BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Jadan Burns, Cameron Rankins, and Davontaye Saunders are the Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

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MSC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Cameron Rankins – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – Gr. – Linebacker – Hartsville, Tenn.

• Rankins led the Lindsey Wilson defense in a 52-24 upset of No. 8-ranked St. Thomas (Fla.) on Saturday.
• He recorded a team-high 11, including 1-1/2 tackles for a loss.
• Rankins added 1/2 of a sack and a pass breakup to help Lindsey Wilson improve to 3-0 on the season.
• Rankins leads the Blue Raiders with 21 tackles this season and is third in the MSC, averaging seven tackles per game.
• Rankins earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Davontaye Saunders – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – Jr. – Running Back – Eminence, Ky.

• Saunders rushed for 161 yards on just eight carries in the Blue Raiders' win over St. Thomas.
• He rushed for a pair of touchdowns -- 79 and 55-yard runs. The 79-yard run was the fourth-longest in the program's history.
• Saunders -- who only played in the first half -- helped the Blue Raiders amass 315 rushing yards and 520 yards of total offense in the win.
• He leads the Mid-South Conference in rushing, averaging 102 rushing yards per game.
• Saunders earns his first weekly offensive conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jadan Burns – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – So. – Kicker/Punter – Gadsden, Ala.

• Burns scored 10 points in the Blue Raiders' win.
• He converted on all seven of his extra-point attempts and hit a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter -- his second-longest of the season.
• Burns is now 3-for-3 this season on field goal attempts.
• He also averaged 55.2 yards on nine kickoffs.
• Burns is second in the MSC with 26 points this season.
• Burns earns his first weekly conference honor of his career.

 
MSC Football Players of the Week

Date	Defensive	Offensive	Special Teams
Sept. 1	Ethan Freeland Georgetown (Ky.)	Khia Sherrard Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Jacob Huff Faulkner (Ala.)
Sept. 8	Cannon Johnson Cumberland (Tenn.)	Tate Rice Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Job Matossian Cumberlands (Ky.)
Sept. 15	Cameron Rankins Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Davontaye Saunders Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Jadan Burns Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)