Co-Offensive Player of the Week
RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (JR)
- Recorded 224 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in Penn State's victory over Nebraska
- Rushed 17 times for 158 yards and three touchdowns, giving him a school record 39 career rushing touchdowns
- Added six catches for 66 yards, giving him 46 receptions for the season and breaking the Penn State single-season record for receptions by a running back (previously held by Larry Johnson with 41 catches in 2002)
- Receives his sixth career Offensive Player of the Week award and fourth this season, tying him for second all-time in single-season offensive honors
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Saquon Barkley (Oct. 23, 2017)
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
WR - Anthony Mahoungou, Purdue (SR)
- Tied a career-high with seven receptions for a career-high 135 yards and two touchdowns in Purdue's victory at Iowa
- Opened the second half with five straight receptions from Elijah Sindelar on Purdue's first two possessions for 118 yards and two scores to give Purdue a 21-9 lead
- His 42-yard touchdown reception on Purdue's opening drive of the third quarter was the third-longest scoring play of the season for the Boilermakers
- Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Purdue Offensive Player of the Week: David Blough (Nov. 2, 2015)
Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Nate Hall, Northwestern (JR)
- Recorded 2.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery as Northwestern won its sixth consecutive game for the first time since 1996 in a shutout victory over Minnesota
- Finished the game with seven tackles, including a team-high five solo stops
- Anchored a Northwestern defense that recorded its first shutout since 2015
- Earns his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Paddy Fisher (Oct. 30, 2017)
Special Teams Player of the Week
CB - Nick Nelson, Wisconsin (JR)
- Scored the first punt return touchdown of his career on a 50-yard return to open the scoring in the first quarter of Wisconsin's victory over Michigan
- His touchdown marked the Badgers' first punt return TD since Kenzel Doe ran back an 82-yard return vs. Utah State on Sept. 15, 2012
- Added an 18-yard return in the fourth quarter to set up Wisconsin's final field goal, as well as two tackles and a team-high two pass breakups
- Receives his first career Special Teams Player of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Special Teams Player of the Week: Rafael Gaglianone (Sept. 5, 2016)
Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Morgan Ellison, Indiana (FR)
- Collected the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 149 yards on 15 attempts in the Hoosiers' win over Rutgers
- Added two touchdowns, marking his second career multi-touchdown game
- His career-long 45-yard rush in the third quarter set up his second touchdown of the game
- Claims his second career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Morgan Ellison (Oct. 30, 2017)
Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (FR)
- Carried the ball 19 times for 132 yards in Wisconsin's win over Michigan, marking his eighth game with at least 100 yards this season
- Now has 1,657 rushing yards this season, moving him past Herschel Walker for eighth on the NCAA's all-time freshman rushing list
- Ranks seventh on Wisconsin's overall single-season rushing list
- Claims his seventh career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying him for most in conference history alongside Ohio State's J.T. Barrett (2014)
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Jonathan Taylor (Nov. 11, 2017)
RB - Saquon Barkley, Penn State (JR)
- Recorded 224 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in Penn State's victory over Nebraska
- Rushed 17 times for 158 yards and three touchdowns, giving him a school record 39 career rushing touchdowns
- Added six catches for 66 yards, giving him 46 receptions for the season and breaking the Penn State single-season record for receptions by a running back (previously held by Larry Johnson with 41 catches in 2002)
- Receives his sixth career Offensive Player of the Week award and fourth this season, tying him for second all-time in single-season offensive honors
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Saquon Barkley (Oct. 23, 2017)
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
WR - Anthony Mahoungou, Purdue (SR)
- Tied a career-high with seven receptions for a career-high 135 yards and two touchdowns in Purdue's victory at Iowa
- Opened the second half with five straight receptions from Elijah Sindelar on Purdue's first two possessions for 118 yards and two scores to give Purdue a 21-9 lead
- His 42-yard touchdown reception on Purdue's opening drive of the third quarter was the third-longest scoring play of the season for the Boilermakers
- Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Last Purdue Offensive Player of the Week: David Blough (Nov. 2, 2015)
Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Nate Hall, Northwestern (JR)
- Recorded 2.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery as Northwestern won its sixth consecutive game for the first time since 1996 in a shutout victory over Minnesota
- Finished the game with seven tackles, including a team-high five solo stops
- Anchored a Northwestern defense that recorded its first shutout since 2015
- Earns his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Paddy Fisher (Oct. 30, 2017)
Special Teams Player of the Week
CB - Nick Nelson, Wisconsin (JR)
- Scored the first punt return touchdown of his career on a 50-yard return to open the scoring in the first quarter of Wisconsin's victory over Michigan
- His touchdown marked the Badgers' first punt return TD since Kenzel Doe ran back an 82-yard return vs. Utah State on Sept. 15, 2012
- Added an 18-yard return in the fourth quarter to set up Wisconsin's final field goal, as well as two tackles and a team-high two pass breakups
- Receives his first career Special Teams Player of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Special Teams Player of the Week: Rafael Gaglianone (Sept. 5, 2016)
Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Morgan Ellison, Indiana (FR)
- Collected the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 149 yards on 15 attempts in the Hoosiers' win over Rutgers
- Added two touchdowns, marking his second career multi-touchdown game
- His career-long 45-yard rush in the third quarter set up his second touchdown of the game
- Claims his second career Freshman of the Week award
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Morgan Ellison (Oct. 30, 2017)
Co-Freshman of the Week
RB - Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (FR)
- Carried the ball 19 times for 132 yards in Wisconsin's win over Michigan, marking his eighth game with at least 100 yards this season
- Now has 1,657 rushing yards this season, moving him past Herschel Walker for eighth on the NCAA's all-time freshman rushing list
- Ranks seventh on Wisconsin's overall single-season rushing list
- Claims his seventh career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying him for most in conference history alongside Ohio State's J.T. Barrett (2014)
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Jonathan Taylor (Nov. 11, 2017)
