NEW ORLEANS – After leading their respective teams to victory, Troy’s Kimani Vidal, South Alabama’s Jaden Voisin and Texas State’s Seth Keller reaped Sun Belt Conference weekly accolades.
Football Offensive Player of the Week
Kimani Vidal, Troy
(So., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Trojans sophomore running back Kimani Vidal came with two yards of history, as he rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns in Troy’s eighth-straight victory, a 34-16 win over ULM. The Marietta, Ga., native finished two yards shy of the Trojans single-game record set by Eddie Brundidge in 1986, though his 242 yards and the ninth-most in an FBS game this season and the 20th-most in Sun Belt history. Behind Vidal’s career day, Troy continues to control its own destiny in pursuit of its first Sun Belt Football Championship appearance since the game’s inception in 2018.
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Jaden Voisin, South Alabama
(So., DB – Crestview, Fla.)
Jaguars sophomore defensive back Jaden Voisin posted a career-high 17 tackles, as South Alabama bested Southern Miss, 27-20, for the third-straight season. The Crestview, Fla., native also added 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception, which he returned for 14 yards. Voisin’s performance helped South Alabama to maintain a tie for first place in the Sun Belt West Division with Troy heading into the final weekend of the regular season. His twin brother Devin paced the Jaguars offense with 97 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in the win.
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Seth Keller, Texas State
(RS Jr., K – Colleyville, Texas)
Bobcats redshirt junior kicker Seth Keller made a season-high three field goals—including the game-winner with two second remaining—to lift Texas State to a 16-13 comeback win over Arkansas State. The Colleyville, Texas, product accounted for 10-of-16 points for the Bobcats including connecting on a career-long 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. The go-ahead 29-yard field goal provided a moment of redemption for Keller, who missed a 38-yard attempt in the closing seconds of a one-point loss to ULM on Nov. 5. He sits just one field goal made short of the program’s all-time career record.
2022 Sun Belt Football Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Chase Brice, App State (RS Sr., QB – Grayson, Ga.)
Week 2 – Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., QB – Stow, Ohio)
Week 3 – Christan Horn, App State (So., WR – Columbia, S.C.)
Week 4 – Todd Centeio, James Madison (Gr., QB – West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Week 5 – Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS Jr., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.)
Week 6 – Todd Centeio, James Madison (Gr., QB – West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Week 7 – Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., QB – Stow, Ohio)
Week 8 – Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana (RS Jr., QB – Pleasanton, Calif.)
Week 9 – La’Damian Webb, South Alabama (Jr., RB – Opelika, Ala.)
Week 10 – La’Damian Webb, South Alabama (Jr., RB – Opelika, Ala.)
Week 11 – Todd Centeio, James Madison (Gr., QB – West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Week 12 – Kimani Vidal, Troy (So., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
2022 Sun Belt Football Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (So., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
Week 2 – Jalen McLeod, App State (So., LB – Washington, D.C.)
Week 3 – Nick Ross, App State (Jr., DB – Kennesaw, Ga.)
Week 4 – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 5 – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 6 – Tory Spears, Texas State (RS Jr., S – Houston, Texas)
Week 7 – Tre Hawkins, Old Dominion (Sr., DB – Temple, Texas)
Week 8 – Owen Porter, Marshall (RS Jr., DL – Huntington, W.Va.)
Week 9 – Shane Bruce, Coastal Carolina (RS So., LB – Carrollton, Ga.)
Week 10 – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 11 – Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 12 – Jaden Voisin, South Alabama (So., DB – Crestview, Fla.)
2022 Sun Belt Football Special Teams Players of the Week
Week 1 – Eric Garror, Louisiana (Sr., RS – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 2 – Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (Fr., RS – Winter Garden, Fla.)
Week 3 – Natrone Brooks, Southern Miss (Sr., RS – Starkville, Miss.)
Week 4 – Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (So., RS – Mobile, Ala.)
Week 5 – Johnnie Lang Jr., Arkansas State (RS Sr., RS – Palmetto, Fla.)
Week 6 – Seth Keller, Texas State (RS Jr., K – Colleyville, Texas)
Week 7 – Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana (RS So., K – Clute, Texas)
Week 8 – Mike Rivers, Troy (Sr., P – Wilmington, N.C.)
Week 9 – Evan Crenshaw, Coastal Carolina (Fr., P – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)
Week 10 – Rece Verhoff, Marshall (Fr., K – Columbus Grove, Ohio)
Week 11 – Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana (RS So., K – Clute, Texas)
Week 12 – Seth Keller, Texas State (RS Jr., K – Colleyville, Texas)