CAA Football Weekly Awards - Sept. 5
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (September 5, 2022) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 1 of the 2022 season. William & Mary sophomore quarterback Darius Wilson received Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Delaware grad student linebacker Johnny Buchanan was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week. New Hampshire sophomore defensive lineman Josiah Silver was named Special Teams Player of the Week and Towson freshman wide receiver Isaiah Perkins was chosen as the Rookie of the Week.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Darius Wilson, So., QB, William & Mary (Bronx, N.Y./Iona Prep)
Wilson accounted for a career-high 304 yards of total offense to lead William & Mary past Charlotte, 41-24, last Friday for its first win over a FBS opponent since 2009. The sophomore was 12-of-18 passing for a career-best 237 yards and 2 TD’s, rushed for 67 yards on 10 carries and had a 19-yard reception as the Tribe piled up 559 yards of offense and scored its most points against a FBS team since 1998.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Johnny Buchanan, Gr., LB, Delaware (Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney)
Buchanan tallied a career-high 23 tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble to lead a dominant defensive effort in Delaware’s 14-7 triumph at Navy for its first FBS win since 2007. The 23 stops tied a UD record and were the most by any FCS or FBS player in Week 1. Buchanan made two key redzone stops on Navy’s final drive as the Hens allowed the fewest points to a FBS foe by any CAA team since 2006.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Josiah Silver, So., DL, New Hampshire (Hampton, Va./Phoebus)
Silver recorded a key blocked punt, which was returned 35 yards for a touchdown by Charles Briscoe III, to help spur New Hampshire to a 31-21 win over Monmouth last Thursday. The second-quarter block was the first of his career and put the Wildcats ahead, 14-7. In addition to the big special teams play, Silver contributed four tackles and a quarterback sack.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
Isaiah Perkins, Fr., WR, Towson (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti)
Perkins made six receptions for a team-high 81 yards in Towson’s 14-13 overtime victory at Bucknell on Saturday. The freshman had a clutch 15-yard reception on a 4
th-and-8 play in overtime that set up the Tigers’ game-winning touchdown. Perkins also made a 26-yard catch that set up Towson’s first touchdown late in the third quarter.