Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Walker, Montana Western
Walker, a redshirt senior defensive line from Dillon, Mont., is the Defensive Player of the Week.
He was a key part of No. 5 ranked UMW’s 52-0 shutout victory over Montana State-Northern, where he tallied a team-high 11 tackles. Six of his tackles were a game-best six solo efforts.
Walker recorded six tackles-for-loss of 33 yards loss for the Bulldogs. He produced the school’s single-game record of 4.5 quarterback sacks of 25 yards loss. He leads the NAIA in total quarterback sacks (4.5 sacks).
This is Walker’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.