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Football Players of the Week Announced - Week 5

Offensive Player of the Week
 
Jabir Daughtry-Frye, Troy (So., RB, Pensacola, Fla.)
Troy’s Jabir Daughtry-Frye touched the football just seven times offensively in the Trojans win against Coastal Carolina, but made all of them count as he rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on just five carries (28.0 yards per carry) and caught two passes for 36 yards and a touchdown.  All told, Daughtry-Frye accounted for 211 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns (having also returned a kickoff 35 yards). He had a 35-yard touchdown reception and a 74-yard touchdown run in the game and added a 39-yard rush. Daughtry-Frye combined with B.J. Smith to become the first Troy teammates since 2002 to top the 100-yard mark in the same game.  Additionally, Troy set the school record averaging 9.1 yards per rush in the game.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
 
Logan Hunt, Georgia Southern (Sr., DE, Sandersville, Ga.)
Senior defensive end Logan Hunt posted a career-high nine total tackles as the Georgia Southern defense came up big against the high-flying Arkansas State offense. Included in those nine stops were a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and a career-high 3.0 sacks. In all, the Georgia Southern defense posted six sacks after coming into the game with 3.5 combined in the previous three games of the season.
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
 
Marcus Jones, Troy (So., KR, Enterprise, Ala.)
Marcus Jones returned his fourth career kickoff for a touchdown and third in his career against Coastal Carolina. After returning the opening two kickoffs last year for scores, Jones took the opening kickoff of the game on Saturday to the house for a 96-yard score. Only a sophomore, Jones is already Troy's all-time leader in career kickoff returns for touchdowns.