NEW ORLEANS – Contributions to road conference victories in nationally-televised games propelled App State’s Jaquari Lewis, Georgia Southern’s Anthony Bynum and Georgia Southern’s Tripp Bryant to the Sun Belt football weekly awards. 
 
Football Offensive Player of the Week
Jaquari Lewis, App State 
(So., RB – Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
 
Mountaineers sophomore running back Jaquari Lewis rushed for a season-high 85 yards and a career-best four touchdowns to propel App State to a 35-32 win over Coastal Carolina. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native also added two catches for 22 yards to go over the century mark for all-purpose yardage. Lewis’ four rushing touchdowns are the most by a Mountaineer since Cam Peoples’ program record five in the 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl—also inside Brooks Stadium. 
 
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Anthony Bynum, Georgia Southern 
(4th Yr., LB – Covington, Ga.)
 
Eagles fourth-year linebacker Anthony Bynum registered a team-high eight tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks to lead Georgia Southern to a 23-15 victory over Old Dominion. The Covington, Ga., product was a key contributor on a defensive unit that conceded just 65 rushing yards and 266 yards of total offense to the Monarchs. Bynum sealed the game with a late strip-sack forced fumble that was recovered by a teammate to halt a potential game-tying drive for Old Dominion. 
 
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Tripp Bryant, Georgia Southern 
(2nd Yr., K – Lexington, S.C.) 
 
Eagles second-year kicker Tripp Bryant carded 11 points in Georgia Southern’s 23-15 road win over Old Dominion. The Lexington, S.C., native went 2-for-2 on point-after attempts and was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals. Bryant converted 33-, 43- and 31-yard kicks—all in the second quarter—to give Georgia Southern a 16-7 halftime advantage it would never relinquish. He is 21-for-21 on extra-point tries and 8-for-11 on field goal attempts on the year. 
 
2026 Sun Belt Football Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Deuce Bailey, Coastal Carolina (RS Fr., QB – Bowling Green, Ky.)
Week 2 – Cameran Brown, Georgia State (5th Yr.., QB – Warner Robins, Ga.)
Week 3 – Malachi Singleton, App State (Sr., QB – Kennesaw, Ga.) 
Week 4 – Camden Coleman, James Madison (4th Yr., QB – Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Week 5 – Cameran Brown, Georgia State (5th Yr., QB – Warner Robins, Ga.) 
Week 6 – Blake Baker, Louisiana Tech (4th Yr., QB – Cypress, Texas)
Week 7 – Jaquari Lewis, App State (So., RB – Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 
 
2026 Sun Belt Football Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Kobi Albert, Southern Miss (RS Jr., DB – Birmingham, Ala.) 
Week 2 – Robert Stevens III, Arkansas State (4th Yr., LB – Washington, D.C.) 
Week 3 – Collin Jacob, Louisiana (RS Sr., DB – Loreauville, La.) 
Week 4 – Brent Gordon Jr., Louisiana (So., DB – Cecilia, La.)
Week 5 – Xavier Esqillion, Georgia State (Sr., LB – Charlotte, N.C.)
Week 6 – Javen Gibson, Old Dominion (4th Yr., DL – Church Point, La.) 
Week 7 – Anthony Bynum, Georgia Southern (4th Yr., LB – Covington, Ga.) 
 
2026 Sun Belt Football Special Teams Players of the Week
Week 1 – Dedrick Latulas, Louisiana Tech (4th Yr., RS – New Iberia, La.) 
Week 2 – Michael Scott, James Madison (2nd Yr., RS – York, Pa.)  
Week 3 – Patrick Rea, James Madison (5th Yr., P – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) 
Week 4 – Isaiah Stone, Georgia State (Jr., RS – Smyrna, Ga.) 
Week 5 – Tony Sterner, Louisiana (RS Sr., K – Kingwood, Texas) 
Week 6 – Keenan Phillips, South Alabama (Jr., RS – Bainbridge, Ga.) 
Week 7 – Tripp Bryant, Georgia Southern (2nd Yr., K – Lexington, S.C.)