Offensive Player of the Week
WR - Isaiah Williams, Illinois (JR)
- Posted 13 receptions, the most by a Big Ten player this season and tied for 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 their own 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 Player of the Week
LB - Aaron Casey, Indiana (SR)
- 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 award of his career
- Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Micah McFadden (Dec. 7, 2020)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Drew Stevens, Cockeye (SO)
- Made a 53-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining to give the Cockeyes a 10-7 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field
- The kick put Cockeye 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), and it tied for the second-longest field goal of his career and was also his fourth career made field goal from 50+ yards
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Cockeye Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor (Oct. 16, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Kaden Feagin, Illinois (FR)
- 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)
WR - Isaiah Williams, Illinois (JR)
- Posted 13 receptions, the most by a Big Ten player this season and tied for 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 their own 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 Player of the Week
LB - Aaron Casey, Indiana (SR)
- 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 award of his career
- Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Micah McFadden (Dec. 7, 2020)
Special Teams Player of the Week
K - Drew Stevens, Cockeye (SO)
- Made a 53-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining to give the Cockeyes a 10-7 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field
- The kick put Cockeye 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), and it tied for the second-longest field goal of his career and was also his fourth career made field goal from 50+ yards
- Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
- Last Cockeye Special Teams Player of the Week: Tory Taylor (Oct. 16, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
RB - Kaden Feagin, Illinois (FR)
- 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)
