KANSAS — Eric Williams II of No. 22 Evangel University, Teagan Flynn of Ottawa University, and Tristen Hood of Avila University have earned this week's KCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. The three student-athletes were selected for their performances from Sept. 8-14 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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Offensive Player of the Week
Eric Williams II - #22 Evangel University
6-1 | 232 lbs. | Sr. | RB | Irving, Texas
Eric Williams II continues to be Evangel's top offensive player, after rushing for 153 yards on the ground and scoring a pair of rushing touchdowns in an upset victory over then-No. 14 (now No. 20) Southwestern on the road. Williams also added 20 receiving yards and a touchdown reception to his totals on Saturday. Williams currently sits third in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (149.7) and averages 207.3 all purpose yards per game.
| Rushing |
gp |
rush |
yds |
y/g |
avg |
td |
lg |
fum |
lost |
| Sep 13 at Southwestern W, 35-25 |
1 |
29 |
153 |
153.0 |
5.3 |
2 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
| Overall |
1 |
29 |
153 |
153.0 |
5.3 |
2 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
| Receiving |
gp |
rec |
rec/g |
yds |
y/g |
avg |
td |
lg |
| Sep 13 at Southwestern W, 35-25 |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
20 |
20.0 |
3.3 |
1 |
13 |
| Overall |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
20 |
20.0 |
3.3 |
1 |
13 |
| All-Purpose |
gp |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
yds |
ypg |
| Sep 13 at Southwestern W, 35-25 |
1 |
153 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
173 |
173.0 |
| Overall |
1 |
153 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
173 |
173.0 |
| Scoring |
pts |
pts/g |
rush |
rec |
kr |
pr |
int |
fum |
xpm |
fgm |
2pt |
misc |
| Sep 13 at Southwestern W, 35-25 |
18 |
18.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overall |
18 |
18.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Teagan Flynn - Ottawa University
6-4 | 250 lbs. | R-Sr. | DE | Lawrence, Kan.
Flynn broke the Ottawa school record for single game sacks with 6.5 in a 51-20 victory over Sterling College.
| Defense |
gp |
tkl |
ast |
tot |
tkl/g |
sck |
tfl |
ff |
fr |
yds |
int |
yds |
brup |
blk |
| Sep 13 at Sterling W, 51-20 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Overall |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Special Teams Player of the Week
Tristen Hood - Avila University
6-3 | 210 lbs. | Sr. | K/P | Dagsboro, Del.
Hood punted five times for an average of 46.2 yards - including a long of 67, tying a career-high - on Saturday at KWU. Three of his five punts landed inside the 20, with zero touchbacks.
| Punting |
gp |
punt |
yds |
avg |
lg |
in20 |
fc |
tb |
blk |
| Sep 13 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 30-6 |
1 |
5 |
231 |
46.2 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
1 |
5 |
231 |
46.2 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2025 KCAC FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIOUS WEEKLY HONOREES:
- Week 1 (Sept. 8): Jalil Brown, McPherson (Offensive) | Barrett Roads, Friends (Defensive) | Jack Finder, McPherson (Special Teams)
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