CAA Football Weekly Awards - Nov. 4
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (November 4, 2024) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 10 of the 2024 season. Elon senior wide receiver/kick returner Chandler Brayboy was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Richmond senior defensive end Jeremiah Grant received Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Richmond freshman kicker Sean O’Haire was chosen as the Special Teams Player of the Week and Bryant freshman quarterback Brennan Myer was named the Rookie of the Week.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Chandler Brayboy, Sr., WR/KR, Elon (Pembroke, N.C./Purnell Swett)
Brayboy accumulated 309 all-purpose yards, the most in FCS this season, in Elon’s 50-27 victory over Campbell. The senior caught eight passes for 183 yards and 2 TD’s, returned two kickoffs for 113 yards and added a 13-yard run. Brayboy had a 66-yard TD grab on Elon’s first play from scrimmage and made a 36-yard scoring catch on the first drive of the second half.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Jeremiah Grant, Sr., DE, Richmond (South Orange, N.Y./Bergen Catholic)
Grant contributed five tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two QB hurries to lead a strong defensive effort in Richmond’s 35-24 victory over Towson. The senior, who tops FCS with a school-record tying 11.5 sacks, forced fumbles on two of his sacks, setting up field goals. The Spiders tallied 7.0 sacks and forced four TO’s in the game.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Sean O’Haire, Fr., PK, Richmond (Kildare, Ireland/St. Mary’s Secondary School)
Kicking in his second collegiate game, O’Haire was 5-for-5 on field goals and added two extra points in Richmond’s 35-24 win over Towson. The true freshman made FG’s of 21, 22, 47, 36 and 18 yards, which tied a program record and matched the most FG’s made in FCS this season.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
Brennan Myer, Fr., QB, Bryant (Frisco, Texas/Wakeland)
Making his second career start, Myer completed 28-of-39 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns in Bryant’s narrow 31-30 overtime setback to #20 Stony Brook. The freshman capped a 99-yard drive with a 15-yard TD pass in the 2
nd quarter, had a game-tying 19-yard TD pass in the 4
th quarter and threw a 25-yard TD strike in overtime.