Texas Tech QB named Tyler Rose National Player of Week
The quarterback threw five touchdown passes and rushed for 102 yards in a win over West Virginia
From SporTyler
TYLER, Texas - Texas Tech quarterback, Thomas Castellanos has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Castellanos threw for a career-high 362 yards and five passing touchdowns in a 53-48 win over West Virginia. Castellanos also rushed for 102 yards. With his performance Castellanos became the first Texas Tech player in school history to throw for 350 yards, pass for five touchdowns and rush for 100 yards in a game. He became the first quarterback from a Power Four conference to post that stat line since 2020.
Thomas Castellanos is a graduate of Ware County High School in Waycross, GA.
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New Orleans, LA (Isidore Newman School)
Senior
28/38 - 297 yards, 3 TD
W 34-20 @ #18 Missouri
DAVIAN JACKSON, RB, TEXAS STATE
New Iberia, LA (Westgate HS)
RS-Freshman
19 carries - 107 yards, 3 TD | 3 catches - 45 yards
W 42-21 @ Oregon State
DJ LAGWAY, QB, BAYLOR
Willis, TX (Willis HS)
Junior
16/28 - 229 yards, 2 TD | 13 carries - 119 yards, TD
W 42-31 vs. Iowa State
DREW MESTEMAKER, QB, OKLAHOMA STATE
Austin, TX (Vandegrift HS)
RS-Sophomore
22/28 - 313 yards, 4 TD, INT + 11 rushing yards, TD + 5-yard TD catch
W 66-28 @ Kansas State
**Passing, Rushing & Receiving TD**
JACKSON GUTIERREZ, QB, NAVY
San Antonio, TX (John Jay HS)
Junior
6/11 - 178 yards, TD, INT | 30 carries - 180 yards, 5 TD
W 42-35 vs. Temple
JAHIEM WHITE, RB, NORTH TEXAS
York, PA (William Penn HS)
Senior
21 carries - 139 yards, 3 TD | 4 catches - 31 yards
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KEELON RUSSELL, QB, ALABAMA
Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS)
Sophomore
17/24 - 206 yards, 3 TD + 25 rushing yards
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South Oak Cliff, TX (South Oak Cliff HS)
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Denton, TX (Denton Guyer HS)
4th Year
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W 20-17 vs. South Florida
RALEEK BROWN, RB, TEXAS
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5th Year
17 carries - 85 yards, TD | 6 catches - 48 yards, TD
W 34-20 @ #18 Missouri
SAMUEL “TOTE” HARRIS, RB, WYOMING
Cibolo, TX (Cibolo Steele HS)
Sophomore
17 carries - 128 yards, 2 TD + 10-yard reception
W 41-35 @ UNLV
TORRANCE BURGESS, JR., RB, TEXAS STATE
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28 carries – 196 yards, TD + 8-yard catch
W 42-21 @ Oregon State
YAMIR KNIGHT, WR, SMU
Smyrna DE (Smyrna HS)
Senior
6 catches – 103 yards, 3 TD
W 51-28 vs. Virginia Tech
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