Football

Week 9 NJAC Football Honors Announced

PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its football weekly honors for the week ending Nov. 1.

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TY KLINE • Kean University
Sophomore • Quarterback • Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Regional
 
Kline has been named NJAC Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for five touchdowns in Kean’s 45-19 win over Vermont State-Castleton. The sophomore ran for three scores and threw for two more. He totaled 359 yards of offense without throwing an interception or taking a sack. Kline leads the NJAC in conference-only passing yards per game (231.2) and conference-only passing TDs (11).
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EZRA WILLIAMS-THOMAS • Rowan University
Sophomore • Defensive Back • Willingboro, NJ/Moorestown
 
Williams-Thomas earns NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting a career-high 10 tackles in Rowan’s tough 13-12 setback at Christopher Newport. The sophomore recorded eight solo stops and added a tackle for a loss of five yards. He anchored a Rowan secondary that held the nationally 10th-ranked Captains to 159 passing yards and kept the Profs in contention right up until the final play of the game.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ZACK BURLINGAME • Rowan University
Freshman • Punter • Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway Regional
 
Burlingame claims NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after averaging 49.2 yards per punt in Rowan’s 13-12 defensive battle at No. 10 Christopher Newport. The freshman punted four times with a long of 55 yards. He also pinned one punt inside the 20 to set up good field position. He currently leads all NJAC punters with a conference-only season average of 43.3 yards per punt, and has placed a league-high eight inside the 20.
 
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
GRANT LORENTZEN • The College of New Jersey
Freshman • Wide Receiver • Iselin, NJ/JFK Memorial
 
Lorentzen garners NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week honors after catching three passes for 76 yards and a touchdown against Montclair State. The freshman got behind the defense for a 29-yard scoring catch that gave the Lions a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter. In the second half, he hauled in a 46-yard reception that set up TCNJ inside the red zone and led to a touchdown. Lorentzen also returned four kickoffs for 94 yards, finishing with 166 all-purpose yards. He ranks seventh in the NJAC by averaging 17.5 yards per catch in conference action.
 
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JAYDEN MILLER • Christopher Newport University
Freshman • Defensive Back • Lynchburg, VA/Heritage
 
Miller has been selected as NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week after making the game-saving play in No. 10 Christopher Newport’s 13-12 win over Rowan. With three seconds remaining, the freshman broke up Rowan’s two-point conversion pass to preserve the one-point lead. Miller finished with seven tackles, five of them solo, and two pass breakups. The Captains (8-0, 5-0 NJAC) took sole possession of first place and extended their regular-season winning streak to 23 games.