Offensive Player of the Week

Isaiah Williams, Illinois

WR – Jr. – St. Louis, Mo. – Trinity Catholic

• Posted 13 receptions, the most by a Big Ten player this season and tied for the fifth-most by any FBS player in 2023, for 131 yards and two touchdowns in Illinois’ 27-26 win at Minnesota
• Recorded the game-winning 46-yard touchdown catch with 50 seconds remaining in the game and Illinois trailing by five points
• Kept Illinois alive with a 22-yard reception on 4th-and-11 from the Minnesota 15-yard line with 1:25 remaining
• Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: Chase Brown (Oct. 17, 2022)

Defensive Players of the Week

Aaron Casey, Indiana

LB – Sr. – Douglasville, Ga. – Alexander

• Piled up nine tackles with seven coming in the fourth quarter to hold Wisconsin scoreless in the final frame and seal the Hoosiers’ 20-14 win
• Added 4.0 tackles for loss, the most by a Hoosier since 2016, which included 2.0 sacks, with all four tackles for loss coming in the second half, with three in the fourth quarter
• Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter, which led to IU’s first recovered fumble of the season
• Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Micah McFadden (Dec. 7, 2020)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Drew Stevens, Iowa

K – So. – North Augusta, S.C. – North Augusta

• Made a 53-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining to give the Hawkeyes a 10-7 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field
• The kick put Iowa alone at the top of the Big Ten West Division standings with three weeks to play
• The game-winner is the second of Stevens’ career (at Minnesota, 2022), it is tied for the second longest of his career and it is his fourth career make from 50+ yards
• Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
• Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor (Oct. 16, 2023)

Freshman of the Week

Kaden Feagin, Illinois

RB – Atwood, Ill. – ALAH

• Recorded a career-high 148 yards of offense in Illinois’ 27-26 win at Minnesota
• Added 22 carries for 89 yards on the ground, highlighted by a 54-yard touchdown reception for the first receiving score of his career to give Illinois a 21-20 lead in the third quarter
• His 54-yard touchdown catch was the longest reception by an Illini this season and led all players in the game with 148 yards of offense
• Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kaden Feagin (Oct. 16, 2023)