PFL Players of the Week: 11/20/2016 1:11:00 PM
  • Grant Kraemer, Drake<BR>Rylan Wells, Jacksonville
    OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Grant Kraemer, Drake
    Rylan Wells, Jacksonville

    Grant Kraemer, Drake
    Junior | Quarterback
    Northridge, California
    Kraemer threw five touchdowns to help Drake end its 2016 season with a 45-17 PFL victory at Stetson, Saturday. He threw for a career-high 334 yards, completing 21-of-33 passes, and became the first Drake quarterback to throw for five touchdowns in a game since 2013. Karemer threw for three touchdowns in a stretch of four consecutive second-half drives that each ended in a touchdown that broke the game open. His first touchdown pass was a 73-yard strike to tight end Eric Saubert that put Drake ahead in the second quarter.

    Rylan Wells, Jacksonville
    Junior (RS) | Quarterback
    Tega Cay, South Carolina
    Wells posted his fourth-consecutive 100-yard rushing performance to lead Jacksonville past Marist, 41-35, in Saturday PFL action. he finished the game with 22 carries for 114 yards and completed 14-of-21 passes for 255 yards to finish with 369 offensive yards. Wells gave Jacksonville a 24-14 halftime lead with touchdown runs on back-to-back drives to end the first half. He also sealed the victory with a 14-yard third quarter run that gave the Dolphins a 41-28 lead they would not relinquish.

    OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK
    Campbell WR Aaron Blockmon; Davidson QB Stockton McGuire; Marist QB Mike White; Morehead State QB Austin Gahafer; San Diego RB Jonah Hodges; Stetson RB Cole Mazza.

  • Jonathan Petersen, San Diego
    DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Jonathan Petersen, San Diego

    Junior (RS) | Defensive End
    Poway, California
    Petersen’s five tackles all came in the backfield as he helped lead a San Diego to a 57-21 PFL victory at Campbell, Saturday.  He finished with five tackles for loss (25 yards lost), including three quarterback sacks (20 yards lost), and was credited with a hurry that led to a San Diego pick six. Three of his tackles for loss occurred in the decisive third quarter, one ending a Campbell drive and another occurring the play before his hurry. The five tackles for loss were the most in the FCS during Week 12 (ninth most in 2016) and it was his second three sack game of the season (fifth-most in FCS).

    OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK
    Campbell LB Daniel Bostick; Davidson DL Hunter Murphy; Drake DB Jabari Butler; Jacksonvile CB Tommy Mack; Marist FS Wesley Beans; Stetson DB Donald Payne.

  • Javier Arce-Ramirez, Jacksonville
    SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
    Javier Arce-Ramirez, Jacksonville

    Freshman (RS) | Kicker
    St. Augustine, Florida
    Arce-Ramirez was responsible for 11 points in Jacksonville’s 41-35 PFL victory against Marist, Saturday. In a game decided by six points, his two field goals provided the cushion. Arce-Ramirez opened the day’s scoring with a 21-yard field goal and opened the third quarter with a 40-yard field goal, the latter giving Jacksonville a 27-14 lead it would not surrender. He also converted all five of his PATs and handled kickoff duties.

    OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK
    Davidson P John Cook; Drake P/K Josh Lee; Marist WR Joe Jordan; San Diego K Patrick Murphy; Stetson KR Kegan Moore.