NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – BJ Ojulari of Louisiana State University has been named the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week for the tenth week of the 2022 college football season.
The junior defensive end made a sack, among 11 tackles, with 1.5 for a loss to go with two QB hurries in the Tigers 32-31 overtime win over Alabama on Saturday.
Ojulari wears number 18, which goes to the player that best represents the values of LSU. Additionally, he served in the NCAA Leadership Symposium last summer and is a projected 1st round NFL pick.
The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of athletics and recognizes college football’s Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
The mission of The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation is to recognize and support both national and local charities that serve the youth of America with a focus on education and have a positive IMPACT® on the lives of young men and women.
Other nominees for the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week in Week 10:
JD BERTRAND, LB, Notre Dame, Jr. : Game high 12 tackles, 2 for a loss, including a sack in Notre Dame’s 35-14 win over then #4 Clemson.
JALEN CARTER, DT, Georgia, Jr. : Forced 2 fumbles and made a sack among 4 tackles, including 2 for a loss in 27-13 win over then #1 Tennessee
DERICK HALL, DL, Auburn, Sr. : Forced fumble, made two sacks, among 8 tackles, 3 for a loss with a QB hurry in 39-33 loss at Miss State
DAIYAN HENLEY, LB, Washington State, Sr. : Recovered two fumbles, had a QB hurry and made 5 tackles in 52-14 win over Stanford
Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy:
2004 – David Pollack, Georgia
2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal
2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU
2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College
2012 – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA
2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA
2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State
2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa
2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky
2019 – Derek Brown, Auburn
2020 – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
2021 – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan