09/14 WEEK 2 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tye Niekamp, Illinois State, MLB, 5th Year, 6-3, 245,...Niekamp, already a two-time first-team postseason All-American, knows plenty about big performances in big games, and this time, he coll ected 11 tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss in Illinois State's 28-24 victory at FBS foe Northern Illinois. The sacks marked a career high and the TFLs went for 15 yards in losses. He's up to 364 career tackles, highest among active Division I players. Honorable Mention: Caleb Easterling, CB, Furman; Deliyon Freeman, S, Northern Arizona; Tristan Lennon, LB, Charleston Southern; Kennon Loftin, LB, Nicholls; Moses Meus, LB, Rhode Island; Colter Petre, DB, Montana State; Trooper Price, LB, Colga te; Danny Simms, S, Merrimack; Joshua Truesdale, DB, North Carolina Central. - STATS Opta Analyst FCS Football
(DS#22 ILB) rSr/2027  ILB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
News Source: STATS Opta Analyst FCS Football
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