The SAA named Hendrix quarterback Parker Wells, Sewanee defensive back Keegan Glaze and Rhodes return specialist JaVon Cooper their SAA football players of the week Monday, as selected by the league office.

SAA Offensive Player of the Week - Parker Wells, Hendrix
Hendrix's Parker Wells went 17-for-21 for 295 yards and six touchdowns in his team's non-conference victory over Sewanee. That performance put him on the school single-game leaderboard in passing yards per attempt, passing efficiencey, average yards per play, passing touchdowns, yards per completion and completion percentage.

SAA Defensive Player of the Week - Keegan Glaze, Sewanee
Sewanee's Keegan Glaze totaled a season-best 15 tackles and a tackle for loss in his team's non-conference contest with Hendrix. He also blocked a punt and picked it up in the end zoe for a touchdown to add to his outstanding day.

SAA Special Teams Player of the Week - JaVon Cooper, Rhodes
JaVon Cooper totaled a career-high 233 all-purpose yards in Rhodes' 47-7 victory over Westminster College (MO) this past weekend. Of those, 191 yards came on returns including 164 yards on six punt returns. After scoring the first touchdown of the game on a one-yard run, Cooper's longest return, a 44-yard punt return, set up the Lynx for a 13-0 advantage on their following drive. Cooper averaged over 27 yards on each punt return in the game. He also returned a kickoff for 27 yards. In addition to his return yardage, Cooper totaled 35 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the win, including an 11 yard rushing TD to give Rhodes a 27-0 lead in the third quarter. With the win, Rhodes snapped a 10-game losing streak and totaled 470 yards of total offense. Recording 47 points is the most points scored for the Lynx since October of 2016 and is the fourth highest points scored during Rhodes' 10 years in the SAA. It’s also the most yardage totaled for the Lynx since the 2017 season.