Tyress McKey Named NAIA Player of the Week!
October 1, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Andy Peters of The College of Idaho has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Aven Jones of Taylor (Ind.) has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week and Tyress McKey of Reinhardt (Ga.) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from September 23-29 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/ unaffiliated group nominees.
NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Tyress McKey, Reinhardt (Ga.) - JR - Running Back
- Recorded two touchdowns from kick-off returns, with one being a 92-yard kickoff touchdown
- Set an AAC record having two kickoff touchdown returns in one game
- Tallied another AAC record for the best KO return average at 61.3 yards per return (3 returns for 184 yards)
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