KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State football redshirt sophomore linebacker
Tywon Christopher was lauded for his performance this week, getting named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Christopher is the second Owl to earn a weekly CUSA award this season and it marks the second of his career.
The weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league's media.
Tywon Christopher – Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Christopher had a career night against Jax State last Wednesday, setting all new personal bests with 15 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and forcing a fumble.
The Thomasville, Ga. native is only the second player in the country this season to turn in a stat line of 15 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a fumble force. It marks only the 11
th occasion in FBS since 2023.
Pro Football Focus lauded the redshirt sophomore linebacker, giving him a blistering 90.9 run defense grade for his performance against Jax State, which was the eighth-highest PFF run defense grade handed out in Week 6 nationally and the fifth-highest grade handed out to a linebacker.
Christopher has been a leader all season for the Owls and tops the team in total tackles (37) to go along with his 2.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and the forced fumble.
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