Brinson Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
10/8/2018 11:00:00 AM | Football
Junior corner stars in win over South Alabama
NEW ORLEANS - Georgia Southern junior cornerback Monquavion Brinson was voted the Sun Belt Conference's Defensive Player of the Week Monday, as announced by the league. He joins Louisiana's Elijah Mitchell and ULM's Marcus Green as the Week 6 honorees.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana (So., RB, Erath, La.)
Elijah Mitchell exploded for a career-high 191 rushing yards in Louisiana's 42-27 win at Texas State, the most rushing yards by a Sun Belt Conference player this season. His 191-yard (20 att.) total stood as the seventh-best rushing performance across the entire nation for the week. The effort was the 14th-best rushing performance in Louisiana school history, tying Brian Mitchell's 191 yards at Tulane on Nov. 1, 1986. The rushing total also ranked as the 22nd-highest total recorded on the ground by any FBS player so far this season. His 191 yards are also the most by a Louisiana running back since Alonzo Harris ran for 189 yards at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 29, 2011. Mitchell scored three rushing touchdowns, the first time a Louisiana player has scored three touchdowns on the ground in one game since Anthony Jennings rushed for three scores at Georgia on Nov. 19, 2016.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern (Jr., DB, Atlanta, Ga.)
Junior corner Monquavion Brinson led a stout Georgia Southern defensive effort as the Eagles downed South Alabama 48-13. He led the team with seven tackles (six solo) to go along with a pass break up and an interception that he returned 30 yards to set up an Eagle touchdown.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marcus Green, ULM (Sr., WR, Pontotoc, Miss.)
Fifth-year senior Marcus Green returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of ULM's loss at Ole Miss. It marked Green's first career punt return for a TD and his fifth career kick return for a score (four kickoff returns and one punt return). He accounted for a season-high 198 all-purpose yards against the Rebels (seven receptions for 60 yards, three kickoff returns for 67 yards and one punt return for 71 yards).
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana (So., RB, Erath, La.)
Elijah Mitchell exploded for a career-high 191 rushing yards in Louisiana's 42-27 win at Texas State, the most rushing yards by a Sun Belt Conference player this season. His 191-yard (20 att.) total stood as the seventh-best rushing performance across the entire nation for the week. The effort was the 14th-best rushing performance in Louisiana school history, tying Brian Mitchell's 191 yards at Tulane on Nov. 1, 1986. The rushing total also ranked as the 22nd-highest total recorded on the ground by any FBS player so far this season. His 191 yards are also the most by a Louisiana running back since Alonzo Harris ran for 189 yards at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 29, 2011. Mitchell scored three rushing touchdowns, the first time a Louisiana player has scored three touchdowns on the ground in one game since Anthony Jennings rushed for three scores at Georgia on Nov. 19, 2016.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern (Jr., DB, Atlanta, Ga.)
Junior corner Monquavion Brinson led a stout Georgia Southern defensive effort as the Eagles downed South Alabama 48-13. He led the team with seven tackles (six solo) to go along with a pass break up and an interception that he returned 30 yards to set up an Eagle touchdown.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marcus Green, ULM (Sr., WR, Pontotoc, Miss.)
Fifth-year senior Marcus Green returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of ULM's loss at Ole Miss. It marked Green's first career punt return for a TD and his fifth career kick return for a score (four kickoff returns and one punt return). He accounted for a season-high 198 all-purpose yards against the Rebels (seven receptions for 60 yards, three kickoff returns for 67 yards and one punt return for 71 yards).
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