NEW ORLEANS – Southern Miss’ Steven Robinson, Troy’s Justin Powe and Georgia Southern’s Tripp Bryant claimed the Sun Belt football weekly honors following historic individual efforts. 
 
Football Offensive Player of the Week
Steven Robinson, Southern Miss
(RS Jr., RB – Baltimore, Md.)  
 
Golden Eagles redshirt junior running back Steven Robinson posted a second-straight 100-yard rushing game in Southern Miss’ 35-21 win over ULM. The Baltimore, Md., product rushed for a season-high 151 yards on 21 carries, including a season-long 33-yard rushing touchdown and a season-long 42-yard rush. Robinson paired with redshirt freshman running back Jamarice Wilder to give the Golden Eagles two 100-yard performances in back-to-back games for the first time since 2016. 
 
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Powe, Troy
(5th Yr., DB – Mobile, Ala.) 
 
Trojans fifth-year defensive back Justin Powe tied the Troy single-game program record with three interceptions in a 24-21 overtime victory over James Madison. The Mobile, Ala., native scored on a 37-yard pick-six and also broke up the Dukes’ Hail Mary attempt in the end zone at the end of regulation to force overtime. Powe is the first player since App State’s Tae Hayes on Oct. 7, 2017, to have three interceptions, two pass breakups and a touchdown in the same game. 
 
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Tripp Bryant, Georgia Southern 
(2nd Yr., K – Lexington, S.C.)
 
Eagles second-year kicker Tripp Bryant scored 13 points in Georgia Southern’s 19-3 win over rival App State. The Lexington, S.C., native converted all four field goals—including a career-long 48-yarder in the fourth quarter—and also made his lone point-after try. Bryant’s field goals were from 25, 35, 34 and 48 yards, respectively. His four made field goals were a season-high. Bryant is 12-for-15 on field goal attempts and 22-for-22 on point-after tries in 2026. 
 
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.) 
Week 8 – Trey Owens, Arkansas State (3rd Yr., QB – Houston, Texas) 
Week 9 – Steven Robinson, Southern Miss (RS Jr., RB – Baltimore, Md.)  
 
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.) 
Week 8 – Colton Phares, App State (Sr., LB – Beaufort, S.C.) 
Week 9 – Justin Powe, Troy (5th Yr., DB – Mobile, Ala.) 
 
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.) 
Week 8 – James London, App State (Sr., K – Miami, Fla.) 
Week 9 – Tripp Bryant, Georgia Southern (2nd Yr., K – Lexington, S.C.)