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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Stephen F. Austin
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  Sam Vidlak threw two touchdown passes to Kylon Harris, Gavin Rutherford had two short touchdown runs, and Stephen F. Austin beat East Texas A&M 31-21 on Saturday night. Vidlak opened the scoring for Stephen F. Austin (6-2, 4-0 Southland Conference) with a 13-yard touchdown toss to Harris. Ron Peace answered with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Devin Matthews and a 6-yard touchdown run with 15 seconds left to give East Texas A&M (2-6, 2-2) a 14-7 lead after one quarter. Rutherford's 1-yard touchdown run was the lone score of the second quarter and pulled the Lumberjacks even at halftime. Vidlak connected with Harris from 38 yards out for the only score of the third quarter and Stephen F. Austin led 21-14.

KJ Shankle scored on a 1-yard run for the Lions to tie it at 21-all early in the fourth quarter. Lavon Williams intercepted Vidlak and returned it 46 yards to the Lumberjacks' 13-yard line to set up the score. The Lumberjacks, ranked No. 23 in the FCS coaches poll, regained the lead 28-21 when Rutherford scored from a yard out at the end of a 12-play drive with 7:21 left to play. Carlos Alvarado made it a two-score game with a 40-yard field goal inside the final two minutes. Vidlak totaled 309 yards on 30-for-46 passing but was picked off three times. Jerrell Wimbley rushed 26 times for 124 yards. Harris caught 16 passes for 183 yards - both career highs for the senior. Peace completed 18 of 37 passes for 250 yards with an interception for the Lions, who managed only 10 yards on 20 rushes. - AP College Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2026 QB Sam Vidlak, Stephen F. Austin
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  Jerrell Wimbley and Gavin Rutherford each ran for a touchdown, Bugs Mortimer returned a punt 66 yards for a TD, and Stephen F. Austin beat Nicholls 34-7 on a rain-soaked Saturday night for its fifth consecutive win. Nicholls (1-6, 1-2 Southland Conference) has lost six in a row since a 20-6 win over Incarnate Word in the season opener. Jacob Hand kicked a 54-yard field goal for Stephen F. Austin (5-2, 3-0) to open the scoring less than two minutes into the game, Rutherford scored on a 2-yard run late in the first quarter and Wimbley ran for a 5-yard TD to make it 16-0 early in the second.

Mortimer caught a punt at the 34, started right before cutting back to his left and running to the sideline where, near midfield, he evaded four would-be tacklers. Mortimer worked all the way back to the right sideline and raced to the end zone for a touchdown early in the third quarter to give the Lumberjacks a 26-0 lead. Sam Vidlak was 17-of-25 passing for 179 yards and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Clayton Wayland. The Colonels finished with 187 total yards, 56 rushing. The game was delayed about 90 minutes at halftime and then again for another two-plus hours early in the third quarter due to inclement weather in the area. - AP College Football

(DS#154 RB) rSr/2026 RB Jerrell Wimbley, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 5 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jerrell Wimbley, SFA - RB - Sr. - Houston, Texas (C.E. King HS),...Wimbley's 43-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes to play capped an impressive effort from the senior back. He carried 29 times for 171 yards, averaging 5.9 yards per carry. His scoring run pushed the veteran ‘Jack past the 2,000-yard career rushing mark, making him just the 11th player in program history to reach the milestone. Through five weeks, Wimbley is the only Southland back with two 100-yard rushing games. - Southland football

(DS#154 RB) rSr/2026 RB Jerrell Wimbley, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 6 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Vidlak, SFA - QB - Sr. - Applegate, Oregon (Hidden Valley HS),...Vidlak delivered an efficient performance, going 19-of-26 for 261 yards and three touchdowns to lead SFA to a road win at No. 20 UIW. He connected on touchdown passes of 20, 37, and 45 yards and added a 58-yard completion that set up another score. Vidlak's second touchdown, a 37-yard strike to Derrick Bohler and the 36th of his career, pushed the senior past the 4,000-yard passing mark as a collegian. His 58-yard completion to Trae Wayland, which set up the ‘Jacks inside the UIW 5-yard line, also moved him into the top 10 all-time in SFA passing yards. - Southland football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2026 QB Sam Vidlak, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 6 SOUTHLAND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaydon Southard, SFA - LB - Sr. - Wichita Falls, Texas (Iowa Park HS) - FCS National Defensive Player of the Week Southard matched his career high with 16 tackles, including 12 solo stops, in Stephen F. Austin's 31-17 win at UIW. Three of his tackles went for 19 yards in losses, including 1.5 sacks, and he also forced a fumble. Both his tackles for loss and sack totals marked new career bests. After never reaching double figures in tackles prior to this season, Southard has now done so four times in 2025 for the Lumberjacks. - Southland football

(DS#62 ILB) Sr/2026 ILB Jaydon Southard, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 6 FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaydon Southard, Stephen F. Austin, LB, Sr., 6-1, 225,...Southard matched his career high with 16 tackles, including 12 solos, in Stephen F. Austin's 31-17 win at UIW in the Southland Conference. Three of the tackles went for 19 yards in losses, including 1.5 sacks, and he also forced a fumble. Like his solo tackles, Southard's TFL and sack totals were career-best efforts. He had never reached double-figure tackles before this season, but he's done it four times for the Lumberjacks (4-2). Honorable Mention: Elias Archie, DB, Brown; Luke Banbury, LB, William & Mary; Kenneth Eiden IV, DE, Montana State; Nate Furrow, LB, Marist; Trooper Price, LB, Colgate; Peyton Seelman, LB, Richmond; Justin Waters, LB, Charleston Southern. - Stats Perform FCS

(DS#62 ILB) Sr/2026 ILB Jaydon Southard, Stephen F. Austin
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  Kylon Harris caught two touchdown passes, Jerrell Wimbley rushed for 171 yards and a score and Stephen F. Austin beat McNeese 34-17 on Saturday night to kick off Southland Conference play. Sam Vidlak threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Blaine Green, and Harris grabbed a 14-yard TD throw to put SFA (3-2, 1-0) up 14-7 just before halftime. Vidlak connected with Harris with a 76-yard touchdown pass to start the third quarter.

Harris has 20 career touchdowns and moved into SFA's top 10 with more than 2,000 career yards receiving. Vidlak was 15 of 29 for 233 yards with three touchdown passes and moved into the program's top 10 in touchdowns passing. Tre'Vonte Citizen rushed for a 20-yard score for McNeese (1-4, 0-1). Logan Mauldin caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Jake Strong to cut the deficit 27-17. Strong threw for 214 yards. Wimbley scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. - AP College Football

(DS#128 WR) Sr/2026 WR Kylon Harris, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 4 SOUTHLAND SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kylon Harris, SFA – WR – Sr. – Reserve, La. (East St. John HS),...Harris had three punt returns totaling 85 yards including a 65 yard return for a touchdown that gave SFA the lead for good with under six minutes to play before the half. Added three receptions for 20 yards. Honorable Mention: Charlie Weinrich, HCU. - Southland Football

(DS#128 WR) Sr/2026 WR Kylon Harris, Stephen F. Austin
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  WEEK 4 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jerrell Wimbley, SFA – RB – Sr. – Houston, Texas (C.E. King HS),...Wimbley averaged 13 yards per carry as he totaled 130 yards on ten touches. He delivered five rushes of 10 or more yards including a long of 46 on SFA's second drive and a run of 22 yards early in the second quarter. Wimbley's 130 yards are the most by an SLC player against an FCS foe this season and the third-most in a game through five weeks of play. Honorable Mention: Jameson Garcia, UIW. - Southland Football

(DS#154 RB) rSr/2026 RB Jerrell Wimbley, Stephen F. Austin
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  Jerrell Wimbley rushed for 130 yards, and quarterback Sam Vidlak had 178 yards and two touchdowns in Stephen F. Austin's 35-17 win over Cal Poly on Saturday night. SFA (2-2) scored 21 points in the third quarter. Malachi Williams returned a 28-yard pick-6, Richard Reese scored on a 1-yard rush and Derrick Bohler scored on a 28-yard catch to extend SFA's lead to 35-10.

Quarterback Jackson Akins entered the game for Cal Poly (2-2) after starting quarterback Ty Diffenbach got injured on a QB keeper play. Akins threw for 182 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for the Mustangs. Akins also led the team in rushing, with 36 yards. The Mustangs were leading in the second half, 10-7, after a 64-yard pass to Michael Briscoe. Briscoe had 140 yards on four catches. Bo Kelly threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Kian Salehi in the fourth quarter to make it 35-17. - AP College Football

(DS#154 RB) rSr/2026 RB Jerrell Wimbley, Stephen F. Austin
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  Six different players scored first-half touchdowns in a 56-0 first half as Stephen F. Austin defeated Division II Sul Ross State 63-0 on Saturday night. Starting quarterback Sam Vidlak was 11-for-14 passing for 211 yards and two touchdowns for the Lumberjacks (1-2), before Gavin Rutherford took over and threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. Freshman JT Kitna also saw his first college action, completing one pass for 2 yards.

Anthony Williams had 74 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, Richard Reese had 66 yards and a touchdown on just four carries, including a 58-yard dash, and Jerrell Wimbley had 34 yards and two scores on seven attempts. Sul Ross State had-40 yards of total offense and three drives of more than three plays. Carlos Alvarado, a transfer from Texas State, was a perfect 9-for-9 on extra points. - AP College Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2026 QB Sam Vidlak, Stephen F. Austin
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  Sam Vidlak threw five touchdown passes in the first quarter, 10 players scored for Stephen F. Austin and the Lumberjacks routed NAIA foe North American University 77-0 in a season opener on Thursday night. SFA gained 371 yards in the first quarter and Vidlak was 7-for-7 passing for 264 yards. His five touchdowns went to Kylon Harris for 53 yards, Rohan Fluellen for 47 yards, Jordan Nabors for 61 yards, Chris Taylor for 15 yards and Blaine Green for 50 yards. The Lumberjacks scored five times on their first 11 plays and led 42-0 after one quarter. Vidlak, who formerly played at Boise State and Montana, finished 8-for-8 passing for 288 yards.

The Lumberjacks involved their running game more in the second quarter and still scored four touchdowns to lead 70-0 at halftime. They led in total offense 565 yards to 33 and 25-3 in first downs. The second half was reduced to two 5-minute quarters. Three SFA quarterbacks combined to go 14-for-15 for 383 yards with seven touchdowns. Qualan Jones had 121 yards rushing and Jaylen Jenkins scored twice on the ground. Dalton McElyea's 17-yard pass to Dax Bridges midway through the shortened fourth quarter was the only score of the second half. McElyea was 2-for-2 passing with two touchdowns. - AP College Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2026 QB Sam Vidlak, Stephen F. Austin
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  2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Richard Reese (RB),...Reese, a native of Bellville, Texas, set the program rushing record for freshmen during a historic 2022 season. The Bellville High School product stepped right into the backfield and led the team with 190 carries for 962 yards and 14 TDs, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 80.2 yards per game. He ranks second in the nation among freshmen in rushing TDs and third among freshmen in rushing yards. He owns three 100-yard rushing performances and twice had games with three rushing TDs. Reese is the third player in program history and the Bears' first running back to earn the Offensive Freshman of the Year honor, joining quarterbacks Charlie Brewer (2017) and Robert Griffin III (2008). - Baylor Football

(DS#215 RB) rSr/2026 RB Richard Reese, Stephen F. Austin
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  2022 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Richard Reese, Baylor, RB,...Reese, a native of Bellville, Texas, set the program rushing record for freshmen during a historic 2022 season. The Bellville High School product stepped right into the backfield and led the team with 190 carries for 962 yards and 14 TDs, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 80.2 yards per game. He ranks second in the nation among freshmen in rushing TDs and third among freshmen in rushing yards. He owns three 100-yard rushing performances and twice had games with three rushing TDs. Reese is the third player in program history and the Bears' first running back to earn the Offensive Freshman of the Year honor, joining quarterbacks Charlie Brewer (2017) and Robert Griffin III (2008). - Baylor Football

(DS#215 RB) rSr/2026 RB Richard Reese, Stephen F. Austin
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  2022 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Eli Ennis, Nicholls,...Freshman of the Year honors went to Eli Ennis of Nicholls. The linebacker is a Jerry Rice Award nominee and led the conference in tackles for loss at 1.11 per game. He's the first Colonel to win this award since 2004. - Southland Conference Football

(DS#60 OLB) rSr/2027 OLB Eli Ennis, Stephen F. Austin
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