Devonni Reed earns MAC West football Defensive Player of the Week honors
In his first career game for the Central Michigan football, Devonni Reed was recognized for his defensive performance against Kentucky.
The redshirt freshman earned the Mid-American Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week honors in the West Division. He recorded a team-high 14 tackles with a fumble recovery which he returned for a 20-yard touchdown.
His touchdown gave CMU a 17-7 lead in the first half, but the team was outscored 28-3 the remainder of the game on the way to a 35-20 loss against the Wildcats.
Reed is a Detroit native who is a graduate of Belleville High School. His fumble recovery was 1-of-4 turnovers the Chippewas recorded as a defense on Saturday.
In the East Division, Kent State’s linebacker Jim Jones earned the defensive Player of the Week honors. Jones led the Golden Flashes with 11 tackles and a sack. The offensive award in the West Division went to Western Michigan wideout D’Wayne Eskridge who had two scores and 240 yards receiving, which were both career highs. The Special Team’s award in the West Division went to Toledo’s wide receiver Cody Thompson for a three-yard blocked punt touchdown.
The Chippewas return to action at 3 p.m. Sept. 8 against Kansas for the home-opener.
