UW's Molden Named Pac-12 Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus
Elijah Molden is done with college football, but it's not done with him yet.
On Wednesday, Pro Football Focus named the University of Washington defensive back as the Pac-12 Player of the Year, this after earlier selecting the departing senior as a second-team All-America pick.
While appearing in just four games, Molden showed enough of his savvy, aggressive football skills to win over this group.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound player from West Linn, Oregon, finished with 26 tackles, including one tackle for loss, an interception against Utah and a pair of pass deflections. He also went from starting nickelback to No. 1 free safety before the season was out.
For Molden, football recognition is nothing new — it's come to him nonstop since the end of the 2019 season.
On Tuesday, Molden was named first-team All-Pac-12 by the conference, which made him a repeat selection.
A year ago at this time, he was coming off a Las Vegas Bowl performance that made him the game's Most Valuable Player.
Molden, a finalist for the William F. Campbell trophy given to the college game's best athlete and student combined, is on the watch or final list for four other awards.
Before going through the NFL combine and draft, he'll appear in the Senior Bowl at the end of January.
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