Coming off its 23-12 win at New Mexico State on Saturday night, the Nevada football team had two players named Players of the Week by the Mountain West on Monday.
Nevada senior cornerback Isaiah Essissima was named MW Defensive Player of the Week. Wolf Pack senior placekicker Brandon Talton earned MW Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
It is the seventh career MW weekly honor for Talton and first for Essissima.
Essissima, a senior cornerback, had two interceptions in the win and two solo tackles.
The Wolf Pack defense had five takeaways (four interceptions, one fumble recovery) in the win — Nevada’s first five-takeaway game since Aug.