IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors from Week 7 of the 2024 season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bryson Daily • Sr. • QB • Army
Daily figured in five touchdowns as Army extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 10 games with a 44-10 victory against UAB. He rushed for 136 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries and completed 3 of 7 passes for 102 yards and a TD before coming out early in the third quarter. Daily, who registered his fifth consecutive game with at least 100 rushing yards, ranks eighth nationally at 123.0 yards per game and is third among FBS players with 14 rushing touchdowns.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chandler Martin • Jr. • LB • Memphis
Martin led a Memphis defense that limited South Florida to 24 rushing yards, 258 total yards and three points in a 21-3 win. Martin had a team-high seven tackles to go with a sack, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Martin leads The American with 4.0 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss and three fumble recoveries in 2024.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kali Nguma • RFr. • K • North Texas
Nguma scored 11 points, including a pair of key field goals, to lead North Texas to a 41-37 win in the rain at Florida Atlantic. Nguma’s 46-yard field goal in the second quarter pulled the Mean Green even at 17-17 before he hit a 40-yard attempt late in the third quarter to bring North Texas within seven points entering the final period. Nguma leads all American Athletic Conference kickers in scoring, and is fourth among all players, at 8.8 points per game entering Week 8.
HONORABLE MENTION
Casey Larkin • Jr. • S • Army
Had two interceptions and two tackles in a 44-10 win against UAB.
Jayden Hill • Sr. • DB • North Texas
Had a game-high eight tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and a pass breakup in a 41-37 win at Florida Atlantic.
DT Sheffield • Jr. • WR • North Texas
Had a career-high 11 receptions for 126 yards and two late touchdowns in a 41-37 win at Florida Atlantic.
Sean Fresch • Sr. • CB • Rice
Had a career-high 11 tackles with a pass breakup and a reception for 40 yards in a 29-27 win against UTSA.
E.J. Warner • Jr. • QB • Rice
Completed 25 of 39 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns, including the gamewinner with four seconds left, in a 29-27 win against UTSA.
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
Oct. 14 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
Oct. 14 Chandler Martin, LB, Memphis
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
Oct. 14 Kali Nguma, K, North Texas
