Lucas Peltier
Football
9/9/2025 1:06:00 PM
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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV senior nickelback Aamaris Brown was named the Jim Thorpe Award National Defensive Back of the Week on Tuesday.
The former Kansas State and USF transfer leads all of college football with three interceptions through three games and has already previously won a Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week nod. Last time out, Brown (Tampa, FL) hauled in the game-sealing interception to preserve UNLV’s historic 30-23 victory over visiting UCLA at Allegiant Stadium. He also totaled five tackles vs. the Bruins, four of which were solo stops.
The undefeated Rebels (3-0) have an off week before returning to action at Miami (OH) on September 20 on ESPNU at 9 a.m. PT. UNLV’s next home game is Homecoming on October 11 vs. Air Force at 12:30 p.m. PT.
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