Defensive Player of the Week
Jer-ryan Harris
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
JR • LB • 6-1 • 225 • Memphis, Tenn.


Harris earned the Defensive Player of the Week title after leading UAPB's defensive efforts in a 34-24 home victory over Jackson State. He tied a team high with 15 tackles while recovering one fumble and recording a quarterback hurry. UAPB's defense held JSU to seven points in the first half while forcing four turnovers for the game. In the fourth quarter, UAPB's defense helped secure the win stopping JSU on a 4th-and-1 situation before forcing a fumble from a quarterback sack on the Tigers' ensuing and final drive.