Georgia’s Gunner Stockton and Connecticut’s Bryun Parham Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week – Week 8 (Oct. 21)
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending October 18.
About the Award: This is the 22nd 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
RS Junior, Quarterback, Tiger, GA
Gunner Stockton completed 26-of-31 passes for 289 yards and threw for four touchdowns (with zero interceptions), along with 59 rushing yards and one rushing score as No. 9 Georgia rallied past No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels, 43-35. Stockton led the Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1 in SEC) to 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn the victory.
Notes: It is the 12th time since 2004 that a Georgia player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Stockton is first Bulldog honoree since former quarterback Stetson Bennett was recognized on September 4, 2022.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RS Senior, Linebacker, Long Beach, CA
Bryun Parham had a game-high 14 tackles (9 solo) and two quarterback sacks as Connecticut (5-2) defeated Boston College, 38-23. Parham led a Husky defensive unit that recorded seven sacks on the day. It was UConn’s first win over a Power Four opponent on the road since 2012.
Notes: It is the second time a Connecticut player has earned Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004. Parham joins former Husky linebacker Sio Moore (October 31, 2010) as a player of Week honoree.
Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – 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. Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information. 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 25 awards have honored more than 950 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.
