Offensive Player of the Week: Wykece Johnson, Montana Tech
Johnson, a graduate student running back from Lexington, Miss., is the Offensive Player of the Week. It was the second straight week that he had received the honor.
He carried the football 27 times for 139 yards with one touchdown in Orediggers’ 34-23 home victory over Rocky Mountain (Mont.). He scored a key 3-yard touchdown in the third quarter to bring the score to its final standing. He averaged 5.1 yards per rush in the game.
Johnson leads the NAIA In rushing yards (484) and carries (85) and ranks second in yards per game (161.3).
This is Johnson’s second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.