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Craig shared the honor with Texas Tech running back Cameron Dickey. UCF defensive back Phillip Dunnam and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez were named Big 12 Defensive Players of the Week. 

Iowa State returner Aiden Flora and Texas Tech kicker Stone Harrington received Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors, while West Virginia running back Diore Hubbard was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Iowa State's offensive line and Texas Tech's defensive line received the "Beef of the Week" Award. 

Craig is the third Wildcat to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors this season, joining running back Ismail Mahdi and quarterback Noah Fifita, who was Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week last week. 

Craig scored two touchdowns on five touches against Kansas, including the game-winning 24-yard touchdown with 39 seconds left.

Craig also had a touchdown reception just before halftime — his first touchdown catch since last November, when he was at Portland State. Craig ran a flat route near the right sideline and reached for the front pylon on the 3-yard line while getting tackled. Some coaches discourage — sometimes ban — players from reaching for the pylon, because while the reward is a touchdown, the risk is fumbling the football in the end zone, resulting in a touchback for the other team. 

"So do we," Arizona head coach Brent Brennan joked on Monday. 

"I thought it was an incredible play," Brennan said. "We needed that in the moment of that game, so I thought it was valuable. It's kind of like the head coach going for it on fourth down and getting it or not getting it. If you get it, everyone is like, 'Great call!' If you don't get, 'You're an idiot!' That's just the way it is. It's a results thing.

"The devastation would've been the ball getting knocked out and being a touchback for Kansas, and we've seen that multiple times this season. That is not something we encourage, but it was a hell of a football play."  

Craig's receiving touchdown put Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita at 67 career passing touchdowns, tying Nick Foles and Willie Tuitama for the most career touchdowns by a Wildcats. 

Craig is one of three Wildcats to have a touchdown reception and rushing touchdown in the same game this season, along with Tre Spivey and Javin Whatley.

Craig had three rushes for 47 yards and two receptions for 13 yards and two total touchdowns. Craig has the second-most rushing yards (281) at the UA this season behind Mahdi. 

"If you're going to have a good football team, you have to have more than one (running back)," Brennan said. "That position, they take such a beating. Having more than one has benefitted us throughout the season, because there have been times where players at that position have been nicked up and dinged up in some way. ... That kid, if you ever spend time with him, he's got great energy, he has a huge smile and plays with a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of joy. He's been a great addition to our football team." 

Arizona faces No. 22 Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium on Saturday at 10 a.m. on FS1.