Offensive Player of August and September
5. Tory Horton, Colorado State (18 points)
The Rams have gotten off to a very rough start in 2022, but don’t try pinning that on Horton. He emerged as Clay Millen’s number one target and has already racked up 23 catches for 427 yards and five receiving touchdowns, all of which either lead the Mountain West or tie for the lead. His seven receptions of 20 or more yards also leads the conference, so the green and gold faithful have at least one thing they can hang their hat on.
4. Jordan Mims, Fresno State (19 points)
So far in 2022, Mims has made replacing Ronnie Rivers look fairly easy. He currently ranks third in the Mountain West with an average of 120.3 all-purpose yards per game, which includes back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances against Oregon State and USC, and has tallied five total touchdowns in three contests to date.
3. Aidan Robbins, UNLV (29 points)
The imposing Louisville transfer has been exactly what the Rebels hoped for in replacing Charles Williams. He currently leads the Mountain West with eight total touchdowns, but his biggest contribution has been as a bruising runner who’s difficult to take down: Robbins also leads the conference with 20.25 carries per game so far, and he’s posted 427 yards on the ground to date.
2. Doug Brumfield, UNLV (40 points)
You have to think that, at this point, Brumfield is glad he didn’t enter the transfer portal after all. He hasn’t made anyone regret his winning the starting quarterback job through four games, completeing 69.1% of his 116 attempts for 990 yards and eight touchdowns with a miniscule interception rate of 0.8%. He’s also gotten it done with his legs when the occasion calls for it, most notably with a 100-yard rushing performance against North Texas in Week 3, as he’s accounted for four rushing touchdowns in the Mountain West’s highest-scoring offense to date.
1. Brad Roberts, Air Force (44 points)
The Mountain West’s defending rushing champion has picked up where he left off at the end of 2021, plowing through defensive lines to once again pace the field after four weeks. Though his overall workload has declined slightly to 17 carries per game, Roberts has averaged 6.84 yards per carry and scored seven touchdowns, the latter of which is tied with Robbins for first in the conference.
Brad Roberts was Air Force's leading rusher last year with 1356 yards, 13 TD, 4.5YPC.
Roberts already broke off a 71-yard run last week. pic.twitter.com/EYKORfxNGj
— Jake Schwanitz (@JakeDNVR) September 9, 2022
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