RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the football players of the week for the second week of the 2024 season.
Henderson State’s Andrew Edwards captured Offensive Player of the Week; Arkansas Tech’s Jyrin Steward received Defensive Player of the Week and Ouachita Baptist’s Carter McElhany earned Special Teams Player of the Week.
#theGAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Andrew Edwards, QB, Henderson State, Jr., Bentonville, Arkansas Edwards engineered the Reddies to a 34-17 victory against Southeastern Oklahoma State in their home opener. He completed 34-of-43 passes for a career-high 443 yards. Two of his three touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter. The 443 yards ranked as the second-most in Division II for week two.
#theGAC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jyrin Steward, LB, Arkansas Tech, Jr., El Dorado, Arkansas Steward wreaked havoc against Southern Nazarene as he tallied 5.0 tackles for loss, including a sack in the 26-6 road victory. All told, Steward registered nine tackles. He also forced a fumble, his second in as many games. The 5.0 tackles for loss rank as the most in a Division II game since November 11, 2023. The Wonder Boys have started 2-0 for the first time since 2017.
#theGAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Carter McElhany, KR, Ouachita Baptist, So., Greenbrier, Arkansas McElhany registered the sixth 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in league history after he ran the second-half kickoff back for a touchdown in the 56-2 road victory. He owns two kick return touchdowns in his career. On offense, he added a 58-yard touchdown reception.
OTHERS NOMINATED Demilon Brown, QB (Arkansas-Monticello), Blake Delacruz, FB (Harding), Kendel Givens, RB (Ouachita Baptist), Jariq Scales, RB (Southern Arkansas), Caleb Tanis, WR (Arkansas Tech) Scooter Baker, LB (Oklahoma Baptist), Darion Dunlap-Johnson, DB (Harding), Mikey Gonzalez, DE (Ouachita Baptist), Gary Lewis, DE (Henderson State), Melvin Smith Jr., DB (Southern Arkansas), Ty Williams, DB (Southeastern Oklahoma State) Derrick Culpepper, DB (East Central), Magnus Lepak, K (Harding), Logan Tymeson, P (Arkansas Tech), Kaleb Whitley, KR (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
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