November 09, 2026 | Football
BOULDER — Colorado linebacker Gideon ESPN Lampron has been named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week, the league announced Monday, after a career-high 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks for the Buffaloes at Arizona State on Saturday.
Lampron is the first Buff to win his conference's weekly defensive honor after back-to-back games since Nate Landman in 2020, when an off week fell between Landman's two awards. He is the first Colorado player to win a conference player of the week honor in consecutive weeks since Mason Crosby did it on special teams in 2005.
The fifth-year linebacker set a career high for the fourth straight week in Tempe, with 10 of his 18 tackles solo, and posted his second straight two-sack game. He anchored a defense that held Arizona State to 108 rushing yards on 42 carries (2.6 per attempt) and four conversions on 15 third downs in a 20-10 loss.
"I'm glad I'm putting those numbers up there, but I literally don't care if we're not winning games," Lampron said. "It doesn't matter. I came here to win games, and that's why they brought all of us here. I need to do more. All of us do — as a defense, specifically — so we can put our offense in a better position to win."
Lampron's first Big 12 honor came a week earlier, after 16 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks in the 27-24 overtime win over Kansas State. He has gone 11-13-14-16-18 over the last five games, a 72-tackle stretch, and has reached double figures six times this season.
He leads Colorado in all three major categories with 99 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks through nine games. His 16 tackles for loss are tied for second on CU's single-season list for inside linebackers with Greg Jones (1995) and Greg Biekert (1992), one behind Matt Russell's record 17 in 1995.
A native of LaGrange, Ohio, Lampron transferred to Colorado after one season at Bowling Green and three at Dayton. He owns 368 tackles, 61.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in his college career.
Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) hosts Houston on Friday at Folsom Field. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN.
Lampron is the first Buff to win his conference's weekly defensive honor after back-to-back games since Nate Landman in 2020, when an off week fell between Landman's two awards. He is the first Colorado player to win a conference player of the week honor in consecutive weeks since Mason Crosby did it on special teams in 2005.
The fifth-year linebacker set a career high for the fourth straight week in Tempe, with 10 of his 18 tackles solo, and posted his second straight two-sack game. He anchored a defense that held Arizona State to 108 rushing yards on 42 carries (2.6 per attempt) and four conversions on 15 third downs in a 20-10 loss.
"I'm glad I'm putting those numbers up there, but I literally don't care if we're not winning games," Lampron said. "It doesn't matter. I came here to win games, and that's why they brought all of us here. I need to do more. All of us do — as a defense, specifically — so we can put our offense in a better position to win."
Lampron's first Big 12 honor came a week earlier, after 16 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks in the 27-24 overtime win over Kansas State. He has gone 11-13-14-16-18 over the last five games, a 72-tackle stretch, and has reached double figures six times this season.
He leads Colorado in all three major categories with 99 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks through nine games. His 16 tackles for loss are tied for second on CU's single-season list for inside linebackers with Greg Jones (1995) and Greg Biekert (1992), one behind Matt Russell's record 17 in 1995.
A native of LaGrange, Ohio, Lampron transferred to Colorado after one season at Bowling Green and three at Dayton. He owns 368 tackles, 61.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in his college career.
Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) hosts Houston on Friday at Folsom Field. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN.
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