NEW ORLEANS - Georgia Southern senior running back
Logan Wright was honored by the Sun Belt Conference Monday afternoon, earning Special Teams Player of the week accolades. It's the first time an Eagle player has been honored this season.
Offensive Player of the Week -
Logan Wright, Georgia Southern
Senior running back ran for a career-high 214 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries in the Eagle's conference win over Arkansas State. Averaging 21.4 yards per carry, Wright scored on a 59-yard run on the first drive of the game, later scored on a 41-yard run and had another 60-yard run as the Eagles ran for 503 yards. He became the first Georgia Southern player to run for over 200 yards since Matt Breida did it against Texas State in 2015. His rushing grade of 89.6 by PFF College was the highest in the FBS in Week 5 and his 91.8 overall offensive grade was the second-highest in the country by a running back.
Defensive Player of the Week - D'Marco Jackson, App State
The Sun Belt's leading tackler entering the weekend, D'Marco Jackson once again played dominant football all over the field in the Mountaineers' 45-16 win at Georgia State. He filled the stats sheet with nine tackles, 2.0 TFLs, a sack, an interception, a pass breakup and a QB hurry – all in the first three quarters. Seven of his nine tackles resulted in a Panther gain of 2 yards or less. Jackson and the Mountaineers' first-string defense did not give up a touchdown in the game and held the opposing offense to less than 30 points for the 18th straight game.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Chris Smith, Louisiana
Had a big performance as a return specialist against South Alabama, bringing back four kickoffs for 137 yards, including a long of 87 yards…His 87-yard return came on the opening kick of the game, setting up his only rushing touchdown of the game…He finished with a game-high 177 all-purpose yards after tacking on 40 yards on the ground…Smith joins Ohio's De'Montre Tuggle has the only two players in the country this season who have rushed for more than 40 yards and record more than 130 kickoff return yards in the same game.
Georgia Southern (2-3, 1-1) plays at Troy (2-3, 0-1) this Saturday in Alabama.
