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UCLA’s Josh Rosen named Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week

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UCLA freshman Josh Rosen (3) debuted with 351 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-16 win over Virginia on Saturday. Cue the hype. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

UCLA freshman Josh Rosen (center) debuted with 351 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-16 win over Virginia on Saturday. Cue the hype. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

Josh Rosen put in the best offensive performance in college football this week.

That’s according to the Walter Camp Football Foundation, which gave UCLA’s freshman quarterback its top weekly honor on Sunday. Rosen threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns yesterday in a 34-16 win over Virginia, completing 28 of 35 passes and barely missing out on a 75-yard score on his first snap.

He still put in plenty of highlight moments, including a beautiful touchdown to Thomas Duarte.

Rosen is the first Bruin to be named the Walter Camp’s Offensive Player of the Week since Drew Olson in November 2005, and the seventh on either side of the ball since 2004.

Myles Jack, Paul Perkins represent UCLA on Walter Camp watch list

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UCLA tailback Paul Perkins ran for 1,575 yards to lead the Pac-12 in 2014. He is watch-listed for the Walter Camp, Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

UCLA tailback Paul Perkins ran for 1,575 yards to lead the Pac-12 in 2014. The redshirt junior is watch-listed for the Walter Camp, Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

Both Myles Jack and Paul Perkins made the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

Representing UCLA among 48 other names, the linebacker and running back head into their junior season as arguably the biggest names on the Bruins’ offense and defense. The former is a versatile defender capable of matching up against wide receivers, while the latter was UCLA’s first conference-leading rusher in nearly 15 years.

Perkins is also on watch lists for the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards, while Jack is in the running for the Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Paul Hornung Award.

The Walter Camp watch list also included several other Pac-12 players: Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon and linebacker Scooby Wright III; Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan and linebacker Blake Martinez; USC linebacker Su’a Cravens and quarterback Cody Kessler; Cal quarterback Jared Goff; Oregon running back Royce Freeman; Utah running back Devontae Booker.

UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks named Walter Camp All-American

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Two days after winning the Butkus Award, UCLA’s Eric Kendricks has also become an All-American.

The senior linebacker made the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s second team on Thursday. Despite already winning the preeminent honor at his position, he fell behind three others that made the first team — two of whom he has seen on the opposite sideline: Washington’s Hau’oli Kikaha, Arizona’s Scooby Wright, and TCU’s Paul Dawson.

The Walter Camp team is one of five used to determine consensus and unanimous All-American status, although those do require a first-team mention. The other teams are selected by the AFCA, FWAA, Associated Press and Sporting News.

Anthony Barr was a consensus All-American last season, missing out only on the FWAA first team. UCLA’s last unanimous All-American was Maurice Jones-Drew, who earned his nod as an all-purpose player/kick returner.