IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors from Week 6 of the 2024 season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bryson Daily • Sr. • QB • Army
Daily figured in four touchdowns in Army’s 49-7 win at Tulsa, improving the Black Knights to 5-0 overall and extending their winning streak to nine games, which stands as the longest active winning streak nationally. Daily rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, turning in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game, while he completed all five of his pass attempts for 140 yards and two more TDs. Daily leads The American in rushing at 120.4 yards per game (eighth nationally) and is tied for the league lead with 10 rushing touchdowns (third nationally).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jaxson Campbell • Jr. • LB • Navy
Campbell led a Navy defense that limited Air Force to seven points and 273 total yards as the Midshipmen took the first game in the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy series with a 34-7 win in Colorado Springs, improving Navy to 5-0 on the season. Campbell had seven tackles, with two sacks and a pass breakup in the win. He had a key third-down sack in the second quarter to force an Air Force punt, while he registered a sack for a 14-yard loss on fourth down in the fourth quarter to give possession back to Navy and set up the Midshipmen’s final touchdown.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rayshawn Pleasant • Fr. • CB/KR • Tulane
Pleasant answered UAB’s first scoring play with a 100-yard kickoff return to give the Green Wave an early 13-3 lead on its way to a 71-20 road win – Tulane’s 12th consecutive American Athletic Conference victory. Pleasant became the first Tulane player with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same season and is the only FBS player to score twice on kickoff returns in 2024. Pleasant also added three tackles, including a tackle for loss.
HONORABLE MENTION
Andon Thomas • Jr. • LB • Army
Had a team-high 10 tackles and a pass breakup in a 49-7 win at Tulsa.
Hahsaun Wilson • Jr. • RB • Charlotte
Rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns (1, 23, 65) in a 55-24 win against East Carolina.
Eli Heidenreich • Jr. • RB • Navy
Rushed for 100 yards on six carries and had five receptions for 101 yards in a 34-7 win at Air Force. Believed to be the first player in program history with 100 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in the same game.
Riley Riethman • Sr. • P • Navy
Averaged 50.6 yards on five punts, including a season-long punt of 60 yards, in a 34-7 win at Air Force.
Tyquan King • Jr. • LB • Temple
Had a game-high 15 tackles with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble in a 29-20 loss at UConn.
2024 OffensIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2 Chandler Morris, QB, North Texas
Sept. 9 Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
Sept. 16 Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis
Sept. 23 Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
Sept. 30 Chandler Morris, QB, North Texas
Oct. 7 Bryson Daily, QB, Army
2024 Defensive PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2 Rayshawn Pleasant, CB, Tulane
Sept. 9 Elijah Herring, LB, Memphis
Sept. 16 Chandler Martin, LB, Memphis
Sept. 23 Colin Ramos, LB Navy
Sept. 30 Gerrod Henderson, DE, Tulane
Oct. 7 Jaxson Campbell, LB, Navy
2024 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2 Kamdyn Benjamin, WR/PR, Tulsa
Sept. 9 Matthew Rhodes, P/H, Army
Sept. 16 Michael O’Shaughnessy, P, Charlotte
Sept. 23 Maddux Trujillo, K, Temple
Seth Morgan, K, Tulsa
Sept. 30 Noah Perez, K, East Carolina
Oct. 7 Rayshawn Pleasant, CB/KR, Tulane
