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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Southern Illinois
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  2019 ALL-GLIAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): James Ceasar, Ferris St., Sr, DB, Detroit, Mich.,...Named the GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year, Ceasar has made his mark in his first season with the Bulldogs as one of the nation's top defensive backs. Ceasar, who transferred from Southern Illinois, helped lead the Bulldogs to a second-straight GLIAC Championship and an unbeaten regular-season with a team-high six interceptions to go with seven pass breakups, 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack this campaign.

The standout cornerback's play has guided FSU to its sixth consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff appearance and the region's top seed this year. Ceasar has registered multiple interceptions in two different games and his effort has enabled the Bulldogs to rank as one of the nation's top defensive units this year, including first in the country in team pass efficiency defense. - Ferris State Football

(DS#999 CB) rSr/2023 CB James Ceasar, Southern Illinois
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  2019 GLIAC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR (COACHES): James Ceasar, Ferris State,...Ferris State University senior defensive back James Ceasar has made his mark in his first season with the Bulldogs as one of the nation's top defensive backs. Ceasar, who transferred from Southern Illinois, helped lead the Bulldogs to a second-straight GLIAC Championship and an unbeaten regular-season with a team-high six interceptions to go with seven pass breakups, 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack this campaign.<p>

The standout cornerback's play has guided FSU to its sixth consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff appearance and the region's top seed this year. Ceasar has registered multiple interceptions in two different games and his effort has enabled the Bulldogs to rank as one of the nation's top defensive units this year, including first in the country in team pass efficiency defense. - Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football

(DS#999 CB) rSr/2023 CB James Ceasar, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 18 STATS FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, RB, R-Fr., 6-1, 239, Centralia, Illinois,...Williams continued to flash versatility in Southern Illinois' fifth straight win, 45-21 at Western Illinois. He carried the ball 19 times for a career-high 149 yards with three touchdowns, which lifted him to 18 overall for the season, a Missouri Valley Football Conference record for freshmen. He also completed both of his passes for 48 more yards and had one reception for six yards. Honorable Mention: John Bachus III, QB, UT Martin; Dequece Carter, RB, Fordham; Cooper DeVeau, CB, Brown; Josh Green, DB, Tennessee State; Keaton Heide, QB, South Dakota State; Ethan Hull, LB, Jacksonville; Will Knight, RB, Delaware; Jaren Mitchell, WR, Northern Colorado; Gavin Pringle, CB, Bucknell; Scott Valentas, LB, Columbia. - STATS FCS Football

(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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  11/18/19 - D.J. Davis, Sr/2020, Southern Illinois, 5-08, 173 (DS#80 RB) + More +

  NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB D.J. Davis, Southern Illinois, 5-8, 170, Sr., Pompano Beach, Fla. (American Heritage),...Davis rushed for a career-high 208 yards on 31 carries in SIU's 45-21 win over Western Illinois. He scored two touchdowns, averaged 6.7 yards per carry and had a long of 53. It marked the second time in his career that Davis has topped 200 rushing yards. He also had 201 yards against South Dakota State in 2018. Davis is one of only two Saluki players to rush for 200 yards in a game in the last 10 years, and he's only the second MVFC running back this year to eclipse 200 yards in a game. Southern piled up a season-high 388 rushing yards versus Western. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#80 RB) Sr/2020 RB D.J. Davis, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, 6-1, 239, R-Fr., Centralia, Ill. (Centralia),...rushed for a career-high 149 yards, completed both of his passes for 48 more yards and had one reception for six yards. He did it on just 19 carries for a 7.8 average with a long of 35. Williams scored three rushing TDs on rushes of 1, 8 and 2 yards. That gives him 18 touchdowns on the season — the most by a Division I freshman and seventh-best among all FCS players. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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  NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: S Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois,...Chinn had 15 tackles (9 solo, 6 assisted) in SIU's 45-21 win over Western Illinois, including 1.5 tackles for loss. He spearheaded an effort that held the Leathernecks to 315 total yards, forced five turnovers and limited WIU to 19 minutes of possession time and 31 percent conversion rate on third down. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#6 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 11 OVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Jaelin Benefield, RB, 5-10, 160, Fr., Pearland, Texas, Eastern Illinois,...Benefield accounted for 137 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns as Eastern Illinois picked up its first victory of the season, 49-38 at Tennessee State. The freshman carried the ball 14 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns (averaging 7.5 yards/carry) and caught four passes for 32 yards and another score.

Benefield scored on a 45-yard run in the first quarter to give his team an early lead. Late in the third quarter with his team trailing by 10, he caught a 19-yard touchdown pass to pull EIU within three points. In the fourth quarter he scored on a nine-yard run to put the game out of reach. Entering the game EIU had not had a 100-yard rusher all season but both Benefield and Darshon McCullough (155 yards) hit the century mark, marking the 23rd time in school history a pair of running back rushed for 100-plus yards in the same game. Others Nominated: Dayron Johnson, Tennessee State; Metrius Fleming, Tennessee Tech. - Ohio Valley Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2025 RB Jaelin Benefield, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: WR Landon Lenoir, Southern Illinois,...Lenoir recorded career highs with nine catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns in SIU's 37-14 win over Missouri State. He caught the first two passes of the game, scoring on a 14-yard post route to put Southern up by a touchdown. He added a 15-yard touchdown at the start of the second quarter to make it 20-0. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#103 WR) rSr/2022 WR Landon Lenoir, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Cody Crider, Southern Illinois,...Crider had six tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss in SIU's 37-14 win over Missouri State. The four TFLs were a career high for Crider, who has undergone three surgeries on the same knee, the most recent one in 2018. His future was uncertain, but Crider regained his starting spot and is the second-leading tackler on the 2019 Salukis with 73 stops and 12.5 TFL. During the win against MSU, he made two stops behind the line during a goal-line stand that helped preserve Southern's victory. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#999 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Cody Crider, Southern Illinois
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  NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Williams Jr. rushed 10 times for 113 yards (11.3 ave.) and completed both of his passes for another 62 yards. One of his throws was a 34-yard touchdown strike to tight end Jacob Garrett, that put SIU up, 13-0. The Salukis went on to win, 37-14, for their fourth-straight victory. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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  NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Luke Giegling, Southern Illinois,...Giegling blocked a punt on the first series of the game, splitting two defenders on a play that allowed SIU to take possession at the Missouri State 28. Two plays later, Southern scored a touchdown and went on to win, 37-14. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#999 OLB) Sr/2022 OLB Luke Giegling, Southern Illinois
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  2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DB Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois,...Chinn, who will be just the third player in school history to play in the Senior Bowl, has anchored the back end of SIU's defense since his freshman season, starting 32 games at either safety or cornerback. He is the fourth Saluki player in school history to receive consideration for the Buchanan Award. Previous finalists were safety Alexis Moreland (16th in 2003), linebacker Brandin Jordan (9th in 2009) and cornerback Korey Lindsey (21st in 2010). Voting for the award takes place after the regular season.

Although a foot ailment kept him out of two-and-a-half games this season, Chinn has still managed to intercept four passes and increase his career total to 13. He also has 210 career tackles, 26 pass breakups and six forced fumbles, earning a reputation as one of the most feared defenders in college football. Every NFL team has watched Chinn practice or play in person, and the Senior Bowl named him the "Top FCS Target" heading into the season. A year ago Delaware's Nasir Adderley earned the Senior Bowl's distinction and ended up as a San Diego Chargers 2nd round pick. - Southern Illinois/STATS FCS Football

(DS#6 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois
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  Kare Lyles threw for four touchdowns - two each to Landon Lenoir and Avante Cox - and Southern Illinois put away Missouri State early in a 37-14 win on Saturday. Lenoir had 124 yards receiving on nine receptions and Javon Williams Jr. had 113 yards rushing on 10 carries. The Salukis (6-4, 4-2 Missouri Valley) scored on five of six possessions in the first half - four produced touchdowns - and they built a 30-0 lead by intermission. Southern Illinois piled up 555 yards of offense and 26 first downs, which helped offset three turnovers. Southern Illinois now has won four straight following a three-game losing streak. Peyton Huslig threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns for Missouri State (1-8, 1-5). Following 4-2 start last year, the Bears now have lost 13 of their last 14 games. - AP College Football

(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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  Nate Mullen scored on a 1-yard run in overtime after Western Carolina held East Tennessee State to a field goal and the Catamounts defeated the Buccaneers 23-20 on Saturday. After both teams kicked first-quarter field goals, Donnavan Spencer scored on a 44-yard run 1:41 into the second quarter and Western Carolina (3-7, 2-5 Southern Conference) led 10-3 at halftime. Quay Holmes' 4-yard touchdown run was the only scoring in the third an East Tennessee State (2-8, 0-7) pulled even.

The Catamounts grabbed the lead midway through the fourth when Tyrie Adams hooked up with Caleb Ferguson for a 22-yard TD. But the Buccaneers answered with a 14-play, 64-yard drive that took 6+ minutes off the clock and ended with Holmes running it in from 5 yards out with 91 seconds left in regulation. Adams completed 16 of 25 passes for 185 yards for Western Carolina. Spencer finished with 124 yards on the ground on 19 carries. Holmes rushed for 166 yards on 36 carries for ETSU. The Catamounts outgained ETSU 412 yards to 265. - AP College Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2022 RB Donnavan Spencer, Southern Illinois
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  2019 JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois: 110 carries, 659 yards, 13 TDs; 8 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TDs; 1 TD pass; 106.8 all-purpose yards per game (9 games),...A southern Illinois native from nearby Centralia, Williams Jr. has scored 15 touchdowns on the season (13 rushing, 2 receiving) - the most by a freshman in Division I. No other FCS freshman has more than 10 touchdowns.

He is tied with FBS freshman running back Kenny Gainwell of Memphis. The 15 TDs is a freshman record at SIU and seventh overall in FCS this year. It's the most by a Saluki player since RB Jewel Hampton had 17 in 2011. In the game against Youngstown State, Williams Jr. became the first player in school history to rush for a TD, catch at TD and pass for a TD in the same game. Frequently operating out of the Wildcat formation, Williams Jr. averages 7.0 yards per carry and his 659 rushing yards ranks second among freshmen in SIU history. Tom Koutsos holds the mark with 1,052 in 1999. - STATS FCS/Southern Illinois Football

(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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