Keyone Jenkins earned the Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week honors after UCF defeated BYU 39-31 in double overtime. The victory over No. 2 BYU was described as the highest-ranked win in UCF football history. Jenkins received the awards Tuesday after producing four touchdowns in the victory.
Jenkins previously earned Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Manning Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien Great 8 honors for his performance against BYU. The Great 8 recognition preceded his selection as the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week for Week 8. Jenkins is a true senior from Opa-Locka, Florida.
Jenkins delivers in double overtime
Jenkins passed for a season-high 293 yards against BYU and was responsible for four touchdowns. He threw three touchdown passes, added one rushing touchdown and finished with 35 rushing yards. The four touchdowns raised his career total to 70.
Jenkins completed three of five passes for two touchdowns in overtime and added a passing two-point conversion. He threw a one-play touchdown pass to Josh Derry in the first overtime, helping UCF tie BYU at 31-31. In the second overtime, Jenkins found Grayson Brousseau for a four-yard touchdown pass before connecting with Tyren Hornes on the two-point conversion attempt.
National honors cap productive season
Jenkins has 11 passing touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns for UCF this season. He has passed for 1,099 yards and rushed for 76 yards. His four-touchdown performance against BYU added to his season production.
Jenkins leads the Big 12 in completion percentage since Week 4 with a 70.3 percent rate since UCF began conference play. He completed 19 of 20 passes in UCF’s win over TCU. That performance contributed to his conference-leading completion percentage during the stated span.
UCF set to host Baylor
UCF is scheduled to host Baylor at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, for the 10th annual Space Game. The game will air on ESPN. The matchup is UCF’s next scheduled game following the win over BYU.
FSB Take
Jenkins’ awards recognize both the scale of UCF’s victory and his direct role in securing it. His overtime passing, rushing production and two-point conversion involvement made him central to the 39-31 result. UCF now enters its Baylor matchup with Jenkins carrying national recognition from the BYU performance.
Source: Original report