Nick Edney, a sophomore from Garden City, Michigan recorded a career high in total tackles (10), tackles for loss (3.5), and sacks (2.5), as the Cardinals knocked off NAIA No. 5 University of Saint Francis by the score of 7-3. Edney’s sacks helped the team record a program best 10 sacks, which totaled a loss of 60 yards. The Cardinals held the Cougars to a season low 2 total rushing yards (averaged 170) and 231 total yards.
NOMINEES: Nick Edney, Concordia University Ann Arbor; David Jones, Jr., Ottawa University Arizona; Landon Jones, Southwestern Assemblies of God University