CAA Football Weekly Awards - October 25
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (October 25, 2021) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 8 of the 2021 season. Elon senior quarterback Davis Cheek received Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Stony Brook graduate defensive back Carthell Flowers was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week. James Madison senior kicker Ethan Ratke was chosen as the Special Teams Player of the Week and William & Mary freshman quarterback Darius Wilson was named Rookie of the Week.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Davis Cheek, Sr., QB, Elon (Matthews, N.C./Butler)
Cheek completed 27-of-31 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for a score, in Elon’s 24-10 victory over New Hampshire. The senior connected on 17 consecutive throws in one stretch and his 87.1% completion percentage was the fourth-best in FCS this season. Cheek threw TD passes of 58 and 18 yards and his 3-yard scoring run in the second quarter put Elon ahead for good. It was his fourth 300-yard passing effort.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Carthell Flowers, Gr., DB, Stony Brook (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham)
Flowers recorded a career-high 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one sack and two forced fumbles as Stony Brook defeated Richmond, 27-14. The 14 stops were the most by a SBU player this season. Flowers’ sack and forced fumble late in the third quarter set up the Seawolves’ final touchdown of the game and was one of six turnovers forced by the SBU defense.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Ethan Ratke, Sr., PK, James Madison (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee)
Ratke set a JMU program record and tied a CAA mark with five field goals in the Dukes’ 22-10 victory at Delaware. The senior accounted for 16 of the Dukes’ 22 points and made three field goals from over 40 yards, including two season-long 47 yarders. Ratke, who leads FCS with 18 field goals this season, moved into 4
th place on the FCS all-time scoring list with 473 points.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
Darius Wilson, Fr., QB, William & Mary (Bronx, N.Y./Iona Prep)
Wilson accounted for 212 yards of offense and a touchdown in William & Mary’s 40-14 win over Towson. The freshman quarterback was 7-of-12 passing for 164 yards, including a 65-yard scoring strike in the first quarter, and added 48 yards rushing on only six carries. Wilson guided a Tribe offense that piled up a season-high 529 yards and a season-best 40 points.