NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#24 Jesse Sherwood (RB, 5-10, 205, Sr., Minneapolis, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong) - SMSU
- Rushed for a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries in a 31-28 road win over UMary
- Had a pair of 3-yard touchdowns and a 20-yard score to help give SMSU a winning record for the first time since 2017
- It’s the third straight game he has rushed for more than 150 yards and the fourth straight game dating back to last season
- The 205-yard effort is the 13th highest single-game total in team history
- Becomes the first Mustang to reach 200 yards since the 2013 season
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#94 Grayson Diepenbrock (DL, 6-2, 230, Sr., Parker, Texas / Plano East HS) - Augustana
- Recorded three solo sacks in a 31-7 victory at MSU Moorhead, the second-most in a single game in Augustana history
- The three sacks went for a total of 23 yards lost
- He assisted on a fourth tackle which was also a tackle for loss
- Was part of a Viking defense that allowed just one rushing yard in the game
- Was also credited with a quarterback hurry in the contest
- Ranks third in the nation in sacks
NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#26 Payton Eue (K/P, 5-10, 175, Sr., Champlin, Minn. / Champlin Park HS) - Northern State
- Scored 11 points in the Wolves 23-22 win over MSU, their first victory over Minnesota State since 1971
- Made 3-of-3 field goals in the contest from distances of 28 and a pair from 33
- Was perfect 2-for-2 on extra points
- Averaged 37.8 yards per punt and 64.3 yards per kickoff
- Moved up to second all-time at Northern State in the career records for field goals made
- Named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/6/22)
#24 Jesse Sherwood (RB, 5-10, 205, Sr., Minneapolis, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong) - SMSU
- Rushed for a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries in a 31-28 road win over UMary
- Had a pair of 3-yard touchdowns and a 20-yard score to help give SMSU a winning record for the first time since 2017
- It’s the third straight game he has rushed for more than 150 yards and the fourth straight game dating back to last season
- The 205-yard effort is the 13th highest single-game total in team history
- Becomes the first Mustang to reach 200 yards since the 2013 season
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#94 Grayson Diepenbrock (DL, 6-2, 230, Sr., Parker, Texas / Plano East HS) - Augustana
- Recorded three solo sacks in a 31-7 victory at MSU Moorhead, the second-most in a single game in Augustana history
- The three sacks went for a total of 23 yards lost
- He assisted on a fourth tackle which was also a tackle for loss
- Was part of a Viking defense that allowed just one rushing yard in the game
- Was also credited with a quarterback hurry in the contest
- Ranks third in the nation in sacks
NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#26 Payton Eue (K/P, 5-10, 175, Sr., Champlin, Minn. / Champlin Park HS) - Northern State
- Scored 11 points in the Wolves 23-22 win over MSU, their first victory over Minnesota State since 1971
- Made 3-of-3 field goals in the contest from distances of 28 and a pair from 33
- Was perfect 2-for-2 on extra points
- Averaged 37.8 yards per punt and 64.3 yards per kickoff
- Moved up to second all-time at Northern State in the career records for field goals made
- Named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/6/22)
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