Utes have scored at least 34 points in five straight games. They took a 21-17 halftime lead after Rising hit Brant Kuithe for a 2-yard touchdown with two seconds remaining. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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11/12/21 - Devin Lloyd, Sr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 237 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

NOV 8 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Devin Lloyd, Jr., LB, Utah (Chula Vista, CA),...Third time that Lloyd as earned this honor this season, winning after both Week One and Week Seven. Only Pac-12 player to take home the award multiple times this season and the first to win it three times in the same season since Arizona's Scooby Wright did it three times in 2014...Had a career-high five TFLs (19 yards) and one sack among his game-high nine total stops in the win over Stanford (Nov. 5). In addition, Lloyd added his second career pick-six and third interception of the season, plus a breakup. Two tackles came on third down, as did Lloyd's pick-six with Stanford backed up inside its own 10-yard line. Also nominated: Kyon Barrs, DL, Arizona; Carson Wells, OLB, Colorado; Daniel Scott, Safety, California; Kyle Soelle, LB, Arizona State; Noah Sewell, ILB, Oregon. - Pac-12 Football

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ILB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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11/12/21 - Braeden Daniels, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-4, 307 (DS#6 OG) + More +

NOV 8 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Braeden Daniels, Soph., RG, Utah (Carrollton, TX),...Third time in the last four weeks that a Utah player has won this award with Nick Ford taking it home after Week Seven and Week Nine...Part of a group that protected for a Utah team that produced 581 total yards of offense in the win vs. Stanford (Nov. 5). It included 441 rushing yards for the Utes, the fourth-most in program history and tops since 1991...Created holes that set up running backs Tavion Thomas (20 carries-178 yds), Micah Bernard (12-110) and TJ Pledger (4-107) to become the first Utah trio to all rush for 100 yards in a game. Among others, Daniels had a beautiful pancake block in the second quarter that left Thomas a hole for an 11-yard touchdown, his fourth TD of the night. Also nominated: Dohnovan West, C, Arizona State; Kary Kutsch, OG, Colorado; Ryan Walk, C/LG, Oregon; Josh McCauley, C/LT, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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OG Braeden Daniels, Utah
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11/11/21 - Tavion Thomas, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-0, 237 (DS#25 RB) + More +

NOV 1 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tavion Thomas, Soph., RB, Utah (Dayton, OH),...First time winning this award but the third time in the last 4 weeks that a Utah player has won it. QB Cameron Rising won it in back-to-back in Week Six and Week Seven. First Utah running back to capture this honor since Joe Williams in October 2016....Paced the Utah ground game vs. UCLA (Oct. 30) with a season-high 24 carries for a career-best 160 yards, and a school-record-tying four touchdowns. Thomas averaged 6.7 yards per carry, and his four scores (10 yds, 8, 10, 24) were the most on the ground in the Pac-12 this weekend...It was the first four-TD game by a Utah rusher since 2016, eighth in program history and just the third in the Pac-12 since 2019. Also nominated: Chase Garbers, QB, California; Calvin Jackson, Jr., WR, Washington State; Anthony Brown, QB, Oregon; Trevon Bradford, WR, Oregon State; Tayvian Cunningham, WR, Arizona; Keaontay Ingram, RB, USC; Brenden Rice, WR, Colorado. - Pac-12 Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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11/11/21 - Nick Ford, rSr/2022, Utah, 6-5, 310 (DS#11 C) + More +

NOV 1 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Nick Ford, Jr., LG, Utah (San Pedro, CA),...Second time in the last three weeks that Ford has earned this award. He also won it in the final week of the 2020 season...Moved over to left guard from center as a result of some injury-related shuffling on the Utah offensive line. Didn't miss a beat, as the veteran Ford helped protect for a Utah offense that generated a season-high 469 yards of total offense and scored on all five of its red zone trips...It included a career-best 160 rushing yards for running back Tavion Thomas, who tied a Utah record with four touchdowns on the ground. Also nominated: Matthew Cindric, C, California; Liam Ryan, OT, Washington State; T.J. Bass, LT, Oregon; Luke Wattenberg, C, Washington; Josh McCauley, C, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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C Nick Ford, Utah
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11/10/21 - Devin Lloyd, Sr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 237 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

OCT 18 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Devin Lloyd, Jr., LB, Utah (Chula Vista, CA),...Second time he has won this award this season, also winning it following Week One...Had a game-high eight tackles, including four TFL (24 yards) and a career-high three sacks (19 yards) in an incredible comeback win over No. 18 Arizona State...Also contributed a pass breakup...His four TFL tied a career-best, the most by a Ute this season and tied for the most by a Pac-12 player this year. Lloyd has totaled 10.5 TFL in Utah's last four games...His first sack, coming in the second quarter, was a third-down stop...He added a five-yard TFL on ASU's final drive, then cemented the victory with back-to-back sacks of four yards and 14 yards on the final two plays of the night. Also nominated: Carson Wells, OLB, Colorado; Noah Sewell, ILB, Oregon; Quentin Lake, DB, UCLA; Darien Butler, LB, Arizona State; Ron Stone, Jr., Edge, Washington State. - Pac-12 Football

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ILB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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