FARMINGTON, Utah (Oct. 24, 2022) - Tommy Mellott (Montana State), Rex Connors (UC Davis) and Eemil Herranen (Northern Arizona) were all honored for their play this past Saturday, as the trio was named Big Sky Football Players of the Week, presented by Cloverdale Plumbing.
Offensive Player of the Week - Tommy Mellott (Montana State)
Montana State's Tommy Mellott rushed for 273 yards and three scores on Saturday to lead the Bobcats to a 43-38 ranked win over Weber State and earn his first Big Sky weekly honor of his career. Mellott's 273 yards rushing was the most ever by a Big Sky quarterback and the second-most by any ball carrier in Montana State history. The Bobcat quarterback also threw for 140 yards and a score to cap his day.
Defensive Player of the Week - Rex Connors (UC Davis)
For the second time this season, UC Davis redshirt freshman Rex Connors was named the Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week after his stellar performance for the Aggies this past Saturday. Connors posted 10 tackles, a pair of pass breakups and an interception in the 58-10 victory for UC Davis over Northern Colorado. Connors, who was named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List last week, has earned four interceptions and 55 tackles this season.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Eemil Herranen(Northern Arizona)
Eemil Herranen was named the Big Sky Football Special Teams Player of the Week following his stellar showing punting the ball on Saturday. The punter logged a 46.0 average in NAU's win over Idaho State, with three of those punts dropping inside the 20-yard line. Herranen had a long of 55 yards on the day, with only 10 return yards gained for the opposition on his four punts. The weekly honor is the first of Herranen's career.
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Others Nominated
Off: Gevani McCoy (Idaho), Cameron
Skattebo (Sacramento State), Miles Hastings (UC Davis), Beau Kelly (Portland State)
Def: Eloi Kwete (NAU), Brock Mather (Sacramento State), Callahan O'Reilly (Montana State), Tommy McCormick (Idaho), Eddie Heckard (Weber State), Jay'Vion Cole (Cal Poly)
ST: Abraham Williams (Weber State), Marte Mapu (Sacramento State), Logan Prescott (Idaho)
Past Big Sky Football Players of the Week
9/5 - Off: Gunner Talkington (EWU); Def: Braxton Hill (UM); ST: Cameron Skattebo (Sac State)
9/12 - Off: Jaden Jones (CP); Co-Def: Rex Connors (UCD)/Desmond Williams (WSU); ST: Taco Dowler (MSU)
9/19 - Off: Bronson Barron (WSU); Def: Patrick O’Connell (UM); ST: Ricardo Chavez (Idaho)
9/26 - Off: Lucas Johnson (UM); Co-Def: Robby Hauck (UM)/Armon Bailey (Sac State); ST: Elijah Dotson (UNC)
10/3 - Co-Off: Sean Chambers (MSU)/Dante Chachere (PSU); Def: Armon Bailey (Sac State); ST: Patrick Rohrbach (UM)
10/10: Off: RJ Martinez (Northern Arizona); Def: Callahan O'Reilly (Montana State); ST: Abraham Williams (Weber State)
10/17:
Co-Off: Willie Patterson (MSU)/Gevani McCoy (Idaho); Def: Charles Ike (Idaho State); ST: Kyle Sentkowski (Sac State)