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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Kennesaw State
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  Rickie Collins threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and Tywon Christopher returned an interception 59 yards for a score as Kennesaw State pulled away from Middle Tennessee 44-28 on Wednesday night. The Owls (2-6, 1-3 Conference USA) led 19-17 at halftime before Christopher's pick-six early in the third quarter pushed the advantage to 27-17. Collins connected with Dylan Gary for touchdown passes of 31 and 28 yards and also found Davis Bryson for a 23-yard score, the first touchdown reception of his career. Boogie Woods III added touchdown runs of 12 and 2 yards and finished with 67 yards on 12 carries for Kennesaw State.

Middle Tennessee (4-4, 2-2) took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter on Antonio Martin's 7-yard touchdown run, but Kennesaw State answered with 12 straight points before halftime. The Owls scored 25 uncontested points after Middle Tennessee cut the deficit to 19-17. Collins completed 16 of his 19 passes with one interception. Gary caught two passes for 59 yards, both touchdowns. Martin rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown for Middle Tennessee, while Roman Gagliano threw for 183 yards with two interceptions and added 47 yards and a score on the ground. Santana Fleming returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth for MTSU. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football

(DS#45 QB) rJr/2028 QB Rickie Collins, Kennesaw State
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  10/12 WEEK 6 CUSA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tywon Christopher, Kennesaw State - R-So. - LB - Thomasville, Ga.,...Christopher had a career night for the Owls (1-4, 0-1 CUSA), recording 15 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and forcing a fumble. Only twice this season has an FBS player turned in 15 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a single game, and it marks only the 11th occasion since 2023. His 15 stops marked the most by any CUSA defender until Missouri State's Jared Lloyd tallied 15 the next night. The first of Christopher's two TFL set up a 3rd-and-15 before an eventual punt. His second came in a key goal-line stand in the fourth quarter in which he made two tackles to keep Jax State out of the end zone and force a field goal. - CUSA Football

(DS#999 OLB) rSo/2029 OLB Tywon Christopher, Kennesaw State
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  09/08/26 - Triston Morgan, Sr/2027, Kennesaw State, 5-09, 190 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  09/07 WEEK 1 CUSA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Triston Morgan, Kennesaw State - Sr. - RB - Atlanta, Ga.,...Morgan was a Swiss Army Knife for the Owls (1-0) in their season-opening win over West Georgia, tallying a league-high 131 all-purpose yards while also blocking a punt. He returned the opening kickoff 47 yards to set up a Kennesaw State scoring drive on the first possession. Then, at the end of the ensuing Wovles' series, Morgan got a hand on a punt that only traveled 27 yards to set the Owls up at their own 46-yard line. Later in the opening frame, Morgan took off for a 60-yard touchdown scamper to give the Owls a 12-0 lead. He finished the game with 76 rushing yards on five carries and one catch for eight yards. - CUSA Football

(DS#999 RB) Sr/2027 RB Triston Morgan, Kennesaw State
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  Rickie Collins accounted for three touchdowns and Latrelle Murrell ran for two touchdowns and Kennesaw State beat West Georgia 47-0 in the Owls' season opener on Thursday night. It was Kennesaw State's first shutout since a 14-0 win at home against North Carolina on Oct. 16, 2021. Kennesaw State took advantage of Triston Morgan's 47-yard opening kickoff return which started at the goal line. On the fifth play of the drive, Murrell ran to his left and 45 yards later made it 6-0 before a missed point-after attempt. Morgan ran for a 60-yard touchdown on a one-play drive to extend the margin to 12-0 before a failed two-point conversion.

On the ensuing kickoff, Sean Ferguson fumbled at the Wolves' 14 and Josh Anglin recovered it for Kennesaw State. Collins ran it in from the 3 with 44 seconds left for a 19-0 lead after one quarter. Murrell made it 26-0 after a 17-yard touchdown run ended a four-play, 62-yard scoring drive with 6:18 before halftime. Collins ran it in from 24 yards out and Boogie Woods III crashed in from a yard out for a 40-0 advantage at halftime. Collins threw his second touchdown pass - a 9-yarder - to Dylan Gary to close the scoring with 9:19 left in the third. Collin Hurst threw for 93 yards for the Wolves. - AP College Football

(DS#45 QB) rJr/2028 QB Rickie Collins, Kennesaw State
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  2025 CUSA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State,...Hopson finished as Kennesaw State's leading tackler on CUSA's No. 2 scoring defense team (22.7). He ranks second in CUSA with 104 tackles, averaging 9.5 per game. Hopson's 104 tackles rank No. 13 in the nation. He's also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a crucial interception - the first of his career - in the win over Missouri State. Hopson's 7.5 TFL's rank 14th in CUSA. He has totaled a whopping seven 10+ tackle games this season, ranking tied for fourth nationally. Hopson is the first Owl to reach 100 tackles in a single season since 2021. - Conference USA Football

(DS#68 OLB) rSr/2027 OLB Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State
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  Amari Odom found Chase Belcher for a go-ahead 14-yard touchdown with 27 seconds remaining and Kennesaw State beat Missouri State 41-34 on Saturday. Odom danced around in the pocket before drifting back for a lob to the front of the end zone for a wide-open Belcher to set the school record for touchdown passes in a game with five. Odom was 24 of 34 for 387 yards. Odom gave Kennesaw State a 34-27 lead on a 25-yard connection with Clayton Coppock with 5:51 left in the fourth, but Missouri State answered two plays later when Shomari Lawrence raced for a 70-yard touchdown to tie it at 34-all.

After Kennesaw State went three-and-out, Missouri State drove past midfield before being stopped on fourth-and-10 at the 34. Odom started the game-winning drive with a 7-yard rush and followed with a 40-yard completion to Christian Moss to set up the Belcher play. Kennesaw State (8-3, 6-1) rebounded from its first Conference USA loss in 350 days and its first loss overall in 70 days. The loss to Jacksonville State snapped the Owls' seven-game win streak. Coppock and Gabriel Benyard each had two touchdown grabs and 85-plus yards receiving for the Owls. Lawrence finished with 173 yards on 20 carries for Missouri State (7-4, 5-2). Jacob Clark threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns, but he was intercepted two times. Jacksonville State lost to FIU on Saturday to put three 6-1 teams atop the conference standings with one game to play. - AP College Football

(DS#155 RB) Sr/2026 RB Chase Belcher, Kennesaw State
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  WEEK 10 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tywon Christopher, Kennesaw State - R-Fr. - LB - Thomasville, Ga.,...Thrust into his first career start due to injury, Christopher had a career game as Kennesaw State (6-2, 4-0 CUSA) won its sixth-straight game, 33-20, against UTEP on Tuesday. He recorded a team-best 12 tackles on the night, including a tackle for loss. Christopher forced the fumble that was scooped and scored with on UTEP's first offensive drive of the game to give KSU its first points. He recorded the second-best PFF run defense grade (96.4) in the country for Week 10 (behind only Indiana's Devan Boykin), defending the run on 31 snaps (more than 40 percent of his 72 total snaps) Christopher recorded the sixth-best defensive PFF rating in the country (min. 70 snaps) with an 80.2, ranking second in Group of Six conferences. - Conference USA Football

(DS#999 OLB) rSo/2029 OLB Tywon Christopher, Kennesaw State
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  WEEK 9 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: JaDarious Lee, Kennesaw St. - R-Jr. - LT - Nashville, Tenn.,...In 60 snaps at left tackle, Lee did not surrender a single sack, QB hit, hurry or pressure and paved the way for the Owls (5-2, 3-0 CUSA) to win its fifth-straight game, dismantling FIU on the road, 45-26. He helped KSU roll up 498 yards of total offense, including a season-best 225 yards of rushing - CUSA's highest rushing mark for week nine. The Owls averaged 5.2 yards per rush and did not have a negative rush between the tackles the entire game, excluding kneel downs. KSU scored its most points against an FBS opponent (45) in program history. Despite limited offensive snaps for KSU, Lee posted top-10 grades in both run blocking (64.5) and pass blocking (81.2), according to Pro Football Focus. - Conference USA Football

(DS#999 OG) rSr/2027 OG JaDarious Lee, Kennesaw State
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  Latrelle Murrell ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and got a touchdown pass on a trick play and West Georgia smothered Utah Tech 23-0 on Saturday. Murrell's 8-yard run helped the Wolves (8-3, 5-3 United Athletic Conference) to a 9-0 lead at halftime. Late in the third quarter, the Wolves capped an 11-play, 89-yard drive with Bryce Dickerson catching a backwards pass from Davin Wydner who threw an 18-yard pass to Murrell. Wydner capped the scoring with a 25-yard pass to Jacob Ritchie midway through the fourth quarter. Utah Tech (2-9, 1-7) recorded six punts, three lost fumbles, an interception and a missed field goal on its 11 possessions. The offense generated 253 total yards. - AP College Football

(DS#99 RB) rJr/2028 RB Latrell Murrell, Kennesaw State
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  Chase Belcher ran for 113 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining, and Kennesaw State beat UTEP 33-20 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory. Kennesaw State (6-2, 4-0 Conference USA), which has losses to Wake Forest and No. 2-ranked Indiana, became bowl eligible in its first season of full-fledged FBS status. Kennesaw State's first three scores came on Caleb Offord's 24-yard fumble return, Gabriel Benyard's 57-yard punt return and a safety to make it 16-10 at halftime. The Owls' first offensive score was late in the third quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run by Amari Odom to take a 23-20 lead. Belcher's touchdown capped a 11-play, 70-yard drive that was aided by two 15-yard penalties on UTEP. Odom and Dexter Williams II combined to go 14 of 32 for 154 yards with an interception for Kennesaw State. Skyler Locklear threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns for UTEP (2-6, 1-3). He also carried it 23 times for 77 yards. - Kennesaw State/AP College Football

(DS#155 RB) Sr/2026 RB Chase Belcher, Kennesaw State
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  WEEK 7 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: J.T. Pennington, Kennesaw State - R-Sr. - RG - Wilsonville, Ala.,...Pennington helped pave the way as Kennesaw State rolled up 400 yards of offense against first place LA Tech in the 35-7 victory. He played 65 snaps at right guard on Thursday, including 40 pass-blocking snaps, and recorded Conference USA's top PFF pass blocking rating (88.0) for week seven. Pennington did not incur a penalty or allow a sack, quarterback hit, hurry or pressure all night. He helped Kennesaw State record the PFF top pass blocking efficiency (94.7) as a unit, only allowing four total hurries and four total pressures. - Conference USA Football

(DS#999 OG) rSr/2026 OG JT Pennington, Kennesaw State
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  10/13/25 - Tylon Dunlap, rSr/2026, Kennesaw State, 5-11, 277 (DS#140 DT) + More +

  WEEK 7 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tylon Dunlap, Kennesaw State - R-Sr. - DL - Charlotte, N.C.,...Dunlap wreaked havoc on the LA Tech backfield in Kennesaw State's (4-2, 2-0 CUSA) stifling 35-7 victory on Thursday night. He finished with eight tackles, a career-high 2.0 sacks and also broke up a pass. Dunlap tallied the top pass rush PFF grade (90.3) and the second-highest defensive PFF grade and top for a defensive lineman in CUSA (90.4) for week seven. After the first LA Tech drive of the game, he helped lead a KSU defense that held the Bulldogs to a paltry 235 yards of offense (3.8 yards per play). The Owls forced three three-and-outs and six punts and surrendered only 136 rushing yards (3.4 yards per carry). - Conference USA Football

(DS#140 DT) rSr/2026 DT Tylon Dunlap, Kennesaw State
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  09/29/25 - Caleb Offord, rSr/2026, Kennesaw State, 6-1, 192 (DS#73 CB) + More +

  WEEK 5 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caleb Offord, Kennesaw State - Sr. - DB - Southaven, Miss.,...Offord helped anchor the backend of the Owls' (3-2, 1-0 CUSA) secondary for nearly 40 minutes (38:59) as Kennesaw State won its third-straight game and CUSA opener against MTSU 24-16. He finished the game with five tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, and three massive pass breakups. Offord covered the Blue Raiders' top target on their final drive of the game and broke up two passes to seal the victory. He led all CUSA defensive players with 51 snaps in pass coverage and led the league in overall defensive PFF grade (82.1), as well as coverage grades in both man (81.9) and zone (75.6) coverage. - Conference USA Football

(DS#73 CB) rSr/2026 CB Caleb Offord, Kennesaw State
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  WEEK 3 UNITED ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: West Georgia's Latrell Murrell, a sophomore running back for UWG, had another standout showing on Saturday with 20 carries for 116 yards (5.8 yards/carry). He also collected three catches for 92 yards and two receiving TDs in the Wolves big comeback win over ETSU. - United Athletic Conference Football

(DS#99 RB) rJr/2028 RB Latrell Murrell, Kennesaw State
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  WEEK 4 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: J.T. Pennington, KSU - R-Sr. - OL - Wilsonville, Ala.,...Pennington led an offensive charge up front that amassed 497 yards of offense, including 189 yards on the ground. He played 85 snaps at right guard on Saturday, the most among CUSA offensive lineman in week four, and did not allow a sack, quarterback hit or pressure. Pennington graded out at 86.7 in pass block rating on Pro Football Focus - good for sixth-best in CUSA. Additionally, he was not penalized the entire game. - Conference USA Football

(DS#999 OG) rSr/2026 OG JT Pennington, Kennesaw State
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