NSIC Players of the Week (10/7)

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Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Camden Dean, Sioux Falls (JR)
- Accounted for 382 total yards and five total touchdowns in a 40-36 win over No. 7 Minnesota State
- Was 17-of-25 passing with 304 yards and 4 touchdowns
- Ran for 78 yards on 16 attempts and scored another touchdown
- Led an offense that had 543 total yards, with 239 on the ground and 304 through the air

Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Jake Adams, Northern State (SO)
- Led the NSIC with 20 tackles in a 14-13 win over BSU
- Recorded 15 solo stops and added a pass break-up
- Became the NCAA Division II national leader with 86 total tackles, averaging 14.3 per game
- In addition, leads the country with 45 solo tackles and 41 assisted tackles

Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Jeff Isotalo-McGuire, Concordia-St. Paul (SR)
- Set CSP record with a 60-yard field goal for 3-0 lead in a 19-13 double overtime win at UMary
- Battled intense wind conditions, making 2-of-4 field goals including a game-tying 23-yarder in overtime
- The 60-yarder is the longest field goal in NCAA Division II in 2024
- Accounted for seven points in the win
- All three kickoffs were touchbacks
- Has buried 11-of-18 kickoffs for touchbacks on the season

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Others Under Consideration

OFFENSE

Gunnar Hensley (AUGIE)
- Threw for 291 yards in a 28-24 win over Minnesota Duluth
- Led the conference with an 81.5 completion percentage
- Threw for a pair of touchdowns while playing turnover-free football
- Leads the NSIC in completion percentage (75.9%) & passing efficiency (186.8)

Jaylin Richardson (CSP)
- Led the NSIC with a career-high 188 rushing yards on 32 carries with 2 touchdowns
- Scored tying touchdown in 4th quarter and game-winning score in double overtime
- Added three catches for 53 yards for a career-high 241 all-purpose yards
- Produced his third 100-yard rushing performance of 2024, ninth of his career
- Leads the NSIC and ranks 12th in Division II with 107.6 rushing yards per game
- Surpassed 3,000 career all-purpose yards

Hayden Ekern (MSU)
- Completed 26-of-41 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns
- Also rushed for 16 yards

Nick Bohn (WSC)
- Accounted for 197 yards of total offense and one TD in 27-21 win over Minot State
- Rushed for 102 yards on 15 carries and one TD
- Completed 10 of 17 passes for 95 yards

Jackson Flottmeyer (WSU)
- Led Winona State to a dominating 33-6 victory over MSU Moorhead in his first career start
- Threw for 107 yards on 13-18 passing, and added a 29-yard TD pass
- Ran for a game-high 87 yards rushing and converted six first downs with his legs

DEFENSE

Peyton Buckley (AUGIE)
- Collected eight tackles in a 28-24 win over Minnesota Duluth
- Added a tackle for loss and a pair of pass breakups
- Earned his second pass breakup in the end zone with two seconds remaining to help seal the win

Colton Hinrichs (BSU)
- Had five total tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted), .5 TFL with 3 yards, .5 sack with 3 yards
- Added an interception for 34 yards
- Caught the interception that put BSU at the NSU 27 for their final drive of the game

Ben Rehl (CSP)
- Had a pair of tackles, an interception and a pass breakup
- His interception at the CSP 2-yard line was the final play of a 19-13 double overtime win
- Delivered a pass breakup to execute a defensive 3-and-out in the fourth quarter of a tie game
- His first tackle was for no gain on UMary's opening drive, stopping a 4th-and-1 at the UMary 34-yard line, leading to a CSP field goal

Khai West (MSU)
- Posted eight tackles
- Recorded an interception in the third quarter; two plays later, MSU scored a touchdown

Dexter Larsen (WSC)
- Recorded game-high 11 tackles vs. Minot State
- Had three solo and eight assisted stops

Kyjuan Vengrowsky (WSU)
- Led the Warrior defense which held MSUM to just 270 yards of total offense
- Garnered two sacks and added four QB hurries
- Held the Dragons to only 40 yards rushing

SPECIAL TEAMS

Jamal Spiyee (MSU)
- Returned a blocked extra point 97 yards for a two point conversion

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Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Jake Adams, Northern State (SO)
- Led the NSIC with 20 tackles in a 14-13 win over BSU
- Recorded 15 solo stops and added a pass break-up
- Became the NCAA Division II national leader with 86 total tackles, averaging 14.3 per game
- In addition, leads the country with 45 solo tackles and 41 assisted tackles

Jake Adams is special and so fun to watch. Congrats on the well-deserved honor.