NATIONAL NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | 2015 - WEEK 7

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
College: Cerritos 

Player Name: De'Jai Whitaker 

Position: WR 

Height: 6-5 

Weight: 205 

Year: So. 

High School: Santa Monica 

Hometown: Los Angeles 

State: CA 

Nominated For: Offensive Player 

Game Statistics/Highlights: On Saturday, WR De'Jai Whitaker caught six passes for 207 yards and 3 TDs (75, 24, 37) in the Falcons 31-28 win over Allan Hancock. His first TD came from 75 yards out on the first play of the game, while he caught the game-winning TD pass from 37 yards out with 8:51 remaining. His 207 receiving yards were the fourth most in a game in school history, while he broke the college's all-time receiving record. He now has 1,279 career yards, with his 900 yards this year just 40 yards away from breaking the single-season record. 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
College: Cerritos 

Player Name: Keith Walker 

Position: LB 

Height: 6-2 

Weight: 225 

Year: So. 

High School: Mayfair 

Hometown: Lakewood 

State: CA 

Nominated For: Defensive Player 

Game Statistics/Highlights: On the day, LB Keith Walker led all players with 14 tackles (six solo), as Cerritos defeated Allan Hancock, 31-28. Of his 14 stops, five of them came on the final two Bulldog possessions of the game, which secured the win. 

SPECIAL TEAMS/ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
No nominations

OTHERS NOMINATED:
None