DJ Lagway’s breakout afternoon in Arizona earned him a stack of national recognition this week, and Baylor had every reason to celebrate it.
The junior quarterback picked up the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week, then added a pair of quarterback honors from the Davey O’Brien Award and the Manning Award after his Week 5 showing against Arizona State.
Lagway was electric in Baylor’s 55-19 win, delivering the kind of line that turns heads across the sport. In his third start for the Bears, he completed 25 of 40 passes for 306 yards and a career-best four passing touchdowns.
He also ran for an 11-yard score, giving him his second career rushing touchdown. With that five-touchdown outing, Lagway became the 11th different Bear in program history to reach that mark in a single game.
The production didn’t stop there. It was the fourth time in Lagway’s career that he has thrown for more than 300 yards, and the second time this season.
He connected with 10 different receivers and spread his four touchdown passes to four separate scorers, helping Baylor pile up 564 yards of total offense. That was the Bears’ highest output in a game since Sept. 27, 2025, at Oklahoma State, when they finished with 612.
Baylor’s 55 points also stand as the most any Big 12 team has scored in a conference game so far in 2026.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is given to the top offensive player in Division I football who also reflects the traits associated with Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. The award also goes to a player who either played at and graduated from a Texas high school or is currently playing for a Texas-based Division I four-year university. For Lagway, this was his first weekly honor from the award in 2026.
The Davey O’Brien committee used its “Davey Double” format in Week 5, recognizing 16 quarterbacks instead of the usual “Great 8.” Lagway’s selection also placed him on the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List for the award, which is billed as the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback honor.
He was also one of eight Stars of the Week named by the Manning Award, which was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 and is the only quarterback award that includes bowl performances in its voting.
Baylor listed Lagway among a long group of 2026 honors across the program, with teammates and specialists collecting preseason recognition, weekly awards and watch-list spots throughout the year. Among the other notables: Michael Allen was a nominee for the AFCA Good Works Team, Jason Witten Man of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy, while William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist; Rhett Armstrong earned a Week 4 Lou Groza Award Star of the Week; Ryelan Morris was the Week 5 Big 12 Freshman of the Week; and Palmer Williams picked up Week 4 Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 and Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors, along with multiple preseason All-America and All-Big 12 mentions.
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