TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona Football defensive back Dalton Johnson has been selected as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the Big 12 Conference announced on Monday morning.

For Johnson it is the first conference weekly award of his career, and for Arizona it marks the program's first Defensive POTW honor since DB Genesis Smith earned the recognition last November.

Johnson led the Wildcats with a career-high 18 tackles and 0.5 TFL on Senior Day against Baylor, logging the most total tackles by a Wildcat since 2014. The fifth-year standout led the Wildcats secondary as they limited the nation's top passer to just 162 yards and only 40 in the second half. Johnson and the Wildcats defense held Baylor to just 343 total yards, their second lowest output of the season.

Johnson and the Wildcats wrap up their regular season campaign with the 99th Territorial Cup this Friday, Nov. 28 in Tempe. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. MST with a national television broadcast on FOX.