The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Football Players of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Football Players of the Week for games played during the fourth week of the spring season.  Tusculum wide receiver Tyler Ajiero was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Tusculum defensive lineman Jacques Jean-Baptiste was named the Defensive Player of the Week, and Wingate return man J Max Swaim picked up Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

Ajiero, a freshman from Tifton, Ga., hauled in five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns in Tusculum's 47-17 win over Erskine last week.

Jean-Baptiste, a sophomore from Tampa, Fla., accounted for five tackles, including a career-high four for loss. He also made two sacks and helped lead the Pioneers to goal-line stands.

Swaim, a freshman from Jonesville, N.C., averaged 20.3 yards per return, including a return for 33 yards in the Bulldog's 33-6 win over Catawba. He finished the game with 81 return yards.

2021 SAC AstroTurf Football Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Mar. 10 – Dre Harris, Newberry
Mar. 17 – Rogan Wells, Tusculum
Mar. 24 – Grayson Willingham, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 31 – Tyler Ajiero, Tusculum

Defensive Player of the Week
Mar. 10 – Craig Barksdale, Newberry
Mar. 17 – Jon Ross Maye, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 24 – Jon Ross Maye, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 31 – Jacques Jean-Baptiste, Tusculum

Special Teams Player of the Week
Mar. 10 – Austin Kemp, Limestone
Mar. 17 – Christian Erwin, Limestone
Mar. 24 – Chase Allbaugh, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 31 – J Max Swaim, Wingate

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

- #MakeSACYours -