Wilson notched his first offensive award on the year landing while Furr garners top defender for a consecutive week. Daniels was named newcomer of the week with Adams selected specialist. Reese was named offensive lineman of the week holding the honor in back-to-back weeks and fourth on the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michael Wilson
Central State
QB • 260 • 5-11 • Sr, • Landover, MD
Wilson led the Marauders to a 41-14 win over Stillman with 173 yards and a touchdown through the air along with a rushing touchdown and 87 yards on the ground.Wilson leads the team with 6 rushing touchdowns on the season.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LeRon Furr
Fort Valley State?LB • Sr. • 6-3 • 240 • Columbus, Ga.
Furr led the Wildcats defense with 14 tackles (9 solo), 3.5 tackles-for-losses for 14-yards and one quarterback hurry in FVSU 23-10 win over Paine on Saturday.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Matthew Daniels
Clark Atlanta
5-9 • WR • 185 • Fr. • McDonough, Ga.
Daniels carried the Panthers offensively with 93 all-purpose yards including 79 rushing and 14 receiving. He scored both of CAU touchdowns rushing for an 18-yard score and another for a season-high 52 yards while averaging 11.3 yards on seven carries.
SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
John Adams
Central State
K • 175 • 6-2 • Jr. • Berkeley, Calif.
Adams converted on kicks from 22 yards and 41 yards in Saturday’s 41-14 win over Stillman. Adams also had two touchbacks and had an average of 44 yards on his four punts on Saturday.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
Matthew Reese
Tuskegee
OL • 315 • 6-3 • Sr. • Birmingham, Ala.
Reese served as the center and a key person on the offensive line. Under his leadership the Tuskegee offense tallied 22 first downs and 174 net rushing yards, 291 net passing yards for a total of 465 total offensive yards. They also protected three quarterbacks who combined for 16-18-0 and didn’t allow a sack for the second week in a row. The Golden Tigers won 38-9 over Kentucky State.
Courtesy: SIAC
