Wingate's Rawlings and Newberry's Rodgers Named D2Football.com National Players of the Week

Wingate's Rawlings and Newberry's Rodgers Named D2Football.com National Players of the Week
September 27, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO – On Wednesday (Sept. 26) D2Football.com announced its National Players of the Week and two South Atlantic Conference players were selected for the week of Sept. 17-23. 

Cardell Rawlings of Wingate was named D2Football.com's National Defensive Player of the Week, while Newberry's Shea Rodgers was named D2Football.com's National Special Teams Player of the Week. 

Both players were named SAC players of the week as well. These are the first national player of the week awards for the SAC this season.

 

D2Football.com Players of the Week
 September 25, 2018
 

Offensive Player of the Week
 Layton Rabb
Quarterback
Midwestern State

Rabb bested his own school record for passing yards in a game, leading Midwestern to a 57-36 win over Angelo State.  He was 24-of-38 through the air for 467 yards and five touchdowns.
 

Defensive Player of the Week
 Cardell Rawlings
Defensive End
Wingate

Rawlings was all over the field in a seven-point loss to Lenoir-Rhyne.  He racked up 14 tackles playing defensive end.  Five of those were for a loss of 25 yards, including 3.5 sacks for a loss of 23 yards.  He also forced two fumbles in the game and recorded two quarterback hurries.
 

Special Teams Players of the Week
 David Still
Defensive End
Saginaw Valley
&
Shea Rodgers
Kicker/Punter
Newberry

Still blocked two field goal attempts in a comeback win over Wayne State.  His field block came with three seconds left in the game, which forced overtime.  He also blocked the attempt in the first overtime possession for WSU.

Rodgers had a tremendous game kicking and punting in a 23-3 win over Carson-Newman.  He was two-for-two on field goals, hitting from 34 and 40 yards.  He also punted four times for a 52 yard average.  Three of his punts landed inside the CN 20-yard line.
 

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