Hurst is a 6-foot, 230 lbs, freshman defensive lineman from Santa Margarita, Calif.
In Rocky’s 33-30 upset road conference win over No. 19 College of Idaho, Hurst recorded five solo tackles, three assisted tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-22 yards), three quarterback sacks (-17 yards) and one pass breakup recovery.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; T.J. Abraham of Carroll College, Blake Allred of Montana Tech, Zak Donato of Eastern Oregon, Taeson Hardin of College of Idaho and Dylan Pope of Montana Western.