OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caleb Evans, ULM (Senior, QB, Mansfield, Texas)
Senior quarterback Caleb Evans accounted for a season-high 401 yards total offense and four touchdowns to lead ULM to a 45-31 Sun Belt Conference victory over Georgia State. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Evans recorded his sixth 200-yard passing game of the season and 22nd of his career, completing 24-of-32 throws for a season-best 291 yards and three scores. His 24 completions and three TD passes also matched season highs. He completed TD tosses of 43 yards to Josh Pederson as well as 1 and 14 yards to Markis McCray. His 1-yard pop pass to McCray gave ULM the lead for good at 38-31 with 7:40 left in the fourth quarter. Evans completed passes to eight different receiver. He also posted his third 100-yard rushing game of the season and sixth of his career, finishing with 16 carries for 110 yards, including a 16-yard TD run in the first quarter. With his performance, Evans moved into second place (ahead of Steven Jyles, 2002-05; 10,234) on ULM's all-time list with 10,553 career yards total offense.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marcus Webb, Troy (Senior, DT, Decatur, Ala.)
Making his first start of the season, Troy senior defensive tackle Marcus Webb turned in one of the most dominating defensive performances in the country this season. The Decatur, Ala. native, recorded three sacks and a career-best seven tackles. His sack total is the fifth most in the country this year and the third most in a game in school history. Webb led a defensive effort that held Georgia Southern to just 152 rushing yards in the game (3.1 yards per carry) which was the lowest output by the Eagles against a non-Power Five opponent this season; Georgia Southern entered the game averaging 269.2 yards per game on the ground.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hutch White, Texas State (Senior, WR/RS, Kerrville, Texas)
Texas State senior receiver/returner, Hutch White, tallied 234 all-purpose yards against South Alabama this weekend. The 234 yards are the second-highest total in a Sun Belt Conference game this season and marks the first time a Bobcat recorded 200 all-purpose yards in a game since 2015. He returned kickoffs for the first time this season and averaged 31.0 yards on two returns and had a career-long 40-yard kickoff return. White also led Texas State with career-highs of 10 receptions for 165 yards, which are the second-highest total in the Sun Belt this season and the most by a Texas State receiver since 2010. White’s 10 receptions also equal his career-high for most receptions in a game.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player
September 2: Dan Ellington, Georgia State
September 9: Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
September 16: Kaleb Barker, Troy
September 23: Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
September 30: Omar Bayless, Arkansas State
October 7: Dan Ellington, Georgia State
October 14: Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
October 21: Raymond Calais, Louisiana
October 28: Tra Barnett, Georgia State
November 4: Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern
November 11: Caleb Evans, ULM
Defensive Player
September 2: Carlton Martial, Troy
September 9: Chandler Kryst, Coastal Carolina
September 16: Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern
September 23: Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State
September 30: Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana
October 7: Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern
October 14: Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State
October 21: Trajan Stephens-McQueen, Georgia State
October 28: Nathan Page, Arkansas State
November 4: Darreon Jackson, Arkansas State
November 11: Marcus Webb, Troy
Special Teams Player
September 2: Massimo Biscardi, Coastal Carolina
September 9: Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern
September 16: Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern
September 23: Joshua Rowland, Texas State
September 30: Cody Grace, Arkansas State
October 7: Cody Grace, Arkansas State
October 14: Rhys Byrns, Louisiana
October 21: Tyler Sumpter, Troy
October 28: Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern
November 4: Blake Grupe, Arkansas State
November 11: Hutch White, Texas State