CAA Football Week 5 Awards
Eric Wieberg
RICHMOND, Va. – CAA Football announced on Monday that New Hampshire’s Dalton Crossan, Richmond’s Kyle Lauletta, James Madison’s Gage Steele, Rhode Island’s Harold Cooper and Delaware’s Thomas Jefferson have earned the league’s week five awards.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Dalton Crossan | RB | New Hampshire
- Set career highs with 22 carries and 140 yards in New Hampshire’s 37-14 victory over Elon.
- Ran for a career-best four touchdowns – all of which came in the first half as UNH built a 34-7 lead.
- Averaged 6.4 yards-per-carry while eclipsing the 100-yard mark for the first time as a Wildcat.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Kyle Lauletta | QB | Richmond
- Finished 16-of-26 for a career-high 311 yards as Richmond handled Maine, 48-17.
- Set a career mark with four touchdown passes, coming from 75 yards, 29 yards, 27 yards and 23 yards out, respectively.
- Added seven carries for 18 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Spiders.
Defensive Player of the Week
Gage Steele | LB | James Madison
- Piled up a career-best 18 tackles for James Madison as the Dukes improved to 5-0 with a win over Stony Brook.
- The 18 tackles matched CAA Football’s season high.
- Also notched 1.5 tackles-for-loss as JMU held Stony Brook to just 2.5 yards-per-carry as a team.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Harold Cooper | RB | Rhode Island
- Returned three kickoffs for 183 yards, including a 92-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of Rhode Island’s narrow loss to Brown.
- The 92-yard return was the longest in CAA Football this season and fifth-longest in URI program history.
- Added 109 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Rams on offense.
Rookie of the Week
Thomas Jefferson | RB | Delaware
- Totaled 28 carries for 174 yards – both of which were career highs – in Delaware’s 24-23 win over nationally-ranked William & Mary.
- Became the first Blue Hen freshman with back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances since 2010.
- Has now posted 338 rushing yards since taking over the starting role in Delaware’s last two games.