ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — UNM defensive end Darren Agu was named this week’s Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for his performance on Saturday against Hawaii!

In that game against Hawaii, Agu racked up 7 total tackles (4 solo), had a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

Agu currently leads the team in TFL’s with 8.5. He also ranks 19th in FBS in that category.

He helped lead the Lobos to a 21-10 victory over Hawaii and a improve to 5-1 on the season.

Head Coach Jason Eck said Agu is playing some of his best ball right now for the Lobos.

Eck said, “He plays very hard. He plays very physical. He’s competitive. He’s playing at a high level, he’s tough to block and really made an impact in that football game”.

The Lobos will host North Dakota State University this Saturday at 8 p.m. with the game airing on the CW Channel.