COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San José State senior running back Kairee Robinson has been tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while Air Force senior defensive back Trey Taylor has been named MW Defensive Player of the Week. San Diego State senior kicker/punter Jack Browning earned MW Special Teams Player of the Week honors and Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was selected as the MW Freshman of the Week.

The weekly honor is the fourth of Browning’s career and the second of Fowler-Nicolosi’s. It is the first in the careers of Robinson and Taylor.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KAIREE ROBINSON, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Senior, Running Back, Antioch, Calif. / De La Salle HS

  • Scored four total touchdowns to lead San José State to a 52-24 win at New Mexico.
  • Had 15 carries for 126 yards and three touchdowns and two catches for 63 yards and another score.
  • It was Robinson’s second 100-yard rushing game of the season.
  • Ran for three touchdowns for the first time in his career and scored four total touchdowns in a game for the first time in his career.
  • His 55-yard TD catch was the longest of his career.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TREY TAYLOR, AIR FORCE
Senior, Defensive Back, Frisco, Texas / Frisco Lone Star HS

  • Had a season-high 10 tackles, including seven solo stops, in Air Force’s 34-27 win over Wyoming.
  • Had one tackle for loss for 12 yards on what was Wyoming’s only third-quarter possession, which ended in a punt.
  • Blocked what would have been the go-ahead point-after with 6:14 remaining for the first blocked kick of his career.
  • Air Force scored the go-ahead touchdown on the following drive.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JACK BROWNING, SAN DIEGO STATE
Senior, Kicker/Punter, Lakeside, Calif. / West Hills HS / Grossmont College

  • Scored 11 points in San Diego State’s 41-34 win at Hawai‘i, converting field goals of 22 and 24 yards and five extra points.
  • Punted four times for 224 yards, a career-high average of 56.0 per punt, which is tops in the FBS this season for a player with at least four punts.
  • Had three punts over 50 yards and two over 60 yards, including a career-long 66-yarder.
  • Placed three punts inside the 20-yard line.
  • Kicked off eight times for an average of 64.9 yards and six touchbacks.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
BRAYDEN FOWLER-NICOLOSI, COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback, Aledo, Texas / Aledo HS

  • Went 32-for-54 for 359 yards and three touchdowns in Colorado State’s 31-30 win over Boise State.
  • Turned in his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season, the most by a freshman in school history.
  • Threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone, helping the Rams rally from a 20-point deficit in the final 4:01.
  • His 33-yard Hail Mary touchdown to tight end Dallin Holker as time expired tied the contest at 30 and capped the second-largest comeback in program history to give CSU its first-ever win over the Broncos.

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