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As the college football season rolls on, the Maxwell Football Club continues to announce its weekly honors. Following Week 13 of the 2022 campaign, the Maxwell Football Club announced its latest Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Bednarik Award Player of the Week.
The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense, or special teams. The Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week, meanwhile, will be honored for outstanding defensive play.
This week, Texas A&M running back Devon Achane earned the award after rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns in the Aggies’ 38-23 upset of No. 5 LSU on Saturday.
Defensively, Illinois safety Sydney Brown picked up honors after tallying six tackles, two interceptions, a 39-yard interception return touchdown, and a 53-yard fumble return touchdown in Illinois’ 41-3 victory at Northwestern.
Additional information on the Week 13 Player of the Week winners can be seen below.
Maxwell Award Player of the Week: Devon Achane, RB, Texas A&M
Texas A&M running back Devon Achane has been named Maxwell Award Player of the Week after leading the Aggies past the #5 LSU Tigers in College Station 38-23 on Saturday. The 5-9, 185-pond junior had a huge day while compiling 38 attempts on the ground, for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Achane has been a consistent rusher for the Aggies having no less than 60 yards on the ground per game since Week 2 of this season. Devon Achane, a star throughout the 2022 season for the Aggies, had 196 attempts for 1100 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Bednarik Award Player of the Week: Sydney Brown, S, Illinois
Illinois safety Sydney Brown was named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week following the Illini’s win over Northwestern 41-3. The 6-0, 205-pound safety had a career day tallying six tackles, two interceptions, a 39-yard interception return touchdown, and a 53-yard fumble return touchdown in Illinois’ 41-3 victory at Northwestern. Brown was the first player with 2+ interceptions, 1+ interception return touchdown, and 1+ fumble return touchdown in a single game since 2012 when Kenneth Acker (SMU) achieved the feat against Stephen F. Austin. The two interceptions for Brown take his season total to six, and he is tied for first in the nation for interceptions. Brown and the 8-4 Illini are awaiting their bowl placement after the Big Ten championship game this weekend.
