Darden Named C-USA Offensive POTW

DALLAS - Mean Green senior receiver Jaelon Darden was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Darden had another record-breaking performance this past week against UTEP in the win for North Texas. This is the second consecutive week that Darden has earned this honor (was Co-Offensive Player of the Week).

Darden further cemented himself as the Mean Green's all-time greatest receiver in the 45-43 win over UTEP on Friday night, hauling in team-highs in catches (8) receiving yards (173) and receiving touchdowns (4). Darden set a new program record for career receptions receptions with 230 and receiving yards with 2,782 just one week after taking over the program record in receiving touchdowns, which now stands at 38. He also moved into second place in program history in single-season receiving yards with 1,190 and career total touchdowns (rushing/receiving/returns) with 39, passing current North Texas running backs coach and athletics Hall of Famer Patrick Cobbs. Darden leads the FBS in receiving touchdowns with 19 and receiving touchdowns per game with 2.1 and his 19 touchdowns have tied him for the second most in a single season by an FBS player in the last 5 seasons (Corey Davis – 2016, Western Michigan and Carlos Henderson – 2016, Louisiana Tech). Darden scored touchdowns of 75, 50, 32 and two yards in the win over the Miners.

Darden, a sure-fire All-America candidate, has 74 catches for 1,190 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns in nine games for the Mean Green. On Sunday, the Houston native announced he was forgoing his remaining eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.

2020 WINNERS:
Offensive Player of the Week – Sept. 7 – Grant Wells, QB, Marshall; Sept. 14 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Sept. 21 – Frank Harris, QB, UTSA; Sept. 28 – Luke Anthony, QB, Louisiana Tech; Oct. 5 – Tyrrell Pigrome, QB, WKU; Oct. 12 – Aaron McAllister, RB, Charlotte; Oct. 19 – Jason Bean, QB, North Texas; Oct. 26 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Nov. 2 – Aaron Allen, QB, Louisiana Tech; Nov. 9 – Grant Wells, QB, Marshall; Nov. 16 - Grant Wells, QB, Marshall; Nov. 23 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Dec. 1 – Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA; Dec. 7 – Isreal Tucker, RB, Louisiana Tech and Jaelon Darden, WR, North Texas; Dec. 14 - Jaelon Darden, WR, North Texas.

Defensive Player of the Week – Sept. 7 – KD Davis, LB, North Texas; Sept. 14 – Tyler Murray, LB, Charlotte; Sept. 21 – Tavante Beckett, LB, Marshall; Sept. 28 - Jamal Ligon, LB, UTSA; Oct. 5 – Leighton McCarthy, OLB, Florida Atlantic; Oct. 12 – Tavante Beckett, LB, Marshall; Oct. 19 – Eli Neal, LB, Marshall; Oct. 26 – Trey Baldwin, LB, Louisiana Tech and Antonio Parks, S, UTSA; Nov. 2 – Bee Jay Williamson, CB, Louisiana Tech; Nov. 9 – DeAngelo Malone, DE, WKU; Nov. 16 – Rashad Wisdom, S, UTSA; Nov. 23 – Dion Novil, DE, North Texas; Dec. 1 – Trevor Harmanson, LB, UTSA; Dec. 7 – Blaze Alldredge, LB, Rice; Dec. 14 – Jordan Smith, DE, UAB.

Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 7 – Matt Quinn, K, UAB; Sept. 14 – Hunter Duplessis, K, UTSA; Sept. 21 - Jacob Barnes, K, Louisiana Tech; Sept. 28 - Lexington Joseph, KR, FIU; Oct. 5 – Brayden Narveson, K, WKU; Oct. 12 – Duron Lowe, KR, UTEP; Oct. 19 – Nikia Eason, Jr., OLB, UAB; Oct. 26 – Jalen Jackson, CB, Middle Tennessee; Nov. 2 – Jacob Barnes, K, Louisiana Tech; Nov. 9 – Matt Hayball, P, Florida Atlantic; Nov. 16 – Robert LeFevre, P, Marshall. Nov. 23 – John Haggerty, P, WKU; Dec. 1 – Lucas Dean, P, UTSA; Dec. 7 – Brayden Narveson, K, WKU; Dec. 14 – Camron Harrell, KR, Southern Miss.

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