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"title": "Swac Football Players of the Week (Games of Sept. 5, 6)"
"description": "OFFENSIVE – QB Kevin Atkins, Alabama A&M; 6-1, 215; JR; Durham, NC Atkins completed 19 of 28 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns with one interception in the Bulldogs’ 24-7 win at Tennessee State. Atkins threw a pair of touchdown passes (11, 9) on the first two drives on the season, and added a […]"
"date": "2009-09-07"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2009/09/07/swac-football-players-of-the-week-games-of-sept-5-6/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
"tags":
  - "Alabama A&M"
  - "Alabama State"
  - "Grambling"
  - "Prairie View"
  - "Southern"
  - "Texas Southern"
---

# Swac Football Players of the Week (Games of Sept. 5, 6)

**![SWAC-Logo](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/SWAC-Logo.gif "SWAC-Logo")OFFENSIVE** – QB Kevin Atkins, Alabama A&M; 6-1, 215; JR; Durham, NC Atkins completed 19 of 28 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns with one interception in the Bulldogs’ 24-7 win at Tennessee State. Atkins threw a pair of touchdown passes (11, 9) on the first two drives on the season, and added a 13-yard scoring pass in the second quarter. Atkins also rushed for 28 yards. **DEFENSIVE** – LB Dejuan Fulgham, Texas Southern; 6-1, 220; JR; Killeen, TX Fulgham made 12 tackles (eight solo with 4.5 for loss) with 3.0 sacks in the Tigers’ Labor Day Classic game against Prairie View A&M. Fulgham had one sack in the first quarter and a pair of sacks in the third quarter against the Panthers. **NEWCOMER** – DB Timothy Berry, Southern; 5-10, 185; SO; St. Francisville, LA In his collegiate debut against Louisiana-Lafayette, Berry made seven tackles, including five solo stops, for Southern. **SPECIALIST** – RB Ulysses Banks, Alabama A&M; 5-11, 200; SR; Birmingham, AL Banks averaged 44.0 yards on a pair of kickoff returns against Tennessee State. Banks’ 25-yard KOR to open the game set the tone for AAMU’s nine-play, 66-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter. Banks also had a 64-yard kickoff return in the second quarter. Combined with his rushing and receiving yards, Banks totaled 257 all-purpose yards in the victory. **OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES** QB Chris Mitchell (Alabama State) Completed 13 of 28 passes for 242 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions and had 40 yards rushing vs. Concordia QB Greg Dillon (Grambling State) – Completed 17 of 28 passes for 269 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and had 26 rushing yards and one touchdown vs. South Carolina State WR Juamorris Stewart (Southern) – Caught 10 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana-Lafayette LB Adrian Hardy (Alabama State) – Made five tackles and two interceptions, returning one for touchdown vs. Concordia DE Christian Anthony (Grambling State) – Made 7.5 tackles (six solo; 2.5 for loss) with a forced fumble, fumble recovery and blocked PAT vs. South Carolina State LB Malcolm Palmer (Jackson State) – Made eight tackles (six solo) with one pass breakup and one forced fumble vs. Mississippi State LB Renoldo Revuelta (Prairie View A&M) – Made eight tackles (two for loss) with one sack and one forced fumble vs. Texas Southern K Jake King (Alabama State) – Made al five PATs and was 1-for-2 on field goals vs. Concordia DB Robert Joseph (Texas Southern) – Led all players with 13 tackles vs. Prairie View A&M P/K Josh Duran (Southern) – Averaged 48.5 yards on four punts with one inside the 20 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette P Pedro Ventura (Prairie View A&M) – Averaged 43.8 yards on eight punts with three inside the 20, vs. Texas Southern