CAA Football Week 6 Awards
Eric Wieberg
RICHMOND, Va. – CAA Football on Monday named its award winners from week six, honoring James Madison’s Vad Lee, Maine’s Patrick Ricard, JMU’s Charles Tutt and Rhode Island’s Tez Wilson.
Offensive Player of the Week
Vad Lee | QB | James Madison
- Finished 24-of-32 passing for 278 yards in James Madison’s 51-30 road win over Towson.
- Matched a Dukes program record with five passing touchdowns, upping his season total to 17.
- Moved into second place in JMU history with 47 career touchdowns through the air.
Defensive Player of the Week
Patrick Ricard | DL | Maine
- Posted five tackles - including career-highs of 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks – in Maine’s 39-7 victory at UAlbany.
- Accounted for 27 lost UAlbany yards resulting from his stops in the Great Dane backfield.
- Led a dominant Maine defensive effort that held UAlbany to just 172 yards of total offense.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Charles Tutt | KR/CB | James Madison
- Totaled 153 yards on three kickoff returns for James Madison against Towson.
- Took a third-quarter Towson kickoff 92 yards for a key touchdown – his first-career score – after the Tigers had trimmed JMU’s lead to four.
- The touchdown was James Madison’s first on a kickoff return since 2013.
Rookie of the Week
Tez Wilson | LB | Rhode Island
- Recorded two tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a pair of pass breakups as Rhode Island earned its first victory of the season in a 20-0 shutout of Delaware.
- Gave the Rams a three-score lead midway through the third quarter with a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown.
- The pick-six was also his first-career interception.