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Alex Tillman

  • Award
    ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/22/2014
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    North Dakota
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Houston, Texas
  • High School
    Northshore
Tillman, a 5-10, 190-pound senior from Houston, Texas, registered the first interception of the season for North Dakota and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown in a 13-3 victory over Stony Brook. With North Dakota holding a 6-3 lead late in the third quarter, Stony Brook drove to the North Dakota 7-yard line. Tillman stepped in front of a John Kinder pass, evaded Kinder at midfield and went untouched the rest of the way. It was the longest interception return in North Dakota’s Division I history, and longest in school history since 1998. He also had five tackles and a key pass breakup. This is Tillman’s first career Player of the Week honor.