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09/02/19 - WR Jaylond Adams, rJr/2022, Southern Miss, (DS#13 WR)

WEEK 1 CONFERENCE USA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss,...Southern Miss KR/PR Jaylond Adams opened the season by returning a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown and then later tallied an 80-yard score on a punt return in the win over Alcorn State. In addition, he added three catches for 21 yards and returned two punts for a total of 93 yards to finish the day with 203 all-purpose yards. His kickoff return for a score was the first for a Golden Eagles since the 2015 season and his punt return for a TD was the first for a Golden Eagle since the opening game last season.

Adams became the first Golden Eagle to score on a kickoff which was the first offensive touch of the game for Southern Miss since Francisco Llanos returned a kick 87 yards against Tulsa (11/26/10), after the Golden Hurricane scored on the game's initial drive. The Adamsville, Alabama native is also the first Southern Miss player to have a touchdown on both a kickoff and punt return in the same season since Tracy Lampley in 2009 and the first player to record two special team return touchdowns in the same game since James Henry accomplished that feat against UTEP in the 1988 Independence Bowl. - Conference USA Football

(DS#13 WR) rJr/2022