Weekly Honors…

University of Miami quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney collected three weekly honors apiece following the Hurricanes’ 52-23 win over Pitt this past Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami safety Bryce Fitzgerald was named a semifinalist for the 2026 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.

Mensah was named a Manning Award Star of the Week, earned a spot on the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 list and was selected as the ACC Quarterback of the Week.

Mensah completed 31 of 37 passes for 387 yards and four touchdowns without an interception against the Panthers. He connected on 83.8% of his attempts as Miami finished with 506 yards of total offense and improved to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in ACC play.

Through seven games, Mensah has completed 166 of 204 passes for 2,151 yards and 22 touchdowns with one interception. He owns an 81.4% completion rate and is averaging 10.5 yards per attempt.

Toney earned Walter Camp and Associated Press national player of the week honors, along with ACC Wide Receiver of the Week recognition.

Toney caught 16 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns against Pittsburgh, surpassing his previous mark of 13 receptions set against Pitt last season. The sophomore recorded his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season and matched his season high with three touchdown catches. Toney scored on receptions of 19, 53 and 11 yards and added 28 yards on two punt returns to finish with 222 all-purpose yards. He added 28 yards on two punt returns to finish with 222 all-purpose yards.

The sophomore has totaled 66 receptions for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns this season, averaging 136 receiving yards per game. He has added 50 rushing yards and 69 punt return yards for 1,071 all-purpose yards.

Miami sophomore safety Bryce Fitzgerald was named one of 15 semifinalists for the 2026 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award. The award recognizes the nation’s top defensive back based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character

Fitzgerald has recorded 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops, one sack, one interception and three pass breakups through seven games this season. Fitzgerald secured Miami’s 43-35 double-overtime victory over Florida State on Oct. 17 with an interception in the end zone on the game’s final play.

Fitzgerald posted a season-high seven tackles, including six solo stops, in Miami’s 41-13 road win over Clemson on Oct. 3. Fitzgerald followed his interception against Florida State with four tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in the Hurricanes’ 52-23 victory over Pittsburgh on Oct. 24.

Congratulations to Darian, Malachi and Bryce.

GO CANES!

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