CAA Football Weekly Awards - October 31
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (October 31, 2022) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 9 of the 2022 season. Richmond graduate student quarterback Reece Udinski was chosen as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Elon sophomore defensive back Omar Rogers received Defensive Player of the Week honors. Towson senior kick/punt returner D’Ago Hunter was honored as the Special Teams Player of the Week and UAlbany freshman quarterback Reese Poffenbarger was named the Rookie of the Week.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Reece Udinski, Gr., QB, Richmond (North Wales, Pa./North Penn)
Udinski completed 26-of-33 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns and added two TD’s on the ground, leading Richmond to a 31-21 victory at Maine. He had scoring runs of 6 and 3 yards and a 63-yard TD pass on the Spiders’ first three drives and added a 21-yard TD strike in the third quarter. It was the fifth 300-yard passing performance in the past six games for Udinski.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Omar Rogers, So., DB, Elon (Burlington, N.J./Burlington Township)
Rogers contributed a team-best six tackles, a sack, a QB hurry and an interception as part of a strong defensive performance in Elon’s 27-7 triumph over No. 12 Delaware. The sophomore recorded his first sack of the season and picked off a pass on a 4
th-and-goal play in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Elon’s defense held UD to 265 total yards and posted a shutout over the final 55 minutes.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
D’Ago Hunter, Sr., KR/PR, Towson (Culpeper Va./Eastern View)
Hunter amassed 334 all-purpose yards, with 271 coming on returns, as Towson beat Monmouth, 52-48. The senior averaged 36.8 yards on five kickoff returns, highlighted by a 92-yarder for a touchdown with 8:13 to play. He also averaged 45.0 yards on two punt returns, including a 74-yarder that set up a TD. The 334 all-purpose yards are the 3
rd-most in FCS this season and fell 23 yards shy of a school record.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
Reese Poffenbarger, Fr., QB, UAlbany (Middletown, Md./Middletown)
Poffenbarger completed 16-of-21 passes for 263 yards and tied a career-high with four touchdowns in less than three quarters of action as UAlbany rolled over Stony Brook, 59-14. The freshman threw TD passes of 25, 25, 5 and 15 yards as the Great Danes scored their most points in a game since 2012. Poffenbarger has thrown 20 TD passes with just one interception this season.