Acklin, Taylor Take MVFC Weekly Awards

Leathernecks earn offensive and defensive honors for second straight week

MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois wide receiver Jaelon Acklin and linebacker Brett Taylor have been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive and co-Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Sunday (Oct. 1). The weekly conference honor is the sixth of Taylor's career, including his second in a row, while Acklin earned his first such award. Acklin also earned CFPA FCS Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week.

Acklin set school single-game records with an extraordinary 19 catches for 343 yards in Saturday's game against South Dakota. The yardage set an MVFC record and is the fourth-most of any player in a single-game in FCS history. The Mountain View, Mo., native's 19 catches are tied for the 11th-most in a single-game in FCS history.

Acklin also scored three touchdowns, one shy of matching a program record. Acklin's scores came from 11, 41 and 62 yards out, meaning, just on those three plays alone, he racked up 114 yards receiving. In just the fourth quarter, Acklin registered 12 catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Twelve catches was the fourth-most catches in a single-game in Western Illinois history until Acklin's performance on Saturday. Acklin's 343 all-purpose yards are also the fourth-most in a single game in program history.

Taylor matched NFL great Rodney Harrison's school-record (at Western Kentucky, 1993) with 28 tackles on Saturday against South Dakota. That figure ranks as the fifth-most in MVFC history. Taylor recorded 18 assisted tackles, the second-most in any game in program history.

Western Illinois hits the road for Northern Iowa Saturday (Oct. 7) for their first away MVFC game of the season.

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#17 Jaelon Acklin: WR; 6' 2"; Senior; Liberty

#44 Brett Taylor: LB; 6' 2"; Senior; Macomb

Players Mentioned

#17 Jaelon Acklin
: 6' 2"; Senior; Liberty
: WR

#44 Brett Taylor
: 6' 2"; Senior; Macomb
: LB

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