MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week for October 1 - October 8, 2018

By Staff Report Oct 10, 2018, 12:00am

Week 5 MaxPreps and USA Football Players of the Week winners have been announced.

The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week honors eight top high school football performers each week throughout the United States.

Selected by USA Football, players are chosen based upon statistics that are submitted to MaxPreps. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

Every Tuesday during the football season, 5 nominees from each region will be announced and on Wednesday's the 8 region Player of the Week winners will be selected. To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week.

The eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of October 1 - October 8, 2018 are:
Northeast

Northeast
QB Cam Coloutti ('19) Fair Haven (VT) 31-38, 640 yds, 8 TD’s 25 rush yds

Mid-Atlantic
LB Layken Rouzer ('19) Waynesboro (PA) 27 tckls (12 solo) 4 TFL 2 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR

Southeast
WR Arik Gilbert ('20) Marietta (GA) 15 rec, 294 yds, 5 TD’s

Midwest
QB Trey King ('19) Irene/Wakonda (SD) 19-24, 382 yds, 6 TD’s 232 rush yds, 3 TD’s

Great Lakes
RB Deangelo Dean ('19) Indianapolis Emmerich Manual (IN) 21 rushes, 342 yds, 5 TD’s

Northwest
LB Noah Leonard Crescent (WA) 24 tckls (11 solo) 5 TFL 2 sacks, 3 FF

West
RB Christian Sanders ('19) Linden (CA) 31 rushes, 390 yds, 8 TD’s 1 rec, 22 yds

Southwest
LB Jayden Peterson ('19) St. David (AZ) 22 tckls (11 solo) 6 TFL 4.5 sacks, 1 FF


To view the nominees for this week, click here. Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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