HELENA, Mont. – This week’s Erck Hotels Football Players of the Week are Graedyn Buell (Offense) and John Aragon (Defense) from Rocky Mountain and Montana Western’s John Mears (Special Teams). This is the second weekly honor this season for Mears and the first for Buell and Aragon.

In just his second start, Buell tallied 400 total yards in Rocky’s 28-21 upset win over No. 16 Montana Tech. He finished with 265 yards and three touchdowns in the air, as well as 135 yards and a touchdown on the ground. The rushing total is the most by a Rocky player in a game this season.

Aragon was key to slowing the Tech offense with two sacks, three tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble in the Battlin' Bears win. He also provided pressure on the quarterback on Tech’s final fourth down try to secure the Rocky win at home.

Mears was solid for the Bulldogs in their 34-30 win at Arizona Christian. He connected on both of his field goal attempts, including one from 50 yards which is the longest in the conference and one of seven makes from 50-plus in the NAIA this season. Mears also converted his four PAT chances for his first 10 point game of the season.
 

WEEK	OFFENSE	DEFENSE	SPECIAL TEAMS
9	Graedyn Buell, Rocky Mountain	John Aragon, Rocky Mountain	John Mears, Montana Western
8	Andy Peters, College of Idaho	Tanner Harrell, Montana Western	Caden Cobb, College of Idaho
7	Avery McCuaig, Southern Oregon	Kameron Rauser, Montana Western	Wyatt Brusven, Rocky Mountain
6	Andy Peters, College of Idaho	Blaine Shaw, Eastern Oregon	Spencer Berger, Carroll
5	Blake Thelen, Montana Tech	Jason Grant, Eastern Oregon	Ryan Lowry, Montana Tech
4	Jack Prka, Carroll	Cameron Tibbetts, Arizona Christian	John Mears, Montana Western
3	Andy Peters, College of Idaho	Tug Smith, Carroll	Andrew Almos, Montana Tech
2	Michael Palandri, Montana Western	Hunter Peck, Carroll	Kaysan Barnett, Rocky Mountain
1	Trent Nobach, Rocky Mountain	Ty Reynolds, Rocky Mountain	Wyatt Brusven, Rocky Mountain