The CIAA Football Awards for week two were announced as Monday, they are as follows.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
#77 Shamdu Nalls, Virginia Union
(Jr, OL – Baltimore, MD)
Nalls anchored an offensive line which allowed VUU to rack up a total of 425 yards in the Panthers’ 31-23 win over Newberry on Saturday in Hovey Field. VUU gained 249 yards on the ground and 176 yards in the air.
QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK
#18 Bryce Witt, Chowan
(Fr, QB – Sutherland, VA)
Witt posted a career-high 319 passing yards.
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RECEIVER OF THE WEEK
#1 Sam Boyd, Saint Augustine’s
(Sr, WR – St. Petersburg, FL)
Boyd caught 7 passes for 93 yards including a 23-yard touchdown catch vs. Carson-Newman.
OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK
#25 Trent Cannon, Virginia State
(Sr, RB – Hampton, VA)
Cannon had a total of 193 total yards and 41 receiving yards while running in for two touchdowns.
DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK
#35 Deion Miller, Lincoln (Pa.)
(Jr, LB – Sayreville, NJ)
Miller led the Lions with a career-high 17 total tackles in Saturday’s loss to Lincoln (Missouri). His 14 solo tackles are a Lincoln single game record while his 17 total tackles is the third highest single game total in program history.
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LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK
#34 Devon Hunt, Shaw
(So, LB – Rockingham, NC)
Hunt hauled in a game-high 10 total tackles (5 solo) against FCS Division I opponent N.C. Central. Hunt also registered 1.5 tackle-for-loss worth seven yards.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
#34 Jarell Bright, Winston-Salem State
(Jr, DE – Charlotte, NC)
Bright had an outstanding game versus Bowie State, finishing with 14 total tackles. Bright had 11 solo tackles and three assists in the Rams loss. He also had one sack and one tackle for a loss to go with two quarterback hurries.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#47 Gene Carson, Bowie State
(So, LB – Accokeek, MD)
Carson converted all four of his PAT’s against the Rams and booted a 36-yard field goal in the Bulldogs 31-13 road victory at Winston-Salem State. He averaged 56.3 yards per kickoff and had one touchback.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#19 Bryce Witt, Chowan
(Fr, QB – Sutherland, VA)
Witt posted a career-high 319 passing yards.
COACH OF THE WEEK
Damon Wilson, Bowie State
Head Coach Wilson and the Bulldogs knocked off #19 Winston-Salem State by a score of 31-13 on Saturday on the Rams home turf and improved to 2-0 on the season.