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Ya'j Vance

  • Award
    Football Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/12/2026
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Simpson
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Quarterback
  • Hometown
    Fresno, Calif.
  • High School
    Edison High School
Offensive Player of the Week
Ya'J Vance – Simpson (Calif.)

Quarterback I Junior I Fresno, Calif.

Vance delivered an impressive performance to lead Simpson (Calif.) to a thrilling 36-35 road victory over Southern Oregon.

He completed 21 of 32 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns without throwing an interception. Vance finished with a 65.6 completion percentage and averaged 10.8 yards per pass attempt.

He also contributed 38 rushing yards on 15 attempts, including the game-winning 13-yard touchdown run on the final play of the contest. Vance accounted for 384 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in the victory.

This is Vance’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.