Jordan Castell Goes National: Kentucky Safety Sweeps Walter Camp, Nagurski and Thorpe Honors

Jordan Castell's night in Norman just went national, three times over. On Tuesday the Kentucky safety was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, the FWAA's Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and the Thorpe Award's National Defensive Back of the Week, a day after the SEC made him its pick. The Senior Bowl added its weekly defensive nod, too.

Both picks in the 21-13 win at Oklahoma counted: he didn't bite on the fake field goal, then took the last one back 41 yards for his first college touchdown in the final 90 seconds. Add nine tackles and a pass breakup. He's UK's first defender to win the Walter Camp weekly award since Jacquez Jones in 2021, and joins Maxwell Hairston (2023) as the only Wildcats with Nagurski and Thorpe weekly honors.

Our Take: Four picks, tops in the SEC, and now a spot on the national award radar. Vanderbilt visits Kroger Field Saturday (5:30 PM MT, SEC Network) with the Cats 6-1.

Earlier: Castell named SEC Defensive Player of the Week

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Sources: Walter Camp Football Foundation, UK Athletics, KSR/On3, FWAA, Kentucky Football on X, BBT recap: Kentucky 21, Oklahoma 13