Rauser is a 6-foot, 220 lbs, junior linebacker from Townsend, Mont.
In No. 17 Montana Western’s home conference 44-14 win over Eastern Oregon, Rauser recorded three solo tackles, five assisted tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Kaysan Barnett of Rocky Mountain College, Tucker Jones of Carroll College, Dylan Martinez of College of Idaho and Ben Windauer of Montana Tech.