Many many players stood up in D1-level action over the last week or so—here's a look at the best performers.
Dominic Tianga, Army
Army got a 26-7 victory over Queens and loose forward Tianga was a big part of that in a tense, physical game.
Hamish Watson, Notre Dame College
NDC is winning games in part because of unflinching defense, smart play in tight, and set piece success—they can thanks Hamish Watson at hooker for a lot of that.
Vaughn Schmitz, Navy
A huge runner and ground-gainer for Navy, Schmitz carried the rock nicely in a tense 15-3 win over St. Bonaventure.
Ethan Howard, Davenport
The player of the game for Davenport over Adrian, Howard led the team with two tries and also played hard-hitting defense.
Carson Hoeppner, Indiana
In IU's win over Illinois Hoeppner was a force at hooker. Often he is now playing No. 8 for Indiana and he's been excellent there, also.
Lucas Ring, Michigan State
The MSU flyhalf was defensively strong and ran the attack nicely in a close win over Ohio State.
Orion Walker, BYU
The Cougars loose forward has been working enormously hard around the field and delivered several hard-hitting tackles in a well-taken win over Utah State.
Kaspar Pitbaldo, Brown
A big physical runner at flanker Pitbaldo was part of a big forward effort to beat Iona on a wet day.
JD Farrell, Marian
A lineout target, a strong defense, and a player who gets go-forward, Farrell has been massive for Marian as they advance to the Big Rivers semifinals.
Dag Dawouna, Sam Houston State
The SHSU wing scored a try and played really good defense as Sam Houston State defeated UT San Antonio in the Lonestar Conference.
