October 12th, 2026 10:00pm
D2Football.com is pleased to announce the players of the week for week six of the 2026 season. This week’s honorees are Christian Kretz of Texas A&M-Kingsville, Quinten Robinson of Ohio Dominican and Gabriel Ogura of East Central.
Offense
Christian Kretz, WR, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Texas A&M-Kingsville scored 58 points in a road game at Western Oregon last Saturday and they needed every one of them because the Wolves scored 51. The offense was fueled by wide receiver Christian Kretz who hauled in 16 pass receptions for a total of 291 yards. Two of his receptions resulted in touchdowns, from distances of 15 and 75 yards. For the season to date, Kretz has caught 48 passes for 814 yards, averaging 16.96 yards per catch and 135 yards per game. He has scored eight touchdowns. Christian Kretz is a senior from Temecula, California.
Defense
Quinten Robinson, DB, Ohio Dominican
Defensive back Quinten Robinson became the first player in Ohio Dominican and Great Midwest Athletic Conference history to record two “pick-six” scoring plays in the same game. Robinson had interception returns of 10 and 25 yards for touchdowns. Not only did he accomplish the rare feat, he did it on consecutive plays from scrimmage and within a time span of 12 seconds. His back-to-back scoring plays boosted Ohio Dominican from a 3-0 lead to a 17-0 lead over Thomas More. The Panthers would go on to win the game 34-24. Robinson also contributed four total tackles and three solo tackles. Quinten Robinson is a sophomore from Centerville, Ohio.
Special Teams
Gabriel Ogura, K, East Central
Gabriel Ogura contributed 16 total points in East Central’s dramatic 58-56 victory over Arkansas Tech. He was a perfect 7-for-7 on PATs and 3-for-3 on field goal attempts. His longest kick of the night was true from 44 yards out. His final kick from a distance of 26 yards, proved to be the game winner with just 0:10 remaining in the contest. He also handled kickoff duties, kicking off 11 times on the night. Gabriel Ogura is a sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Week Five
Offense: Tavion Faulk, QB, Edward Waters
Defense: McKyle So’oto, LB, UT Permian Basin
Special Teams: Truman Carnin, K, McKendree
Week Four
Offense: Connor Carver, QB, Bemidji State
Defense: Dominic Maultsby, Jr, LB, West Liberty
Special Teams: Jevon Young, DB, Western Colorado
Week Three
Offense: Gunnar Hensley, QB, Augustana
Defense: J.C. Heim, LB, Washburn
Special Teams: Chase Koch, LB, Michigan Tech
Week Two
Izaiah Jean-Baptiste, WR, Edward Waters
Alex Sauve, LB, Shippensburg
Malik Brown, WR / KR, UNC Pembroke
Week One
Offense: Hank Kraft, RB, Northern State
Defense: Legend Doggett, DB, West Alabama
Special Teams: Tristan Hite, P, Chadron State
Week Zero
Offense: Cephus Harris, RB, Davenport
Defense: Carter Daniels, LB, CSU Pueblo
Special teams: Neal May, KR / PR, Augustana