CAA Football Weekly Awards - Sept. 9
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (September 9, 2024) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 2 of the 2024 season. Stony Brook senior running back Roland Dempster and New Hampshire senior running back Isaac Seide shared Offensive Player of the Week accolades, while Campbell senior linebacker Jalen Brooks was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week. Towson freshman defensive lineman Rion Roseborough was named the Special Teams Player of the Week and Elon freshman running back TJ Thomas, Jr. received Rookie of the Week honors.
CAA Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Roland Dempster, Sr., RB, Stony Brook (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville)
Dempster rushed for a career-high tying 160 yards and 3 TD’s on 19 carries as Stony Brook rolled past Stonehill, 37-10, for its first victory since the 2022 season. The senior gave SBU a quick 14-0 lead with scoring runs of 17 and 15 yards and added a 3-yarder in the third quarter. The three rushing TD’s are tied for the 2
nd-most in SBU history and helped the Seawolves score their most points since 2019.
CAA Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Isaac Seide Sr., RB, New Hampshire (Everett, Mass./Everett)
Seide rushed for a career-high 161 yards on 18 carries, including the game-winning TD with 9:18 to play, in New Hampshire’s 21-20 triumph at Holy Cross. The senior had a 35-yard run to the 2-yard line that set up a go-ahead TD for UNH in the third quarter before his game-winning score in the fourth. Seide, who averaged 8.9 ypc, also had a career-best 61-yard burst in the game.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Jalen Brooks, Sr., LB, Campbell (Knightdale, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons)
Brooks recorded a career-high 12 tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up another as Campbell earned a 24-16 road win at #17 Western Carolina for the first victory over a ranked foe in program history. The senior led a Camels’ defense that held WCU to 287 yards and didn’t allow a touchdown. Brooks’ interception was one of four for Campbell in the game.
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Rion Roseborough, Fr., DL, Towson (Greenville, N.C./John Paul Catholic II)
Roseborough blocked a field goal and an extra point as Towson held off Morgan State, 14-9. The freshman defensive lineman deflected an extra point attempt after a third-quarter TD. On MSU’s next possession, he broke through the middle and denied a 39-yard field goal attempt that would have cut the Tigers’ lead to two.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
TJ Thomas Jr., Fr., RB, Elon (Thomasville, Ga./Brookwood)
Thomas rushed for a career-high 163 yards and a TD on 11 carries in Elon’s 41-19 win at North Carolina Central. He’s the first Elon freshman since 2018 to run for over 100 yards in a game. Thomas broke loose for a 74-yard scoring run that gave Elon a 21-0 second-quarter lead and averaged 14.8 yards per carry.