Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Earn Weekly Football Honors

Following Week 10 contests, the Big Ten Conference Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Player of the Week, and the Freshman of the Week were announced this morning. Below are this week's honorees:

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)

2023 Big Ten Football Players of the Week

Sept. 5

O: Drew Allar, So., QG, PSU

D: Miles Scott, So., DB, ILL

D: Tyler Nubin, Sr., S, MINN

S: Dragan Kesich, Sr., K, MINN

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR

Sept. 11

O: Noah Kim, Jr., QB, MSU

D: Sebastian Castro, Sr., DB, IOWA

S: Jai Patel, So., K, RU

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Sept. 18

O: Kyle Monangai, Jr., RB, RU

D: Hunter Wohler, Jr., S, WIS

S: Braedan Wisloski, Fr., WR, MD

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Sept. 25

O: Bryce Kirtz, Sr., WR, NU

D: Lathan Ransom, Sr., S, OSU

S: Nathanial Vakos, So., K, WIS

F: Darius Taylor, RB, MINN

Oct. 2

O: Taulia Tagovailoa, Sr., QB, MD

D: Nick Jackson, Gr., LB, IOWA

D: Josaiah Stewart, Jr., EDGE, MICH

S: Cooper DeJean, Jr., DB, IOWA

F: Zach Evans, RB, MINN

Oct. 9

O: Marvin Harrison Jr., Jr., WR, OSU

D: Josh Proctor, Gr., S, OSU

S: Tory Taylor, Sr., P, IOWA

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR

Oct. 16

O: J.J. McCarthy, Jr., QB, MICH

D: Seth Coleman, Jr., OLB, ILL

S: Tory Taylor, Sr., P, IOWA

S: Daequan Hardy, CB, Sr., PSU

F: Kaden Feagin, RB, ILL

Oct. 23

O: J.J. McCarthy, Jr., QB, MICH

O: Marvin Harrison Jr., Jr., WR, OSU

D: Tyler Nubin, Sr., DB, MINN

S: Dragan Kesich, Sr., K, MINN

F: Braedyn Locke, QB, WIS

Oct. 30

O: Jordan Nubin, So., RB, MINN

D: Aidan Hubbard, Jr., DL, NU

S: Quinton Newsome, Sr., CB, NEB

F: Dillon Thieneman, DB, PUR

Nov. 6

O: Isaiah Williams, Jr., WR, ILL

D: Aaron Casey, Sr., LB, IND

S: Drew Stevens, So., K, IOWA

F: Kaden Feagin, RB, ILL