The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending October 5, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.

About the Award: This is the 21^st year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

                                               

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ELI HOLSTEIN, PITTSBURGH

RS Freshman, Quarterback, Zachary, LA

Eli Holstein led Pitt to its first 5-0 start since 1991 with a 34-24 victory at ACC-rival North Carolina.  Holstein totaled 457 yards in total offense and accounted for four touchdowns.  He threw for a Pitt freshman-record 381 yards on 25-of-42 passing with three touchdowns.  He was the Panthers’ leading rusher with 76 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries (7.6 avg.). 

Notes: It is the ninth time a Pitt player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since running back Israel Abanikanda on Oct. 9, 2022.

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CAMERON WHITFIELD, LOUISIANA

Redshirt Junior, Linebacker, Houston, TX

Cameron Whitfield tied a school-record with 4.0 quarterback sacks while adding six tackles and a pair of forced fumbles in Louisiana’s 23-13 victory at Southern Miss.   Whitfield’s forced fumbles on sacks on the Golden Eagles’ final two drives of the game.  It was Louisiana’s first win against Southern Miss since 1993.

Notes: Cameron Whitfield is the second Louisiana player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, joining former running back Tyrell Fenroy (Oct. 5, 2008).

 

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

 

Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.

 

The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.

 

Visit The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley at https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-heights-group

 

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending September 21, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.    

About the Award: This is the 21^st year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

                                               

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ALONZA BARNETT III, JAMES MADISON

RS Sophomore, Quarterback, Whitsett, NC

Alonza Barnett III set a school record with seven touchdowns and recorded career highs in every statistical category to lead James Madison to a 70-50 win at North Carolina. He finished the game 22-of-34 for 388 passing yards and five touchdowns while rushing 13 times for 99 yards (7.6 avg) and two scores. His 487 total yards ranked third in JMU single-game history, while his 388 passing total was tied for seventh. With the win, JMU improved to 3-0.

 

Notes: It is the second time a James Madison player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004 (defensive lineman Jalen Green was recognized on Oct. 29, 2023).

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

COLIN RAMOS, NAVY

Senior, Linebacker, Wayne, NJ

Colin Ramos recorded a career-high 20 tackles in Navy’s 56-44 win over No. 23 Memphis. The 20 tackles were the most by any player in the FBS this year and the most by a Navy player since 2007.  Ramos also recorded Navy’s only two tackles for a loss, Navy’s only sack and broke up a pass in the end zone that saved a touchdown on a drive that Memphis ultimately came up empty.  With the win, Navy improved to 3-0, 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference.

 

Notes: Colin Ramos is the fourth Navy player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, and first since safety John Marshall on Nov. 20, 2022.

 

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

 

Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.

 

The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.

 

Visit The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley at https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-heights-group

 

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending September 4, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.

About the Award: This is the 21^st year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TETAIROA MCMILLAN, ARIZONA

Junior, Wide Receiver, Waimanalo, HI

Tetairoa McMillan had 10 catches for 304 yards and four touchdowns in 21^st-ranked Arizona’s 61-39 victory over New Mexico. He became the first player in FBS history to have a game with 10-plus receptions, 300-plus receiving yards, 30-plus yards per reception and four-plus receiving touchdowns. His 304 receiving yards were the second most in Big 12 history and his four touchdowns tied for the third best in league history.

 Notes: It is the sixth time an Arizona player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Wildcat quarterback Khalil Tate (October 8, 2017).

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JACKSON WOODARD, UNLV

Senior, Linebacker, Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Christian HS

Jackson Woodard recorded a game-high 11 tackles in UNLV’s season-opening 27-7 win at Houston.  He had four tackles for loss, including a career-best three quarterback sacks.  Woodard also recorded one pass breakup and helped the Rebels hold Houston to just 38 yards rushing and 247 yards of total offense.  The win was UNLV’s first against a Big 12 opponent since 2008.

Notes: Jackson Woodard is the first UNLV player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004.  

 

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

 

Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.

 

The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.  Visit The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley at https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-heights-group

 

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending September 2.  Please note:  Outstanding performances from games played on September 3 and 4 will be considered for next week’s awards.

About the Award: This is the 20^th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.  Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SHEDEUR SANDERS, COLORADO

Junior, Quarterback, Dallas, TX

Shedeur Sanders passed for a school-record 510 yards and threw for four touchdowns as Colorado defeated 17^th-ranked TCU, 45-42.  Sanders, who completed 38-of-47 passes in the game, led the Buffs to their first win against a ranked opponent since 2019, connected to four different CU receivers who totaled over 100 yards each.   Sanders also became the first player since 1996 to throw for 500+ yards in his FBS debut.

Notes: Shedeur Sanders is the third Colorado player (and first offensive honoree) to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, joining former Buffaloes Terrence Wheatley (DB, Oct. 28, 2007) and Nate Landman (LB, Nov. 29, 2020).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

KAIMON RUCKER, NORTH CAROLINA

Senior, Linebacker, Hartwell, GA

Senior linebacker Kaimon Rucker recorded eight tackles (6 solo), including 5.5 tackles for loss, and two quarterback sacks as North Carolina opened the 2023 season with a 31-17 victory over South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic.  Rucker led a Tar Heel defense that tallied nine sacks and limited South Carolina to -2 yards rushing.

Notes: It is the seventh time a North Carolina player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Year honors since 2004. Kaimon Rucker is the first Tar Heel defensive POW honoree since DE Kareem Martin (Nov. 17, 2013).

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending November 21.

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